Is it ok just to post reponses and not start discussions???

Ive looked at your discussions and they're quite good so dont worry because you're still new. It takes time to get discovered but its really worth the wait. Dont give up so soon. :) Ive been there, but now ive gained some reputation, gained lots of friends and have some good discussions:) just wait and see... As for your questions, there's no harm on just posting and posting rather make a discussion of your own. You will get paid for either one:) Just remember that important thing, post with quality because there's certainly no point posting and posting if you are not contributing something worthwhile for yourself (earnings) and for the whole mylot cmmunity.:)

The earnings computation model of myLot has not been revealed and we only have vague guidelines to rely on. I can't be sure since I've always started discussions regularly - but I would say to be on the safer side, respond more than starting discussions but start at least 1 or 2 daily. As long as you stick to good quality discussions, your earnings should be moving along fine. The more you post (assuming good quality posts), the more you have a chance of earning. If you just push out discussions and make no responses, I would actually guess that this may mark against you. Just what I think.

You do not get paid for starting a discussion - you only get paid when someone respond to it, therefor if u do not post your own and then just post, post and post to others yu should be fine =) I start a few a week and mostly post to other peoples discussions!

Whether you are responding or posting to discussions it shouldnt affect your earnings as long as you remain active. The problem with making alot of posts about personal problems is that alot of people cant relate and dont feel like they have anything valid to add to the discussion and therefore dont.

if all the members think like that then there will be no discussions . thats not fair . all shoul post the discussions to mylot .

Dont just think of earning of money. Your response to others will bring you other kind of earning like happiness, friendship etc.

it is 100% ok to only post response only as i believe it is better to give good quality response than posting low quality discussion.

You should be fine either way. I respond to discussions much more frequently than I start them. It hasn't seemed to hurt my earnings. Try loading pictures when you're able as well. That will also help build your earnings.

i think responding is better then creating a discussion....

hi bigfelah! im also a newbie and havent started any discussions yet. if you ask me, its easier to respond to discussions since you only have to comment and give out your own ideas but it would be more challenging & fun i guess to also start a discussion. that way, you get the upper hand. responses are to your own interest. i would be starting my own discussions soon, would ensure that it would be something interesting that can really catch other mylotters attention, not too broad a topic i guess but something everybody can relate to..hope i could get a few responses..

If it is hard for you to start a discussion then just try to respond to other discussions first. As you go on you can already understand what is mylot all about. Don't worry youstill can earn through responding to discussions.

Its recommended here in myLot that you only not post to discussions but to start your own discussions aswell. Me, i would start around 5 discussions a day (everytime im online) and i get pretty good responses.i guess the secret for you to have more responses is to have your discussion in "open ended form". But i guess it earns me more to post to discussions.

yes what Renagades told is right .if all the members think like that then there will be no discussions .that should not be there . we should contribute something to mylot .

I'm quite new to this, but from what I understand it helps your income to start a few discussions each day. So, you may reply to 30 discussions, but it would not hurt to maybe begin a few on your own. I believe you earn money both ways.

Actually, for me, it depends on the mood I am in, and lately, it looks like we actually make most of our $$ anyways when we respond to someones discussion more than when we start one of our own. But if No one started New discussions on here, then we would have nothing to respond too, and this place would Dry up and be not worth coming here. So I guess it is Balance, and find what works best for you.

I too respond to many more discussions than I actually post. I find mylot more fun to me by reading what others are saying and responding with my own opionions and related stories. I can honestly say that I think I earn more by responding rather than starting a new discussion- I'm not for sure though.. as I don't start alot of new ones. If I have an honest question or have something I think alot of people will find interesting I will start a new discussion. However usually when I think of something great to start someone usually beats me to it : ) So go ahead and respond to discussions! Make sure you respond to only quality discussions that follow mylot rules and be sure your response is quality also. This is where you make the money. Also when your response is voted Best response-- that is extra cash too!

First of all, welcome to mylot Then, there is really nothing wrong with sticking to answering posts and I really shouldn't affect your earnings ... plus it is a great way to start tiying bonds with the others and by adding friends to your lists that is how you can get them to answer your discussions afterwards Good luck to you and if you wish you can start by adding us ;-O)

Hello bigfelah, you shouldn't worry about receiving few responses. Anybody who is just starting goes through the same thing as you including me. It doesn't matter whatever discussion you feel like posting and sharing with other members here. As you move on, you will learn more about what really attract mylotters to respond to your discussion. You can keep responding for as many as you like. There's no limit there. Although, contributing sensible discussions will help boost up your earnings. Don't give up. Wish you all the best.

I think both will impact on your earnings.Nobody has been able to clearly state the formula used by mylot to rate discussions and responses at least i have not seen any.I don't also think anybody knows which pays higher. To be on the safe side start at least a discussion a day and respond to as many as you can. Most of all do get referrals it will help your earnings. You get 25% of your referrals earnings.

hi im new too.. and since mylot did not review how they pay us..i decided to do a little experiment for myself to figure out how things are going on around here. on the first day, i responded to around 10 discussions and my earnings were 9cents. so at first i thought each response earned me 1 cents, but if it is so, it would take me 1000 responses to get to payout, that would take a long time for me to do that as i have other things to do. the next day i tried responding with at least 10 lines. i did 7 responses and got 11cents for it. that's more than 1cent per post. i was really excited. therefore i responded every discussion with long and quality answers and i also rated everyone's response. i did 4 responses on the third day and i earned 11 cents. how cool is that? day 2(7 responses)----11cents day 3(4responses)-----11cents which would you choose??haha... it's all about quality, not quantity you guys. work smart not work hard..hopefully im helpful.