Who is benefited by these tasks?

@ravisivan (14079)
India
July 1, 2011 7:03am CST
Hello friends -- This question has been in my mind for quite some time. In tasks dashboard we find tasks like - writing article, giving feed back on video ads. I can understand that the people who post them are benefited - they will sell the articles and in the case of ads their product will get publicised. But I do find tasks such as the following: "Download software --$0.04 reward Website signup --$0.10 rewards Like my facebook page Join our social network community Follow me on blog and twitter...." Now my doubt is -- how these people are able to pay mylot members who perform tasks.OR they will reject everything submitted still getting publicity for them/products.
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@ptower76 (1616)
• United States
1 Jul 11
I asked myself the same questions months ago. lol. Since the tasks pay so little, I wouldn't do them anyway. The answer to the question would have to be that when we complete tasks, it benefits the individuals that pay for them. It does not benefit you unless .05 satisfies you for writing an article.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
Articles at least ok. They can use it for posting in triond or bukisa or many other sites. But this download - from where money will come. ?
@ptower76 (1616)
• United States
1 Jul 11
Your guess is as good as mine. Referrals I can understand but downloads, like i said, your guess is as good as mine. I don't download anything anyway if I don't know if it is secure so they will not make anything from me anyhow.
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@ptower76 (1616)
• United States
1 Jul 11
Well, that is good to know. I personally won't download any though. Just my reluctance that comes from that ancient suspicion of technology. Maybe one day I'll get over it.
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• Canada
1 Jul 11
All tasks that I completed was always accepted! To answer part of your question or doubt, I'm sure task creators use their earning in paying!
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
For our downloading from a site we are paid $0.10. From where this money will come for that boy who is paying us?
@umabharti (3972)
• India
1 Jul 11
Hi, i do go to the dashboard to chek if i can do some tasks however when i see those tasks i feel i should not do them. I feel what will my system do after i download something for such task of downloading. Singup rewards okay i do.And there are not many of them in the tasks. Okay like my facebook , many facebooks are such a thing that its just not good to say i like blindly . Social network and community ,this is to be cheked and then should join such sites.Because our profile will be going around around in such social sites.Should be careful . Many say to join microworkers ,i dont know how to complete those tasks so i joined but i didnt finish any tasks of it.
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@umabharti (3972)
• India
2 Jul 11
hi, how to write an article ,could you tell me how did you do that, and if possible do tell me how to do tasks in microworkers.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
Uma : I am happy to tell u that my first task direct to mylot was accepted today morning. It was 300 word article. After knowing that it has been accepted I wanted to bid for another. But the slot was not available. these are taken by membes quickly because they paid $2.5 for 300 words.
• United States
1 Jul 11
Hi Ravisivan, The members who create the task (task creator) is the one who benefits as though the members performing the task make a few cents, the idea is that the task creator is benefiting on a higher scale. See offering to pay someone 4 cents for a tasks means the task creator for example may earn about 10 cents and is sharing the revenue in order to gain from it and not do the work personally. Because referrals gains the task creator of the site, they will place several because let's say he adds two of them at 4 cents each, he is paying out 8cents but he is actually making 12 cents after he recovers his investment. See all task creators must pay for the tasks in myLot in advance, so there is no benefit in rejecting all of them as it can be suspicious to myLot Admins if that were the case. They pay for the task out of their own monies upfront before they offer to members. Also all writing article tasks are then used as their own work and they stand to gain from it that way,though they may pay $2.50, like you just earned they perhaps are making $5 - $10 on that article and it is no longer yours but now perceived as their work.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
You have presented this nicely. thanks for the elaborate info. this itself comes to 200+ words. have a good day.
@isloooboy (1733)
• United Arab Emirates
2 Jul 11
Well I use $0.05 like my page, twitter etc some times not regularly and i never got rejected but some of them like 0.01 or 0.02 I don't do. They always get benefit thats why they are ready to share otherwise they never give tasks.
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@lheynne (27)
1 Jul 11
indeed,the prices are too low. in writing articles, you use your writing skills, challenge your vocabulary and it takes time. i was also asking the same thing when i saw the tasks list. the benefit is more into them than to you.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
I am not questioning about articles -- I know we are underselling ourselves --In India we are paid Rs.60 per page $1.5 per A 4page for content. Here they want 100% originality from and out of websites seen by us and will pay less. If u know any article writing/blog sites which pay per post (not on visits) please send PM.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
1 Jul 11
I like finishing the tasks because it is a good way for me to earn money in a short time. However, the tasks in Mylot offer low paid. And it may not be attractive compares to the tasks in other websites. I still like to finish the tasks. It may have a good earning than posting in Mylot:) I wish I could finish some writing tasks because the paid is so well. Since my mother language is not English. So it is too difficult for me to complete these tasks. I love China
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
nice. You complete the tasks though the compensation is less. It shows ur involvement. the avatar I think is that of your son or grandson! very cute. I love my country.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
1 Jul 11
i think who benefits more are the people who offers the task. i don't consider the tasks listed here because they pay so little.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
I know the task creator is benefited. I wanted to know the mechanism by which they offer the work.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
2 Jul 11
My guess is the task creator benefits from it in case you accepted and do the task.No one will waste his/her time posting tasks without earning anything from task done by takers.Yes, if accepted and do the task you will earn the amount you have agreed upon but it's for sure he /she get paid more than what he/she had given you. I don't do task offered here because the pay is too small.
@naija4real (1291)
2 Jul 11
I do not partake in the task section. I only answer or contribute to discussion and that is okay by me, even though I still do not earn much.
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@bouncybug (614)
• South Africa
1 Jul 11
I have also wondered about this. Even about the article tasks - surely the person who posted the task could just reject the submission and not have to pay, but still use the article and sell it? Has anyone been paid for these kind of tasks before?
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
yes. today one of my articles was accepted. Instead a sort of approval can be given for different types of tasks so that eligible members can participate and rejection rate may be less.
• Indonesia
2 Jul 11
Thanks for the information you provide. I am a beginner and I need to understand the study here. It may be very helpful because I have a social networking sites and blog.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
2 Jul 11
welcome to mylot. yes. participate freely in mylot discussions. comments will have to be in English. Quality of english should not be commented or criticised. If u have any doubt please ask our friends will guide you. I will also contribute whatever I know. I am active in this forum for the 50 days and am enjoying it.