Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
How many of you have paid memberships on OMP and are thinking of dumping them?  I just don't see the value in their site anymore.  MM seems to have a lot of the same functionality.  Sure there are some features that could be nicer, but the price is right and the people seem friendlier here.

Kurt

I have a platinum membership and plan on keeping it. As for people being nicer here, I actually don`t see this as a nicer place necessarily, just a different space on the net.

There is also a much smaller membership base. Once MM gets more popular and gets as many members as OMP has you will see more and more bad apples and such. Its just the "law of averages".I do see a lot less "flaming/put downs" from member to member on the message boards over there and I definitely see lots more professionalism and tact from the MODS over there. Mainly because professionalism is insisted on there, while talking smack is encouraged here and stated so on front of the site. There are a lot of features that OMP has that are not on here and probably will not be.
Once the site goes to paid memberships, which to me is NOT a bad thing as some people seem to think I am saying when I mention paid memberships happening here eventually, you will see that actually this place will not be much different if at all than OMP because if they want to keep things alive and running here they will have to allow the people in that they are trying their best to keep out.

BLoPhoto wrote:
uh-oh....

lol

Glamour Boulevard wrote:

I have a platinum membership and plan on keeping it. As for people being nicer here, I actually don`t see this as a nicer place necessarily, just a different space on the net.

There is also a much smaller membership base. Once MM gets more popular and gets as many members as OMP has you will see more and more bad apples and such. Its just the "law of averages".I do see a lot less "flaming/put downs" from member to member on the message boards over there and I definitely see lots more professionalism and tact from the MODS over there. Mainly because professionalism is insisted on there, while talking smack is encouraged here and stated so on front of the site. There are a lot of features that OMP has that are not on here and probably will not be.
Once the site goes to paid memberships, which to me is NOT a bad thing as some people seem to think I am saying when I mention paid memberships happening here eventually, you will see that actually this place will not be much different if at all than OMP because if they want to keep things alive and running here they will have to allow the people in that they are trying their best to keep out.

I agree with everything you said! Just like you, I've got a platinum membership on OMP and intend to keep it until I've got my website launched.  Even then I might still keep it on the "free" account level ... every little bit of promotion helps!

Patrick Walberg wrote:

I agree with everything you said! Just like you, I've got a platinum membership on OMP and intend to keep it until I've got my website launched.  Even then I might still keep it on the "free" account level ... every little bit of promotion helps!

My new site is almost finished and considering the cost of it for a year, I will keep it and use it as another form of advertising and finding models and work.

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
My success rate in the Colorado market has been poor on OMP.  On the other hand I have had immediate success from MM.  Maybe it was luck of the draw.  I feel as if OMP has been a waste of money so far.  I think with the right marketing and better search capabilities this site has some real potential.  Hopefully they will implement a disaster recovery site when they go to a paid site.  OMP was down for days when they were struck by the hurricane.  Being the professional site they are, I wonder if they will pro-rate their monthly fee because of it?

Kurt

They were in the middle of doing the down time prevention plan when the hurricane hit as they were doing it. They were moving stuff over to other servers, in another state I believe, to use as a backup. I also believe your success rate depends on how you get yourself seen on there.There are many things you need to do, such as update your portfolio on there as often as possible, even if it is just adding one more shot now and then. Being that OMP is a LOT larger than MM and has tons more members, you have to work harder to get yourself seen on OMP.But it is worth the time.

jeskavardinski wrote:
i actually get a ton of serious offers from omp its cool to have mm too though its just more person

I agree, more personal here (though very crude and frustrating at times).  However, I have gotten quite a few paid gigs from OMP and only requests to TFP or "will you pay me for TFP?" type offers here.

Gerry wrote:

"will you pay me for TFP?"

Ive gotten that question a few times. I dont know why but it seems to make my brain twitch.lol

Glamour Boulevard wrote:

Ive gotten that question a few times. I dont know why but it seems to make my brain twitch.lol

yep i have had that question as well, NO.

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
You know how OMP has those "Shut Up and Model" t-shirts.  I think MM needs to come up with their own t-shirt.  What do you guys think?

