I’m sure you know this already that linking is one of the most important components of increasing traffic to your web site.

Here are a few tips to help get you started

1. If you sign a contract with a company put into the agreement that they link to your website. I see this all the time with web development companies that will almost always leave a link on their customers website.

2. Start a Blog – Blogs are a great way to get links. But be careful don’t try to sell anything from your blog keep it non-commercial or low. You can find tones of information on blogs from an SEO point.

3. Submit your site to quality directories, not crappy little one. The like of Yahoo, Best of the Web, Business.com are what you really need to think about.

4. Ask for links – Yep it’s simple really just email relevant website and ask them to link to you.

5. Pick up the phone – You would be surprised how simple and easy this is. This can work in two way they can give you a free link (or not) or you can suggest you write a quality article for their website and they give you a little credit within the article that links back to your website.

6. Ask your visitors to link back to your website (if your reading this and want to link to me please do – I’m a nice guy …really) the important thing here is not to have message all over your website with link to me everywhere.

7. Promote your site using conventional PR, PRWeb is good and if you have a marketing department where you work ask them for leads.