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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 3 Jan 09

Before I start the discussion, let me say I wont be talking about Ciao exclusively, but since that site was the one who got me pondering about this issue, I used it in the title. And as a side note, I think this is going to be a...

batman

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mariab I totally agree with you, especially with the English part. I really don't want to say it sometimes, but those who cannot put one complete english sentence together can be just as bad as spammers - you know they're just in it for the money. I immediately mark...

6 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 3 Jan 09

Before I start the discussion, let me say I wont be talking about Ciao exclusively, but since that site was the one who got me pondering about this issue, I used it in the title. And as a side note, I think this is going to be a...

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mariab I think your english is very good and I, myself make mistakes now and then when writing reviews - I really should proofread before I submit them. Thanks for the reply!

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dookie03 @dookie03 (578) • United States 3 Jan 09

Me and my wife were talking about starting a Roth IRA or IRA or something that we could just throw a little money into here and there and get money out of it in the long run. The problem is the economy and if it would be really...

investments

roth ira

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mariab Glad i could help - by the way there's a typo on my original post - Roth IRAs can't be withdrawn until you're 59 1/2 (not 58)

4 Jan 09

rberon1985 @rberon1985 (5359) • Philippines 3 Jan 09

For the past one week, many members here from mylot posted a discussion to a best review site that pays one dollar for every review and two dollars if you are the first reviewer in the product. Since I want to earn money, I grab...

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mariab I wouldn't say they allowed the copied reviews as much as they thought people wouldn't abuse the system - it's rather naive of them, yes, but perhaps they were counting on the honesty of people. And as for a review system where you have to wait, again they...

3 Jan 09

rberon1985 @rberon1985 (5359) • Philippines 3 Jan 09

For the past one week, many members here from mylot posted a discussion to a best review site that pays one dollar for every review and two dollars if you are the first reviewer in the product. Since I want to earn money, I grab...

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mariab I've only been a member for 2 days and I can tell you that they did not "cook up" stories about spammers - it's very obvious on the site that many people abuse the system by copying reviews, writing nonsense or one-liners, and yes, those reviews written in...

3 Jan 09

mariab @mariab (88) • United States 23 Dec 08

Thanks to everyone who responded to my earlier discussions about cheating. I'm especially grateful to those who pointed out I can report abusers by using the ! button. I followed your advice and the copied postings were removed,...

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mariab Hi, thanks for the reply. The type of cheating that annoys me is when a person passes someone else's work off as their own. Truth be told, I don't know if what you do would be considered cheating. Perhaps it is a gray area - can you plagiarize yourself?...

23 Dec 08

mariab @mariab (88) • United States 23 Dec 08

Thanks to everyone who responded to my earlier discussions about cheating. I'm especially grateful to those who pointed out I can report abusers by using the ! button. I followed your advice and the copied postings were removed,...

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mariab When a person reaches a ranking of 500 or higher, they can copy and paste. Also, there are some people who would just re-type everything.

23 Dec 08

stiener @stiener (735) • Singapore 16 Dec 08

Hi MyLottians, I am glad to see the money coming into my Paypal account. Aren't you. If you have been reading the discussions here for the past 2 days. You are likely to find threads with questions and accusations about Ciao...

ciao

time to say something

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mariab Funny enough, this same person is a cheater on mylot as well. I researched that person's past discussions and found that she copied her posts from the internet AND a well-known poet!! I was trying to confront the person, but I was told this is not allowed on...

23 Dec 08

stiener @stiener (735) • Singapore 16 Dec 08

Hi MyLottians, I am glad to see the money coming into my Paypal account. Aren't you. If you have been reading the discussions here for the past 2 days. You are likely to find threads with questions and accusations about Ciao...

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mariab I totally agree. If I were the person heading up Ciao, I would feel BETRAYED, after spending thousands of dollars giving out money to people (and half of whome probably scammed CIAO by copying people's work) and THEN, being accused of a scammer? No wonder they...

16 Dec 08

alleroid16 @alleroid16 (943) • Philippines 13 Nov 08

i want to try this thing. but how do things work in this site? thanks for replying. ^^

review stream

things

work

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mariab Well, ciao USED to be a lot easier than reviewstream - I actually did more on Ciao when i discovered it - I made up to $180 when I started on Ciao. Then Ciao lowered its rate and now Ciao doesn't pay per review AT ALL. Reviewstream is difficult, but it does...

