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Alerts are how myLot connects with its members. It's usually to explain an update like they did with the Tasks, or to explain a problem and how all the members can help fix it, like the warning they gave with the abusive tags. Alerts are not used as often as Discussions, but it is a great way to reach everyone.

There is no single button to read your alerts. However, when you do get an alert, a float box will appear with the link. If you want to check your alerts on your own, simply copy-and-paste this link into your address bar: http://www.mylot.com/nr/displayalerts.aspx

If you have no alerts, you will get this page:

And that's how to read alerts without the Alert button. Questions, comments, concerns? Address them in the comments or Contact me by clicking HERE:

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Discussions and responses are for everyone to read and participate in. They are NOT a place to advertise, post private contact information, or ask a frequently asked question about myLot. There is a much better way to do and that is the message system. Private messages, shortened as PM, are just that, a private message between two people. You can use PM's to do just about anything forbidden in discussions such as send referral links, your website or blog, or ask a common question about myLot.

There are 3 ways to send a new PM using the Messages tab, the Friends tab, and a friend's profile.

PM using Messages tab
1. Click on the Messages tab between the Blog and Friends tabs.
2. Click on Compose
You will be taken to a form similar to that of starting a discussion. Fill out the appropriate boxes, click preview to preview or send message without previewing by clicking send message.

PM using Friends tab
1. Click on the Friends tab next to the Messages tab.
2. Make sure you are on My Friends. Besides each avatar (picture), are three options with the first being send message. Click it and you will be sent to the same form as before, except with the myLot user box filled in.

PM using Profile
1. Click on a friend's profile by click their name.

2. Under their username on the left column of their profile is a green button labeled "Send message." This will have the same effect as the previous method and send you to the PM form with the myLot user blank filled in.

PM using Direct link
There is a 4th way that I did not mention because of its inconvenience. This is by using the direct link.
1. Copy and paste this link into your browser

http://www.mylot.com/nr/newmessage.aspx?f=

2. After the = sign, type in the myLot user's name. Again, it takes you to the same form with the myLot user already filled in.

Since all of these methods bring you to the same form, here is a quick guide on how to fill it out.
1. Fill out the boxes with the appropriate content

2. Click Preview to preview your message or Send Message without previewing first.

3A. Add tags and click submit tag(s) **Note: Adding tags is always optional**

3B. Click skip

4. It should now appear in the Messages tab

 **Note**: If you are redirected to the home page, the message probably did not send. Check out these links on the problem and the solution.

PMs Not Sending

Update: Fix Found

To respond to a PM you receive, click on the title of the PM, and click the orange Respond to this Message button

Which way do you use to send a PM? What do you use PM's for? Is there another way of sending PM's? Share your experience using myLot Messages in the comments.

Friends are an important part of our daily lives offline. It is also important to have good friends online because finding people you trust will make earning on the internet a lot easier. Having friends on myLot has its benefits. Here are just a few:

• Send PMs to friends - ask a question or do referral/site exchanges, or anything else you want
  
• Comment on friends' profile and pictures they've uploaded

The Friends tab can be found between the messages and photos tabs. The userface in the Friends section is very user-friendly and self explanatory. Here is a short description of each tab.

• my friends - a list of all your friends. Additional options such as send message, turn notifications on/off, and delete are by each user's avatar
• create new friend request - Use this to invite your friends by email. You can also add a specific user as a friend using this tab.
• approve new friends - All friend requests made by others are here. Click accept or decline to do the respective actions.
• my pending friend requests - All friend requests made by you are here. They will move to the my friends section once he or she approves you as a friend, or be deleted from this list if they choose to decline.

To add friends:

1. Go to a user's profile. You can do this by clicking on any user's name.

2. Click Add as a Friend under the username. If this option is replaced by Send Message, then you are already friends. If it reads Pending friend Request, that means you requested to be their friend, but they have not yet accepted. You can adjust your settings to receive an email alert when they accept your friend requests.

**Alternatively, you can click on the create new friend request tab to add a specific user as a friend.**

The add as a friend will change to a red pending friend request (as shown above) once you click it. It will to to a green send message box (as shown below) once they accept your friend request. You can use this to send PMs.

And your done! Now you can communicate with your friends through private messages.

You can also turn email notifications on or off. If they are on, you will be emailed every time that friend starts a discussion.
To turn notifications on or off, simply go to the my friends tab and click the notify is off/on option to turn them on/off. You can also delete friends in the same manner by clicking delete below the notify is on/off option.

By clicking on notify is off, you can change it to notify is on and vice versa. This means myLot will email you to notify you of a discussion this friend started. The delete button is the last of the 3 options.

