September 13 2007

Is MyLot.com (My Lot) A Scam?

We all have various passions and interest. I personally have a passion for gadgets. I love my iPhone 3gs and all it's all-in-one functionality. I couldn't imagine watching TV without my Tivo and my Ipod might as well be surgically attached to my hip. You get the picture. Most of discuss our passions or interest with co-workers or family members. But many people also discuss their passions online in places dedicated to a given interest. There are probably hundreds of websites and blogs dedicated to the show "Lost".

People gather at these websites and babble on about theories and feelings regarding a given episode or character. We do it for the love of our passions. But personally I would prefer to get paid to jabber on about my iphone and my favorite shows. Well now I can and you can as well!

How Does Mylot.com Work?

Mylot.com is basically a glorified message board that pays its users a portion of the revenue they earn from ads placed on the site.  A message board for those of you have never participated on one is as follows; It's basically a webpage where people post a comment or topic very much like you do with email. But instead of going back and forth sending emails to each other, the comments and responses are posted on the webpage. Anyone can start a topic or respond to one that is currently being discussed. But most message boards won't pay you for doing this.

Mylot.com is very different in that it does pay you to discuss anything you're passionate about or anything you want to respond to. So if someone is talking about how a certain politician is a war monger and total idiot  then you can chime in and give your two cents about it. Or let's say you just saw a great movie and want to tell the world? You just log in to Mylot.com and post your comment and get paid!

Here's a little video I whipped up for you showing you how it works and proof of my own pay:

How Much Can You Earn?

I'll be honest with you, you won't a lot of money participating in Mylot.com. It really all depends on how active you are and how passionate you are about the things in your life. But even if you're not really much of a yapper, you can still earn some nice money just referring some of your other buddies and friends that love to be online and yap about their interest. You or many people you know are probably on Facebook or twitter. Well why not convince your buddies tthey should be on Mylot where they can get paid for the nonsense they yammer about. lol

In any event, how much you're paid is based on how much money Mylot.com makes on advertising revenue. So unfortunately there is no set fee per message you post or response you make. But it ranges from a few cents per posts, which doesn't sound like much. But it adds up really fast the more you participate. And if you don't want to participate that's fine. Just refer people and you'll still make money for their participation!

Conclusion

Is Mylot.com a scam? Nope, I've been paid a few times by Mylot.com. That being said, they're definitely not my top money maker. However it's still nice to get a few extra dollars per month even if I'm not actively babbling about why my TIVO is the greatest invention since sliced bread. If you're one of those people that spend a lot time on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, message boards or even emailing people, then you really might want to consider MyLot.com! It's totally free and you can earn some easy money for something you're probably doing right now!  However keep in mind it's not going to make you rich or be enough to support your family!  But it's probably better than what you're earning now for chilling on facebook which is nada! So give that some thought. Either way, I hope you've enjoyed my review of Mylot.com




  1. Ayotollah said on May 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am

    Be careful with this mylot i have $12 in there and now i am unable to post anything nor i can change the payment information details. It is a sign of a bad luck for everyone in there.

    There’s gonna be a lot members will be disappointed after they find out they won’t get paid for a single penny. Beware don’t waste your time.

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  2. eddysalomon said on May 29th, 2008 at 10:56 am

    Hi Ayotollah,

    Thanks for chiming in. I’m sorry to hear that this is happening to you. Did you contact them to see if you violated some rule unknowingly?

    I’ve been paid by them multiple time in the last few months. The most recent was for $26.35 in May of this year. I finally felt confident enough in them that I created a video showing some of my recent earnings:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/21/finally-make-money-typing-at-home-well-sort-of/

    I know there is also minimum payment amount so that could be it in your case. I just logged in and I was able to change my payment details with no problems. So this sounds like an isolated issue and not the norm as you’ve implied. With every company there are always seems to be a situation where someone experiences issues like this so I don’t necessarily think it’s a red flag.

    If I wasn’t paid every month for the last several months I’d be concerned about what you described but it seems like they may have singled you out and it may be for something you’re not aware of.

    So I would try contacting them directly to see what the issue may be. Don’t make generaliztion or assumptions based on this because it doesn’t mean that everyone else will experience the same thing.

