I Earned A Meager .88 After Posting More Than A Hundred Responses (sigh!)

Hi jean_rose, I am a teacher too! I think you should feel good instead of otherwise. I joined a month ago and had only just crossed that 100 postings mark. You've got your 100th postings in 2 weeks! That is simply amazing to me. I also have similar earnings where postings concerned. Meaning to say that i only got pennies for my comments (and i spend 20 minutes on a comment on average) and i'm not to sure how the earning system works. Some seasoned mylotters say that the quality of your post determines your earnings. Then again, i think that's subjective. Nonetheless, don't lose hope! Keep the postings coming. Cheers!!-Lyn

I started out with a "5" and am now up to an "8", Don't fret it, it will come up.

Maybe some of your earnings will pass over to the next day. I hope so because you are a good poster and deserve it. That happens to me constantly by the way.

my suggestion is to talk more in your responses.i think but im not sure it matters how much u talk rather than how many post u have. something that would alspo help is to get a 10 star the higher star u have the more money you will make

Put a bit of your life into your responses and don't be afraid to make friends, or to chat to people to let them know you.

I can compare, I don't have much time on here either, I'm usually hanging with friends or at the skatepark downtown. As someone else has stated, get some friends and earn some rep, you'll get there :D

this has been happening to a few of us lately. One day last week i earned ten cents for a few hours on here. I think mylot have changed the way they are paying us again. It was that i could relatively earn 2 dollers a day here, now if i get a doller ive had a good day. I dont think it is just mylot in my case i have also become demotivated by the lowering of payments blessed be

hi jean sorry to hear this! what you need to do in order to earn about a dollar is put a good few lines into your responses and start up some discussions (im not saying you don't) but this could be the reason why you only got a few pennies! that's what i do and i earn a dollar! =) hope you see your earnings rise soon!

Yes, myLot is a low paying job considering the number of hours you put and the priceless thoughts you share. Oh well, at least we get something for doing something we enjoy anyway. Happy earnings :)

I work full time, so my time here is limited. I've been getting on mylot off and on for a month now and , wow, I'm up to 49 cents. I saw where some of the others that responded to you mention to make sure your post are more than a couple of lines and seems like I read that somewhere in here. I don't think I would try to make a living here, but mylot is very interesting to me and I have a thirsty mind. Love seeing what others think about different topics. Hand in there and keep posting, maybe it'll get better !

I think there must be a reason why this happened. Last weekend on both satuday and sunday, I did exactly 100 posts to check the payout consistency. One day I earned $2.46 and the other $2.48. So, that test showed me that mylot is consistent with paying as far as my type of responsess and other activities on site. And that may be the key. Are your responses to short and off topic? Do you use some tags? With my 100 responses, I also began 10 or so discussions. You must do both. Did you rate your responses(at least some of them). Did you pick at least some "best responses?" Did you add some uploaded photos? Try an experiment one day and do the above along with exactly 100 posts and I think you will see an improvement in the payout. Really, most of the above suggestions do not take that much time. I would be interested to know how it works out for you. REMEMBER: Mylot uses a complicated payout formula that includes all aspects of participation. That in my mind is the key and also is the reason myloters are getting frustrated. Their work here is one-dimensional.

don't be disappointed with that, you know what? me, i make .51 cents for 4 days that i'm here but didn't bothers me. just enjoy the site as i do. learning some new things, helping others out and having some new friends is enough for me to stay on mylot. have a great time kababayan. cheers=)

Yes, I've noticed the same thing also. The key is to start great discussions, and reply with great answers so people will notice, and raise your "reputation" here. Good luck!

its like other people have said not going to become rich doing this but away to make a little extra money. i have enjoyed responding to discussions and starting my own too.

Well all I can tell you is it just depends. It depends on how your posts are, if they are quality posts and discussions and not just one word answers. I think you get paid more if your rating stays higher and you also get paid for rating other people. Oh yeah one last thing on the left hand side where it says unresolved discussions, that is discussions you have started but have not given a best response to. Go in and do them and you'll earn more too.

Hello jean!(",) Now, you know that mylot doesn't pay that much but, its okay.(",)I'm also from the Philippines and a dollar is much already. Mylot is one of my past time that I enjoy so much. Don't you worry, just continue posting and you'll never expect to have 10 dollars or more by the end of the month. You are doing a great progress. Keep it up and try to answer discussions longer or make it up to 5 sentences or more. Good day and send my regards to all of your students!(",)

Well. i read what you wrote, and i can only tell you that a 100 posts, is alote of posts, and usually you are supposed to earn a cent for each post, maybe you replied with a one sentence response to some of them? this doesn't get you any money earned. But now i am seeing you have a star that is numbered 9. and your mylot reputation is 91, so i guess now you are getting payed more money. I have a suggestion for you. just try to forget the whole money earning stuff. respond to topics you really like, and answer with a 6-10 quality sentence, and in the end of the day you will see, that your earning has gone up. good luck and welcome to mylot.

OMG, can't believe that you earned quite a little after posting about 100. Maybe you should contact mylot. Anyhow for making more money pls see this topic. http://mylot.com/w/discussions/892808.aspx If it didn't help you then, pls ask some experienced mylotters. Anyhow, with the topic. Jean do post that much and in doing so don't give any one liner's or two three's. Be reasonable with your post and discussions that you start and in doing so you get your reward i.e. earning of upto about $1 that you want to make, I hope.

I just enjoy myself posting some interesting discussions and made replies to discussions which I find I can help and have something to contribute that is useful. I did earn earn $0.41 on less than 30 discussions or replies and I was surprised and already happy about it. What is more rewarding here is when you received a reply that you're able to help someone even in simple ways. :)

Hi Jean... Mylot or any other website like Mylot can never be a substitute for your social life , so the best people to be here is people who like to chat,chat and chat,,I don't mean to be rude ..so if chatting is not your thing,just try other things to improve your social life.Because money here is just an added bonus and not the main motive...