Do you set specific earnings goals for yourself?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (43074)
Staten Island, New York
November 3, 2017 2:36pm CST
There are people who reach the minimum earnings amounts on a monthly basis on different sites no matter what those minimums are. I am one of the people for whom it never happens. Therefore, I do not set earnings goals on sites that pay because if I don't achieve them, which most likely will be the case, I will be very disappointed. And it's not like I have total control over how much money I make anyway. A big part of it depends on other factors. So no matter how much effort I put in, the rewards may not be much different.
Here on MyLot, it took me four months to reach the minimum, for which I got paid in October. I hope to reach my next $5 in three months or less. I have halfway to go, so hopefully by the end of the year I will have reached my third $5. If this happens, that's great. If it doesn't happen, it's okay because I do not tell myself "I have to make $5 by the end of the year." It's just a wish.
On HubPages, it took me seven months to reach the minimum (there it's $50), for which I got paid in October. I actually surpassed it by about thirteen bucks. Hopefully, this time around it will take me less time. And it looks like it may happen because I already have close to $22 in new earnings. Would love to get there by the end of the year but again, I do not tell myself "I have to make $50 by the end of the year." It's just a wish.
And because it is just a wish, there shouldn't be any disappointment if earnings are not achieved by that time. And if there is, it should only be minor...
Do you set specific earnings goals for yourself?
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11 responses
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
It can be unhealthy for sure.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 17
That's your goal or how much you earn?
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 17
@TheInvisibleMan That's a nice goal. Hope you get to it or even surpass it!
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
3 Nov 17
I started out the same way as you do, when I joined Mylot 2 years ago. It took me a long time to reach payout. At HP, I never made payout after joining 3 years ago. Maybe I'll get it by the end of the year. I barely make a dollar a month (last month at 1.03) and not much with niche sites or Amazon. What's your secret? For here, it's 20 cents a day to make $5 a month.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 17
@KristenH What I have is not that great. Plenty of people cash out every month. Wish I was in the same boat. Are all of your hubs featured?
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
5 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Yes, all featured and a few of them are niched. I haven't written anything new since April, and hope to write new hubs between now and New Year's.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
5 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Me too. I do share the links via Twitter and Facebook daily. Sometimes Pinterest. I haven't flipped any hubs either too. Good question, Lena. I manage to make a dollar a month, sometimes 80-90 cents a month. Maybe so. 
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
@lovebuglena That's the best attitude.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 17
Like I tell myself, if it happens, that's great. If it doesn't happen, it will happen eventually. No need to stress over it.
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@paigea (35680)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Lots of responding on people's discussions, and on the responses of others on those discussions.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Nov 17
@paigea But can't just go to a discussion, leave a response and then go to other responses and comment on them. Maybe a few but not many or all of them. That wouldn't be right, unless you really had something to add that others have not already said.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 17
I would like to make $5 monthly. I haven't had that happen to me yet, not even a single time.
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Nov 17
I've never mastered how hubpages work. I am on several websites and apps as well but a lot of them let you cash our whenever
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
I wish sites didn't have minimums and wonder why they set them. Maybe if there are a lot of members it is easier to pay people when there are minimums...?
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Nov 17
@lovebuglena well on the apps the lowest one I can cash out for is $2 for a 500 points.
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
3 Nov 17
I don`t really make earning goals just do what I can earn for a month and enjoy 
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
Enjoying yourself should definitely be a priority. The earnings are a great bonus.
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@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
4 Nov 17
@lovebuglena That is very true. Well said. Couldn't have said it better myself.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
When you give things a try, instead of doing nothing, and give it your best as well, you are already successful in some way.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
3 Nov 17
Yes i do.
Hope you get to your goals in a decent ampumt of time
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
Does setting goals help you get there? Do you think you would have gotten there had you not set goals?
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
3 Nov 17
@lovebuglena yes, setting goals helps get there.. probably would
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
3 Nov 17
I do not set goals to reach on sites like this. I just do the best I can.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
As long as you do your best that's what counts the most.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 17
Remember that we get paid on the 15th for what we make in the previous month. So, whatever you each has to be by the end of that month, not by the 15th of the current month, in order to get paid for it.
