Before we get to that list of resources I would like to start with a few things to keep in mind. First, all links should be used merely just for the right purposes to direct your web readers to constructive and relevant information and not to mislead the search engines. Second, be creative and think outside the box - That will get you many links no matter which strategy you choose, just do it before your competitors or they will do it before you. Third don’t only think about link building for the purposes of search engine algorithms or metrics such as Page-Rank; and last but not least FOCUS ON PERMANENT LINKS.

Link building Definition
Link building is a pretty universal term used to explain anything you do to build links to a website. There are two crucial motives to build links; the first one is to Direct Click-Through Traffic, and the second one is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). I can say that the goal of most SEO campaigns is to build traffic, but the goal of SEO based link building is to get higher rankings.

Link Building is definitely a really complicated task if you want to take it based on entirely human labor and go out requesting for links, whether they are one way or reciprocal. So today I collected a list of forums with active posts to share with all readers the very best and most useful resources on the web to understand and effectively take on a Link Building campaigns. There are so many resources out there and I’m sure I might be missing some, but I will do my best to show the most. They are listed in random order as they are all recommended reading.

SearchEngineWatch Link Building Forum

• One Way Link Building (Visit here) (Thread Started 06-01-2004)
• Reciprocal Linking (Visit here) (Thread Started 06-02-2004)
• Slickest Link Tricks (Visit here) (Thread Started 08-16-2004)
• A Positive Step Forward in Link Strategies (Visit here) (Thread Started 07-08-2004)
• Matt Cutts Comments On Reputable Sites & Link Selling (Visit here) (Thread Started 09-02-2005)
• How Fair is the Link Popularity Algorithm? (Visit here) (Thread Started 09-22-2004)
• Using the No-Follow Attribute (Visit here) (Thread Started 01-17-2005)
• Google’s Definition of “Relevant Linking - Discussions” (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-19-2006)
• Inbound Link Questions (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-02-2006)
• Google not picking up links (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-07-2006)
• How Many Links should I Build every Month? (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-21-2006)
• Would a visually-cloaked link diminish SEO impact (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-21-2006)
• Tool for link building (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-27-2006)
• Link Building Tool Suggestions (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-28-2006)
• How do I check multiple backlinks (Visit here) (Thread Started 12-01-2006)

High Rankings Link Building Forum

• Tips for Purchasing Links (Visit here) (Thread Started 08-30-2005)
• Why PageRank Doesn’t Matter (Visit here) (Thread Started 10-08-2005)
• Building a Reciprocal Links Page (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-22-2005)
• Matt Cutts on Big Daddy (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-16-2006)
• What Do You Do For Link Building? (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-25-2006)
• Is Reciprocal Linking Dead? (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-31-2006)

WebmasterWorld Link Building Forums

• Beware of Blog Submission Software (Visit here) (Thread Started 10-25-2005)
• Matt Cutts on Link Development (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-17-2005)
• Writing Articles for Link Popularity (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-21-2005)
• outsourcing link development (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-26-2005)
• If you had 10 people for link development what would you put them on? (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-30-2005)
• Link Development in the Blogosphere (Visit here) (Thread Started 01-04-2006)
• Link Development vs. Traffic Development and Staying with the Times (Visit here) (Thread Started 02-15-2006)
• More evidence that links pages are dead (Visit here) (Thread Started 02-25-2006)
• Natural is Unnatural (Visit here) (Thread Started 03-02-2006)
• Does This Link Pass PR? (Visit here) {Thread Started 03-14-2006)
• Do article links expire? (Visit here) (Thread Started 04-02-2006)
• How much are .edu domains favored? (Visit here) (Thread Started 04-02-2006)
• What Not to do when requesting links (Visit here) (Thread Started 04-07-2006)
• Link Checkers: Are they of value or waste of time? (Visit here) (Thread Started 04-23-2006)
• What would you consider too many inbound links within a given period? (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-03-2006)
• Links Page: Does it have any value? (Visit here) {Thread Started 05-07-2006)
• 3 Way Linking! White Hat or Black Hat? (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-09-2006)
• How to find GOOD related sites for reciprocal linking? (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-19-2006)

SEO Chat Forum Index

• Link Development Program (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-05-2003)
• Outbound Links - Authority Site Linking (Visit here) (Thread Started 07-04-2003)
• List of Free Directories (Visit here) (Thread Started 01-19-2004)
• Getting backlinks for newbies (Visit here) (Thread Started 08-09-2004)
• List of Searches for Link-Popularity Building (Visit here) (Thread Started 03-21-2005)
• How to build One-Way Links (Visit here) (Thread Started 04-25-2005)

Abakus Internet Marketing Link Building Forum

• How much is a link worth? (Visit here) (Thread Started 06-26-2003)
• Linking strategies on your own site (Visit here) (Thread Started 06-26-2003)
• Using Java Navigation for Link Popularity (Visit here) (Thread Started 07-13-2003)

Search Engine Forums Link Building Forum

• What Directories other than DMOZ and Yahoo? (Visit here) (Thread Started 09-09-2004)
• how do i find and evaluate a good directory? (Visit here) (Thread Started 12-22-2004)

Cr8asite SEO/Links Forum

• Link Building via Press Releases(Visit here) (Thread Started 03-26-2006)
• Should you build links to homepage or deeper pages?(Visit here) (Thread Started 04-01-2006)

SE Roundtable Forums

• Effectiveness of Link Popularity Decreasing? (Visit here) (Thread Started 01-24-2006)
• Site Wide Links: Do They Help or Hurt?(Visit here) (Thread Started 05-09-2006)
• Link Building through Blogs (Visit here) (Thread Started 05-26-2006)
• Should I buy a site-wide link from a PR8 site? (Visit here) (Thread Started 10-13-2006)
• Backlink discrepancy in Google (Visit here) (Thread Started 11-09-2006)

Sitepoint.com SEO and Link Building Forum
SubmitExpress Link Building Forum
Get Paid Link Building Forum
Site Ground Link Building and Exchange Forum
FullTimeWebmaster Link Building Forum
LinkBuildingForum.com
Outsourcing Plans Link Building Forum

I hope they are useful for you and if you have any other to add that might help you are more than welcome to post a comment.