LinkSwap: Backlinks Without the Cringe

I’ve been using LinkSwap for a few weeks now. The pitch: swap backlinks with great writers in seconds. No cold outreach. No admin hell.

(Disclaimer: I was part of the LinkSwap beta team.)

What I didn’t expect: LinkSwap would offer me opportunities to build trust connections with writers new to me—writing things worth reading.

Check out the post by Karo (Product with Attitude) and Kathleen Marrero that explains it all: I Built A Tool Every Substack Writer Needs. And It’s Not AI.

👇 My trust list (so far) along with their article link I exchanged with them:

• Defend the Role or Follow the Skill — Roger Wong

• AI on the Resume Means Nothing. Here’s What Does. — Patrick Schaber

• You Got Your Return To Office. Congratulations — Your Senior Engineers Are Gone — Kacper Wojaczek

• Future of Jobs Questions Answered — Katharine Gallagher

• Beyond AUC: Why Effective Models Can Be Profoundly Unfair — Marcela Distefano

• AI Content Research Agent — Mia Kiraki 🎭

• How to Build Visual Brand Consistency With AI — AI Meets Girlboss

• Why Software Is Replacing the Static Lead Magnet — Elena | AI Product Leader

• You’re Sitting on a Lifetime of Stories (And a Blank Page Keeps Proving It) — Kim Doyal

• Fairness as a Design Problem: Why We Need Design Science Research in AI — Marcela Distefano (second round)

If you want backlinks that actually land — LinkSwap (premium benefit) is worth your 5 minutes.