Kurt

MM has had an ongoing contest for the design for the logo, slogans and such for t shirts and other things since it started.

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
You know how omp has those "Shut Up and Model" t-shirts.  I think MM needs to come up with their own t-shirt.  What do you guys think?

Kurt

https://modelmayhem.com/posts.php?thread_id=16345

Oh, and a quick reminder--no bashing other portfolio sites.  This has been pretty good so far, but it's tempting to do so.  If it comes to that, this thread will be locked.  Discussion is cool, but bashing is a no-no.

BD, MM Moderator

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
You know how OMP has those "Shut Up and Model" t-shirts.  I think MM needs to come up with their own t-shirt.  What do you guys think?

Kurt

I dunno . . . I thought it was kinda cool when OMP sent me a t-shirt, pencils, decals, and other stuff for free.  I know it's not really that important, but it did make feel of some value to them.

I think if MM had a pay-for-more-shots option that would be great though.

MM has had an ongoing contest for the design for the logo, slogans and such for t shirts and other things since it started.

So where are the t-shirts?

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:

So where are the t-shirts?

We are waiting for Tyler to pick slogans and designs out of what was submitted. He says he already found a good deal on the shirt printing and such.

Glamour Boulevard wrote:

Ive gotten that question a few times. I dont know why but it seems to make my brain twitch.lol

Uhh...like totally, don't you guys get it? It means Time For Pay, K? LOL

Artisan Exposure wrote:

Uhh...like totally, don't you guys get it? It means Time For Pay, K? LOL

I had one think it meant "Taken For Practice" . . . said her uncle told her that. lol

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
How many of you have paid memberships on OMP and are thinking of dumping them?  I just don't see the value in their site anymore.  MM seems to have a lot of the same functionality.  Sure there are some features that could be nicer, but the price is right and the people seem friendlier here.

Kurt

A couple of years ago OMP was a fairly good source of talent for me, but this year I think I’ve hooked up with maybe two models off of the site.  Too many damn restrictions as well.  I’m in at the Bronze level, so $10 a year works out to about 3 cents a day.  I guess that’s about what it’s worth to me.     

For professionals, OMP is probably an effective resource, but not for me.  If things don’t improve there, I may not renew.  In my location (Hawaii) the modeling scene isn’t exactly buzzing.  While MM isn’t a very good source for talent either, I do enjoy the forums.  I cringe when I see the same bogus models from OMP show up here.

Kurt Fehlhauer wrote:
How many of you have paid memberships on OMP and are thinking of dumping them?  I just don't see the value in their site anymore.  MM seems to have a lot of the same functionality.  Sure there are some features that could be nicer, but the price is right and the people seem friendlier here.

Kurt

I'm always checking out talent in my area, for networking. The ones with webcams/nudes/non-nudes seem to always get higher acknowledgements than the people like me who have  a portfolio tkane by real photographers? Why I always think about down grading my port. But I guess 9.95 a month aint bad.

egyptmachine wrote:
I'm always checking out talent in my area, for networking. The ones with webcams/nudes/non-nudes seem to always get higher acknowledgements than the people like me who have  a portfolio tkane by real photographers? Why I always think about down grading my port. But I guess 9.95 a month aint bad.

the sad truth is if you do nudes you will always have more people looking at your site than someone doing fashion or casual.. i have been a member for over 3 years at omp.. and was basically told that i stupd of keeping my account while everyone was deleting theres and moving over here.. i see the benifits of mm, but i doubt it has a 1/10th of the traffic omp does.. plus we have no way of knowing even if we are being seen or looked at here besides the comments and friend requests.. we def need a counter of some sort.. if you have a bronze level on omp.. dont complain photog's and everyone else its only 10 bucks a year.. i am sorry you cant run a webpage at that rate.. have some common sense and use all the modeling sites to market and also advertise your business..

chris

chris

Model Sarah wrote:
I get a TON more paid work through OMP. I'll keep it.

Yea BOSS MODEL but now you have me.  See you in Feb.  bs