dvduval, depends on what kind of submission we'll get. I am new to this business but I believe automated and manual submissions both have good results and really bad ones. The easiest way to do submissions is to get a list, get a multitab browser, get informenter, input your details, open all the sites in the browser, and just breeze through. Using this method I can submit to 20 directories in roughly half an hour. And that includes times I need to reply to forums like dp.
You could also try my new directory submission software. It can submit your site to over 260 directories at one time instead of forcing you to select the category and click "submit" for each site. I've handled the category selection problem by reconstructing the category list for each directory in an embedded database within the software. Then, you select your category one time and the program will look up the correct category for each submission. I don't know if that makes sense, so here's an example: Say you have a gardening site, but the category labels are different for each directory site. Directory A: Home & Garden Directory B: Recreation > Gardening Directory C: 34 All you have to do with my software is select the Gardening category one time and it will automatically submit to the "Home & Garden" category for Dir A, the subcategory "Gardening" under "Recreation" for Dir B, and category #34 for Dir C. Normally, I try not to self-promote in my posts, but it does answer the OP's question. (Hope I'm not breaking any forum rules here.)