A Different Perspective
By allenjames
@allenjames (294)
Philippines
July 25, 2016 8:43am CST
When I joined here, my main motivation was to earn money. Don't get me wrong. I love writing. I love sharing ideas. But I viewed mylot before as a way to earn money. And because I viewed it this way, I became less active here. Why? Because I work in a website wherein I could earn more money.
But now, things have change. I am viewing mylot now not as a source of money, but a source of enjoyment and meeting new people. This is a good stress reliever. Instead of spending too much time in Facebook, I will spend more time here. I could learn a lot of things in this site. And hopefully, gain more friends.
I'm just so excited to be back in being active here.
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9 responses
@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Jul 16
I definitely think that's the best way to look at it. I don't worry whether I get paid every month because I only come here when I'm looking for a place to meet up with old online friends and discuss topics which interest me. I won't comment just because I hope it will earn me a little extra money.
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@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jul 16
@allenjames You've got the right attitude so I'm sure you will.
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@Gina145 you are right. And I hope I can gain a lot of friends here.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
25 Jul 16
@allenjames,Agree.That's exactly what this unique site is.We earn a little here,but enjoy a lot and make a lot of friends.
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@else34 Yup you are right. The monetary benefits is just the consolation for being active here. But the most important thing here for me is the fun and excitement of meeting new friends from different countries, exchanging ideas with them and learning a lot from the experience of other people.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
26 Jul 16
@allenjames Exactly.And that's actually what Mylot is all about.We spend a quality time here meeting people from across the world and learning a lot from them.
@marguicha (223863)
• Chile
25 Jul 16
Getting friends will help you with interaction. I will follow you as I liked the answer to my post and also this one. I think that you should post more though.
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@marguicha thanks for the tip. I am now following you also. Yup. I'll try to post more here in mylot.
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
26 Jul 16
I was trying to understand the part about you work in a website where you could earn more money and was wondering does that mean you make money with FB or do something online that generates a decent amount of cash now or was considering it. Anyway, I understand the social part here and how that can be rewarding as well.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
27 Jul 16
If you can do enough so that it adds up @allenjames then that is a credit to you. For sure working on the computer specially while at home does give us freedom to pick and choose and we can manage our time where it works for us.
@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
27 Jul 16
No. I don't make money with FB. I am making money working in several sites. It's not that much. But I am making enough money to provide for my basic needs. I don't have an offline job. I only do online jobs. But I like working online because of the time flexibility and the challenge of increasing my income online.
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
26 Jul 16
@allenjames I am Filipino too :) Hehe!
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@wiLLmaH haha. Really? You are also a Filipino? I really thought that you're from Singapore. So you are just working there?
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@wiLLmaH. I also knew bubblews. I work there also for a little time. I'm really glad that you came across my discussion. I hope we can be virtual friends here. I just love having friends from other countries.
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
Thanks @rina110383. It's really nice to be back here in mylot.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Jul 16
Welcome back! I have always been here because I really enjoy my time here. =)
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@LovingMyBabies good for you. I hope I can also stay here for a very long time just like you do.
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@eliza_godinez12 (5723)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
Yes, true. Welcome back. I enjoyed being here and it's more fun interacting and commenting others post. I seldom write my own discussions.
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@allenjames (294)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
@eliza_godinez12 yup. I also love commenting to other post. But I think making 1-2 discussions everyday is not bad at all.
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
I have friends here and that's why I keep coming back. I like making money as much as the next guy, but the little bit I make here is not worth the time I put in. If that was all I got out of it, I would have dropped out long ago.
