This article offers some interesting tips on how to creatively get good quality links.

Let's Talk About Links: "First, start with submitting your website to the appropriate categories in the major directories like DMOZ.org, the Yahoo! Directory, and even Business.com. There are more specific topic-related directories for just about every topic, so searching for an 'automotive directory' at your favorite search engine would be appropriate if your site is about cars. You can go to your favorite search engine and search on the keyword phrase, or phrases, most relevant to your web site. Then go to the 'Search within results' feature (available on Google) and type in 'add URL'. This will get you a list of all the sites that are indexed for your keyword phrase and who offer and encourage reciprocal links. Based on my recent testing and opinions from other SEOs that I respect in this industry, reciprocal links are still being counted as links by the search engines (i.e., link credit is being passed to both sites). There's been rumors floating around that reciprocal links aren't being credited, but as it stands now that's not the case. "

Checking backlinks in Google (search for the following):
link:www.domain.com

Checking backlinks in Yahoo!:
link:http://www.domain.com

Checking backlinks in MSN Search Beta:
link:http://www.domain.com

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