mGinger Myths

Myth Number 1: I will get rich through mGinger. I will make a living out of mGinger earnings.
Answer:
No! You will not! We certainly wish mGinger could make you rich, but this idea is not capable of doing that. Hypothetically, if you have thousands in your network and if advertisers have come in full blown and everybody in your network is receiving their maximum number of ads, you could. But realistically, that has a very low probability of happening.
You are inherently worth a lot more, get a job or do something of your own and you will realize your full potential. View mGinger for what it is: a way to get rid of spam, a way to get useful information which is relevant to you, a way to get a bit of pocket money.
Your real gains will come from the offers you can get through mGinger.
Lets say, you spend Rs 5000 every month on certain items. When you select these as your interest areas and advertisers for these items send you “discount ads” which result in a saving of, say, 10%. Then, you save Rs 500. Instead of spending Rs 5000 you spend Rs 4500.
Or, if you plan to buy a bike and an advertiser sends you an “Insurance Free” offer, then if you buy it you save Rs 1500 (approx.).
This is your real monetary benefit. mGinger’s payout is just a compensation for taxing your brain (as explained in a previous blog).


Myth Number 2: I will start receiving mGinger ads from the moment I register.
Answer:
When you said “I want a maximum of 10 ads per day” during sign-up, it doesn’t mean that you will get 10 ads every day from the moment you sign up. It is just a preference, a maximum. You might receive no ads on some days, 1 ad on some and so on up to a maximum of 10 ads on some days.
Whether you receive an ad or not depends on advertisers. Most of you understand this, but there are some who are thinking that it is an instantaneous process.
First of all, advertisers have to notice us. They have to start accepting this new medium. It will TAKE TIME. So, this is our recommendation: sign up, wait and let us go after the advertisers. Again, it is a slow process.
Advertisers typically ask for a profile. Some target students, some target salaried people, some target males, others married…they target based on interest, age, gender, location, profession, education etc. So, if you get an ad and your friend doesn’t, it is probably because your friend’s profile doesn’t fit the advertiser’s needs and yours does. There are advertisers looking for every kind of profile. So, don’t worry about yours.
The upshot is: It will take time!
How much time? Very difficult to tell. We will have better answers maybe in a month.


Myth Number 3: mGinger promised me Rs X every month.
Answer:
mGinger is just a medium. You will get paid only when you get ads. You get ads only when the advertisers come to this medium and then are willing to target you. So, mGinger doesn’t and actually cannot promise you any particular number of ads per day or particular amount of money every month.