You’ve probably heard that backlinks are a great way to improve traffic, but where can you get free backlinks? There are plenty of ways, here are just a few:

- Write a TON of articles! Posting to article directories, with links in the author area, are one excellent free way.

- Trade links with sites that complement yours. Search for Hubs or sites that you can trade with. You can search within Hub Pages, or use Google to search, or search for blogs using Google Blog Search. Email the site owner to ask about a possible trade.

- Use RSS feeds from your blog to distribute your feeds – and links – across the Web.

These are all ways to get free backlinks – but you also want to realize that “free” means no money – but they will take time to build.

There is a new site which shows how to get backlinks at a very low price. Connect Content helps you connect with other website owners to trade links. You post your desired linking keyword, and in exchange, you link to other folks’ requested anchor links. The service is just $12 a month, which is probably the most affordable out there, after free! You can check it out at ConnectContent.com.