So far I haven't found a link marketplace that is worth using. LinkMarket.net is a total scam with thousands of abandoned accounts. I also tried Link2Me.com that has a lot of active users but less quality websites to trade with. Whenever I post up in forums I always get irrelevant websites wanting to trade with me. What other ways can I trade links? Should I search in Google for relevant websites and ask them if they want to trade? I already tried that a couple of times and the webmasters never responded.
What is the best way to trade links? First post at this page for more trade link. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53
The direct approach works best if you want high quality links. Try and offer the webmasters you approach a deal they cant refuse. You can do that in the form of content for their website, or a bonus for their readers like a free ebook. Hope this helps
One-way backlinks are have much more weight than link exchanges, they are also frowned upon by Google, this is stated in their Webmasters Quality Guidelines.