Is it wise to expect to earn a substantial income on myLot?

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United States
January 16, 2007 9:04am CST
Ok people, I know that it's cool how myLot will pay us to post in forums, but is it wise or fair to expect to make an actual income doing this? I mean, if you tried to work it like a job, they would be paying slave wages! Isn't this just something to do in your spare time to earn extra cash, emphasis on extra? It just seems like too many people are writing crappy posts to try and milk the system in hopes of earning bigger bucks than what is really available. I.C. Jackson
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@creationhub (3066)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 07
I do not think it is wrong to earn an income substantial through mylot. I use mylot to earn as one of my multiple streams of income as I am about to retire but still need money. Regarding writing crappy posts, I do agree that that is bad. I choose to post only quality ones because I believe that being honest is the best medicine. I may earn less, but I am still satisfied.
• United States
16 Jan 07
Has your income been substantial through myLot? I mean, are you making more than $50 a month? If you are, how many hours are you spending on myLot to do it? If you've got the key, man, I have no problem standing corrected. I.C. Jackson
@smille (829)
• India
17 Jan 07
i agree with u its not paying too much but still we can earn something which is not bad, since earlier we only used to surf and not getting penyy for chats n scraps so this is better thn tht.
@dip_cool (411)
• India
16 Jan 07
well mylot can never take the place of a real job.to earn such income you have to post a 1000 or more posts per day which is near to impossible.yes it is ok to get some extra cash when you are already into online earning.it adds up to the total sum at the end of the month. and about the slave wages part what can you more expect 1you dont need to have any qualifications,dont need to know anything nad have no schedules.i dont consider it to be a work too.just spending your free time and get to earn by posting some good discussions.
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@dejiflow (128)
• Nigeria
16 Jan 07
You have said it all.
@mythmoh (3984)
• United States
16 Jan 07
no way of earning a substantial income from here is possible --atleast for me.but i will be wondering on seeing some threads proclaiming that they have made 200 dollars in a month here.i haven't crossed 25 dollars in a month.It is just some money for my free time.Some sort of outlet to express our thoughts and earn for those.
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@gramaj (451)
• United States
17 Jan 07
I don't plan to use MyLot to earn any large amount of $. Most of the users that have the time to spend on here and post frequently only get what? $40-$50 month. That will be good for something like eating out, movies,other sites. Those that are searching for large amounts of money here and on other FREE sites.. I just do not think it is gonna happen. I come here because I have found it to be enjoyable not for all the $$ I think this is just that.. EXTRA CASH
@mauier113 (688)
• Philippines
17 Jan 07
you cant expect a lot of earnings here as I may say this is just 'extra. You cant blame or stop mylot users because the more we enjoy discussion, the more we get this'extra' income.You cant earn substantial amount here. this is how mylot goes, just enjoying the discussions and were earning.
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• India
16 Jan 07
mylot should be used just for extra income source.it cannot be used as a full time source of money.earning here is fun where you write and you earn some thing for doing it.the more you write the more you earn.you can estimate a maximum of 60$from mylot per month.more than that is quite impossible.the more you write quality posts the more you earn.thanks
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• United States
19 Jan 07
You can get $6.00 to $10.00 a day for about 10 to 12 hours. I make an average of $90.00 a month. I put a lot of time into it. So for a part time expense it can work. But full time, with rents, no way dear. I hope that gives you an idea, so you can pace yourself. Good luck. Don't for give a best response and + if you are happy with the help. Thanks dear.
@kunalvijan (3411)
• India
17 Jan 07
yes
• India
17 Jan 07
If you will take this site as casual then you will not achieve your desired result but if you think this site's earning is your bread and butter then I think you can achieve your desired goal.
• United States
17 Jan 07
Really? have you crunched the numbers? If you see a viable way to make an income on myLot, then you should share it with the rest of us. I mean, you would have to get thousands of referrals. How do you suggest one do that? I.C. Jackson
@volschenkh (1043)
• South Africa
17 Jan 07
No I dont think its wise to expect that. You have to post a few hundred posts a day and sustain this activity all the time to really earn a few bucks per month. It can never substitute for a salary, but it can be a nice supplement to buy stuff online that you otherwise would have had to pay with your credit card!
