The more custom work of link building is actually quite fun. It does not really consist of link exchange anymore. You do not need to go around all the sites in your niche to beg for a link exchange and trying to be the one that got the ‘better deal’. Link building is now all about joining communities and conversations.

Here are the top 10 fun link building tips.

1. Check out the backlinks of your competition. Use Yahoo to search for their domain name and a link:competitordomain.com to see all sites that are linking to the competition. Is there any chance that you can get links from these same places? Or do even better?
2. Find blogs in your niche where you can leave your links trough comments.
3. If you’re in the business of selling things online, try sending some free stuff to bloggers for them to review. Require a link.
4. Join forums in your niche and add a link in your signature. Post genuine answers to questions and ask real questions. It is not only about getting backlinks, but also your reputation as expert on the subject.
5. If you like a product or service, write a testimonial with a link to your site in it and email it to the seller of the product or service.
6. Upload the pictures you use in your site to Flickr and add deeplinks to the description area.
7. Be the very first to notice something going on. This works especially great for smaller niches or local sites. Publish news in a niche industry and make comments about it on blogs, forums etc. That might make other people making comments about it after you link to your site.
8. Be a guest poster. Write for blogs and magazines. Rather then starting your own blog, building it up, etc. many blogs that are already quite well established, will accept guest posts.
9. If you’re in a retail business, try asking your provider for some links on their sites.
10. Try to get into Wikipedia. This does require good content and gives you a no follow link. But many people copy content from Wikipedia and leave the links.