What is your current strategy in mylot?

Malaysia
July 24, 2007 10:02pm CST
I understand to earn more in mylot means I have to work harder, post more discussions and make sure they are good quality ones. But is it possible to earn more than $1 here per day if someone doesn't have any active referrals? If so, what are the methods you are doing now. Would you share your strategies with me?
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@DavidReedy (2378)
• United States
25 Jul 07
I once saw someone do some mathematical figuring, suggesting that if someone posted non-stop 18 hours per day they could make about $400/monthly. That's a lot of work for very little pay. The idea I guess is to have some hot button topics that get a lot of responses that are original in content. Not to mention getting referrals would probably help. dr...
• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
Yeah, I am thinking doing this method too. I am starting to collect friends. I saw someone there told that we should collect as many friends as we can, so that our discussions can receive the most replies. Thanks for bringing up this idea!
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• United States
25 Jul 07
Great point! I guess I wasn't clear about what i meant, but you saw a better idea anyway. Referrals are the people you, personally, get to sign up under your referral i.d.--you get a percentage of their postings. "Friends" through mylot are other members whose conversations you can respond back and forth to.
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@mybizla (136)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
try to get more referral around the world. that all for now. what is your strategy?
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• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
Yeah, that's my goal for now. Currently I have 36 referrals. I am going to find more. Thanks for replying pal!
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@argie713 (1809)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
Wow, that's a lot of referrals. How did you get them? I have no referrals. Maybe you can give me some tips.
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• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
By joining forums and groups :)
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@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
25 Jul 07
I have no referrals all the money I've made here on mylot I've made myself by being active..I do reply to my friends post and i do make my own and reply to the people whom have replied.. It works for me I average around .50-.60 a day or at least recently I have been before that it wasn't much at all.. I found though being very active and longer replies do help out alot! Happy Earrings!!!
• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
Happy earnings to you too! Have a nice day!
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• Canada
31 Jul 07
When it comes to making money on MyLot I like to try and respond to atleast 100 or more discussions per day. This usually gets me a dollar or more. I also give + ratings to everything unless it is abusive or spam, and I upload as many pictures as I can. This has worked very well so far.
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• United States
25 Jul 07
Right now, my main strategy is to try to make at least 30 responses a day. It doesn't earn me much more than 30 cents a day, but for right now, that's good enough for me, with the time that I have to devote to posting here.
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• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
That's right. A day a grain of rice, ten days you'll collect more. Keep up posting, friend. Have a nice day to you.
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@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
25 Jul 07
i'm not depend on mylot earning too. My days already fill with my kids. Being here in mylot, kind of give me a break from the mommy job..LOL.. I think upload image for discussion that you have can also boost your earning here. I have no referral also. If you put more time i think it's possible to earn $1/day, and mylot open 24/7.
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• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
I guess you don't have a strategy then. Well keep up posting. Have a nice day.
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• Malaysia
25 Jul 07
Sorry for the above reply. I have to reword it, it's not what I mean actually. What I mean is when your intention is to have fun here strategy or no strategy you will always be here. This is your place of peace. Sorry again, if you misunderstood my statement above.
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@venshida (4836)
• United States
25 Jul 07
Actually, I don't have any strategy. I just post when I feel like it. It would be nice to earn more, but it is not the main reason for me to here.
@liranlgo (5752)
• Israel
29 Jul 07
I know that a few months ago i did earn at least one dollar per day here, but now days i am thankful if i earn more then 2 cents here. i know that i choose only posts that really interest me, and that i think i can answer with a quality response. This is very important to me. i also know that each respond would be not less then five lines, and i also check that my vocabulary is right most of the time.
• Malaysia
2 Aug 07
It was very much easier to earn in the past here. Eight months ago, it was very easy for me to get $1 for just posting 50 replies and start 10 new ones. But now, it's much harder. And yeah, we should answer to the ones which interest us, so that we could reply in the best quality content.
• Philippines
29 Jul 07
not much i just post alot and keep with me all my loyal friends wherein io could really get some nice comments on :) nothing much just enjoy posting and meanwhile learn from other people too
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@2wicelot (2945)
31 Jul 07
Honestly for the month of July I have been really lazy. I guess I am just not motivated enough to give it my all here on mylot. It is quite difficult to earn money here. So I just try my best to come on and respond to a few discussions. I try to pick discussions that I know I can give up to 4 lines of response to and the sad thing is there are not so many of them out there. I guess that is about the strategy I use, just respond to as many as possible and make the response as long as possible. Hope it helps.
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• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
Try inviting more friends, it will help you increase replies to your discussions. To find more topics to reply, maybe you should pick them up from various interests. I believe there are many, many posts which you can reply to. Good luck, and I am happy you keep continuing your posts here. Have a nice day!
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@2wicelot (2945)
2 Aug 07
May be I will try to invite people this month.
• United States
26 Jul 07
my strategies is no strategies..it is all for fun and not profit..maybe i could get an idea or share a story..but that is about all..but I am almost up to ten dollars..gosh..in the united states i can go to a movie and get some buttered popcorn if it is on tuesday..that is because I am a senior and have a movie pass...but I seldom go..because I like the computer better..and the library,,YMCA swimming,,the parks..also watching movies on Demand..as our provider (comcast) is running a special...so I watch TV in bed..but what do I know..? but I get Up sunday morning and go to Church...as God give us a week and I should at least give him an hour..
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• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
YMCA? You're from Malaysia, I guess? If in Malaysia with $10, I can have two tickets to the movie plus popcorns and sodas for two. And it is for the weekend show. Here the currency is much lower. Anyway, glad you are a faithful believer to God. Have a nice day.
