My Online earnings journey: Nostalgia down the years - Part I

@ptrikha_2 (45472)
India
October 21, 2018 10:00am CST
Well today while doing something, I recalled how my previous years have seen changes, ups, downs, swings, hopes and disappointments in terms of sites I work online and my online earnings. I thought of sharing how things changed over the years. To start with, I tried a few things before too, but the year 2007 was a watershed year in terms of my Online money earning So year 2007 - I started on Mylot, referred by a fellow with whom I had been interacting on Yahoo Mail. But now I no longer am in contact with him. I also started on clixsense- it was on a faster earning spree than now, and now the Ads too have been taken out. I started earning slowly on Mylot, but picked up around the time of November. Year 2008 - This year was a great one in terms of my Mylot earnings. I earned $20 approx. between March and June. This year though had a sad chapter for me, as I lost my mother to an unexpected short bout of high fever and sudden worsening of condition, which till date remains a puzzle to me. That caused an upheavel in my life,and I sometimes silently weep remembering my mother. Well, life still moves on, and this was the year when I also joined Helium. Helium's toigh review standards and a unique rating system taught me a lot, and once a year earning of $25 on Helium was not bad enough, though my earnings on Helium picked later on from the year 2010. 2009 and 2010- for me, mylot ruled the roost, but entered mypage5, and Helium and clixsense were there but in a lesser way. I will bring another post soon on the years that followed. Have a nice time ahead.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 18
What happened to mypage5? Is it still working? I was a Helium writer and I earned quite a bit on the site but then it closed its revenue sharing program and there went my income too.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
5 Nov 18
@UmiNoor but offline writing tasks would any day pay better than online ones.
• Philippines
22 Oct 18
I am sorry about your mother.. Yes, it’s good to reminisce sometimes. I used to make more than $50 a week way back in 2008 (from doing product and service reviews, etc). But now, I find it extremely challenging to make decent money online.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
22 Oct 18
@freelancermariagrace yes earning on certain forums was easier then. Now good online earning is like a profession by itself.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
23 Oct 18
@freelancermariagrace I duly concur !
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
21 Oct 18
Nice to go down memory lane and remember how we got to where we are. Sadly we also have some painful events but as you say, life goes on.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
21 Oct 18
@1hopefulman indeed life goes on with its Plus and Minus(es)!
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@maezee (41997)
• United States
21 Oct 18
Cool! I like this idea. It is interesting to go back and see what we were doing online way back when.?
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
22 Oct 18
@maezee yes the pause and look back can be good at times.
@srinumcl (58)
5 Jul 19
we can also earn money from usertesting (webstie testing), fiverr, upwork (freelance works)...
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
5 Jul 19
@srinumcl yeah you are right!
@gautaam (159)
• Mumbai, India
22 Oct 18
Great going, i didnt focus on mylot as much as ur. The topic is touchy topic for all of us in the group :) I have been focusing on other paying sites into influencer marketing. I think we need to come up with a proper techniques to maximize profits from such sites.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
22 Oct 18
@gautaam and I liked your recent blogs very much.
@srinumcl (58)
5 Jul 19
I already tried leapforceathome. which is search engine evaluation opportunities. We can earn money..