The first article submission directory I had, I used that free software. What a nightmare! Very tricky to use and customize. So after about a month or so, someone else who also used them and switched, convinced me to do the same. It cost me a few bucks, but well worth it! Now I sell it, for the same price I paid for it. http://www.dawgebooks.com/articlesites And cheaper than the site it is based on. http://www.articlebeach.com Then I had an offer for my site that I just could not turn down. Guess soon I have to look at my domains and see if there is one that may be good for an article submission site.
I had articlebeach, got it for 50 cents on ebay... it sucks I switched to articledashboard and am happy to find that there is software designed to auto submit to other articledashboard sites... do a google search and you'll see what i mean. The one i got is free, just like the script, and if anyone actually reads this and replies i'll dig up the link for download. Trust me, do a search for articledashboard auto submit software or something, I think articledash.com has it
The thing is the back end admin is VERY nice. The only real downside with ArticleDash is the ioncube thingy so people don't steal the PHP. Once installed, its a dream. Not to mention, there is software that makes posting to other ArticleDash.com sites easier... not 100% automatic, but it does it all except choosing a catagory, so its still much much faster. If you know basic html you will have no problems with this free script, a rare gem amoungst a net full of free crap.