I want to see proof of online earnings
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (43077)
Staten Island, New York
December 11, 2017 9:23pm CST
When people say they make X amount a month online I want to see proof. Otherwise, it's just words in the air. Makes it hard to believe those earnings are real.
One way to provide proof is to take a screenshot of the earnings. A screenshot will make me believe the statement to be more legit and honest.
On the other hand, people can photoshop their earnings and do it in such a way that it will look like an actual screenshot taken from PayPal or from a site they earn on.
So, how do I really know if the people actually earn what they say they earn?
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13 responses
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
You make a good point. But what if I can't achieve the same earnings success as the others (assuming they are honest about their earnings)? Then what? Do I believe that is possible?
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
@Meramar True but I want to be able to make as much as those "big" earners. If they can do it, I should be able to do it too.
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@Meramar (2695)
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13 Dec 17
@lovebuglena You neither have the same goals or same needs than the other person. For example, the other person might be happy only if he or she needs to reach for example 200 dollars. Meanwhile you might be happy doing already 50 dollars. The sense is getting some earnings. But not earning the same as another person does. The value depends of each and personal situation, not the amount itself.
@sabtraversa (12936)
• Italy
13 Dec 17
You can ACTIVELY search for bad reviews, for example. 
Or see how many people take their time to photoshop payment proofs, if you can see many from several people, maybe the site really pays. Maybe. You can never be too sure, and of course, you must rely on common sense and your own intuition. Is it possible for such website to pay such amount for such activity? If yes, you're left with the doubt the owner is a scammer, but if it can physically pay, you exclude all the false promises. 
Like @JolietJake said, even if they allow you to access their account, they could have still modified the info somehow. Wrongdoers know how to make a proper job. 
Or see how many people take their time to photoshop payment proofs, if you can see many from several people, maybe the site really pays. Maybe. You can never be too sure, and of course, you must rely on common sense and your own intuition. Is it possible for such website to pay such amount for such activity? If yes, you're left with the doubt the owner is a scammer, but if it can physically pay, you exclude all the false promises.
Like @JolietJake said, even if they allow you to access their account, they could have still modified the info somehow. Wrongdoers know how to make a proper job. 1 person likes this
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
It's not so much about whether a site pays or not but that it's possible to earn a certain amount a month on that site.
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@sabtraversa (12936)
• Italy
13 Dec 17
@lovebuglena Yes, that's also when common sense kicks in.
Or maybe it's a person who collected money for years and then shows they earned that much in a month, but maybe it was a year. I would have received $50 'in a month' from myLot if I never gave my PayPal info until now. 
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
@sabtraversa I am not sure if mylot does this but I am a member of a few sites (that let me earn with my writing) and there you choose when you want to get paid. Like for example, you can set it up so that you are paid when you reach $10 or $20, etc. I wonder if that is good or bad. Still, I prefer to have the lowest possible minimum. You'd think $5 is super low and easy to reach every month. Never happened for me here.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
It is our choice to join a site, irrespective of proof. Proof does not necessarily tells everything about the site.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
14 Dec 17
@lovebuglena Yes, it is entirely our choice to join a site or not join a site.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
That is definitely true. Even if we have proof that the site pays or that people do earn there, it doesn't mean we will join it.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
I do my due diligence before joining a site. A proof of payment is nice but of course, not everyone will post one or not everyone will post a legit one. I just research online and read review sites before joining a paying site.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
I wasn't talking about whether the site pays or not. I was talking about those that say they earn a certain amount (which happens to be high) a month and it being hard to believe without proof.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
17 Dec 17
@lovebuglena thanks for the clarification.
I doubt if someone would go out of their way to prove how much they are earning online.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 17
Maybe they lie because they want to have a good image. Not to offend people here though.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Dec 17
Who knows? Maybe that could be one of the reasons.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
12 Dec 17
You'd have to decide to trust them, or not.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
I wouldn't be surprised if someone did. 
But it would probably be a fake one.
But it would probably be a fake one.1 person likes this
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
If someone says a person can make X amount a month on a certain site (or that they did it) I will believe it to be true and possible when I am able to achieve the same. On the other hand just because I may not be able to achieve it doesn't mean it can't be done. Maybe I am not doing enough. Or maybe I am not doing the right thing to be able to achieve it.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
In this discussion I wasn't talking about a specific site. But it is a good idea to read reviews of a site before joining it. Assuming that reviews for the site exist. But who knows if these reviews are legit. People can write anything to get others to join a site, especially if they get something out of it, like say referral earnings for example.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 17
With Photoshop and all kinds of photo editing programs these days, I guess there's no way to be sure of what they claim to earn. I take it with a grain of salt, if it's true then well, good for them. It doesn't affect me in any way.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Jan 18
True. Anyone can make something look legit when it's not.
@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 17
You don't. You have to decide if you think you can trust them to be telling the truth. And for me, it would be too much trouble to photoshop a screenshot of my earnings.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
@JudyEv I would never photoshop my earnings. That is just wrong and on different levels. But if someone says they make a certain amount a month online and it seems too good to be true, it could very well be photoshoped. How those blogs where they say you can make thousands a month online and they provide a screenshot of their earnings or payment checks. Is it really true? Or is the screenshot of the earnings/payment fake and done to get people to buy something or to simply increase traffic to the blog?
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
12 Dec 17
why do you need such information. Don't you trust them?
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
If someone says they made a high amount a month on a certain site it is hard to believe it to be true, without seeing proof, especially if I was never able to make that myself.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
It's not really about trusting them. It's about believing what they say to be true.
