These queries can be used on their own, or in conjunction with terms and phrases you’re seeking to target. Combined with Advanced search parameters like inurl:, intitle: and site: they can be killer queries to find link source.

Case : A – Paid Advertisements / Sponsorship Oppurtunities / Link Buying Queries

Normally the phrases would be :

• “become an advertiser”
• “advertising options”
• “advertise with us”
• “become a sponsor”
• “sponsor our site’
• “sponsor site”
• “sponsor us”

Using phrases like this, you can find tons of sites and pages with great Advertising / Link Buying  opportunities.

Example – http://www.google.com/search?q=css+design+%22sponsor+our+site%22 – shows a lot of great places for someone who wanted to rank for a term like “css design” to source links.

Case B -  Reciprocal Link Partners

• keyword + “your link here” -reciprocal (example) web design “your link here” -reciprocal
• keyword + “post your link” -reciprocal (example)
• keyword + “post a link” -reciprocal (example)
• keyword + “post your link” -reciprocal (example)
• keyword + “list your site” – reciprocal (example)

Case C – Finding Competitor Links (Yahoo Site explorer)

• inkdomain:domain-to-check.com site:.edu “directory”
• inkdomain:domain-to-check.com site:.gov “resource”
• linkdomain:domain-to-check.com site:.org“links”
• linkdomain:domain-to-check.com site:.edu “favorite”

Example : linkdomain:seomoz.org site:.edu “resource”