Update 8 09 09:

I'm feeling pretty stoked right now.  A discussion I started at mylot has generated 13 responses!  That's the most I've gotten so far.  It's called Has myLot nearly cost you your house?  Don't worry it's not tragic.  It's actually pretty funny now that it's over.

I'm going to start this post by saying: There are some really nice features here at Yuwie number one among them being that it is relatively user friendly; I find the site navigation really easy and because of that, most of my blogging efforts have landed here.

One of the disappointments for me though has been with the club feature.  I don't know about anyone else, but I was really hoping that by joining the clubs I'd be engaged in some lively discussions on a variety of topics.  This was true in the comments and suggestions club for a while.  At the beginning, people were expressing their feelings about different things that they either liked or didn't like, and although it was mostly to do with Yuwie, and a lot of the time I was at odds with Y Guy, but at least I got to make my feelings known. There was a lot of interest in that group some good, some bad, that kept me coming back to read the comments and express my own feelings.  But even that seemed to dwindle down to nearly nothing and a lot of the other groups seemed to be directed at adding friends or a specific network marketing programme.  

Even when I searched out a group that was themed around a topic I was interested in, I was disappointed to find that the last time anyone posted was in 2007!  In the groups that do have a lot of action, the posts all seem to be "add me please" or "come look at my money making gig".  And these posts keep coming up no matter what the group is supposed to be about.

So, lately I've been spending a lot of time hanging around myLot.  I have found that there is a plethora of topics to participate in, and I don't have any difficulty in finding a post that stirs up my emotion to the point where I just have to add my two cents. The community may not be that large by web 2.0 standards, (Just under 200'000 members) but it is growing at a steady pace, and the people are talking and that's what matters to me.   Everything from, "What is your favourite colour?" to, "What's best in affiliate marketing".

No, myLot isn't exactly "pretty", you can't customize your page beyond filling in some information, You can create a list of interests and see who's discussing what within those interests, and / or start a discussion yourself. You can keep track of the discussions you've started and the ones you've responded to.  You receive a digest to your email that shows you what the latest discussions are.

Now I know some are wondering does it pay?  The answer to that is yes it does. I started using myLot about a week or so ago and and my activity has consisted of starting one new discussion and responding to about 9 others.  Some of my responses were within the same discussion to specific comments others have made in that discussion.  From that I've made 0.21$ No, it's not a lot, but it took a heck of a lot more effort to make 0.21$ here In two years here I have made less than 10.00$ and I worked bloody hard to attract new members.  For that I don't think I'll ever get paid because I haven't reached the payout level, but Yuwie certainly got the benefit of my labour.  To make more money with myLot you might find these tips helpful on How to Make More Money in MyLot

All in all, it's the discussions that have got me hooked on myLot, and that's what I think the focus should be on.  Making any money is just sauce.  If you focus on the meat, the sauce will come.  I know the real smart ones will figure out how to promote their money makers, but I advise you to engage in real conversation.  Don't just jump in there with, "10 reasons why you should join xyz programme."  Even if someone is asking specifically what's best to join, don't just say, "here's my link this is the best and easiest way to make money."  Give valuable information.  There's a lot to be said for subtlety.  I've actually seen people give quality answers to questions like this without mentioning their programme at all which then generated requests for the affiliate link.  There's even quite a bit of discussion about Yuwie on myLot.  So who knows, those of you who are really working Yuwie hard might even be able to find some new referrals over there.

So, if engaging conversation is something you've been looking for on the web, I encourage you to take a look at myLot and give 'em something to talk about.

xoxo
Cyne

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UPDATE

I stand corrected on not being able to customize your profile page at myLot.  It seems there is minimal customization in terms of colour and module arrangement.  From what I have seen you can customize the background colour and the left panel colour, and you can reorder, add or delete modules in the right panel. 

I'm not sure if not being able to colourize the right panel is deliberate or a glitch, but I have been able to add my stamp, if only a little bit which makes my profile look a little better.   And for those of you who love to bannerize your shout boxes here on Yuwie, you'll be happy to know that you can add an html module and banner it up to your heart's content!

UPDATE 2 - 28 / 08 / 09

Well, I've pretty much finished my profile on myLot.  I don't know about adding custom css, but I'm happy with what I've done, and it doesn't look too shabby if I do say so myself.

If you've got questions, they've got answers.  The hot topic today was potty training of all things.  LOL

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