So today I downloaded a trial version of Directory Submitter (v2.4 Demo). I’ve always been wary of this type of link building, but I’m working on some in-house projects that wouldn’t be harmed by its potential negative effects…so I thought I’d give it a try. It seems that a common concern with this type of software is, “will I get my site kicked out of the index by Google if I use a directory submitter program?” The reason that they’re typically worried is that they think that with the click of a button, this software will instantly add hundreds of backlinks to their chosen site. Well, you can rest assured that this is not at all the case (don’t pretend you’re not a little disappointed to hear that). Even with this software, the submitting process is laborious. Yes, it does fill in form entries with preset information, but no, it cannot fill in the tedious “are you indeed human?” verification boxes. It does, however, provide a nice list of ‘FFA or better’ places to submit your links. So overall its a mediocre tool. Not too fast to get one kicked out of the index, but perhaps not fast enough to be worth your time.