Some SEO enthusiasts are hesitant to yield paid links because of the fear of getting penalized by search giant Google. But if you have money to shell out, hesitation shouldn't be a thing for you. Paid links will boost your search engine optimization results.

No black hat. No bribery. No dirty tricks. No less than pure business. These are some of the legit ways to ensure clever paid links:

1. Make a contest. Give prizes like iPod, mobile phones, personal computer. Depending on how catchy your contest is, you could be overwhelmed with links. Just unleash the creativity in you.
2. Create free icons. If you are not a designer, hire one to do the thing. Visitors will appreciate you for it and link to you.
3. Create a useful tool. If you cannot handle it, have a programmer to do it for you. A functional tool will sure catch attention.
4. Donate money and help charities. Altruism pays off. You help and without you knowing it, people will be helping you back.
5. Sponsor a Wordpress Theme. Having a good theme will attract more visitors. This will also result to having more links.

There are so many things to take advantage of paid links - not just the thing that you have in mind. Be imaginative. Explore. The web is to wide for you to sulk.