Just a couple of small points:
I have seen more posts about problems with QTM than about uploading manually (and I've tried and failed with earlier versions of QTM).
I don't understand the comment about removing the created torrent from uTorrent. It isn't there. There will be a torrent in the chosen file's folder unless you save it elsewhere. But this is not a worry, uTorrent ignores torrent files when checking. The only place where the created torrent is used is in the upload process to this site.
I agree that the most common mishap for first time uploaders is not downloading their own uploaded torrent and using that to open it on their machine.
But once you have done your first manual upload, the rest are so simple, with no extra software needed.
PS I do wonder sometimes if people realise that uTorrent creates yet another torrent file, usually in a folder C:\Users_'myfolder'_\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent as soon as you open a downloaded torrent file - check it to see how many old torrents might be hiding there - I have about 100 despite clearing it regularly
