I finally got this set up and used it for the first time yesterday. I didn't get as much done as I would have liked as I didn't set up pen names as I went along when setting things up, but I still got plenty done.
I will say that just using a few of the tips that Bryan and Jim have posted on these forums has given me results... using just Ezine Articles. So the thoughts of a program that makes this 100X easier and allows me to automate/speed up the process.... which will allow me to do more in the time I do have.
I have 25 articles in Ezine right now, and after getting things rolling yesterday I resubmitted 4 of them to 36 directories in about 80 minutes (that includes time configuring pen names as I went along the first time around, and finding directories that are having issues with submissions). After that first round, it took probably 8-10 minutes per article to submit.
I will still continue to add more directories to my arsenal (I added the top 36
PR directories that I can submit things from my niche to), but overall I can see this tool being one big key to hitting that next stage. The time this saves alone makes it worth the cost.