Money, did you say? That gold stuff you put in your pockets and throw away on cider? That stuff you can get for doing absolutely nothing by signing up with Mr. AdGood and pressing a button twice on your mobile phone?
Yes, that would be money, specifically the bronze variety, of which Mr. ... Read review
Advantages: They actually do send messages; just delete it and you get 3p; it's ridiculously simple; Mr. AdGood's got a funny hat. Disadvantages: Accounts are slow to update; hit and miss whether you recieve a lot of messages; need 334 messages to reach the £10 payout barrier.
Money, did you say? That gold stuff you put in your pockets and throw away on cider? That stuff you can get for doing absolutely nothing by signing up with Mr. AdGood and pressing a button twice on your mobile phone?
Yes, that would be money, specifically the bronze variety, of which Mr. AdGood will throw three pence worth your way every time you do him a favour. And who would this kindly fellow be? He's a cross between those good ... ...he's got the entrepreneurial spirit that made the ginger one himself a millionaire many times over, and on the other he's a chap cursed with the belief that an absolutely mad business model might somehow succeed. OK, so maybe Mr. AdGood's idea might go further than the Sinclair C5, but the differences aren't enormous.
Mr. AdGood is another of those nouveau marketing schemes that the internet has spawned over the last few years. Dooyoo ... more
Money, did you say? That gold stuff you put in your pockets and throw away on cider? That stuff you can get for doing absolutely nothing by signing up with Mr. AdGood and pressing a button twice on your mobile phone?
Yes, that would be money, specifically the bronze variety, of which Mr. AdGood will throw three pence worth your way every time you do him a favour. And who would this kindly fellow be? He's a cross between those good Sirs Richard Branson and Clive Sinclair. On the one hand, he's got the entrepreneurial spirit that made the ginger one himself a millionaire many times over, and on the other he's a chap cursed with the belief that an absolutely mad business model might somehow succeed. OK, so maybe Mr. AdGood's idea might go further than the Sinclair C5, but the differences aren't enormous.
Mr. AdGood is another of those nouveau marketing schemes that the internet has spawned over the last few years. Dooyoo have got in on the act recently with their EuroPanel affair, and essentially Mr. AdGood works along similar lines. Those lines being, targeted marketing. Over the last year or so, advertisers have finally come to terms with the fact that nobody ever clicks or even grants more than a cursory glance in the direction of banners. Y'know, those humorous animated advertisements that make you want to spend all your money because the zany cartoon character makes it sound like a cool space idea. In the place of banners, you'll have seen the pop-up adverts on dooyoo, and Mr. AdGood offers another variation on the idea - the targeted text message.
What's the difference between this and targeted e-mail, which you may remember from such .coms as HTMail and SendMoreInfo? It's subtle, but supposedly the personal nature of a text message provokes a greater response than what is seen as just another junk mail amongst your many impersonal e-mails. Receiving a text message is still at least a little exciting, isn't it? The anticipation of not knowing immediately who it's from, the mystique borne through not having a neat and tidy subject to clarify what lays beneath, the warped pleasure gained from reading blocky characters on a piece of technology that if were not considered cool would be thrown away in disgust alongside the old Speccy. Mr. AdGood, cunning salesman that he is, attempts to take advantage of this by paying you to receive his targeted advertisements.
That is essentially all there is to it. It's just another way to make a little money from the internet, although it won't involve cluttering your screen with ad bars that pay one pence a month or spending inordinate amounts of time hammering away at your keyboard, prostituting your literary talents, just to make a few bucks. Instead, all you have to do is sign up, sit back and wait. And, err, that's it. You receive a text message, glance at it, delete it, and get paid.
Mr. AdGood asks for a few things before letting you join. Chiefly, because the whole concept relies on targeted marketing, he wants to know as much about your interests - or more to the point, spending habits - as you're prepared to tell him. The range of the scheme seems to be wide, and geared to future expansion - interests you can select range from the arts to extreme sports, computer hardware to health. Asked to select between five and thirty interests, the natural inclination is to tick as many as possible to expose you to as many "mailshots" as possible. Whether this actually works or not, I can not be sure. To date, everything I've received has been from the Wines & Spirits category, which suggests to me I've let on more about myself than I should have. And while it seems reasonable to be interested in both keep fit and pubs and clubs, erotic and pets is perhaps not such a wise combination to make.
To actually get any money out of Mr. AdGood (who looks the stingy type to me), you have to supply genuine contact details, and falsifying these is made all the more tricky by an advanced system which detects your address based on the postcode you enter. It's a lot like setting up a pre-pay mobile phone, only saying you live somewhere on Pall Mall is easier to get away with (trust me - oh, the disbelieving voice of that poor Welshman...). Lying is pointless, anyway, as you won't get the cheque they send out once you accumulate ten pounds of credit. At three pence a message, I believe that works out at somewhere around three hundred and thirty-four text messages before you'll actually see anything from this scheme.
Which begs the question, is Mr. AdGood worth the trouble? There is always the lingering doubt that the whole concept will fail (see: AllAdvantage) and the three hundred and thirty-three messages you have painstakingly deleted will have been in vain. Big plans seem to be afoot, with a WAP version of the scheme allegedly due shortly. Nobody can ever tell how stable .coms such as this are, though, even the employees who tell you all is well only to return from their lunch break to find the re-po men have gone to work on the office. Personally, I think it's worth a shot. Like dooyoo, Mr. AdGood needs a user base to attract advertisers before anyone will benefit. It requires a certain element of trust on your part, and the ability to cope with mild disappointment and anger should it all fall apart in a few months, but for the time being it does seem worthwhile.
