There are edu blogs out there, blogs with .edu ending that is, that are great for getting backlinks.  The great thing about edu blogs are they are excellent backlinks.  Since you can’t simply buy a .edu domain name, these domain extensions are given more trust and authority than your typical .com backlink.

How to Find EDU Blog Backlinks
There are a number of free tools for finding backlinks to edu blogs.  http://www.edublogfinder.com/ is a great way to search edu blogs for a place to comment and get your backlink.

Just find a few edu blogs and get your blog listed.  Or, if you belong to a university, see if you can get your own webpage and link your blog there for extra link love.