Im like you also looking at other coins to invest in. LTC looks interesting but I think it is doomed to pump and dump,just watching people promote it on BTC-E chat. Its kind of off putting to read them trying to get people to invest in it. I might down the road but I think there are better options.
I am backing DiscoCoin right now because it offers some great potential and is just really getting going.
Here is a link to it here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=614921.0I do think they have some glitches to fix but once that is done they should start to sail up in value.
If you want to get some easy free coins like (FeatherCoin,Litecoin,Fedoracoin,Bitcoin and Infinitecoin) you could check out my link to a website that helps new guys like us get a step up.
This is a link and prior warning this is my referral link,it was the easiest link to find. I dont actually visist it but I get email each day saying what they gave me. Why not is how I see it.
Referral link:
http://qoinpro.com/cdf32a88e52f9b64e45994fc42ac6432If you dont want to click the referral just cut it down to the website and proceed.
Im curious what other people will say but be warned there are snakes in the water pumping scam coins.