I am looking to use some software to manage the link building of multiple (independant) sites (not a network). They will all be stand alone businesses, Alexis appears to be the best option, any other feedback would be much appreciated.
I use it extensively. It's a great tool though it does take some experience not to spam and waste time. I have found the technique at http://www.arelis.org/ useful
Why dont you download the demo? In the demo you will notice that you can manage mutliple campaigns/sites. It allows you to search per keyword, search for backlinks of you competitors, backlinks to your own site. Arelis is a link development programm that is in my opinion one of the best out there. Download the demo and you will see what kind of opertunities is has. In build smtp server for sending emails, etc, etc.
I use Arelis, though I use it on the whole to find potential parners and their contact address. I don't use it to contact or to build my link directories. Used properly I think it is a real timesaver, used incorrectly it can produce truckloads of spam! No doubt it's worth the money though.
MattUK... I am just demo'ing arelis... If you're just using it to mine good link partners, how are you contacting the prospective link partners if you're not using the email function.? I agree with the spammy part. I get many of these link request emails each day.
No, I do use the email function, I just use the site preview function to check each site that I do email is actually relevent and accepts link partners.