Lets just paraphrase this article; link building costs time. Lots of time. Because a lot of people want immediate results I will focus a lot of time and energy on this post to clarify why it is important to have loads of patience. To name a few:

it takes time to become an authority
it takes time [...]

As an organization in a competitive market it’s important for us to know why people choose to work for us. Obviously, each individual employee will have his or her own reasons for joining our company, but we’ve noticed there are a few aspects of our company which universally appeal to all our employees.
Leading and Innovative [...]

Why online communities?
“The Internet is enabling conversations among human beings that were simply not possible in the era of mass media.”
Cluetrain Manifesto
But first things first, what is an online community? It’s a place online where people get together to share, to create, to achieve a common goal. They are places on the internet which bring [...]

In the on line world, PR is even more important than it is in the off line world. The Internet has made a lot of things more transparent. Where in the off line world yesterdays paper is just used to wrap up the fish, on the Internet powerful messages last for ever and get stronger [...]