One of my forum friend here suggested directory submission and I was doing it on mygreencorner.com and found following free web tools useful. Since am a newbie to all this and if it is commonly known then forgive me for wasting your time.... simply pass on... http://www.mygreencorner.com/backli.php - Back link checker http://www.mygreencorner.com/prch.php - Page rank checker http://www.mygreencorner.com/speed.php - Website loading speed checker http://www.mygreencorner.com/poz.php - Search Engine Position checker http://www.mygreencorner.com/spider.php - What SE robot see checker I found the last one more useful in Keyword research.
I came across that site while doing work for a client, he had used them in the past, I love their directory submission service it offers links to directories who charge more to get in than the service they offer. In other words, stay clear of them as they can't possibly do what they say for the price they quote...unless you can prove otherwise?
The easier way is to get a google account, and use webmaster tools. It shows you 100% correctly all of your backlinks inside. Try this instead using the lame tools that just do what I could do to find mine - search for link: site.com .