I read that other thread you mentioned---a lot of really nasty bitter and definitely uncalled-for comments full of hatred. Yeesh!   Well, I do enjoy LO's site, and very slowly but surely, I'm beginning to see sales.  I had my first ever and so far only EL sale there. I think their website is the best of all the micro's, & their upload process is one of the easiest & most flexible.   I joined as a long-term investment, not being simple-minded enough to assume that as a start-up they would be pulling in huge profits after a year or even 3 years.  But I have seen my earnings there increase at a much faster percentage than several of the older sites I've been on, so apparently they're doing something right even though this market is a difficult one to grow in. Are they in the business to make money? Silly question. I hope they make a lot of money. The good thing is, they're going about it with their contributors in mind, which is a far far cry from most if not all the others. Unless you want results tomorrow, it seems the wiser course is to give this seedling some time to get its roots down deep and the fruit will come later.

I don't contribute to LO, but it seems to me that they have so far invested more resources in their suppliers than in their clients. Most LO contributors heap nothing but praise on them, and seem to lament the fact that they aren't earning much on their investment only as an afterthought.

I don't have anything there yet, but definitely will if/once they get as many customers to be as glowingly positive about it as they have suppliers.

This thread pretty much sums up my thoughts. The first thing we have to consider is whether or not the time spent contributing to the site is costing us or adding to our income. Fortunately the LO upload process is very streamlined and doesn't take too long to get images online - although sometimes reviews take awhile. I too love the feel of the site and the way reviewers handle their jobs.  Early on I noticed some of the highly successful contributors from other sites were also members and this prompted me to give it a try. Now I'm wondering what their thoughts are about the return on their investment.

I guess I'll give it a bit more time.

at the risk of raining on the parade, LO was the last of the micros that i attempted to join. They quickly shot down ALL of my entry images, 2 of which have triple digit sales on other sites, citing that they "just weren't good enough".
Not at all impressed by their "bouncers"...
*steps off box*

Quote from: w7lwi on August 03, 2007, 11:04

I pulled the following comment off another thread (it's my comment) as that thread was started regarding reviewing at IS and evolved into a brief discussion about LO.  Given another thread about LO on another site, and some rather inappropriate attacks that, while expressing an individual's feelings, were never-the-less out of line, I thought it may be good to give others an opportunity to discuss LO in a more "civilized" manner.

Having read that "other" thread and noticing your BOLD-capital red letters at 30px there, along with your attacks, - I don't even care what you have to say here. Just another anonymous troll and a drama queen you are, with no ID and no portfolio to check.

Yack.

Sorry Yack, but I think you have misread something somewhere.  None of the threads on the other site were mine.  I don't even belong to that site.  What I pulled was from this site and contains nothing of that virulent nature that could be seen elsewhere.  That was the whole purpose of this post.  To give people an opportunity to discuss LO in a more calm and restrained manner.  As to no portfolio, I'm on all major site (SS, IS, DT, BS LO, etc.), but choose to have a different identity on each site for privacy reasons.  Neither anonymous troll nor drama queen.

I'm doing 500-1000% more on 123. They were barely edged out of second place in July by Istock. Up from 7th place in May.

Also, reviews at LO have slowed to a crawl.

On a positive note, I think the reviews have improved. For a while they were getting a bit strange. Probably an influx of new reviewers.

I've just had a look at LO, based on reading about it here over the last few months.

I've signed up and will submit 3 pics for approval tonight sometime.

I agree with the comments in this thread, and from observing Brian in this forum.  The site is fresh, and the open feeling I get from it would mean I would upload there even if sales are slow.

If I was full time doing microstock would I bother?  Probably not until sales were proven, as I'd be looking for a better return on my time.

Just my 2c worth...  For what that's worth. :-)

Bryan has displayed and proven he has a definite talent for marketing.  He's proven that to his contributors consistently over and over again.  That's the reason I'm there and the reason I continue to contribute (even if I didn't upload last month).

I'll worry about sales 2 or 3 years down the road.

Just had my first payout at LO last month. Sales are slow there but for me they have been fairly steady and picking up slightly.  Its a site that communicates extremely well with contributers and I think thats what a lot of us love about them. They do have a plan and are working hard on it, it will take time but sales are growing.

This is so much better than *that other thread*.