I Have Thought About Quitting Mylot

@lisa101 (1362)
United States
February 14, 2007 8:03am CST
There is times when i think im going to quit taking part in this program. I seem to be getting bored out with some of the discussions and i cant even come up with any of my own. I was answering all my friends discussions so i wouldn't have to deal with the nonsense of repeat discussions but this only gets me about .50 cents a day. I feel like my discussions are boring and i dont get that many responses so i just think whats the use. I do answer new discussions, i just have a hard time finding any that i can make a good response with. Im not sure yet what i want to do, I just wandered if you ever feel like this and how do you over come it.
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@anne_143god (5387)
• Philippines
15 Feb 07
No, dont quit for I see you still have a highest rating even you said you cant come up with good ideas. Maybe it is only now that you cant come up with good ideas but maybe you can still if you have that good mood to post good idea. Mylot is the best way to pass time and you can earn a little and get the other people here deas.
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Yeah i do have problems too, i didn't mean to imply that everyone is boring. Im sure you have seen what i am talking about. I guess i was having a bad day but im feeling much better thanks to you guys.
@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
15 Feb 07
The same feeling with me!Especially when i found out that my earning drop out from $8.44 to $8.16...It really bothered me and wonder how it happen!But lately, i just try to post some topics of mine and dont care if somebody respond or not then i find some discussions under my interest!Then the show must go on!
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I guess we do just got to keep going and im trying. I know i get bored so easy with things but maybe it will turn around for me soon.Thanks
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@dixie1 (1330)
• United States
14 Feb 07
Yes, I have felt this way on and off. I do not make .50 cents a day. After a number of months, I'm at $4.14 and it went down from $4.23..I do not know what would cause to go down? Right now, you might want to stick with the areas that interest you the most. I'm trying to respond at to at least one post from each friend.
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
14 Feb 07
Yeah i appreciate your responses on my discussions. I do know who my good friends are and i think you are one of them. Im sorry though if i get boring. I read discussions about earning dropping and found out that this happened because if you reply to a discussion that is against mylot rules they took the money away for that response or discussion.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
14 Feb 07
I know kind of thought of quitting also, I feel like I'm dumb and nobody wants to respond to my discussions. But I'm always optimistic on things, I would still give myself a chance and exert more patience if needed. I also cleaned some of my friends list, I deleted some of those who are not so helping and would try go and look for others that are more open-minded members. I've gotten tired of answering to their posts and deleting it on my e-mails, maybe they are just that inconsiderate to understand and think of others. So don't lose hope yet, maybe a change of your friend's list would do. We may never know what else would be instore for all of us here in the future!')
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
14 Feb 07
Yeah maybe if we can just hang in here for a while better things will come hopefully.
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15 Feb 07
Don't leave me all alone ~ Blink 182 =) Really if you quit this place i would miss you. You think your discussions are boring? please!! i think we all think this at times. i know i have and sometimes i wished i never started them =) I didn't get many responses at times, again i think we all do. some people are loyal and will drop by and thats what matters. i love reading your discussion and i like adding my replies. I try to post to as many which i can but some i find that i can't type a decent reponse. (this has nothing to do with you) Please don't quit. I'd really miss you :) ~Joey P.s i'm joking. i really mean 110%
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Thanks joey! I really do have some good friends on here and you are at the top of my list. I try to be a good friend too. Im glad to here from you always and thanks for the support. Im not going no wheres i guess i just had a bad day and got depressed but im feeling much better now.
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15 Feb 07
You're welcome lisa. I'm glad to hear you not leaving and please don't do this again. I'd hate to lose important mylot friends such as yourself and i'm just starting to get to know ya abit! ~Joey P.s you are a good friend. =)
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Thanks joey!
14 Feb 07
I agree with you that it is very hard to keep motivated to respond to discussions when they are all repeating topics and not very interesting to begin with. What I do is sometimes take a break from the site for a day or so and then come back and think of the money and answer as much as I possibly can. This stops me getting so bored.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
14 Feb 07
I tried at first to set goals for myself and see how much money i could make but i can't reach my goals. I have been away from mylot for a couple of days now taking a break and i do want to keep trying but i still can't concentrate. I think its just me and i will work on this some more. Maybe i will snap out of it soon. Thanks for your help.
• United States
15 Feb 07
Ooh - goodie - a discussion that still doesn't already have a best response selected right after someone repsonded to it. You get some good days in which you can find lots to give good responses in, & you get bad days in which all you can do is surf the place & not find anything good. Anyway, I usually also start with my firends' discussions. Being that several people in my friends list are a group that had come together on another forum before assembling here, I cannot afford to quit.