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• Malaysia
2 Aug 07
Oh... sorry for my misunderstanding about where you are. It's because in Malaysia there is a YMCA, which is a political association. Wow... it's great to get free popcorn. Here golden aged people do not get free popcorns but the cinemas give discounts on certain days. For example the TGV cinema gives Wednesday as a discount day, GSC cinema on Tuesdays, (if I am not mistaken, correct me if I am wrong - any Malaysians here?). But the price for a french fries is, to me, quite expensive. Here I can get a cup (medium sized paper cup) of french fries for MYR1 in a fun-fair. With $10.00, if converted into MYR would be $35.00 and I can fill up to 17 gallons of petrol. However, I am grateful for what we are. Wherever we live, we are still under God's love and care. There's no difference under the God's eyes. So, bless you too. Hold on to your faith, as I am too holding to my religion. Happy posting, and have a nice day ahead.
• United States
1 Aug 07
sorry, i am from Monroe, Michigan USA and for $6.00 I went to the movie (Transformers) and got a free popcorn..as it was Tuesday and they give free popcorn to the Card Holders..also I am a senior citizen and the normal price is $8.00...but Sunday I got into our local festival (Monroe County Fair) for about 9 hours and seen a lot of friends and people who were very friendly..the Democrats and the Republicans were there,,also with the U.S. Army and National Guard recruiters..free fireworks, merchants buildings..free car show..they even dressed dogs in costumes..ha ha ha..petting zoo..lots of exotic foods (my wife likes the pastry the Elephant Ear and they are $4.00 each so I bought two) and she like the cinamon buns and they are about 6.00 each..so i got two..so you see the money of $10.00 does not go very far..about three gallons of gas? or three fair hot dogs..etc etc..but the water was free so i drank a lot as it was a hot day and thank God the bathrooms were free..all i ate at the fair was french fries for $4.00 and a cinamon bun...but that was adequate..have a nice day ..Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Amen
@john2001 (88)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
I tried my best.I made to start a new discussion and responds to others discussions but still my mylot earnings is $o.oo.But still I'm trying my best.Just don't quit
• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
I suggest to try posting 4 or more lines next time. It will really help you in earning. I've tried my best to avoid 3 lines or below in my replies, and it works for me. Maybe you should try it too. Best of luck.
@manzum78 (16)
• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
well, instead of chating nonsens. Better we make more invitation among our friends....it's hard and waste alot of time if we want to send an email to every each them. Why dont we go to any groups, join them and invite the groups, in that case all the group members will get the invitation....focus on that first, after we get more friends then we can start the discussion..well, at the moment that what i do, i just join yesterday, so far it's work...at the moment. We'll think'n something...then share it ok!
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• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
Hi. Thank you for introducing me to mylot. Actually I've been to this website quite number of time but I don't understand what is all about untill I read your email. The instruction and the information are enough for me to understand. Thank you very much. Since I am new, I hope we can strategies. :)
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• Malaysia
1 Aug 07
You're welcome! I am happy for you now, :). Yeah, I've been thinking for some time that many people do get confused the first time they laid eyes on mylot. Personally I think mylot should make a thorough step by step guideline on how to start posting. However, due to this lacking I made it my own initiative to explain to others who need the explanation. Hope we all would succeed in here. Have a nice day, and happy posting. Looking forward for more of your presence in here. Good luck!
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
7 Aug 07
Ihave made a strategy: 1. Post 100 discussion topics before weekend 2. Post 100 responses per day 3. Answer all the emails 4. Put tags 5. Bring in as many referrals as possible This should bring on an average $1 per day.This is not the only site I visit. I have around 15 sites to visit everyday. With all these I get $3 per day and I should increase it to $5 per day and that is good for 4 hours work per day.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 07
Basically I have NO targets, I am not here for the money and for me friendship is the most important, I have made so many friends here which is so valuable, friends that have supported me and have been there for me. I don't currently have the internet at home so I can only be on Mylot for minimal periods. I do try to respond to all of my friends discussions, the money is a bonus but they have reduced the amount they pay out, I think mainly because of the amount of members now on Mylot!
• Philippines
8 Sep 07
Well I don't have that so called strategy, I just do my postings and of course, follow the rules. I hope that I could reach a certain amount of money here before the pay period, well I hope so, I really do.
• United States
8 Sep 07
I think I posted a response to another discussion with my answer to this! DOH! What I said was basically: I think posting a discussion like this is a good way to pick the brains of other mylotters to find out what works the best for them so far. Being a newbie, I'm curious in finding out that same information for myself. I've found that (and heard a rumor that) the longer you keep a discussion going - particularly one that you started, the more the payout is. I also take the time to respond to every comment I get, if possible, because I've found that this gives you a bigger payout also. I heard from other people that you only get credit for responding to your own discussion once...but I don't believe this to be true! Respond to as many discussions started by other people as possible. Continue to add friends. Update your profile. Add pictures. Use the pictures on one of your discussions - and promote the links to the pictures in a discussion (so that people will comment on it and thus give you more towards your earnings). Start a discussion per day. Just keep trying different things as I've been doing, including what other people suggest, and see what makes you more. I have no definitive answers on this yet, but I'll keep coming back to this post for suggestions! In the meantime, good luck!
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
8 Sep 07
My current strategy? Post whenever I can and do my best when posting. The earnings are only a bonus. Being here is great.
• Philippines
8 Sep 07
It may take so looong to earn hard cash.. 70-100 post = 1$? cool enough.. at least having fun wont hurt?