If earnings are any indication then I am not popular on mylot
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44721)
Staten Island, New York
October 15, 2018 5:27pm CST
I've never been the popular kid in school. And I am not popular on mylot. Maybe that's why I never make much. I never seem to make more than $7 in time for pay day. I've actually never even made $7.
I joined mylot back in 2015 (towards the end of the year).
First time I got paid, they payed out those that didn't reach $5 and I got just under $1.50, which apparently took me six months to reach.
Next time I got paid, I had actually reached the $5 minimum and that took 14 months to achieve.
That's just crazy. Don't know why it took so long. Guess I was not active much back then.
Now it seems I reach $5 every three months. Though I managed to get there in two months' time once.
That's progress for sure but I wish I could get $5 every month and hopefully much more than that. Maybe one of these days that will happen...
You'd think it'd be easy to reach $5 (or more) every month. Not for this NYC girl apparently.
But hey, anything I get is better than nothing.
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28 responses
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
16 Oct 18
In order to reach the magic $5 figure in one month, I need to do a lot of commenting and responding as well as submit posts at least envy other day. Sometimes that just isn't going to happen.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena don't I know it. I've covered miles.....don't always have available Internet......and a million other things I want to, or need to do.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@Morleyhunt Life must always come before mylot I think...
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
We all have lives outside mylot. We can't necessarily be here every day or devote a lot of time in a day to it.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Oct 18
One thing you have to do is reply to every single person who does comment on your posts., that is who what you. Then go read and comment on the peoples post that takes their time to read yours.
Talk about happy things in life. No one can take gloom and doom, being witchy and complaining daily, not that you do, just sayin.
Three, share the real you with us, that is why will get you friends.
See easy as 1-2-3
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
Sometimes there is nothing you can say in reply to someone's response or comment unless it's some generic phrase or meaningless phrase. Should I do that anyway?
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena Yes! because that id your money.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Oct 18
I think that it's possible for sure but it has yet to happen. I've never reached $5 in one month yet. I guess having all of my discussions with lots of responses would be helpful. That's not true in my case. I have plenty of discussions that don't have a lot of interaction.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@nela13 Trying to do that.
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
15 Oct 18
@lovebuglena just try to interact as much as you can so the others will know you.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Oct 18
Your topics can drop down and people will miss them. I think earnings also depends about time of posting. If you post new discussion when many people is active, than you will get responses.
Btw, I here active 10months and I didn't receive any payout yet so be patiente. You will succeed.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Oct 18
I am glad it no longer takes me that long to reach $5 but three months is still a good amount of time...
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Oct 18
@lovebuglena Soon it will be even more faster. Try to post some topics about life on what everybody can something tell. Don't post anything to special to small circle of people.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Oct 18
@mrki444 Good advice there. I seem to do that most of the time I think.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
Perhaps I may not be interacting as much as I should be...
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Oct 18
@Iamkitty Maybe I should start keeping track of how many responses/comments I do each time I log in here. And how many discussions I post. And then see how much I made on those days and see if there is any pattern between how much I posted and how much I made.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
16 Oct 18
Well I do not mind much about the earnings in here. I barely just started last July this year although I am a long time member in here. I think that average payout for me is about 2 months. I think that you belong to the normal users in here. As many are saying the earnings depend on your interaction with other members and not on what you post. If many would be interested in your post and interaction happens then you may earn from that.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena I just do not bother with how they are computing mine anymore. I like interactions in here and if I earn good if not then move on. Sometimes looking at what you are earning discourages you to go on participating in here. I just do what a normal commenter/poster I should be, if they like my topic good and thank you if not then I go to the next topic I can reply to.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
Us posting earns us nothing and I know that. It's the interaction on what we post that's important. But what we post is important too because what we post (about) could mean the difference between getting lots of interaction or only a little bit, if at all. It would be nice if every post I did always got lots of interaction but that is not the case. I wonder if there is any mylotter that always gets lots of interaction on everything he/she posts on the site...
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@rsa101 Focusing on earnings can discourage you for sure. Yet I always look to see what my earnings are... I interact whenever I can and whenever I am in the mood and hope for the best. I am not one of these people who has a set daily goal and won't leave my laptop or mylot until I reach it. I don't over exhaust myself to try and get a certain amount in a given day. I do not set goals here, though I hope to get around 17 cents in a day because getting about that much every day for a month gets you to $5.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
6 Nov 18
that's about what i make.but then,i'm not on here as much as some people..
it usually goes for cat toys anyway..
