Is there such an SEO bargain called free links?
In my opinion, no. If you’re just starting out in online marketing and you’re on a tight budget, the currency you invest is called time.
I say this because you have to run in a thousand directions to make yourself remarkable in the market place. And then to give an extra push to this back ’n forth, you add your well garnished monthly budget.
Weird as may sound but, oftentimes, the best link you get comes indirectly, by you investing in quality, namely building great content, providing remarkable products or services or just having a pretty cool website that’s worth spreading the word about.