... I filtered all e-mails from mypoints.com into a special folder I called MYPOINTS (“how original was that, jesi?”) and checked that folder first thing every time I was signed in to my e-mail at college. I opened every new e-mail I received and clicked the “show me” button.
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Advantages: If you wondered where My Points has gone - here's your answer! Disadvantages: You can't join My Points any more - you have to go to MUTUALPOINTS.com instead.
...I filtered all e-mails from mypoints.com into a special folder I called MYPOINTS (“how original was that, jesi?”) and checked that folder first thing every time I was signed in to my e-mail at college. I opened every new e-mail I received and clicked the “show me” button.
My e-mail [and internet access] was initially limited. I could only access the internet from the computers at my college. Because of firewalls and “dangerous/forbidden ... ...gambling and gaming sites, financial services sites and dating sites were among the forbidden. Was my commercial enterprise thus to be thwarted by rules and petty regulations? I had NO INTENTION to actually USE these sites, after all, just to gain “my points” for following the referral to its logical conclusion (try telling THAT to the disciplinary committee!). I had to know – WAS it worth clicking on these FORBIDDEN links?
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Once Upon a Time, there was “MyPoints.com” – basically, an “introduction service” to various companies’ services on the web*. The difference between this service and other search services on the web (or otherwise) was that YOU received the COMMISSION for referring YOURSELF. This commission took the form of “my points” – which would build up until you had a balance you could redeem for vouchers. These vouchers were supplied to My Points by the high street stores with whom they could be redeemed.
The basic concept was that you would fill out a profile. You would then be sent e-mail opportunities based on your interests. The more interests you professed, the more e-mails you were sent. You received anywhere from 5 “my points” to 25 “my points” just by clicking on a link and visiting the suggested site. This was a payment for reading someone’s advertisement – there was no obligation to purchase anything, but if you did you were also rewarded with extra points, which were fully explained in the e-mail you received. When I registered, I filled out a profile and said I was interested in EVERYTHING. This was to maximise points received (and thus increase the possibility of getting my voucher(s) sooner.
There were two things you should bear in mind. You had to actually click on the links within the e-mails you received, and if you signed-up for anything, you had to use the same name address and e-mail address as you used when signing up for MyPoints.,
I found that, to receive my points for clicking on a link, it was not necessary to wait for the page to which the link referred to load fully – it was sufficient to click the link, and as the page began to load, your initial points were authorised. Your “my points” increased just by reading the e-mails and clicking on the “SHOW ME” button at the bottom. I filtered all e-mails from mypoints.com into a special folder I called MYPOINTS (“how original was that, jesi?”) and checked that folder first thing every time I was signed in to my e-mail at college. I opened every new e-mail I received and clicked the “show me” button.
My e-mail [and internet access] was initially limited. I could only access the internet from the computers at my college. Because of firewalls and “dangerous/forbidden content,” it was not always possible to access certain sites: gambling and gaming sites, financial services sites and dating sites were among the forbidden. Was my commercial enterprise thus to be thwarted by rules and petty regulations? I had NO INTENTION to actually USE these sites, after all, just to gain “my points” for following the referral to its logical conclusion (try telling THAT to the disciplinary committee!). I had to know – WAS it worth clicking on these FORBIDDEN links?
I learnt that one way to check if the points had been assigned was to re-click on the link. If a box popped-up which stated “Points from this offer are only given once in 365 days” you knew that the points had registered, even if the resource had been blocked by the college “firewall” and you had not managed to see the offered webpage site.
Yes, it was still worth clicking on every e-mail.
WARNING: Although it was possible to actually click and gain the points without having the websites displayed, you still had to remember that for every website which WAS displayed there were images being stored on your computer in “temporary internet files”. Regular deletion of temporary internet files does keep your computer from stalling due to lack of available memory – so I regularly visited Internet Options, settings, and “deleted files” – thus keeping my computer efficient. Diligence in removing unwanted “cookies” (small temporary internet files which communicate back with the websites you visit) also helps your efficiency. Some “cookies” are useful in helping frequently visited websites to remember you and your preferences, so I do not delete all of them – just ones which have expired and for websites I do not wish to be able to trace my activity.
I registered for the free “The Daily Draw” which also gave you adverts to click on in order to register your numbers and possibly win a prize. Registering with and playing “The Daily Draw” also gave you “my points” – and cost nothing but a few minutes of your time. You could play twice a day (with an hour between plays) and win anything from a £2 CD WOW voucher to real cash prizes. Playing 8 times in a month gave you 50 “my points” – I really figured out whether or not I had ever actually done this however.
I also signed up for the MY POINTS credit card (an MBNA MasterCard) – where everything spent using the card gave you points, with an initial 500 points when you made your first purchase. It also started with a 0% interest rate for transferred balances. This was useful in reducing my (unofficial) student debt as I transferred as much as I could afford to and paid it back as quickly as possible before spending anything on the card.
When my “my points” level reached the appropriate redemption level I redeemed them for an ASDA £10 shopping voucher which I received in the post and promptly spent on my shopping.