    I can go to best buy and have a bad experience where I’m having problems getting a refund and then 100 others can go in and have no issues. So we all have to be mindful that there are always exceptions to the rule with any company you will work with.

    In any event, I hope you can work out this problem with Mylot. As always there site is a little slow but keep trying to contact them to see if you can get some insight. Don’t be accusatory when you do contact them. Just let them know you’ve been experiencing issues in.. and you’re hoping they can help you.

    Eddy

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  3. minx0r said on June 10th, 2008 at 3:05 am

    Heya Ed

    Im living in Egypt at the moment and have spent close to all night browsing through your recent posts on finding work from home to data entry (which, I realise, you hate). Im at a complete loss as I am considerably poor and yet feel I have alot to offer! At the moment Egypt doesnt pay me much at all and so I thought I could lend my hands on the net to see what I can come up with. Ive been scammed! was narrowly avoided 15 times and I really am starting to give up hope :(

    A very disgruntled netoid!

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  4. eddysalomon said on June 10th, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Hi minx0r,

    Thanks for your comments.
    The reason I hate data entry jobs is because just don’t exist in great numbers if it all and so many good work at home seekers waste your time searching for it when you could be making money other ways. Furthermore it causes people to get desperate and to buy products that feed into this desperation but end up leaving you short of what you want.

    So that’s why I’m so anti-data entry and typing jobs with the exception of medical transcription:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/26/besttypingjob/

    So when you’re reading my articles, http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles I will continue to beat in everyone’s head that chasing after those jobs is pointless. But at the same time I always provide you guys alternatives. So as long as you’re open minded and actually want to work at home, most people will take action on the other options I provide.

    Now in your situation it’s more difficult because many of the things I recommend are U.S Based with the exception of the following two opportunities:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/blog_profits_blueprint_recommended
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate

    But in your case, you may want to visit the following section: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/international

    It should help you get started.

    If you have have further questions, try reading our ask us a question page: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/ask

    I’m sure it will help.

    Good luck to your Minx0r. I wish I had a magic cure for your situation but honestly I don’t because of the geographic barriers. I have enough problems finding companies looking to hire americans. So I’m sorry if I couldn’t be of more assistance.

    We appreciate the fact that you’re actually reading through all the material and taking action. I’m sure it will help you succeed in the future.

    Eddy

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  5. Keith Stieneke said on June 10th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I have been paid once by MyLot but haven’t posted or replied much since then. MyLot is not a scam but it takes a lot of work to make only a little money.

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  6. eddysalomon said on June 10th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Hi Keith,

    I’m in the same boat. lol I’m just too busy with other things and make more money with other opportunities. But I think it’s great for someone that wants to get their feet wet and are really frustrated with not being able to land a work at home job. By the way I created a video on mylot: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/21/finally-make-money-typing-at-home-well-sort-of/

    That you may want to check out.

    Thanks for your input. You’re totally right, it takes a lot of work to make money but it’s better than nothing for some folks.

    Eddy

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  7. Cassie said on November 9th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    I’ve been using mylot for about 6 months now and I’ve been paid several times by them. So far i think it has totaled about 82 dollars and change.

    It is a lot of work for “little” money but it seems the norm for making anything online…little for lots of clicking etc. And theres beena few that claim to pay and never have and you do alot more for them than this.

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  8. Eddy Salomon said on November 9th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Hi Cassie,

    Thanks for chiming in. You’ve hit it on the head, the willingness to do many non-traditional work at home opportunities is ultimately how many will earn money now rather than later.

    Eddy

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  9. Eireen said on November 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Hey Ed,
    Can you recommend sites that pays well? I don’t mind paying one time fee of $50 as long as the site is legit. I’m looking for email processor, or a simple typing job or forum posting anything..
    Thanks Ed.

    I’m from the Philippines by the way, and been getting jobs from GetAFreelancer.com.

    Thanks again
    More power, great site!

    Reply
  10. Eddy Salomon said on November 12th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    Hi Eireen,

    Our personal recommendations for work at home opportunities are found on the articles page:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

    If you don’t mind investing some money, you may want to consider getting trained to be an affiliate:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/aff It’s one of the few work at home careers where it doesn’t matter if you live outside the U.S.