@shyam4uall (1002)
• India
17 Jan 07
Yeah why not..if MyLot genuinely pays then one can make it a profession..But the question arises here that for how many years you can depend on MyLot as they are also depending on others..I am not insulting MyLot..but saying the true fact.. Also to completely depend on MyLot for your monthly income then you should have enough time and power to withstand the computer monitor and siiting and typing continuosly for hours and hours.. But if you think the same hard work which you do for other jobs and get paid minimaly than MyLot..with the same amount of hardwork then MyLot is a better option..for you.. So the last decision is upto you..
@killj0y (618)
• United States
16 Jan 07
you could try to rely on my lot as an income but i don't really consider it wise to. I've been on here for almost two weeks now and have only made 4.30 not very lucrative. Although I have seen people make much more than I have one way or another. I use mylot to transfer funds into my paypal to invest in much more lucrative money making sites online:D
• United States
16 Jan 07
I think letting you earn a little cash is just an incentive to get you to post cause you can write about anything how many places can youdo that? So its a good thing. I think I would just not quit your job to write here.
• United States
17 Jan 07
Hello. Yeah, I noticed alot of people intend on "milking the system" but this doesn't even compare to a real job. I think the best way to make money is either from your own home business or working for someone else. Now, if you want to make some extra income on MyLot - do it the right way! Just post on topics that you really know about or are sincerely interested in. Don't go around posting in every topic, making stuff up or just posting "OK..." or any of that non-sense. I do beleive if you refer quite a few people - you can make a bit of money on here but don't take it as a job - it's good for your spare time and that's about it.
• India
17 Jan 07
I agree that Mylot income cannot replace the income people earn from their other sources..such as from job or business. I can be assumed as bonus or added advantage, where you have fun as well as earn at the same time. Income from mylot is not enough to make a living. But at the same time i feel that if anybody wants to earn and make it as his primary job then i think it can be possible. If people fully concentrate on it as full time then they can make up $1000 per month, for people here in India its a good take home salary.
• United States
16 Jan 07
I don't think it's wise. I made quite a lot of posts, and the earnings are only $0.15. Haha. I joined just for fun and to try out new things to see if they really works.
• India
17 Jan 07
Your earnings reflect on casual approach to a wise earning plan. It is true working with Mylot at leasure time serves not only money to meet your immediate expenses but we all shoud have a meaning ful discussion contributing to the cause of society... not just blab,blabs. IS it ok from me?
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
17 Jan 07
well, this is definitely not a site if you want to earn money for a living... it is simply too small and definitely not enough... i agree with you that this is just a site to earn extra money on top of what you have already earn from your work... if you wish to earn big money here, then you will definitely be disappointed except if you really put in a big effort...
@runsgame (2031)
• India
17 Jan 07
well, by doing discussions and posting in my lot u can expect a substantial earning of around 20 to 35 $ per month. this is my calculations . if this is being done with a sound referral line of around 5 to 6 persons then your earnings may rise to around 60$ to 80$ per month . work hard and earn more this is the policy of mylot . as far as indians are concerned , they will get this $$s in their paypal account and they need to transfer the same later on after getting 155$ or so ., if U are interested in any other site let me pls know please .
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
17 Jan 07
well, if you know and have a target and meet your target daily, you can already calculate how much you will earn by pay period. just don't miss out a day of posting.
• India
17 Jan 07
I agree to this that people should not be dependant to earn living here on my lot, as this is a discussion and sharing thoughts site and it offers an additional feature that it pays but you should not make it your living, and not post anything crap here on to earn money, just post quality comments and share good thoughts with people here.
• India
17 Jan 07
well nobody can really help dis...basically for sum its easy money so...
• Philippines
17 Jan 07
really mylot is cool coz it's paying it member but dont expect to earn a living in my lot beside how you guys have been payed by mylot??get a job and a life