* SO WHAT HAPPENED TO “MY POINTS” ? I received an e-mail 26th September 2003 announcing the change from MyPoints to MutualPoints – explaining the new advantages we would receive by the combination of “themutual.net” with “mypoints.com” – two different internet referral services combined into one bigger service – with many more retailers participating, and new retailers joining all the time (if you believe the information you receive – they certainly appear to be increasing in numbers).
This review is designed to fill in the information gap for those people who need to know what happened to “MY POINTS” because they have not accessed their details in so long. If you have any difficulties in logging on, I have put Mutual Points contact details at the bottom of this review. If you write to them or telephone them giving your original sign-up details, they can access/re-activate your account if it has been temporarily suspended through lack of use.
* YES, MY POINTS is now MUTUAL POINTS. For an up to date description of what now is happening with MutualPoints.com you will need to look up MutualPoints.com. My Points no longer exists. But your “my points” gained are still valid under the new management, and should soon be paying you if you keep “clicking” those links!
Advantages: Earn points to swap for £5 vouchers Disadvantages: None Yet
...reviews about it. MyPoints.com is basically a reward program, where you earn points very easily, (although it says the points may take a week or so, to be given out); well anyway there are a few ways of earning points. Firstly you can fill in surveys, you get 10 points for each one, but whether these get updated much remains to be seen. Secondly you can earn points by visiting their vast amount of sponsors, alls you have to do, is click on the site ... ...Thirdly you can earn by getting "special offer" emails off them, as long as you read the email, you are awarded 10 points. Finally you can earn money by buying things off their sponsor’s sites, whether there is good value on this site, I don’t really know, as I have not tried this option. You can also earn Points by referring friends and family, I think you get 100 points for each one. Oh well I bet you reading this thinking, so what ...
brianlfc 30.12.2000 (12.07.2001)
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Advantages: money for nothing Disadvantages: very hard to get enough points for anything, site always crashing
When I saw an advertisement for this web site, I thought that I would sign up as it seemed like a very easy way to make an extra bit of money.
Your first step is to register with them and then you get the chance to participate in two surveys for which I received 150 points. Great I thought, I will soon have so many points I wont know what to do with them!
When you have completed the surveys, you can then go into the homepage and see what else you ... ...choice of visit more web sites, complete surveys or try it out. Click on visit more websites and you will have a page with links for different companies to click on (currently 12). For clicking on these you will receive 10 points each. This doesnt take much time at all and you can easily visit all the sites within 10 minutes. Three of these sites are currently offering extra points if you make a purchase from them.
That done you can click on complete ...
flossy 10.01.2001
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Advantages: easy to join and use Disadvantages: can take a bit of time to get decent returns
...Well done Mypoints!
Mypoints.com is a principle used by many other internet-based email programmes that are quite freely available to join.
You register and provide your details to become a member and upon approval will be sent emails periodically according to your interests as indicated upon registration. The more information you provide upon registration the more points you'll be given at the time. If you refer people and they register you earn ... ...When receiving an email you have usually a choice of either visiting the web link in question and earning 10 points. Some programmes offer generous additional points if you buy or register for the offer in question.
You need to input your username and password upon opening the link browser- this has been introduced recently for extra security reasons.
The rewards you obtain are mainly in vouchers for various retail outlets ranging from woolworths, ...
kleft 07.05.2001 (27.05.2002)
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Advantages: something for free - hopefully Disadvantages: very few opportunities to earn points
I have always loved a bargain and internet reward schemes introduced me to the concept of getting something for nothing. I was soon hooked. After discovering how profitable (the now defunct) beenz.com was, I joined ipoints and mypoints too. Mypoints is quite disappointing, nowhere near as good as beenz was, but I would still recommend it. Why? Because you do, eventually, get something for nothing - but yes, it takes a while.
When I joined mypoints.com, ... ...a decent amount of points to actually get anything with. In all the time I have been a member, I have only earned enough to get one £5 voucher for Woolworths - but it arrived promptly and was nice to get.
The initial joining of mypoints consists of completing a survey, signing up to the site for the introductory offer and visiting each of the websites you get points from. This only netted me 250 points.
There are no daily points to collect, as ...
KarenUK 21.12.2000 (01.07.2001)
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Advantages: Great rewards program and lots of redeemable products and services. Disadvantages: Have to spend at least 1,000 points to get anything.
Mypoints is the best rewards program. They offer the widest variety of products and services that you can redeem your points for. I usually flip flop back and forth between Mypoints and FreeRide (run by AT&T), but FreeRide doesn't offer as many products, plus they don't have as good of a referal program. We get most of our prizes for our contests on our site from either Mypoints or FreeRide. I have been a member of Mypoints for about 4 years now ... ...have made thousands of points. The only bad side of the program is they make you spend a minimum of 1,000 points to recieve an order, but they say they plan on lowering that amount very soon. They also plan to lower the point cost of many of their products. Mypoints also offers free internet access that allows you to earn points each month just for using it. ...
links2see 07.09.2000
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they refuse to give you money that they promise, difficult to communicate with- i dont know where their call centre is- but the staff speak very bad e (*)
