topic Re: Send Stars to Support A Host in Q Talk

Send Stars to Support A Host

AuntG — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:32:50 GMT

I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw some beautiful outdoor planters/solar lights posted by former QVC host, LR. I was going to give the post a "like", but instead it requested me to " buy stars" to help support her. Is it a gimmick? Is it really LR? Is this a common practice? It's all new to me!

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:37:10 GMT

@AuntG I saw a few posts yesterday on her FB asking her the same question. She responded she knew nothing about it and she was not asking for anything. I guess other people have seen the same thing you did. Who knows what's going on.

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

MezzieStarr — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:46:36 GMT

It's been around for a few years now. Something you mostly see on live gaming channels. All content creators can be sent money (stars) though, and LR is a content creator. Same can be done when people stream live on YouTube, people send them money and get to comment something/ask a question/get a shout-out from the creator, etc.

From Facebook:

You can support original video creators and artists by buying and sending Stars through a live or on demand video on Facebook. Creators earn money for the Stars they receive. Learn how to buy and send Stars, where Stars are available and more.

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chessylady — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 19:08:44 GMT

Hard to believe it was on her site and she knew nothing about it...

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 19:34:16 GMT

@chessylady wrote:
Hard to believe it was on her site and she knew nothing about it...

@chessylady That's what she posted but then who really knows.

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banned again — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 22:33:27 GMT

Facebook sets the terms and conditions for their website, Lisa's just a user of their site.

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colleena — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:33:58 GMT

@AuntG I totally don't understand this concept but if I/we could I'd love to send stars to support Antonella.

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Pantsonfire2 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 05:26:16 GMT

@colleena ... LOVE that idea !!

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SunValley — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:37:06 GMT

I've seen people on Facebook crafting videos asking for "stars" and getting them. If it's lucrative it will spread like wildfire.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:10:22 GMT

It doesn't matter how much I might like a vendor, I'm not wasting my money on stars so the vendor looks better online or makes more money.

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wagirl — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:30:27 GMT

Yet another reason, I am so glad I don't do social media like that!!!!!

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Mj12 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:30:26 GMT

I googled that a video creator has to opt in to this feature for it to appear. Really strange she has no idea about it.

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shaggygirl — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:10:03 GMT

Just perused her facebook page for the first time in quite awhile and was quite surprised how the number of comments she gets after posting anything has decreased. And in what used to be Community but now called Mentions hardly any postings anymore. She has picked up some more male fans but they're mostly just "you are beautiful" type posts.

She sells some pretty jewelry pieces but seems overload on the totes and bags and a lot of the blouses look like she's wearing party dresses for little girls on top.

Looking at her offerings she still gets some sell outs but not everything is flying out the door like in the past. Her Christmas in July will probably do good though. She does have some unusual and beautiful items during that month.

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:34:28 GMT

@Mj12 wrote:
I googled that a video creator has to opt in to this feature for it to appear. Really strange she has no idea about it.

@Mj12 She also deleted her short discussion when first asked about this. She rarely responds to any questions but she did this one a few times then poof.

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

suziebee1 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:43:20 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mj12 wrote:
I googled that a video creator has to opt in to this feature for it to appear. Really strange she has no idea about it.
@Mj12 She also deleted her short discussion when first asked about this. She rarely responds to any questions but she did this one a few times then poof.

@proudlyfromNJshe poofs a lot of questions/comments. Very hard to see a negative post on there.

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:50:13 GMT

@suziebee1 wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mj12 wrote:
I googled that a video creator has to opt in to this feature for it to appear. Really strange she has no idea about it.
@Mj12 She also deleted her short discussion when first asked about this. She rarely responds to any questions but she did this one a few times then poof.
@proudlyfromNJshe poofs a lot of questions/comments. Very hard to see a negative post on there.

@suziebee1 I know. You see there are maybe 162 posts then when you look at the actual,posts there are only 120 or some other number as the rest were deleted. Probably negative.

Re: Send Stars to Support A Host

kittykatkay — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:04:22 GMT

I also saw this "stars" promotion a few days ago on her site and thought..."what the heck?" I ignored it.

I am one of the original tribe members and I haven't purchased anything from Lisa in over a year. Alot of us members have stopped posting over there as much because it's just not as much fun as it used to be. There are some "creepy" posts that have shown up over there over the past couple of years and I think that is one reason why most of us have stopped posting as much on her FB page.

I like Lisa alot. Always have and always will. BUT, her sales of items have really gone down and I'm afraid she isn't making the money like she did in the beginning. It's so evident.....just go over and look at all the pages and pages and pages of items still for sale. She is even posting today there is a last chance to get in on an "advanced order" of a ring....which just shows she is wanting people to buy. We have noticed that many items she puts up for sale and doesn't "sell out"....she places a "sold out" sign on it and lo and behold, the same item shows back up in a month. I think she pulls these items and marks them as sold out and waits and brings them back, hoping someone may buy.

I have always heard that new businesses do okay for the first 5 years, but that the crucial time for a business to survive is during 5 through 10 years. Lisa just started her 5th anniversary of this facebook page and selling and I'm afraid that if her sales do not improve, she may not be around to do this in a couple of years. She may need to think about reducing her prices. After all, there is a lot of competition out there. One is Jill Bauer selling items on her facebook page.

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shaggygirl — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:42:29 GMT

IMO another thing that might be slowing down sales is that many of the jewelry items must be paid in advance. You have to pay the full amount but don't receive your item till a month or two down the road because they are made in the jewelry factory after she submits her full order.

There is always a cut off date by which everyone must have ordered and payed then she submits it. Sometimes the factory tells her how many they can make and once that number of orders is received she gives it to them.

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suziebee1 — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:06:55 GMT

I checked her Facebook Live Chat last night, and that buy stars thing kept popping up, so she must endorse it or I doubt it would pop up on her chat.

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shaggygirl — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:19:44 GMT

@suziebee1 wrote:
I checked her Facebook Live Chat last night, and that buy stars thing kept popping up, so she must endorse it or I doubt it would pop up on her chat.

@suziebee1

I just watched a couple of min of that chat and it was popping up. If she's not happy about it I wonder if she has the option of stopping it from happening cause it's probably embarrasing, kind of like outright asking for $$.