Brainstorming & Writing Articles

Search Bliss
Before you write an article you may want to see what some of the most popular search phrases are. This tool checks through Google, Yahoo, Ask, Technorati, Delicious and several other directories and social sites.

Instant Article Wizard
An interesting tool that helps you throughout the brainstorming and writing process. Should cut your article writing time in half and greatly increase the number of unique articles you submit.

Article Uniqualizer
Uses synonyms and artificial intelligence to spin your articles so you don't get penalized by the search engines for duplicate content.

Submitting Articles

Article Submitter Pro
A significant improvement over the original Article Submitter allows you to automatically submit your article to more than 600 article directories. There is a flash video on the website showing the submission process and you can download a free trial to see how it works.

Checking Backlinks

Backlink Watch
My favorite backlink checker is the most extensive and detailed one I've found. Because of this, it's also a bit slow, and takes a while to find all the backlinks to your site. It also tells you the PR of the page linking, how many other outbound links are on the page, and if the link has the nofollow attribute