I had that same problem. A lot of people on the list may not even be updating their sites anymore so that's why they haven't responded. Or some people are no longer accepting links and they fail to respond.
But I did get 4-5 partnerships from within my first year. Two of them I discontinued because they weren't bringing me much traffic but the rest are doing quite well.
Just keep in mind that regular link exchanges aren't nearly as effective as they once were so don't feel you have to get 10 exchanges. If you can find one or two relevant sites to give you a CONTEXTUAL link to your site then that may help. But I do understand it's frustrating because some people may not respond.
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