Hi there, I was just wondering how to build links in a safe way, any thoughts?

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  Moeez Bin Hamid: Hi there,
  Was just wondering how to build links in a safe way. Using tools such as magic submitter is ok? ;
  If not, then how can we build links and how many links a month. And if someone likes a post on fb or +1 on google plus, does that count as a link as well?
  
  Hope we can have a healthy debate on it,
  Thanks!
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