"How many posts are needed to reach $1 a day here?"

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I see this asked often. That, and "How many posts are needed to reach payout?" are two of the most asked questions here at times. And the actual answer? One really good one. That is all it takes...theoretically. Most new (and many older) users here are of the assumption that they get paid for their posts here. While it is true that you can't earn if you don't make a post, the post you make is not what you earn for. There's this little thing in the Earning FAQ that reads: "How much can I earn with each discussion, response or comment? - This all depends on how interesting and valuable the myLot community considers it. The more that other myLot users interact with what you post, the more money it will make. If no one reads what you wrote, interacts with it, or otherwise considers it interesting, then you likely won't earn anything." That last sentence, broken down, is: " If no one reads what you wrote (follows a link to it), interacts with it (responds or comments to it), or otherwise considers it interesting ('likes' it), then you likely won't earn anything." Now, since you are paid for received interaction from other users and not for your own actions, there can be no specific value placed on anything you do. This also means that just one extremely engaging post (discussion, response, or comment) written by you can potentially earn you an unlimited amount of money. It all depends on how much interaction it receives from the community. The only 'limit' to what you could earn is set by the number of people that engage you. Of course, I have not ever earned $5....or even $1...from just one post. But it is possible. I guess to boil it down, what I am saying is don't worry about the quantity "needed" to make money...instead, concentrate on the quality of what you write. That is what really matters.