    There are no such things as email processor jobs. Avoid the temptation to find them because you’ll probably run into a lot of scams or people misrepresenting opportunities to get you to buy something. Visit our scam section so you know what to look for and how to avoid scams:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    You may want to consider email reading:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/hits4pay

    In terms of typing jobs there aren’t many available. Most of the stuff you’ll find is people trying to sell you products that misrepresent the opportunity. So avoid this or at the very least do your research using the advice in our scam video. The only real typing job I know is available in large numbers is Medical transcription:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/typing

    In any event, I’m happy you’ve been having success with the freelance sites we’ve mentioned in our international page:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/international

    Honestly I think your best bet is to continue to use those sites. You more likely to find work there than anywhere else because they are open to people in various countries.

    Take care.

    Eddy

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  11. Eireen said on November 12th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Hello Eddy,
    Wow, Thanks for the reply, I’m really happy to hear from you. I’ll take your advice on your recommended sites so I wont go astray.
    Keep up the good work and more power!

    Best regards from the phils.
    Eireen

    Reply
  12. Eddy Salomon said on November 12th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    You’re welcome Eireen!

    Eddy

    Reply
  13. Michael said on February 19th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Hi Eddy,
    After reading the details here in your site I actually tried four of your recommended work at home. One of them is myLot. And i’m enjoying it very much.
    Your site is a great one. It’s been a great help to me personally in avoiding those scams out there. And I would like to thank you for your ideas here and your good service.
    I’m new with blogging actually and don’t know anything about that but i’m trying to learn.This is my blog http://mdaxalan-helpdesk.blogspot.com , just starting, and hoping to learn more here in your site. And I guess it’s up to me because you have already shared your experiences and ideas and that becomes my stepping stone.

    Thanks
    Michael

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  14. Eddy Salomon said on February 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Thanks Michael,

    Congrats on starting your own blog.
    It can be very rewarding! If you haven’t already, you may want to check out the following link
    which helped me with my blog and getting started:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/blog_profits_blueprint_recommended

    Take care.

    Reply
  15. Cheryl said on March 19th, 2009 at 9:16 am

    As for the person who said that they never got paid and couldn’t log in, etc. Are they in a country that MyLot is unable to pay? MyLot has also added a “stimulus” thingy called “Tasks.” I have completed a task, and it took roughly two days to get approved. It paid $3, but I have yet to see the money updated into my account. It shows when I click on “Earnings” and look at the total, but it doesn’t show that it has update (at the top of the page) when you’re logged in.

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  16. Susie said on March 27th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    I have been using MyLot and you can earn money. If you don’t have people to refer you don’t make a whole lot but it depends how much you put into it.

    Reply
  17. mylotnovice.com said on April 7th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Hi I cannot even post on Mylot, each time it shows this message:

    “unable to post content, please try again… thank you!”

    Reply
  18. Eddy Salomon said on April 7th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Seems to be working fine for me.

    Reply
  19. mylotnovice.com said on April 7th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Well I think it’s deliberate but I don’t understand why as they didn’t tell what, I find this very rude.

    Reply
  20. sara said on May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    @Eddy Salomon:
    are ther any real legit envelope stuffing jobs out there

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  21. Eddy Salomon said on May 7th, 2009 at 7:14 am

    No Sara there isn’t. This is one of the oldest work at home scams. So with that said, you better head to our work at home scam section and read it from top to bottom including the comments so you get a crash course on scams and avoid such so called opportunities in the future:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    Once you’ve done that, visit our work at home guide:
    http://www.workathomenoscams.com/workathomeguide

    The more educated you are about this industry, the less likely you are to get scammed and lose money.

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  22. alicia said on June 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    hello eddy my name is alicia and i’ve just joined your website and i just wanted to let you know that you have alot of amazing oppertunitys to offer people

    Reply
  23. Eddy Salomon said on June 9th, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks Alicia!

