Well there are still many other options like social bookmarking, forum posting, guest blog posting, press release etc.
Ever thought of getting relevant contextual homepage backlinks? They are the most sought-after means of getting good backlinks to your site after the recent panda update.
There are many other options. Articles are still working, if you doing with unique high quality content. Social Networks and Social Media are also good option.
you can do link wheel around your site by creating unique articles for each site.. e.g. like a blog, youtube, hub pages you do not have to post to multiple sites..
So Hubpages and Squidoo still have juice? I read somewhere that they (and the article directories) don't work as well as they used to.
Personally, I’ve received a lot of inquiries for a service that is tailored to battle Google Panda’s effects, and most of them are willing to pay consultation fees that’s bigger than my usual rates, as most of these sites are already well-established on their respective industries and are in haste to regain their search rankings. After the Google Panda update, the number of site owners who were sending me service inquiries increased by 15%, and I’m assuming that other firms are receiving more.
panda update has only killed the websites with low quality content, if you have a good website with quality content you can still make good relations with other people working in your niche, try get relevant links,
Use linkwheel and web 2.0 backlinks. Also, write good review posts on top 10 blog articles in and around your niche. Get some trackbacks.