Free Marketing Tool - Directory Submitter

Have you ever attacked the task of submitting your website to the too many to count directories on the Internet?

I have. And usually after the 5th or 6th time, it gets old. I begin to think, "My God! I don't have time for this!" or "I could be spending my time doing something more productive!"

It can be pretty daunting.

I know, submitting your website to directories is part of getting coveted one-way links - something of value that is considered by search engines.

But there are some things to think about before submitting to the directories. If you've ever used a directory submitter that just submits to numerous directories all at once, you know the uneasy feeling of not really knowing whether or not your submissions really ever made it or were accepted. And to submit to the directories one by one, well, that speaks for itself. It can be overwhelming!

I received an offer today for a free program called Directory Submitter.

I want to say up front: I do not download every tom, dick and harry program that is offered in my Inbox. Those days are over. (Yes, when I was a newbie on the Internet I think I did download and try just about everything :-) )

But the "marketing pitch" was catchy, and I was also invited to watch a video to see how the program worked before downloading it.

So, I watched the video.

I won't tell you because if you click on my link, you can watch the video, also.

I just want to say that I like the idea of having control over where my website submissions go. And I like the idea that I can prefill information so I'm not filling in the same name, email address, website link, description, etc. etc. And even then, the prefilled info can be changed to my liking before submitting.

So, I clicked on the link. It collected some information like my first name & email address, which is a typical request. I know the person asking is collecting my email so they can send me updates and perhaps a marketing message. I can always delete or unsubscribe later if I like.

So, I filled out the info they wanted and next came the "one-time offer" sales page. I quickly read through the sales pitch - sounded like some useful programs I may want to try in the future - but I clicked the "not interested at this time." Yup, you're right. I just didn't feel like giving up those bucks at this time. I was just interested in the free program.

A little pop-up came up and asked if "you're sure," and I clicked yes.

It then brought me to the download link. I downloaded it, installed it and plan to give it a workout tonight.

So, in truth, I can't tell you yet whether it's going to be a great tool or a mediocre tool. But I promise I will report my findings.

Of course, if you're brave (like me) and want to try it out (for free) and post a comment back here about what you liked or didn't like, you can download Directory Submitter here.

More to come later...