Have I arrived too late at MyLot for my own good?

You can earn money by starting a discussion or posting to one. Best responses generate more points. I started several discussions when I first got on here and found out later on that there were many similar ones already posted. Some of mine got responses and some didn't. I spend more time now posting to other people's discussions and at times it gives me an idea for a new discussion. I don't think you have to start a discussion on very obscure topics, just something that will catch someone else's attention and get them to post. Good luck!

Very good question, Ethan. I've been having fun digging around in the discussions and have started a few on my own, but have gotten a response on only one. I guess it'll just take us a little while to learn the ropes. Although I don't have a problem with earning more for writing less.

Some of the questions I was going to ask have already been asked, but not many. I'm lucky that my tastes tend to run outside the mainstream, so the things I want to discuss aren't that popular -- like sci-fi and cartoons.

But I think there are still alot of discussions to be had. And like someone else said, you can always get involved in discussions you wanted to start but realized someone else already had.

So just answer all the old questions...a point is a point

ask the most stupidest thing and earn money!may this be a success tip for you!

My, goodness!! That's quite a mouthful. When I first started doing this I got very discouraged when I would post a topic and the same happened to me. And it happened to me just like you said. Over and over and over. I think it is all in the wording. In the beginning to posted like crazy. I made not one cent for the first two weeks. Now I hardly ever post. I can't think of anything to post. The quality of your responses are of value. It seems to me that if someone at myLot likes it, it's valueable. I just can seem to figure it out. It's very frustrating. Have you clicked on 'brain teasers'. Now there are some unique topics, and there are pages and pages of them; they go on forever. Lately I have been rooting through there and have found some interesting things. I'm finding it very difficult to have conersations with five-hundred people at a time. Well, I think that is about it. Later. Hope you find something interesting to chat about, and reword your posts. Good luck.

You can earn just by answering questions..you get a point for each question you answer..you only get one point for asking a question no matter how many people answer it..biggest goal is to get best response. Also don't worry about the same question already being asked..some of these questions have been asked 5 to 10 times already..some people borrow and some never saw the original..

then try to focu on reply to other posts. the rating system of mylot is a little complicated, if your thread get lot of a-few -words replies, I think you still couldn't get much from it.
On the other hand, if you reply others as descriptive as possible, you will get more points.

I think it can be pretty arbitrary which discussions get responses and which ones don't. And there are plenty of things you could write about that haven't been covered yet. Just be creative.

I think a lot of whether you get a response is a matter of timing. I have asked a questions and have gotten no response. I have come back a few hours later then and asked the exact same question, word for word, and have gotten 7 or 8 pages worth of responses on it.