does it take this long?

I make at least 30 responses a day to the people I know who will rate them. I make .30-.60 a day. You average .02 a post, which can add up to a nice sum in a month. It takes time and patience. I recieved $44.00 last month and only $20.00 this time. I use to post 50 a day but my brain gets too tired doing that many. Just keep trying, build a strong friend list, upload some photos and try to post in a specific interest, this all helps with your earnings.

I think you can make much more than that by making quality posts.I also feel that once you reach 100 posts your earning potential will increase.By the way,you can also upload photos to your discussions and if you add the relevant text,tags and subject to the photos you will get rewarded for that too.You also get rewarded based on the number and quality of responses you receive to your discussion.So, making more friends and giving yourdiscussions more exposure will also increase your chances to get more responses.

0.21 isn't too bad considering you have only made 17 posts. Most of your earnings come from replying to other members' discussions and not much come from starting your own, unless many people give you a +. So try responding to other people, make some mylot friends and rate them, and they will do the same in return and give you best responses etc.. You are on my friends lists so feel free to respond to my discussions. :)