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@much2say (56087)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Oct 18
For me, I'm not here enough period - so it seems like I reach payout every other month these days - sometimes it might take even longer. I don't think about popularity here so much . . . but I don't think much about payout anymore either. I'm just glad to join the party here when I can 
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.@much2say (56087)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Oct 18
@lovebuglena Yah, at least the bank continues to roll over - it's not like we lose anything - so all is good 
. Indeed it's great to be here no matter what!
. Indeed it's great to be here no matter what!@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Nov 18
@much2say I like that for sure. I'd hate it if what we made went back to zero when the month was over if we did not make it to five. The only downside is that if you make close to five but never actually make it to five ever you will never see those earnings.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
Reaching payout every other month is great. I'd like it if I progressed to that time frame. I am not one of those people that gets very upset if I don't reach $5 when the month is over. I am happy to reach it period, no matter how long it takes. It's a bonus to interacting with others and sharing my thoughts.
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
16 Oct 18
You can comment on some responses and talk about news or something.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I try to stay away from talking about the news because there is a lot of negativity and bad things on the news usually.
@akalinus (43366)
• United States
18 Oct 18
@lovebuglena Your energy levels are different on different days. The points accumulate over the span of time. I was not here yesterday but plan to make it up today.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Oct 18
@akalinus There are days when I am not much into the mood to mylot, so I may log in, check the notifications, maybe post a discussion and then log off.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I try to post at least one discussion when I log in here. Though I am sure there were days when I didn't post anything and just interacted on others' discussions.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
It is not hard to make the $5 payout but hard to do it in one month, in my case.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Oct 18
@porwest I probably have to respond to/comment on a huge amount of discussions daily... I probably don't do that on as many discussions as I should... But we are more likely to get interaction on our own discussions than on our responses/comments on others' discussions, no?
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
19 Oct 18
@lovebuglena Just go around and start liking and commenting on a ton of posts. You would be surprised at how quickly your bank goes up. I have actually experimented where I did no posts but just commented and liked, and my earnings went through the roof. Even in some posts, if you comment on others comments in that post and like their comments, this works too.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84229)
• Rupert, Idaho
16 Oct 18
I don't have any advice since I just joined myself....but hopefully the earnings will pick up for you even more!
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I hope so as well. When did you join?
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@MommyOfEli2013 Oh, so you are a newborn mylotter. Hope you enjoy your time here.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84229)
• Rupert, Idaho
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena I joined about a week or so, might be a little less.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Oct 18
The more you stay in myLot, the more chances you'll reach $5 consistently.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Oct 18
@allen0187 And yet most of the days I don't even the 16-17 cent minimum, that's needed to reach $5 when the month is over. 
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I try to be on here every day if possible.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@mesbakh That's a good target. Hopefully you can keep that streak going on a regular basis. Maybe even get there in less than 2 months. ..
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Oct 18
That's great! Hopefully, next one will take less time.
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
16 Oct 18
The amount you earn is based on how much others respond to you. Posting interesting posts that invite responses, leaving responses that invite comments, and making comments that lead to a conversation rather than a quick like and move on will all help you earn more.
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena I understand what you mean. Some folks are nice enough to leave a comment, but the nature of the comment does not invite a reply.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
You make great points here. Writing an interesting discussion is not enough. You gotta keep the conversation going in the comments. It's not always easy though because there are times when there is not much you can say in reply to a response or a comment someone leaves on your discussion.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@DWDavis There are enough of those here. And to reply just for the sake of replying, which may lead to a few pennies, is not something I am a fan of.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena I think it is different for each person. I don't know the magic answer.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Oct 18
@HazySue Yeah. What works for one person may not work for another.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
How much more active is the question... It's probably different for everybody.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
16 Oct 18
@lovebuglena
I would like to know why you think you are not popular here? Do you interact and answer posts?
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@Hannihar Thank you for the suggestion. Perhaps another thing to try is to go to a discussion I wrote and read and comment on a discussion of everyone that left something on mine...
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I interact on other people's discussions. And respond to responses on my discussions as well. I never thought of myself as a popular kid/person... I don't feel like I'm popular here, especially when I have plenty of discussions that don't have a lot of interaction. But maybe I am wrong in thinking that.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena
I do not know what to tell you except hang in there and hopefully you will feel better. I do have a suggestion. Pick up some of those that do interact with you ahd try and interact with them and see if it gets better for you.
@thislittlepennyearns (62930)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Oct 18
Maybe try to switch up what topics you write about.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
I don't always write about the same topic... But maybe there are things I don't write about that i should.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 18
@thislittlepennyearns I am aware of the fact that we earn from others' responses on what we post and not from what we post.
@thislittlepennyearns (62930)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Oct 18
@lovebuglena if you had more interesting topics, more people would respond. You don't earn from what you post. You earn from what other people respond.
