am I correct and if so does this mean I ask other sites just to link to me? If so why would they do it? Shouldn’t I have something of value or pay for the links? How do I convince other sites to put links on?
What you have to offer is a backlink on your site going to their site – Link exchange.
Yep, its a time consuming job but will pay off in the long run.
You still in the game?
Buying an old domain name always helps too…!
Good luck,
Richard