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• United States
16 Feb 07
Yeah - that's true about friends. I had started on MyLot before they added that thingie where you can add friends to your profile, but I came along with a group of maybe 5 or 6, including my upline, from another place we also assemble at. I also met some new friends here.
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Yeah you seem to have it figured out. I think its best also to start with the friends because they are what keeps us all going.
• United States
15 Feb 07
I have felt thatw ay too. Then the new topics comne up and everything is good again. As for the lower payments I guess I just deal with it. As long as they keep paying then I'm not going to complain.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Yes i agree i dont want to dispute my earnings they are better than nothing.
• India
15 Feb 07
yes i too feels like that sometimes, but HOPE is the the pushing factor for me . mylot is allwing us to refer more people and get 25% of what they earns , i think your success is related to more people doing little little in your network
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Maybe i should try the referal thing too. I have not gave it much thought before. Thanks
• Philippines
15 Feb 07
You feel bored because the reason you joined Mylot is for the money only. Try to answer discussions which you think can help the person who started the post. Or just create a post when you think you have something to rant about. Treat mylot as a stress releaser and not as your income generator.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Oh yeah i get it totally. I like the interesting parts of mylot and i do like the money but i know that i could never depend on it for my wellbeing lol. Thanks
@subha12 (18441)
• India
15 Feb 07
I think the same. I am bored about same type of discussions. what hurt me more that, whatever good discussions i start i get very few responses.But i have seen here that some discussions not so interesting has got so many responses.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Yeah i have noticed that also. Some people can get over a 100 responses for wanting to know what your favorite food is or something. Maybe they have a lot of friends or maybe people just want to respond to something simple sometimes.
@inked4life (4224)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I've been going through the same thing the past week or so. I haven't really thought about quitting but it is getting harder and harder to find new and fresh discussions to respond to. I have just cut back how much time I spend here. I am not going to come even close to cashout this month unless I go on a respoding spree in the next 2 weeks.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Maybe it will all turn around for us. I feel alot better after reading through all my replys. I hope you get to feeling better about it also. Thanks
@shambuca (2524)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I think that way from time to time, however this place is the only thing keeping me sane while I work (cause I hate my job). You have to look at it as helping people and ejoying conversations and geting paid is a plus.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Yes that is a good way of looking at it. I sure am thankful for all the support i have gotten for this bad time i have been experiencing.
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@joodzki6 (596)
• Philippines
15 Feb 07
ei, don't quit...just keep on going. just let your thought come out naturally. Don't pressure yourself. you just have to be yourself...just express everything you have in mind, no matter what it is. I guess, it's more interesting to talk about reality...observe everything around you and i'm sure you'll get something more interesting to talk about. But don't quit!! quitting is not a good idea.
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I dont want to quit just sometimes i lose faith in myself. I just hate to be boring. Thanks for the ideas!
@ThulsZ (784)
• India
15 Feb 07
i too had the same feeling of quiting mylot..due to less pay nowadays
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Maybe the pay will get better i heard that some pay was taken away for postings against the mylot rules.
@vityota (878)
• India
15 Feb 07
hey dont loose hope so soon dude and try to make more discussions and see the interesting topics also.. i think you have been working hard and just some more persistence will make you do a great job in this
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Thankyou for your encouragement. I will still give mylot a chance i guess i was having a hard day and over reacted.
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
15 Feb 07
I agree with you, and I am feeling exactly what you are feeling. After you sit and think and create a nice reply or nice discussion, you are either paid less or have no responses. obiviously you start feeling bored. Don't undergrade yourself, this is happening to many people here. It is your choice now, stay or quit.....do what you feel better. If you care only for good responses, then join yahoo answers, there if you ask a question, within few seconds you will see responses flowing in. But they don't pay. now choice is yours.
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Thanks for the advice, i believe i will stay here with mylot.
@netmagic (14)
• Nigeria
15 Feb 07
I was having the same feeling, been paid just 1 cent per discusion which mean i would have to reply to a thousand post to get a dollar, thats really time consumming. i would be glad if the earning are increased
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@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Oh yeah it would be nice to have more money but i guess we can't look at it like that. I wouldn't have so much trouble if i could stay interested in more of the discussions.
• United States
15 Feb 07
Get rid of the attitude or get out of our way! Complaining is an abusive use of Mylot, and you need to try something else and leave the rest of us to discuss interesting and serious matters. Take your keyboard and take a hike!
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Just for your info... i was not complaining i was asking for advice about how to come out of a slump and maybe your response is in my way so take your keyboard and hike somewhere else.
• Malaysia
15 Feb 07
everyone has a story to tell. why don't we use mylot as an online collection of stories ala chicken soup for the soul? instead of asking, we tell people our story. and people reply also in their story. this should be interesting. doesn't it?
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
15 Feb 07
yeah maybe it would be lol!