That's It; I Give Up

@2wicelot (2945)
June 28, 2007 6:55pm CST
I have been pushing myself hard to see that I make July payout. I now have just above $4 in earnings and it is almost 1am. I try to make all my responses at least 4 lines long so I can earn up to 1 cent for each. But now I am tired, I am sleepy, my wrist hurts and I think it is just not worth pushing myself this hard to earn $6 in less than 2 days. So good night everyone and congratulations to all those who made July payout. As for me I get paid in August.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
29 Jun 07
Hello,2wicelots,you do not need to worry too much,if you cannot make the target within this month,you will still be able to reach it next month and you will get a bigger payment two months later. If you are tired,just go to bed and sleep more.It is not good pushing yourself too hard to do something. Take care.
@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
You are totally right easy888, there is no point pushing and hurting myself over $6 in 2 days. I got a surprise $5 payment from http://www.mycreditapply.com/network/ this week so i think i should take it in good faith and just slow down. I guess I set my target to high.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
28 Jun 07
LOL give up already? you responded to my topic about July payout, I don't know how far you've got that time, but well $ 6 in 2 days does sound way too much. Enjoy your summer, don't worry about earnings, you can make it up in winter :)
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@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
I am the kind of person who likes to set goals and then go all out to achieve them at whatever cost. However, in this case I realised it is just not going to be possible. So I decided to abandon that target and just slow down a bit. I have already being paid a surprise $5 by http://www.mycreditapply.com/network/ this week. So I think I shouldn't be greedy and kill myself over $6 in less than 2 days. I would still be here participating though at slower pace.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
29 Jun 07
Oh dont be silly you shouldnt feel that way. Your here to enjoy yourself and your friends here. If you do that then it should all fall in place and you wont have to try as hard.
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@2wicelot (2945)
30 Jun 07
That is exactly what I hope to do from now. Just relax, have fun, make friends and reach payout eventually. No need to rush.
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
29 Jun 07
Keep up the good work- Keep responding to people- It's awful hard to earn $6 in 2 days- the most I have made in 1 day was $1.60- and that was alot of responding- I don't post pictures, I have no referrals. Don't give up- just make sure you work hard next month- I think you need to make at least $10 a month to get the payout- not just $10 at the end of the month- Good luck!
@2wicelot (2945)
30 Jun 07
It is really difficult. I also don't have any referrals and I don't post pictures. I would just take it a bit slow and hopefully make $10 before next month ends.
@pelo26 (1552)
• Philippines
29 Jun 07
Hey, don't work too hard. Health is wealth as they say. What's more important is that you're well rested and that you are enjoying what you are doing. Participating in great discussions here in mylot is rewarding enough sans the payout. Just think you're going to get a lot more come August's payout... Cheers!
@2wicelot (2945)
30 Jun 07
Thanks pelo26. I hope to just relax and enjoy myself and hopefully make it for August.
@LCecelia (1124)
• United States
29 Jun 07
I won't be getting paid in July either, so you're not alone. We'll both just have a head start for August. :-)
@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
Nice to know I am not the only one. But we definitely have a head start for August. Thanks LCeceila.
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@ivyoon (673)
• United States
29 Jun 07
I just started here on myLot but I'm glad to see there are so many people dedicated to the site. That's what makes it work after all. I've only made $0.14 so far, but I just started last night, so I guess that's pretty good. I'm going to take everyones' advice, though and try not to get too burnt out. I stayed up until 12:30 reading and posting and responding last night. I have a bad habit of not looking at the time as I'm going along and I realize too late that I'm up way longer than I should be, then I end up sleeping in. lol! Good luck next month... I'm sure you'll be fresh and ready to make your payout!
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@ivyoon (673)
• United States
1 Jul 07
LOL, it's 11:53 right now, and here I am. I guess it's a sickness. I can't NOT respond! :)
@2wicelot (2945)
30 Jun 07
Welcome to mylot ivyoon. It can be very addictive and a lot of people stay up very late at night reading and responding to discussions. But I think the best thing is to just relax, have fun, nake friends and payout would be reached eventually.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
13 Oct 07
I know what you mean. There are only so many discussions that we can answer quite a number of lines and it gets hard to figure out interesting posts. I was on a trip so I missed two weeks in which I did not have a computer and I had to catch up. Yes those two weeks make a difference.
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@2wicelot (2945)
13 Oct 07
Yes I agree with you completely. It can be quite hard to find discussions to respond to with the required number of lines. Welcome back.
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
1 Jul 07
I don't blame you. Pushing yourself that hard just takes the fun out of the site. I don't like having to try to rush through them to get them done. It makes it seem like work instead of the place I enjoy spending my time.
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@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
1 Jul 07
I'm glad to hear it. We don't make enough money here to turn this into a high pressure job, so we might as well relax and have fun instead of trying to rush to meet deadlines.
@2wicelot (2945)
1 Jul 07
You are right kelly60. Pushing myself just took out all the fun. It became like real work. From now on I will just relax, have fun, make friends and enjoy myself on the site.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
29 Jun 07
If I try to work for long periods of time on Mylot, I get burnt out easily. I have to keep jumping up and doing things and calling people and keep myself busy with other things too or I get very restless.
@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
I guess that is the same problem I have here. I get burnt out if I try to over do it. I guess I should just slow down and take a more leisurely approach.
