Toffee: Taco's got some good advice there. It's about building up a network of other people with decent sites who are willing link, as well as developing your own.
Now, seeing as you're likely too n00bish to figure out the farming stuff, you can get some software packages such as Autopligg or SENuke.
These are just starting points. Don't rely on them to do all your work.
medicalhumor: Come on now, you know about the no dickrolling the n00b section rule... Wait until he says something stupid anywhere else, sure, but it's not cool in here.