I have been reading a lot about this software both on forums and on different websites. Does this work? I mean will it help in getting good backlinks for a website?
There is helpful info in there, but you still have to work your butt off. That's why I use LInkvana to do most of my SEO work and it has been absolutely fantastic.
surfin4dough stop pushing your affiliate link lol. I've used seo elite for a good 3 years now. It's a very handy piece of software. If you like to check backlinks of competitors it is crucial to have software like this. It will save you a lot of time and allow you to concentrate on links that are helping your competitors the most. It also has other useful features such a ranking check/monitor module. You might also want to look into seo spyglass. I have heard that this possibly better than seo elite, but I haven't tried it yet.
SEO Elite is good for analyzing websites for the links and/or pages it already has. You can check a site's ranking for any keyword or find out backlinks and their anchor text a particular site receives. But let me tell you, SEO Elite does not do any SEO for your site! It analyzes your and your competitors' sites. You Have To Do The SEO Yourself. To Get On SEO Started Read SEO Made Easy ebook by Brad Callen.
Good point. Try to make backlinks to your site. I believe that the best way is the manual. The complex is that of work, but the return is the satisfaction.
These SEO software only help you find information. They can't do more than that. So, You will have to do the rest of the work, they only make it easier to find link partners, SERP rankings etc.