Pfft, I wasn't going to start a thread about this subject because it's not really thread worthy, but what on earth is going on? About a week ago, I contacted about 20 link exchange partners and got 5 replies back saying they will exchange links. Great, I thanked them and replied to their e-mail. Of course I added their link on my site first. This is all in the celebrity fansite niche so none of them were spammy sites. One week later... my link is nowhere . They all said they would add me within 2 days so I don't know what to think. Anyone else encountered this problem ? Should I e-mail them back asking again to put my link on, quoting the previous e-mails ?
Most of the link exchange sites have customers who generally request you for a link. If you provide the link, they will reciprocate it. After some time, (say 1 or 2 months), they will remove your link or make it as no follow. You are supposed to check the reciprocal links at regular intervals other wise you run the risk of passing your PR without getting back your share. I personally experienced this problem. I have removed all no follow linking sites from my site and now my link pages breathe a lot with space. Give links only to trusted persons!
if they say your link will be up in 2 days and you still don;t see your link after a week, for sure you should email your link exchange partner and ask. if you don;t hear anything back in 2-3 days, i say remove their links. there are lot of crooks out there which makes link exchange not so fun