I am new here

United States
November 26, 2008 9:33am CST
Hi Everyone. I just joined yesterday. Is it true you can make money just posting? I am confused on a couple things. What is a tag? I have posted on forums before but never got paid for it! How much posting do you have to do to get some money? I hope to make some friends here to! I am unable to work so I thought this was a good idea to make some money from home, and I really need it with the holidays coming up. Hope everyone has a good thanksgiving!
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@Metalchick (1391)
27 Nov 08
Hi and welcome to mylot lagirl. It's a pretty friendly place here and yes you really can earn here so your in the right place for both earning and making new international friends....you may even learn a few new things...I know I have. Ok a bit of a run down on tags. Tags are added to discussions by users to help their discussions get more coverage and attract more responses...more responses means your earnings could be increased although the earning system here is fairly complex. The more tags you put on a discussion the more people will see it. As your new though you may be wondering about a few other things about this site. I know when I first joined I was really daunted about what to do next and it took me about a week before I finally made my first post. So my best advice here would be to get on and post and enjoy it. It's always good to set yourself goals here too as I always find it helps keep me motivated. For example when I first began using this site my first milestone was to reach 100 posts and recieve my mylot reputation star. This star which you can see next to users names indicates to others how well on this site and how helpful they are. As a user the only way to improve your star is to post really good quality posts...it is then upto other members here to rate you via the plus or minus sign to the right of each post. You can't rate yourself so it just stresses the importance of posting quality more. The stars range from 1-10 and are scored out of 100 which can be seen when you hover your cursor over them. When I first got my star I was a six and it's through generous users that I have managed to work my way up. The next milestone for you will be the 200 post mark with which you can then use smilies. And after this when you reach 500 posts you can use the copy and paste facility. Hope this gives you a little more idea how the site works...it took me a while to work out what I had to do but have recently recieved my first payout and am working towards my next one.
27 Nov 08
That's a question many users would like answering although I can't see why it wouldn't help boost your earnings a little. In terms of quality posts aim for a few lines maybe four or five sentences which are full of details and consider everything that has been mentioned in the discussion. The more detailed your response the more likely you are to be rated by others well and may even recieve a best response for that discussion. Good luck, have fun and just enjoy.
• United States
27 Nov 08
Metalchick, Thankyou for all the advice. It really helped! If you get high ratings does it boost your earnings? And what are good quality posts? Could you give me some examples? I have posted 10 times so far. I just post about the things that I want answers to, or what is going on in my life. If you have any more suggestions I would gladly welcome them. Thanks again
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
26 Nov 08
hi lagirl1966, yeah it is true that you will earn for posting...i have known legit sites that would really pay you for posting. Accept my friend request so i may send you the links....
• United States
26 Nov 08
Thanks everyone for the advice. I will take it. I didn't think sites like this were out there. And jhenn22 I accept your friend request. Thanks!
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
26 Nov 08
Yes , we earn money by posting here . just keep participating and slowly and steadily you can earn good amount . However take care of your time and internet data limits .
• United States
26 Nov 08
yes you can make money just posting. Tags are like words you put on your post and when someone searches a tag on your discussion, your discussion will come up as a result. I have yet to be paid but i have friends who have gotten paid via paypal. Hope I helped.
@efarmer (184)
26 Nov 08
Yeah you can make money by posting responses on discussions you like. So simply find discussions that seem interesting to you and then respond to them. but think and put in good responses dont spam because that wont earn you much. tags are just keywords that you add so that your discussion can be put in the right group. Dont worry just spend your time here enjoy yourself and you'll have some extra cash on hand.
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
26 Nov 08
And keep a note of the MyLot guidelines & Frequently Asked Questions http://www.mylot.com/o/topguidelines.aspx http://www.mylot.com/o/faq.aspx