@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
29 Jun 07
Hello, 2wicelot!:-) I am sorry that you are feeling like this. You are doing great and going on supersonic speed:-) you have made so many posts in 1 week that I wasn't able to make in 6 weeks. If you are not able to make it this month, so what? You will make a higher payout next month and I believe that it will something 'big'. I am expecting that you will cross me in no time and then I'll be following you:-) Just be yourself and do not push yourself too hard. It's really good that you decided to take rest. This way you will be refreshed and can come with yet greater energy tomorrow. While I can't say that it's easy but you can still make it but I would advise you against attempting doing it as it will drain you. It's not worth that effort. I hope you will continue to contribute as great as you have done till now:-)
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
29 Jun 07
I am glad 2wicelot that you make the right decisions:-)
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@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
Thanks kamran. I really appreciate it. I actually set myself a target of reaching payout in less than 2 weeks of joining. But I guess it was not very realistic. It is possible but then it would drain and hurt me a lot. So I think I will just slow down and continue participating in a more leisurely way.
@RESGuy (859)
• United States
30 Jun 07
Don't sweat it there, take a chill pill man. myLot should not be all about getting money and if you just relax and post I think that you will reach payout before you know it ;-) As I am new here and I do not post a certain amount everyday or anything like many on here I only have $5.46 at the moment but hopefully I will be able to reach payout by August :-D Actually on second though I am going to be on vacation July 14-25 so I won't have time :-\ Oh well. This is my last post for now, it is 4:09 AM and I need to sleep! lol myLot is way to addicting :-P Rated +.
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@RESGuy (859)
• United States
30 Jun 07
Yup yup, that is the way I have been taking it so far and sometimes I don't get as much as I want but I don't really care because I am enjoying myself. I don't see myLot as a job but rather an entertainment. I only have $4.49 left to earn before reaching the $10 payout hehe. Rated +.
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@2wicelot (2945)
1 Jul 07
That is it resguy. The way to do it is just to have fun and not to take it too seriously.
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@2wicelot (2945)
30 Jun 07
That is it resguy, mtlot can be very addictive. But i think the best approach is to do it the way you said, relaxed and having fun and before you know it you reach payout.
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• India
29 Jun 07
Don't give up easily my friend, I give you an advice follow these steps. start open ended topics, always put tags, reply in many discussions, etc. You will be fine.
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@lpetges (3036)
• United States
29 Jun 07
i havent made payout for the last 3 months. i dont think they pay as much as they used to. im not here really for the money, but its fun to check my earnings everyday. it was fun in the beginning when i made alot. i seem to lose interst for a few days then i pop back on here., and reply. i think i get no credit when i get responses, because i went on vacation for a week and left with about 10 new discussions, my email was full of responses, but when i looked at my earnings the whole week i was gone, it was 0. so i reply mostly now.
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@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
I am not really giving up mylot. I am just giving up trying make July payout. Thanks for the tips, and it is really good to know that we don't earn for responses we receive. I( guess it is back to posting responses only.
@seksiconnie (1173)
• Philippines
29 Jun 07
ei..good that you made it..take care :)
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@2wicelot (2945)
29 Jun 07
Thanks. I appreciate it.
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• Philippines
30 Jun 07
your welcome ,no problem :)
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
24 Aug 07
I dont push myself anymore either! I didnt get paid last month and right then I decieded thats it I dont care. So I joined a couple of other sites.LOL I will be getting payment in August just about.LOL But Im fine with that now. Enjoy yourself here.
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@2wicelot (2945)
25 Aug 07
Thanks and wishing you success in your other sites as well.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
24 Aug 07
i find that i get enough to get paid every couple of months which is good...why kill yourself for just a couple of pennies?
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@2wicelot (2945)
24 Aug 07
You are right, no need to push that hard.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
24 Aug 07
I agree that you should just wait and get the payout in August. I used to make payout every month on here,but that hasn't happened for a couple of months now and I am not too worried about it as it seems as though it is getting harder and harder to make payout and so I figure that it isn't worht working so hard at it and whenever I get it, I will be thankful to have the extra cash!
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@2wicelot (2945)
25 Aug 07
Yes it seems it is harder now. I am not as consistent as I once was here on mylot.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Aug 07
I hope you can still keep on it. Just take it easy and do the post job when you have free time. Don't pay attention to the money very much, as so that you can find it's a surprise if one day this money becomes large.
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@2wicelot (2945)
25 Aug 07
I agree with you. Thanks for the advice.
@jcj_111776 (3216)
• Philippines
27 Aug 07
Hello 2wice!It's really hard to earn a dollar here. When I joined last month, I didn't get to "work" every single day. I had to take care of some things and if I could log in, it was only on borrowed time. I have barely reached $5 and I think I'll get my first payment next month?If I can have the extra time. And there were days that I have no idea at all how to respond. As if my mind is a total blank. Those are the days that I'm distracted and it's tough to give quality responses when you're thinking about something else. Anyway, I just keep things slow around here. If I can't think of something to write about, then I just give my friend's profiles a little visit by giving them a warm hello.
@2wicelot (2945)
28 Aug 07
I understand exactly what you mean. It is really hard and there are times when you just can't find the words to respond with. I guess we just have to take it slow and one day at a time.
• China
13 Oct 07
I think you are disappoint to mylot,but if you come here to for other reason with earning money,I think you will be more happy than now.I am new here,I can to mylot to make new friends,and improve my English level,I am happy now,I wish you are happy,too.Good luck:)
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@2wicelot (2945)
13 Oct 07
Welcome to mylot. I hope you enjoy your time here and also make a lot of friends and improve your English. As you can see this topic is 4 months old. So it may not be as relevant now as it was then. Thanks for the response though.