Has anyone seen positive results from using Submiteaze to submit to directories? I know an SEM agency that uses it for clients' link building campaigns, but I don't know if it is worth buying. Are there better alternatives?

[pbhatt]

I would like to start a link building initiative at my company for a new website, and would like to know if the value of the links built using Submiteaze would be worth the money.

[ninjamarketer]

Directory submissions are a total waste of time. Personally, I would not use any software solutions that offer mass directory / article / comment submissions because these fall under grey area and search engines don't value these anymore like they use to years ago.

Local directory submission to websites like angielist, superpages, citysearch, yelp is certainly useful for local rankings.

[AlanBleiweiss]

I'm in complete agreement with NinjaMarketer on this one.  Also consider chambers of commerce, other high quality business or industry specific directories, on a case by case basis.  Each one needs to be properly evaluated to ensure the highest quality possible, along with the most relevance - either geographically, or market focused.  There is no "easy" or "quick fix" path to this process if you want to get maximum value.

[pbhatt]

Thanks for the feedback NinjaMarketer and Alan. I understand that you have to be selective when choosing which directories to post to, but doesn't Submiteaze allow you to choose where you want to post. From my understanding it just helps complete forms faster than if you were to do it all manually. Do you know if access to higher value directories is limited when using this software because then I could see how it would really be a waste?

[AlanBleiweiss]

Submiteaze may include at least some quality directories.  Personally, I've never seen a niche- market high quality directory that allows anything other than direct submission though.