What many web masters don't understand with seo is that you DO NOT HAVE to do it yourself.

All you need to do is to understand how it works, and give the work to others.

Heck, on Elance, I have people working for me for $3 per hour.

An example: how I was doing to promote offers before:

X. finding a niche

1. I set up a blog
2. I create a site
3. I write articles
4. I get backlinks

This used to take me tons of hours, and I was promoting only one site...

Today, here is what I do (in LESS time than before):

X. finding 2-3 niches

1. I go on elance
2. I find workers
3. I post the tasks
4. I monitor daily tasks with the virtual assistants
5. I enjoy my time offline

Sure, I spend money, but it doesn't matter because I earn more, and I can pay my workers.

This is how making money online work, and I hope this will open the eyes of many new comers.

Bottom line: Don't kill yourself online! Work smarter because outsourcing is the KEY to seo.

Of course, if you can't afford to have someone working for you now, do it yourself for now... and think about your son, daugther, brother or even a friend, they can help you when you think about it

Franck