    Reply
  24. Alvin Liwag said on September 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    @eddysalomon:
    thanks man! for this so informative blog.. I’m a new guy in mylot

    Reply
  25. Eddy Salomon said on September 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 am

    You’re welcome.

    Reply
  26. Dustin said on November 12th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    As for Mylot,I just became a member my account has 8 cents in it lol. To be honest I don’t expect to make very much money on this site,but thats ok. I love discussion boards and starting discussions as i know other people do as well. Now since theres tons out there to choose from why not choose mylot and make a few cents for having fun and learning some interesting things. Or go posting crazy and make some money. Thanks once again Eddy for bringing up this site.

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  27. Eddy Salomon said on November 12th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    You’re welcome Dustin! Keep with that positive mindset and taking action. It will lead to some great places.

    Reply
  28. Jane Metcalfe said on December 6th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Hi Eddy!

    On your recommendation :-) I decided to join MyLot.com and because I babble on about a lot of things, join in discussions,etc, I have earned $0.46 in 2 days which doesn’t sound a lot but compared to ClixSense is a small fortune lol! I am based in England too which does not seem to be excluded from this due to PayPal :-)

    Two questions for you…the first is this:-

    Where is MyLot based, do you know? There seems to be an awful lot of people on there from places like the Philippines and India which is putting me off doing the tasks, if I’m being honest. So I’m just concentrating on the discussions. Getting paid for this is a dream come true for me because I’ve so much to say lol (typical woman you might say hehe)!

    Question regarding the tasks. I am a bit dubious about this section as it seems to be full of scammers. I cannot understand why these aren’t banished from the site but I suppose if I avoid them at all costs then I shouldn’t really be worrying about it!

    Thanks again for recommending this site…and I have also recommended YOU on MyLot, it’s the least I can do :-)

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  29. Eddy Salomon said on December 6th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    Hi Jane,

    Glad to hear you’re making some money on Mylot. But always remember every penny counts in this industry so even though clixsense may not pay a lot when you couple it with the various other companies, it adds up. So always keep that in mind.

    I have no idea where Mylot.com is based. I just know that they have paid consistently. lol

    I’m not familiar with the tasks you’re referring to. Maybe it’s a new feature that Mylot has added since my review. But you’re in total control of the type of opportunities you want to do. So if something isn’t jiving for you, then follow your gut. Just focus on the things you’re comfortable with and you’ll do fine. That’s what I do for any given opportunity. In essence you’ve pretty much answered your own question. ;)

    Hope this helps. Continued success to you!

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  30. happy.as.i.am said on June 20th, 2010 at 5:37 am

    Hi Eddy,

    Thanks a lot for the insight!

    I’m truly happy I found this blog of yours. I’m searching for more reviews about MyLot as I have yet to register. Wish me luck XD

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  31. Eddy Salomon said on June 21st, 2010 at 7:48 am

    You’re welcome. Trust me, just take action. You have nothing to lose with this website since it’s totally free.
    Keep in mind you’re probably spending a lot of time on social network, message board or on email for free. The same discussions you’re having on those mediums you can have on Mylot
    and actually get paid for it even though it’s not lot. But so what? You’ve been doing it for free all this time. Any money coming in for something you already do is a good look. Think about it
    and take action. Good luck either way.

    Reply
  32. melissa said on July 14th, 2010 at 11:01 am

    How do I sign-up? Thanks.

    Reply
  33. Eddy Salomon said on July 15th, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Hi,

    You read the article above and click on the MyLot link in it.

    Reply
  34. mindrich said on August 19th, 2010 at 4:19 am

    i am one of those happy and satisfied members of mylot. and i also affirm that mylot is one legitimate site. i have been paid for many times already and what;’s good about it is that they are always on time when paying members.
    i love the lively interaction between members and its great meeting great people in there. nice place to hang out, have fun and learn and of course earn.
    nice review. ^_^

    Reply
  35. Eddy Salomon said on August 19th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Thanks MindRich.
    I feel the same way!

    Reply
  36. Sandra said on August 23rd, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    thanks for all the links and the help. You all rock some awesome socks.

    Reply
  37. Eddy Salomon said on August 25th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    Thanks Sandra! That was a great saying. lol

    Reply
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