Each text message you receive is short, naturally limited by the 160 characters SMS can handle. You get the tagline, the address to visit, and the little Mr. AdGood signature to let you know where it's from. It only takes a few seconds to scan through and delete, and you're done - and three full pence better off. Isn't that just remarkable? The wonders of the internet... In my experience, messages arrive every two or three days, which is less than promised by the option to receive "more than five a day", but still, it must be remembered the company is still in its infancy and trying to attract advertisers. Visit the odd website, it'll help in the long run.
The site itself is easy to use, although it is very stylised and occasionally slow to load. I've also had the odd script error, but everything seems to work itself out in time. Help is on hand if required, through a fairly informative FAQ which should help allay the doubts you have over giving away your personal details, and a number of e-mail addresses and even a physical address to which you can write. It reassures if nothing else. The only problem I've encountered so far, is that Mr. AdGood doesn't seem to be especially good at maths, and I've not yet been credited for the numerous messages I've received. I cannot tell for sure whether this is him trying to rip me off, or some kind of processing error, but I intend to give him a while to catch up before I make a query.
Mr. AdGood, bless his heart, is a well-meaning little chap. Schemes like this benefit us all, helping take back some of the ridiculous amounts companies spend on advertising. He takes his slice, and after three hundred and thirty-four text messages, we get our ten pounds. It's not an amazing sum, granted, but what are you complaining for? If nothing else, it makes you look popular in front of your friends.
Advantages: Easy to use, No surfing, emails, searching, etc. Disadvantages: Will NOT make you rich
Updated 3rd Aug 2001
MrAdgoods site has recently been refurbished, and is now much better and faster than before, and come to think of it, much neater. They have also added a few other helpful things on the site.
1 Free SMS's messages: Yes they now allow you to send SMS's via their site, although they only allow TWO a day, its an improvement.
2 500 Points for a referral: In the past, there was only a referral percentage available, but now you ... ...to receive Emails off them: I have chosen this option, but have yet to receive anything and it doesn't say how much you earn. I will inform you whenever I get more knowledge.
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Oh well, as I seem to be getting a name for myself, regarding writing various “paid-to-surf”, paid-for-emails” and “paid-for-err-anything” opinions, I thought I would let you into my latest scam, sorry scheme.
Well, this latest ...
brianlfc 18.05.2001 (03.08.2001)
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Advantages: Get paid to read SMS Disadvantages: Not enough messages are sent
MrAdGood is a site allowing you to earn money (3p/message) by reading text messages on your mobile phone, and with the rate that mobile phones are being sold then this is a great market to be aiming at - as long as they can sell advertising space and have the people who sign up (which shouldn't be a problem).
I joined a few months ago and was initially quite sceptical about this offer of being paid - as with most other Internet based money making ... ...WOW - 12p!!!! At this stage I was beginning to think that it wasn't worth it at all - but getting 3p for pressing a button three times and reading a short message wasn't bad. In fact, a couple of the adverts were quite interesting and I did follow it up with a visit to the advertisors website. Unfortunately, a couple hadn't quite got around to creating the page so I was presented with the ususal "Error 404". Maybe MrAdGood should check the pages ...
richardleonard 29.08.2001
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Another great reward scheme from mradgood.co.uk What is it? Mr. Adgood is a site that offers cash rewards in return for receiving advertisements via text messages on your mobile phone. What kind of ads will I get? During the registration process you will be asked to tick 5 to 30 interests from a list and these will be the subjects you will receive advertisements for. Ads are also determined by age, sex, post-code and so on. What if I’m getting ... ...many text messages you receive per pay by logging on to your user profile. You can chose from 1 per day to more than 5 per day. They guarantee not to send you anymore than you’ve specified, but if you chose to receive more they cannot guarantee that they will send you the max amount you have asked for. So how much do I get for each text message (SMS)? For each advert you view you receive 100 points. This is equivalent to 3p. What about WAP? ...
lowain 21.05.2001
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Advantages: Get paid for text messages Disadvantages: May take a long time to earn enough points to exchange.
We’ve had Paid to Surf, Paid to read e-mails, Paid for this, Paid for that and now Paid to receive ads via SMS text messages to your Mobile Phone. Mr.AdGood’s SMS/WAP service says it works with all Mobile Phones and all the UK mobile phone networks. At present you can only receive ads on the SMS text service but they are shortly launching their WAP service. You can also register for the WAP service now and they say that they will contact ... ...is very well presented, simple and uncluttered in it's design, with the links clearly displayed and easy to understand. REGISTERING The registering process is very quick and easy (even I can do it). From the Homepage just click on the Registration icon and you will presented with the sign up page. Here you enter your details:- Name Postcode Mobile Number Handset Model E-mail address Home Address Choose Username Profile Lastly Select Your Interests ...
Ickle 26.04.2001
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Advantages: fast and responsive, polite and efficient, apologies nicely! Disadvantages: a few complications at first
I regularly use direct email/reward schemes to encourage people to visit my website and join my register, and I’m always on the look out for something new. When I heard about Mr Adgood I was definitely interested in giving it a try. I thought Ciao members might be interested in reading about an experience ‘from the other side’ (!)
There are several excellent opinions posted here already about how Mr Adgood works as a member, to ... ...demographic and interest details) and then they pay you a few pence each time to receive commercial text messages on your mobile phone. It’s the electronic equivalent of direct ‘junk’ mail, except that you (a) opt in to receive it and (b) get paid for it too. The question of whether it will make you rich depends on how the company grows and how long you’ve got – I won’t go into the debate here, again it is covered ...
Cazz 22.05.2001 (21.06.2001)
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