What kinds of people make the best link builders? Well, that's as hard to define as what kinds of people make the best leaders or parents or circus clowns. Because really, that answer is going to depend entirely on who you talk to and what kind of link building you want done. I'm sure there are people who prefer semi-lobotomized drones that can cut and paste, and don't ask questions.  But I respectfully disagree with that philosophy.