6 Dec 08

mimico @mimico (3617) • Philippines 26 Oct 08

I was really happy to receive my first $50+ from Review Stream a few weeks ago because I just joined this month. My 2 week success was something I could get used to, but unfortunately, earning has been quite slow lately! Not only...

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mariab Blessfx: No, you cannot make 1 dollar per review by adding more words. I was stating the average # of words to make 1 dollar in Ciao - you need to make 4 reviews (120 words x 4 reviews @ $0.25 each = $1). It's better to write for Reviewstream because if you...

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Abhijit Bangal @abhi_bangal (5534) • Ahmednagar, India 9 Nov 08

Can we use our ciao articles on review stream? review stream is a site similar to ciao.

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mariab yes, they do pay - i was paid 2x already. And unfortunately, you cannot re-use your reviews elsewhere or post reviews you've already done at other sites - this will be a reason for them to ban you.

10 Nov 08

mariab @mariab (88) • United States 27 Oct 08

OMG! I think I saw a review that was plagiarized on ciao! I'm not sure, but I think I've read this review in a magazine that a friend of mine worked at before - some of the terms sounded familiar. I don't know what to do - should...

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mariab Thanks for your comment and suggestion, I just feel bad because I know the person who wrote the ORIGINAL article (if I'm correct - I have to find and check that magazine again or see if it's available online). I'm hoping Ciao will catch on to this person soon,...

27 Oct 08

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SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 3 Oct 08

Hi everyone! I'm looking for friends at Ciao! If you are writing reviews for the site, you can add me there. My Username is SydneyHazelton at Ciao! Please leave your username here as well so that other mylotters can find you...

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mariab Hi sydneyhazelton - I don't believe we can earn some more by rating others, but it does increase your community level - I'm now at green level after just 3 days. Increasing this can increase you earnings though - you'll still get $1 per review, but you'll get...

6 Oct 08

SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 3 Oct 08

Hi everyone! I'm looking for friends at Ciao! If you are writing reviews for the site, you can add me there. My Username is SydneyHazelton at Ciao! Please leave your username here as well so that other mylotters can find you...

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mariab Hi - I added you as well - mariab

3 Oct 08

SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 3 Oct 08

Hi everyone! I'm looking for friends at Ciao! If you are writing reviews for the site, you can add me there. My Username is SydneyHazelton at Ciao! Please leave your username here as well so that other mylotters can find you...

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mariab Hi, I added you to my friends as well (mariab). I'll read your reviews and rate them!

3 Oct 08

mariab @mariab (88) • United States 2 Oct 08

Hey everyone! I just got paid by $50 by reviewstream! Check out my profile for the proof AND click on the link to START REVIEWING!!It took 2 weeks, working on and off. I reached payout last night and got paid in 7 hours! On...

legit money making

making money

reviewstream

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mariab Did you click on my link? here's what you do... There's no sign-up - make sure you have your paypal email handy! 1) Scroll down to the part where it says "You're welcome to write your review below" 2) Fill up the form (use the window that says...

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bubblyapple @bubblyapple (2653) • Philippines 25 Sep 08

i posted about a week ago about this site that a friend recommended....it is reviewstream.com....so i tried it and now, as of this writing, i earned $4 already. I wrote two reviews and it is $2 per. It is like writing a post here...

cents

dollars

earning money

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mariab That's awesome. I've been to so many restaurants, so I can definitely make a long list of them to review. I'm a customer of Washington Mutual, which was just bought last night by JP Morgan - I wonder if I write and review of Wamu, will it still be relevant?...

26 Sep 08

mariab @mariab (88) • United States 25 Sep 08

I just started with associated content 2 days ago and I've been reviewing for review stream for about 1 week now. I'd like to ask people who have received upfront payments from AC if they pay more than 2 dollars for reviews. I've...

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mariab One more thing - I use Microsoft word first and cut and paste to the website. You can see the "word count" on the tools options and it will tell you if you've reached 200 words. I write marketing pieces for my company, which means sometimes trying to turn one...

26 Sep 08

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