Ideas for increasing links ...
#1 Create and actively maintain a blog of relevant topics. People find topics of interest and link to them. Your blog will of course provide a link back to your website, increasing traffic and links.
#2 Create a newsletter that provides quality information that your target audience would have interest in. Post past newsletters online, either on a blog or on a special place for your site. People find topics of interest and link to them. If it is a good newsletter they will point others to it.
#3 Write articles of special interest to your target audience for your website and your blog. People find topics of interest and link to them.
#4 Offer to write guest articles for other sites and blogs, with the agreement that you can add an author bio with links back to your website.
#5 Join online forums that cover topics that interests your target audience. Sincerely, and actively participate in the community. Add your link to your profile page and signature, checking their specific rules for how and when this is allowed.
#6 Actively comment and participate in popular blogs that your target audience may have interest in. Many blogs allow your user name to be linked to your website.
#7 Provide a free service. If it is good, people will link to it.
#8 Ask people to link to you. At the bottom of your articles etc, add a note that if they think the article may be helpful to others, please consider linking to it. Make it easy! Tell them how!
#9 Submit your site to the V7N Directory
http://directory.v7n.com/