I have only just started on this site and am finding it hard to make friends

May 21, 2008 1:01pm CST
I have just started on this site and have only having a few discussions started and not many replies to anyone or from anyone. The thing is not many people will accept me as a friend because they look for people who have sent at least 100 replies out in the past. So what am i meant to do with me only just starting. How am i suppose to gain friends within the next few weeks without many blogs.
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37 responses
@Kecia08 (554)
• United States
21 May 08
Just start posting at other people's discussions. They will begin to notice you, especially if you have something value to say. It's not a popularity contest, so don't worry if you don't have any friends. I accept everyone who sends me a request, but I am not really friends with any of them. I would call everyone here an acquaintance. If you want use the friends feature to follow certain people as they post discussions, just start by viewing their profile and see what they have posted recently. After you have built a reputation here, send them an add request.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 May 08
I triple that. Find discussions that really interest you and respond then request a friendship from the poster of that discussions. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
25 May 08
I'll quadruple that! Lol, I agree with all that's been said here with more emphasis!
@jessieBee (1046)
• Trinidad And Tobago
28 May 08
I agree with web and the others. that's all you need to do and it will work out for you. All of us were new at some point in time. Not everyone waits for you to get to 100 before they accept your friend request.
@mrsjbelle (1640)
• United States
21 May 08
I would be happy to be your friend. Some people are scared of trolls. I doubt your a troll but who knows in the beginning. Trolls go around and cause trouble by minusing peoples ratings for no apparent reason. But dont worry most here are great people and you'll probably really like Mylot. So welcome and dont hesitate to add me if you want to:)
@mrsjbelle (1640)
• United States
21 May 08
Also I would add a personal avatar & make yourself at home here. Alot of new people post a couple times and never come back. I hope that doesnt happen to you. The more people here the more lively the discussions and points of view;)
@babyanj (131)
• Philippines
23 May 08
Don't worry about it too much. Just continue posting to discussions that interest you and add people up. :D good luck and enjoy myLot
@xialinye (1403)
• China
22 May 08
first of all,i am so welcome that you can add me as your friend. secondly,i don't think mylotters only look for those people who have sent at least 100 replies out in the past as their friend.i think here,the member of mylot are all very kind and passionate. at last,i think you will enjoy yourself at mylot. have a nice day.^___^
@SusannaW (21)
23 May 08
I think we have the same problem Now, I try my best to the thing. I will say something when I find something I interesting. Also I make some discussion . I hope others can say something about my discussion . Now, I am busy with my study. I do not have so much time on it , but I will work harder and harder. Best wishes for you! Good luck!
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
19 Jul 10
Well you just started, as you go..you will get lots of friends..
@biggerb (2024)
• India
22 May 08
Mylotters are a friendly lot.Just keep posting and you will get noticed.I really dont think making friends alone helps.Whoever requests I keep accepting them as friends..
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 May 08
With as many responses as you have gotten so far I am sure you'll recieve a lot of friends requests now. I sent one to you. Good luck and rememebr to just have fun here. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
22 May 08
if i were you id concentrate on responding more to discussions rather than trying to gain friends here coz thats whats more important for you to earn money on mylot.
• United States
22 May 08
Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness. Give it time
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
22 May 08
Interesting. I already responded to this discussion earlier, but I couldn't pass it up. You say that no one wanted to be your friend, yet I see 32 responses here and you haven't commented on a single one of them. I know you've been back online since you started it because you approved my friend request sometime after I went to bed last night. So, you've got lots more friends since you started this discussion. What's the plan now? Just to accumulate lots of friends and that's it? Be active. Respond to their discussions. Acknowledge that they've responded to yours. That's what myLot is all about. And that's what you get paid for.
@sidcool (68)
• India
22 May 08
this is not like that in my lot.it is all about ur disscussion topics that u start .people see that and respond .i am lso finding it difficult to make freind but although i have some freinds here hu responded to me. try making freinds i am suer u succeed
@rckayla09 (113)
• United States
22 May 08
Hi Samantha! I'm new to mylot also and have basically the same problem as you lol. Not many people are adding or accepting me as a friend, and I've only gotten a couple of responses. Although I haven't actually started a discussion yet, only replying to ongoing discussions, I plan to start one soon. Did you come here on your own or were you referred by someone? Even though I was referred by my friend "winterose" I don't have as many friends here as she does. But I was having computer problems for the past 3 months so she got quite a head-start on mylot compared to me. I hear this site can become pretty addicting lol...
@nupats (3564)
• India
22 May 08
hi samantha, i m just 3 days old on my lot i also dont have many friends but i keep putting my views across at discussions that intrest me at the same time i recieve responses too on my discussions....peopl are very helpful they answer very promptly..i recieved some grt solutions to some probs i had handling my child...but not everyon can be intrested abt the topic u choose so b patient and keep up good work...answer wt u feel is right ...give solutions where u can...all will b GRT...Cheers
22 May 08
Hi there, welcome to MyLot land. It might seem difficult at first but if you keep responding to discussions you will get noticed and you will find friend requests coming to you soon enough. The more responses you put in, the better.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
22 May 08
Just keep responding to others discussions. Try sending friend requests after you reply to them. Add as many interests as you can too. And when starting discussions make sure to put them in a category (or interest) that best fits the discussion you plan to start. That way more people that share the same interests as you can find them easier and will hopefully respond to them. Don't forget to send requests to those that reply to your discussions as well. I hope this helps. Good luck!
@lynettebyc (2416)
• China
22 May 08
It's difficult at the very beginning, i once had the same feeling as you, i even started a dicussion" Why mylotters don't respond to my discussions". Things turned out that my situation has changed a little bitter, although not obviously. Not all the people here try to look for people who have sent 100 plus replies, i guess most of them just respond to these attract their attention. And discussion is a two-way process, you need to respond to others' as well. Keep trying, and be patient, it's just the beginning.
@k8cath (341)
• Philippines
22 May 08
It's fine that you have still less friends than others do..The tip I could give you is to post more responses often and have them as much of detail and sense as possible.. You don't have to find it hard because as far as I know there are many people registered here in myLot..
@SangsTurks (1444)
• India
22 May 08
Hi Samantha, that is news to me, that people see the number of replies and choose you to be in their friend list!!! I have joined around 2 weeks back and i dont have anybody in my friend list...that dosnt mean that i dont have friends! Why do you think people reply to you, because either they feel they are in the same page as you are in, or they just assotiate with you. You dont need people in your friend list to be friends....like you and i can communicate like a dozen time a day and not have our names listed in eachothers friend profile!!! Whats the big deal with it? People are friends if they just plain simple understand eachother. Im very sure you'll more friend who connec with you than your friend profile!!!!!
@coneest (168)
• Malaysia
22 May 08
I am very new in here also. I think just try to response on other's discussion or you can start your own discussion! Then during the sharing here, you might get to learn some new friends :)