I'm just starting out with all of this, but like many of you, I've taken to using excel to track submissions (all the while thinking "there has to be a better way..."). Similar setup to most of you, I have two columns per submission site, one with submission date, and one indicating Accepted or Denied.

My pictures are filed using the line number from the spreadsheet as the file name. Dead easy to find them.

I really like this idea! It's amazing how easy it is to overlook the obvious - currently I'm using a very convoluted naming scheme based on my initials and the "batch" of pictures I've uploaded. Realizing this will spiral out of control and quickly become unwieldly soon, I think i'll go back and implement this asap - unless someone comes up with a miracle tracking program/method in the meantime!

Thanks!