What does the number beside the avatar correspond to?

That number increases each time you: - start a new discussion (if it receives 2 responses or 1 response + 1 comment) - the first time you respond on a discussion started by others - the first time you comment to a response on a discusion by others. When you make further comments on those or your own discussions it will not increase but you will still earnings as earnings are not realated to that number.

I think you are referring to the number in the (). It is the number of discussions you have responded. The number will be increased by 1 when you respond to a discussion. If your response is very long then the number increases by 2 also. The increase in number depends on the length of your response

The number besides your avatar, is the number of posts you have done whether it be starting discussions, posting responses, or commenting. It will go up every time you respond to another users discussions, but if you comment back to that same discussion, the count will remain the same, but you still earn for it, providing that you post quality. You need to post more than just a few words or one lines, to make anything at all, as that is what mylot uses to figure our earnings. You can post a bunch of posts, but if they aren't quality, you won't get paid for them, and all your time is wasted for nothing. I know it is easier to just post a few words or one liners, but if you want to earn, then you need to make them as long as you can. The longer they are, the more you earn. The higher your rank, the more you earn too. Just keep posting and your count will go up. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.

it is the corresponding number of posts that you've made here.