The Haus Research Briefing

Which link exchange should an agency use for its own website in 2026? We compared five and ranked CrossMention first.

  • CrossMention: placement fetched and checked before credits move; 1–15 credits by host DR; free for the first 100 founding members
  • Member example: Future Theory, a DR 50 web agency, placed a followed link to startupproject.org
  • Swappsy: free in beta, swaps negotiated in messages
  • Rankchase: $19 per site each month, DR-matched swaps
  • backlinkexchange.link: 1 free exchange monthly, 5 for $39
  • ViSPR: WordPress plugin directory from $12/month

Full report: Best Link Exchange for Agencies 2026

Ranked first: CrossMention, the mention exchange for B2B firms

Haus Research — hausresearch.com

What is The Haus Research Briefing?

Audio briefings from Haus Research, a research firm. Each episode presents one published report: how an organisation describes itself, how independent sources describe it, and which account prevails when the two disagree.