crofter9

@crofter9 (150)

Age 58

Joined myLot 19 years ago

Who knows what is around the corner until you get there.

bizpreneur.com/signup.php?refer=Janine

Responses (102)

crofter9's Responses

Do you have any good tips for a Resume or CV?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 5 Jan 07

There are plenty of websites with good advice. I would like to know what worked for you. What do you think are the most important points? What was it about your resume/CV that got you the job?

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crofter9 Firstly, good luck. In my last job, I was responsible for hiring so from an employers point of view. Keep your CV factual and as short as possible without cutting corners. Add a covering letter that sells you. Why you would like the job, and what you...

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Do you give to charity?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

Do you give money regularly or occasionally? Or do you contribute in other ways? What charities are the ones you prefer to support?

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crofter9 I give every year to the British legion on the poppy apeal, the other charities I support are the RNLI and Anthony Nolan & MacMillan Nurses. I have a charity credit card for Anthony Nolan and every time I spend on the card they donate to the charity. I think...

3 Jan 07

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Do you think it is inevitable that ALL credit cards will carry an annual charge?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

At the moment, most credit card companies do not make an annual charge for credit. They rely for their revenue on people not paying the full balance every month. This means that those who do pay off their card every month enjoy a...

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crofter9 I was looking on the internet before christmas about charges as I get paid from my online business with a US paycard and they charge me for each transaction. I was surprised to find out that the UK is one of the few places in the world that don't get...

3 Jan 07

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Are you in favor of the new mylot politic?

ddtkid @ddtkid (709) • Canada 4 Dec 06

Are you in favor or not, did you prefer when they're was topic like.....mcdonalds or burger king? Or you like the new way that now you have to write real topic to earn money. I,m in favor of the new politic but....the money is...

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crofter9 I much prefer topics that require discussion. I was almost going to quit my lot because it was so hard to find real discussions. You'll never get rich here at mylot, but it is nice to have some reward. There are still people asking questions that require...

4 Dec 06

Where do you get your favorite patterns?

shirgie @shirgie (230) • United States 1 Dec 06

When I crochet, I am always hunting for the perfect pattern. I guess I am hard to please because if it is easy enough for me to do (intermediate crocheter at least) then I generally don't care for the pattern. I don't like to...

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crofter9 the only thing I've ever done in crochet have been blankets made from wool unpicked from old jumpers. It kept me very busy as a child :-) It was great fun, and it recycled clothes long before it became "the thing to do". I enjoy cross-stich more now....

4 Dec 06

HAve you ever experienced a white christmas?

bobster @bobster (219) 4 Dec 06

nothing beats getting up on christmas morning to a blanket of snow...

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crofter9 Most years we are lucky and have snow at Christmas, I know it's a real treat and it is not quite the same the years we don't.

4 Dec 06

Do you make money online?

tihomir23 @tihomir23 (231) • Romania 25 Nov 06

I do, but not so much. I m not talcking about this website. So please not about this forum. This are verry few money. Money online from other sources. Do you make it? P.S. : please excuse my english.

money online sources

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crofter9 Firstly, you do not need to excuse your english, your english is 100% better than my Romanian. I've been having fun and earning online for over two years now, it is possible!!! :-) It does take time, and work and you do have to invest to get going but...

27 Nov 06

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Teen Tried to Flush Newborn Down Toilet!

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 5 Apr 08

A Baytown, Texas middle school student gave birth to a baby boy then tried to flush him down the toilet in school. Every time I hear or read of a story like this it stuns me; nobody knew she was pregnant, she didn't ask anyone for...

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crofter9 A Baytown, Texas middle school student gave birth to a baby boy then tried to flush him down the toilet in school. Every time I hear or read of a story like this it stuns me; nobody knew she was pregnant, she didn't ask anyone for help for herself or her...

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How do you go about having ideas for good discussion topics?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 12 Nov 06

Do the ideas just come to you randomly? Are they generated by other discussions you've read or answered? Do you make a note of questions that occur to you as you go about your daily business? Perhaps you do research...

