Buy Links for the Long Term
When you go out to acquire paid links, consider offering a large sum for a full year or two, rather than paying monthly. Oftentimes, this can get you some very good deals. Typically, we see that paying for 9 months gets you the following 3 free and paying for a full year upfront can get you anywhere from 6 to a full 12 months for free. Just make sure you’re ready to negotiate – in particular, remind the link seller that you’re the one taking all the risk, as the link may not be worthwhile in a month or 2 or 6. Savvy sellers will often take a big chunk upfront and throw in lots of extra time, realizing that should they lose their ability to pass link juice, no one’s likely to come calling. 
