What TYPE of online earning have you done over the years?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
United States
September 19, 2020 5:47pm CST
I'm not interested in knowing the names of sites. I just want to know what kind of sites you've used over the years and roughly when you started.
I started around 2007, and I've done PTC, forum sites, article sites, chat sites, GPT sites, music rating sties, survey sites and poll sites.
I think that about covers it but I might have missed a few. I've tried my hand at transcription but I didn't like that. I've been naive a few times, but still managed to scrape a few pennies out of a site before I left it.
My favorite site though is... mylot. Not just for the few bucks we earn, but for the conversations we have and the people we meet.
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19 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
20 Sep 20
myLot has always been my 'go to' site since 2006. I tried Bubblews while it was up and maybe made $50 from it while it was paying. I quickly knew that it was not going to be sustainable, however. Before myLot, I was using Yahoo Answers (which doesn't pay its users at all) but I did try some survey sites (Toluna and one or two others) which made me a very small amount.
I have played with the idea of affiliate marketing and some other serious online earning programs and I'm still in touch with at least one person who makes a living this way. I can only admire his commitment and dedication. It takes certain skills and mindsets to do this and, sadly, I don't believe I have those.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Oh yes, think I made around $100 all in all from bubblews. It was nice while it lasted, but I think a lot of us knew we should get while the getting was good.
I don't know a lot about affiliate marketing but I think that's fallen to the wayside in the past few years. It used to be a hot topic here if I remember correctly.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Sep 20
I have surveys. Yes myLot is still the best for me.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
19 Sep 20
Surveys can be hit or miss. I have found one really good site that works for me, but I believe it's only available in the US, UK and Canada. 
I know it's hard for people outside of those three countries to find earning sites.
I know it's hard for people outside of those three countries to find earning sites.3 people like this
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
20 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum you are correct, some survey sites are not available but the three sites I keep are at least legit.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@florelway I'm glad they are legit for you. Do you have to wait a long time before you get a survey?
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@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
20 Sep 20
I am also like you done many like you mentioned above and still m doing some. I grew mylot is my favorite also.
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@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
20 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I agree. If something ever happened to mylot I sure would miss it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@Tina30219 Well, we did have that hiatus for awhile when someone bought them out and it changed to a twitter like site. I'm glad they are back now though.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Mylot doesn't really seem like a lot of effort, which I think is why I love it so much.
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Sep 20
I used to be on Bubblews and made quite a few thousand dollars, alas, at the end they owed me more than $300,00. I was not pleased as many other users .
I also did Squidoo which was good while it lasted.
I also had my own website for a while but gave it up,.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I think I made atleast $100, maybe more. I can't honestly remember how much I made, but I think I was one of the lucky ones and they only owed me $30 or so.
Websites are so hard to maintain.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Sep 20
I have tried all the sites earlier in these 4 years. and mylot still works the best for me
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Mylot is the most stress free, too!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@amitkokiladitya Yes, I like being able to come here and feel like I am having fun while earning a little bit of money.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes ..so true it takes away all.the pressure from me
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I use prolific a lot. I like their studies because they tend to be a lot more fun and pay more.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@porwest It's a site out of the UK. A lot of their studies are from Universities around the world and they can be interactive (watching videos, playing games etc) instead of just multiple choice / fill in the blank. Some surveys also offer the possibility of earning a bonus if you guess things correctly.
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@porwest (92404)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Never heard of that site. More fun in what way?
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I have done the same. I also had some "real jobs" online although unfortunately, they were temporary in nature. They were great while they lasted though.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I hope you can find one.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@snowy22315 Maybe, right now I am enjoying what I do and am trying to break into a writing career. I would really prefer it, but a side hustle wouldn't hurt either.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I wouldn't mind having a "real" online job, provided I could work my own hours.
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@Letranknight2015 (52072)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
Yeah, maybe mylot could be the last online earning site that I will be participating to.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
22 Sep 20
I understand that. I only use this one and one other site. I don't have the time to spend on all the others.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Lots of people came from the bubbles site. Surveys can be hit or miss for me. I found one site that seems to be do very good for me though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Sep 20
@rakski That is very slow earnings. I do not do as well as some others do with surveys, but I do okay. I know some people have been able to make a decent income with it.
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@rakski (125761)
• Philippines
21 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Surveys are very slow in my country. I remember earning $20 for 2 and a half years I think
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
26 Sep 20
I used to do a few chatting sites but you barely even made chump change from those.
I worked from the time I was 18 until a few years ago when I quit. I don't make a lot of money from home, but I don't have the same anxieties I did while working either.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
27 Sep 20
There used to be a poll site I did not too long ago... I hate that they closed up shop, but I kept forgetting to do them anyway.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I've done everything you have done except for the transcription. I still am active on some survey sites and panel groups. My writing has been on a hiatus recently. I should get back to that. I have been doing all this since 2010.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
So only a few years after I got started with it. I wasn't as active for a few years while I worked, but now since all I do is online earnings...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Welcome to Mylot!
This is a great place to have fun and earn a few dollars each month. I've talked to a lot of people from the Philippines and it seems that they tend to find freelance work to be the most profitable for them.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
@mochang Right, but I think if you can get the training easily, or if the company will provide the gadgets, then it is worth it.
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@mochang (574)
• Philippines
20 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes because it has higher pay than the usual jobs here. although it might require some skills and trainings to do it, plus the gadget that you must have
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@andresbp6 (87)
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20 Sep 20
This is my firts day in Mylot so I´m happy to see that this is a really good site to talked and have nice conversations, I personally worked for 5 years in a website that pays you for hearing and translating a conversation bweteen a client and the dealership.
This past months I tried with surveys but most of the websites just works for US,UK and Canada
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Yes, there's lots of sites out there that only work for US,UK and Canada. I hear all the time how hard it is for other to find work. I love mylot, but fair warning, it's more of a "cup of coffee" every month type of earning site.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
All of those are ones I've done too.
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@andriaperry (117130)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Sep 20
Yes, I had to block a couple of people. Yes, I am blocked by a few and I really don`t mind.
I like it here best of all too.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
Oh yeah, I've blocked one or two here or simply ignored them. I'm glad that some of the worst are gone though.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Sep 20
It sounds like the site is working well for you.
@princessmarie (1082)
• Philippines
21 Sep 20
I tried bubblews once but the site went bankrupt, i guess. Din't get any pay outs from the site. So i decided to try myLot. I joined this site since 2018 but just this year I decided to write articles. For 2yrs I never checked my account.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Sep 20
Bubblews did pay at one point, but it sounds as if you joined towards the end. This site (mylot) is great.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
20 Sep 20
I've been doing online earnings since 2007, though. 