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crofter9 I think of things but when I do a search (as I would suggest others do) I find many of the things I think of are already here. You get just as much credit for responding as starting so I find I spend most of my time responding. I'd love to know where you...

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Friends

am_b1986 @am_b1986 (11) • United States 1 Apr 08

What type of friend do you think you are? The advice giver, problem solver, dramatic, the shoulder to cry on, liked by everyone..etc.

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crofter9 What type of friend do you think you are? The advice giver, problem solver, dramatic, the shoulder to cry on, liked by everyone..etc.

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What methods do you use to recruit new referrals?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

Do you try to recruit referrals for MyLot and for other online businesses? What methods do you use and what is the rate of success: how many of your emails, adverts or whatever actually become good referrals?

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crofter9 I've not tried yet to recruit referrals for myLot as I always evaluate a programme before I promote it and people who have been on my mailing list for any length of time understand this. The easiest way of recruiting to any programme is people who already...

24 Nov 06

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What do you think about the referral/downline system of business?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

Is it moral to have other people working on your behalf (especially in Internet Marketing) for which you get a percentage of their earnings? This is the system by which the vast majority of Internet 'businesses' work and almost...

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crofter9 I'm surprised at how few people have made any comment. I'm an independant representative for a very large company and this is very often what I'm asked by people that look at the industry for the first time. Many people have tried making money on the...

23 Nov 06

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Turning On Friends

msqtech @msqtech (15073) • United States 20 Nov 06

Though turning on friends sounds great when you have over 1000 to turn on it is very difficult. Does anyone know of an easier way to turn people on?

mylot

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crofter9 I only get an e-mail to let me know about discussions/ reponses of two of my friends who I know always find/start good discussions and make valid contributions. I look forward to using the other new features

21 Nov 06

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Would like to get a pattern for the celestial dragon including colours to use

SandyB @SandyB (1) 31 May 06

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crofter9 I see that you have not had an answer to this, so perhaps I can assist. www.sewandso.co.uk they do kits & patterns and will ship to most places. Also the patterns list on screen the colours of threads you require.

19 Nov 06

Do you ever eat breakfast food at dinner time?

cpamanda @cpamanda (693) • United States 17 Nov 06

Okay, so I know this is silly,but my husband loves eggs and bacon for dinner. One of my best friends, is always eating cereal for dinner. Would you? Do you?

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crofter9 I enjoy a bowl of breakfast cereal at night before bed. as for egss, bacon etc its too heavey for me first thing in the day and I often have it for either lunch or my main meal. it is easy to cook for one when you are on your own

18 Nov 06

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MyLot Friends List???

MySpot @MySpot (2600) • United States 9 Nov 06

How many of you use the friends feature? How do you determine who to approve or deny? Have you denied a request and why? Are you requesting friends to be added to others' friends list? How do you think it plays into earnings, if...

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crofter9 I like the friends feature. If you are only going to be on the site for a short while it is so quick & easy to check out new discussions that friends have started. As you get to know your friends you can also look at who they have responded to and you'll...

18 Nov 06

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Is there anyone from the UK on here?

xxclairexxj @xxclairexxj (590) 9 Nov 06

If so, where are you roughly? I'm in Cornwall.

cornwall

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crofter9 I'm still on the same island but could not be much further away, I'm in the North of Scotland

18 Nov 06

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What do you think about the referral/downline system of business?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

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crofter9 I don't think it is any different than working for a company. You work for a company, producing a product for example, the company sells it for far more than they paid you to make it & the materials so they are getting paid for your hard work. The people...

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At what age do you think people should retire?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43907) • Cambridge, England 13 Nov 06

Do you think people should be able to choose when they retire? Do you think that people should have to retire at a certain age? Do you think that people's rights in the workplace or their salary should change when they start to...

pension

retirement

work

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crofter9 Can I retire now please ... I'm 40. I think people should be left to make a choice for themselves. I know I'm never going to be fit enough to hold down a physical full time job anymore, and I've been forced to find employment that I can do from home or go...

18 Nov 06

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