Originally Posted by hjnet

You have to do it RIGHT, not just a little bit, and then you'll see the value

I still get signups from galleries I've submitted more than a year ago, so gallery submitting might not be the best business model, but for me it's always something that works for me. And for newbies it's IMO the best way to get started and to get used to the Industry.
And if you do it right AND fulltime you can earn at least 3-4k per month just from doing hard "manual" work, and expand your business from there by buying gallery spots, which should give you a good ROI cause you've gained some good experience from your "manual" work.