I agree completely
I've run my own LL for 3 years now and about 6 tgps
I tightened the noose on them all long ago
all are private submissions and a couple are 'closed' to all but a few webmasters i personally invited into the loop.
I have heaven knows how many (5 digits easy) of free sites floating around so i've been there done that .. now i'm in the contemplation phase of deciding my next level of income
I didn't make it very clear in my last post but thats why i'm considering the paysite jump
decisions decisions
