Forget email overload, now a new service in India called RupeeMail is offering to pay you a certain sum of money if you agree to read marketing emails (that contain advertisements) sent via RupeeMail.
You give your email address to RupeeMail and specify your areas of interest – you’ll then receive email advertisements from RupeeMail in your Inbox. To make money, you have to open the email and click on the advertiser’s link. [If you are checking email offline, say in Outlook, sorry no luck.]
Internet users generally get excited with offers that promise easy money and are likely to sign up with RupeeMail in large numbers.
However, it remains to be seen how such services can attract advertisers in the long run when the sole purpose of email subscribers is to make money, not learn about the advertiser’s product. Most will click the link in the email and immediately close the advertiser’s website. After all, there’s no clause that a user has to spend some minimum time on the advertiser’s site before he gets paid.
And before you share your precious email address with RupeeMail, here are a few things you should consider:
1. You never the value of an email advertisement unless you open the email – the company makes no guarantee about the minimum rates for email recipients (imagine the frustration when you open an email that you will get richer by 10 paise)
2. If you are withdrawing payment that’s less than INR 200, you will have to pay postage charges of Rs.20.
3. RupeeMail is not for students. You have to be 18+
mGinger launched a similar service where you get paid to read SMS messages – I never visited their site nor signed up but still received hundreds of messages from people inviting me to join mGinger – they probably gave some points if you add more friends. RupeeMail is giving a cash incentive for a similar thing so expect tons of Rupee Mail invites in your Inbox in the coming days.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/india/interesting/rupee-mail-you-read-an-email-newsletter-and-make-some-money/1394/
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Reader Comments
Pure nonsense stuff. In recent months these kind of useless services have been coming up as if this is the greatest way to make money.
Written by Vamsi on 09.21.07
Is this limited to India?
Written by Pkiula on 09.24.07
The 2nd point is not clear,is that we need to pay rs 200 as postage to get paid for earnings below 200?.
If you don’t think i’m pointing out the mistakes,is the program open to students who are 18+?.Please make the point clear….:)
Written by VAsu on 09.30.07
I have subscribed to the two services that send out “Pay to read SMS”… Accounts have been activated, but the service to receive those SMS has not!!
Written by Moksh Juneja on 10.02.07
These don’t work…just waste of time..
I have tried many of those programs only to lose interest…and finally leave them…..I didn’t even care to take my money I earned over there…
You may find them interesting in the beginning but gradually they test your patience…very much…
I don’t recommend readers to such programs..instead make use of the time..
Written by Rajiv on 11.02.07
Any body got any money from Rupee Mail so far ?
Written by Sebastian on 07.24.08
Hello Vamsi, you are right, such programs comes up every other day. I am a rupee mail member and they don’t say that it is the greatest way of earning money. I can agree with you if you say that it is not the fastest. After 8 months, I have earned only Rs 128; I need to keep going till I reach Rs 200 and then I shall rethink whether I should continue or not because there are many programs that are paying more.
Written by Swapan on 10.05.08
@Rajiv – “Any body got any money from Rupee Mail so far ?”
Of Course !! One can Easily make an Impressive Income through referrals if he/she has a lot of email Contacts. I only had around 150+ when I started. even 150 contacts are Enough coz the Newworking Stuff starts to Duplicate From those Contacts…
These Web SMS Based Advertisements are getting popular day by day. As more people are getting into mobile stuff more advertisers are coming up into this ad system. In fact sms & email ads are the most effective & targeted form Advertisements. So you can expect More and More SMS & mail coming to you. In fact, since this system is new it not much profit both for the Ad Publishers & Receivers, But the tables will really turn when People will give more attention to Paid form of Ads. This is a sure possibility in a few years down the Line.
So I Suggest you keep on increasing your direct referral network to ensure High Earnings in the Long Run. You See people take time to get used the New & Better Stuff… if you start now you won’t be Regretting it later.
Written by Debajyoti Das on 01.04.09
Dear Sir,
I have already signed to the rupeemail.com. But I am still not clear about my working as what I have to do for you to earn genuine income. Therefore please clarify the same so that I could start the work properly.
Thanks,
Keshav Kumar Saxena
Written by KESHAV KUMAR SAXENA on 02.28.09