Does it motivate you?

@laurika (4532)
United States
March 23, 2008 2:39pm CST
When you write for money and see those succseful sotries or someone here talking about how much they earn? Does it motivate you to write more or just don't care?
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
23 Mar 08
The only thing that really motivates me here, is when I see my earnings grow myself for the work that I do here. I cannot go by what the other members are dong. they have their own way and I have mine. some days it works out really well for me and some days not but I think it all has to do with Mylot revenue also.
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@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Oh I though more about writing articles, like helium, Ac or so.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
31 Mar 08
Yeah. I don't know a whole lot about writing the articles for pay. I am joined with several other paying sites though that I work with each day too though that pay me. All of these sites take up alot of my time. I also do surveys too. There seems to never be enough time in the day to get the most out of our earnings sometimes. I do pretty well with it though.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
23 Mar 08
The prospect of earning money is always a great motivator, Laurika. I am somewhat motivated when I see how successful others are with their writing.
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@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Yeah, me too.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
24 Mar 08
I am a professional writer, I make my money writing, I love it, mylot is just where I stop to play.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Well, that what I ment, writing articles on AC or somewhere else..
• India
24 Mar 08
i just do not care, to be frank! i am a student, and i do it only and only in my free time, so i do not compare myself with people who make a living out of earning online. i am just a novice, also i did not have a lot of success in earning online. i think mylot is my best bet, but i am just mid way from reaching the minimum pay out. it may take a while before i get my first payment
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Then iw ish you a lot of luck here.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
24 Mar 08
The money other people say they make doesn't motivate me in the least, but often the people here motivate me by their enthusiasm when they write about things they love, and that is a little contagious. I get motivated to write by things that people care about and things I care about. Sometimes that is money, like hints for frugal living, or money saved on something we bought, but usually it is not about earnings. Sometimes when Triond puts more money in my account one month than I earned the month before that motivates me to think about doing another article, though. I have a Triond buddy who says she makes triple digits writing there and I believe her, but what motivates me about her is that she is always writing me nice little notes saying she liked my articles. I should be in HER down line, lol, but Triond doesn't have an affiliate program. No referrals there at all. Just writing.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
well, that's really sweet of your friend to motivate you like that.
@vsraovsr (734)
• India
24 Mar 08
Yes. That is what really making me think every time that I can earn for myself by just writing and sharing my knowledge online.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
You are right, you can.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
24 Mar 08
It definitely motivates me to write more and more often. There's nothing better than to get paid for something you enjoy doing.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Agree.
@KATRINKA (1624)
• United States
23 Mar 08
I'm not sure that hearing about someone else's earnings motivates me to write more. Sure, I want to be able to earn a living from my writing, but that's not the primary reason I write. I write because there are stories banging around in my brain, and if I don't write them, I'll start hearing voices all the time. LOL!
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
LOL,you better write then.
• Hong Kong
24 Mar 08
Well I tend to not care. But I would try myself to see if I could succeed. If I see my earnings go up, then I would be really motivated by that. I guess people have different experiences out of the same thing, it's important to try on our own and see if we like it or could succeed in it.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
I guess you have then self-motivation, what is probably even beter.
@morgandrake (2136)
• United States
23 Mar 08
I would say that it comforts me. My motivation to write is not about the money; it is simply that I can not help, but to write. Of course, for many years, I did it just because it just happened. Then I started to look around, and decided that I wanted to do it for a living. As anyone who ever attempted to break into the paying markets, it can be disheartening. Therefore, personally, I find it very comforting to hear about the sucess of others earning money as writers. Lets face it; they started out from zero earnings also and worked their way up. If they can do it, so can I.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Thank you very much for participation, it was great response.
@gxnfly (1147)
• China
23 Mar 08
To,tell you the truth,it does motivate me when I can earn more by writing.I always want to be a freelance.Apparently it is a diffcult work for me,especially writing something in English.If I could earn money by writing ,then I won't be worried about the rent cover.So,I will be motivated to write a lot more.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
25 Mar 08
I know how hard it is when your first language isn't english, but keep working, I am sure, you can do as good as many others if not better.