Reaching Minimum Payouts on Sites

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I've been on this site since sometime in 2015. According to the stats so far I have 111 discussions, 296 responses, and 659 comments. You would think that I'd have gotten to the $5 payout many times. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I've only gotten to the minimum once and I got there only at the end of this month. I did get paid about a $1.48 back in April of 2016 when they chose to pay people with any amount earned. So I guess it took me from April 2016 till now to get to my first $5. How ridiculous is that? But at least I finally got there. Can't say that for Triond, Wikinut, Niume or PenStrokes. I've had some earnings on those sites but not enough to ever cash out. Triond vanished from the face of the earth, Wikinut and Niume discontinued their revenue program, and I stopped posting on PenStrokes due to low views. HubPages proved to be the only site where I reached the minimum many times (and there it is $50) and I continue to earn. The amounts are not huge, and it takes about a half a year or so to get to the minimum every time, but at least I earn. Perhaps I should start being more active there again, post more, and try to comment on other people's stuff. I want to be able to get to the minimum in much less time. There are people there that get paid every month... And some make thousands on that site every year. I want to be able to do the same. Wonder how they do it, and what I can do to make it happen for me as well.