i agree with you marketraise. it's very difficult and time consuming to link exchange with many sites. i'm currently in the process of this now. the site is currently on the first page in google for "freelance forum" and top of second page in google for "website design forum" let me tell you, this is not an easy task. i have other websites that i have top placements as well and can be very rewarding if you keep it up. good luck to all and if any webmaster related site would like to exchange links with FG, then send me a pm.