What rank number does mylot starts before they pay?

The number in paranthesis ( ) is a count of your posts/responses, not a "rank". How much you earn is largely dependant on the quality of your posts. Better, more detailed posts earn you more. You can cash out after you earn $10. The cut-off is at the end of each month, if you have more than $10 in your account at that time, it will be transferred by the 15th of the following month into your paypal or e-gold account. I earned my first $10 after about 400 posts.

It is difficult to say as I have lost track of it now. My present rank is 1500 and I have earned $48 for responses to discussions only. This is about 3 cents per post. When I reached minimum payout I had a rank of about 300. I respond with at least four lines, and therefore I get a little around 3 cents per post.