Having lots of friends has its pros and cons.
Pros:

• More people that respond to your discussions, which equals more earnings
• Receive lots of updates for discussions started by friends (can be turned on/off)
  

Cons:

• Not all of your friends may feel like a real friend
• Hard to find friends if they are too many
• Inactive users may not respond to your discussions or PMs
  

It is up to you to choose which members to add as a friend. They could be your closest buddies or just someone to share links with. Or a combination of both. It's all up to you. You should note that for the convenience of contacting your referrals, anyone who joins myLot will automatically be sent a referral request on your behalf. They must accept your friend request before you can contact them though.

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**Before we get started, please note that profile picture and avatar mean the same thing in this context.**
Your profile picture a.k.a. avatar, is the picture next to your username. It appears everywhere, by your discussions and responses, on your profile, and other various places on myLot, usually wherever your discussions are. Today I will show you the simply steps to customizing your profile picture something more personal.

1. Click on Preferences at the top

2. Click on Browse


On Windows XP, you will see this familiar window:

On Mac OSX, you will see this familiar window:

3. Browse for your new profile picture and click Open


The location of the file you choose is now in the blank.
4. Click Update at the bottom


And you're done! Your new profile picture will have taken the place of the original.


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Your profile page is at http://www.mylot.com/your-mylot-username-here. It is a great way to reflect who you are or just to use it as a place for free advertising. Today I will show you how to add HTML code to your profile so that you can add banners, pictures, and more.


1. Click on Profile at the top

2. Click Edit Profile

3. Click add content

4. Choose HTML and click add item

5. Scroll down to the bottom of your profile page. You should see a blank box. Paste your code into the box and click Edit.

6. Click Save Changes to save.

7. Click View Profile to save and view your changes

This is how to add any HTML codes including referral banners.

To add feeds and payment proofs:
1. Go to http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/myfeeds
2. Click on Publicize
3. Click on Headline Animator. You can customize the settings to create a unique headline animator (blog feed banner)
4. Copy and paste the code into the empty box in your profile page.

This is a great way to show your recent posts of your blog on mylot without having to add it as your website.

There are many ways to add payment proofs (pictures) to your profile. I will discuss two ways.

To add pictures:

Upload them to mylot
1. You can upload them to mylot by clicking on Photos and uploading them there
2. Go to your Profile
3. Click Edit Profile
4. Click add sortie
5. Choose Photos
**Note** This option will not be available if it is already on your profile page.
6. Click Edit to save.
7. Click View Profile to save and view your changes

Upload them to photo sharing sites
You can upload your payment proofs and embed them into your profile page. There are many photo sharing sites. The popular ones are flickr and photobucket. I use photobucket and Shareapic, because Shareapic pays you for each view. I am not sure if they pay, but it is a great place just to upload photos. Please note that you can use any photo sharing site as long as they give you a HTML code to copy and paste.

1. Go to one of these sites
http://www.flickr.com/
http://photobucket.com/
http://www.shareapic.net/ (Note that this is a referral link. You can remove it if you wish.)
2. Upload your pictures
3. Look for a HTML/embed code
-For Flickr, find the picture you want. Then click on All sizes and copy and past the HTML code.
-For Photobucket, mouse over the picture you want and copy and paste the HTML code
-For shareapic, upload your photos, click on Galleries, click on Get Code, and copy and paste the HTML code for websites

**Note** To add more boxes for HTML code, repeat steps 1-7 again.

P.S. Sometimes the sortie does not save the code. To counter this problem, try these options:
1. Press enter after pasting the code
2. Press the space bar after pasting the code
3. Try again later.

Here is a preview of the Daily myLot Digest:


The Daily myLot Digest is a daily newsletter of some of the most popular discussions on mylot for that day. It is based on your interests so it is recommended that you add your real interests to get relevant discussions.

Here is a quick how to on subscribing and unsubscribing to the myLot Digest.
1. Click on Preferences at the top

2. Click on Notifications

3. Check or uncheck the box that reads "subscribe to myLot digest"

And your done!

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Background Info
A discussion is like a thread or topic in a traditional forum. It lets users ask question, share their opinion on a topic, or just talk about what they did. To earn money, you need to respond or reply to these discussions. Note that respond and reply mean the same thing, and the respond can be used as a noun as "response."


There are 3 main places to get discussions to reply to.
A. Discussions My Friends Started


B. Interests


C. Daily Top Discussions

There are many more places to get discussions but I would recommend starting out with these.

How to Reply to a Discussion
1. Find a discussion you would like to respond to in one of these areas

• discussions my friends started
  
• interests
• today's top discussions
  

2. Click on Respond at the end of the discussion



3. Type in your response


4. Click Preview Response to make changes or Post Response when you are done


5. Add tags


6. Optional: add interest if it asks you to


Now your response has been posted and is visible for anyone to comment on!


**Note** Remember to respond back to any comments left by the discussion starter or anyone else!