IMHO promo renders should show the product at it's best, it should clearly show the details, material options, flexibility, and the quaility of the product. I typically buy products based on the promo renders. Great promo renders will get my attention, good promo renders may get my attention if the product is exactly what I'm looking for, poor promo renders will seldom make a sale.

The only time I buy products with poor promo renders is if I happen to see a great render using the product somewhere. Even then I actually have to work at convincing myself that the product is worth purchasing. It always leaves a bit of doubt in my mind. If the vendor isn't proud enough of the product, or doesn't have enough skill to make renders that show the great quality of the product, then how much effort am I going to have to invest to make work for me?

I also think it is important that the promo rendors are either done with a simple included light set, or a free or low cost light set that is generally known to produce good results for most products (prefered). This ensures the user can easily get equivalent results.

I'm a bit hesitant to say this, but to be honest your sample image would put your product in the probably no sale category for me. This is purely a personal opinion, and not meant to put your efforts down in any way. The outfit looks good, but as mentioned before it's hard to see the shape/details on the body suit, and it just doesn't say "Wow, that is fantastic, look at how much effort has been put into this to make it a top notch product, I have to get it!".

AlfaSeed, or whatever the name is now, does promos that make you want to get the products, even when they aren't what your looking for. That, to me, is what a vendor should strive to do. Simply put, your promos are your primary advertisement/marketing tool. Your main promo render will be the one that catches someones eye and will get them to begin to look at your product. Outstanding promos are will make people look more in depth, great morph support an texture options will then seal the deal for me.

Hope this helps and makes sense.

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