Frequently Asked Questions F.A.Q.

Welcome to MumbaiSpider (MSR), the fastest growing Regional website for Mumbai.

Here is some useful information for the new members:

What is MSR ?

MSR is the short name for MumbaiSpideR.com. MSR is the fastest growing educational website in India, helping students and new graduates to make some money during their free time. Our primary goal is provide valuable area information and content to the people in Mumbai, India and the world. Members who provide such resources and material and help us through various activities to grow this site will earn revenue from us.

Who is behind the working of MumbaiSpider.com (MSR) ?

IndiaStudyChannel (ISC) was originally developed as an academic project by Timmy John, as part of his B.Tech course in Pondycherry university. The project came up well, so his teachers and professors encouraged Tony John to host this project as a publicly available website. That gave birth to IndiaStudyChannel.com. MumbaiSpider.com developed as a Regional Website in September 2009. Currently, there are 3 partners for MSR: Tony John (Technical Architect/Business Management, Microsoft MVP), Dr. Sanjeev Choudhary (Site Co-ordinator and Wemaster) and Dr. Apurva Tamhane (Webmaster).

As of November 2009, ISC receives average 2,75,000 page views per day and it is growing very fast.

As of November 2009, MSR receives 2,500 page views per month and it is growing very fast.

Do I have to pay any fees to join ?

No. All our services including revenue sharing program is free and any Indian citizen is eligible to participate.

How much money I can make from this site ?

That completely depends on how much time you can spend. This is not a money making machine. The revenue depends on your hard work and time you spend. I know many people who make thousands of dollars per month from Google AdSense, but MSR is still small and growing.

All of our members together receive around from Google AdSense program. Also, MSR will be initiating Cash Credits very soon which will be given directly to members to encourage them for their contributions.

One thing you have to remember is, it may take several weeks to start getting reasonable revenue. Once you start earning, your revenue will most probably keep increasing since all your previous posts will continue to earn in the future too.

How can I make money from this site ?

In addition to providing educational resources, one of the primary goals of ISC is to help members to earn revenue by doing part time work for ISC. You can work from your home, office or browsing centre, at your free time.

There are 3 primary earning programs here:

Posting in MumbaiSpider.com is just a part time work which you can do in your leisure time, not making it full fledged job. You can be an active member on the website and earn revenue, cash credits for it.

1. Earn Cash Credits directly from MumbaiSpider.com by posting in various sections.

2. Earn Google advertising revenue share through us. In general, you will get 90% of the Google Ad revenue from the content you post here.

What are Cash Credits ?

Cash Credits are the money credits we add to your MSR member account. This money will be paid to you when it reaches a minimum amount.

What is Google AdSense revenue sharing program ?

In addition to being a major search engine company, Google is an Advertising company too. You can see several text Ads in this site, labelled with "Ads by Google". These Ads are displayed by Google, on an agreement between ISC and Google. When any visitors of this site click on any of those text Ads, we get paid.

After you register for an AdSense account, we will use your AdSense account to display Advertisements in the pages having your contributed content. Google will pay you 90% of the Ad revenue from your pages (10% of the revenue will be paid to us by Google as commission).

To participate in this programme, you must first create an account with Google and wait for approval from Google. MSR is not involved in this process, other than allowing you to create AdSense account through a special page in MumbaiSpider.com. In general, Google accepts all applications, unless you provide wrong information or try to cheat them. If Google rejects your application, you won't be eligible to make money through this programme. Read more about Google AdSense Revenue Sharing Program.

Pay per click

The revenue is generated from Google Ads when some one clicks on an Ad. You are strictly not allowed to click on any Ads. If you click yourself on any Ad, Google has very advanced systems to track it and your account will be disable within few weeks. When your account is disabled, all the money you earned until that date will be canceled.

Is there a Fee to join Google AdSense program ?

No, Google AdSense offers free registration. However, they have a very strict review process. You must contribute few weeks in MSR before you can apply for Google AdSense program. Now Google does not entertain AdSense Applications until you are member of MSR for at least 6 months and have valuable, own written contributions and also that you are a Gold Member at MSR.

Does MSR use advertisers other than Google ?

Yes, from time to time, we use various other advertisements also. This is in addition to the normal Google AdSense Ads. The revenue from other advertisements are not shared to members directly. Such revenue will be used to give gifts, cash awards, other expenses etc.

How do MSR make the payments to members ?

When a member earn money from MSR, we give 'cash credits' to members. Cash credits are equal to cash, but the amount will be paid to members only when it reaches a minimum limit of Rs 2000/-.

When your cash credits reach Rs. 2000/-, we will contact you to get your phone number and address and will be informed for further procedures.

Remember that your earnings from Google AdSense program is tracked directly by Google and we have no role in it. The payments from Google are completely different from payments from MSR.

Can I copy content from other sites ?

Copying content from any other sources (including other websites, books etc) are not allowed. They will be eventually deleted.

Can I quit my job and try to earn more money from MSR?

No, we do not recommend quitting your current job and try to earn more money from here. You may be able to make more money from MSR than your current job, but still you should not fully depend on us. MSR revenue should be only your second revenue source which can be termed as a adjuvant but not primary. Your decision remains under your disposal.

The revenue from MSR comes through Google Ads. If our agreement with Google terminates for any reason in future, we may not be able to continue this revenue sharing program. So, it is always a good idea to stay with your current job and work only part time for MSR.

What is "Points" ?

We evaluate each and every post from you and assign points based on the quality of the content. This is called 'Revenue Score'. Your earnings and gifts/awards may be based on this. The more points you get, the higher the chances you have to get cash awards and payments.

The points assigned to content varies by category as well as quality of the content. Also, when any content is posted, our system automatically assigns some points based on certain rules. This page shows the default points assigned in each category.

Is "Points" same as money ?

No. Points are used only to determine your member level. Points indicates the quality of your post. In some section where we pay cash, the payments may depend on the points you received. Read more about each section to find if there is any relation between points and cash in that section.

What are Member Levels ?

Based on the total points earned by a member, we promote members to various levels like Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Platinum etc. Higher level members enjoy additional benefits like automatic approval of their content, annual bonus, profit share etc.

What is the highest amount anybody could earn from Google AdSense ?

We do not disclose the AdSense earnings of any of our members.
There are several members who earned above $1000 from Google AdSense. Are you one of them? Do post about your accomplishment at testimonials in MSR.

Who verifies the content posted in MSR ?

We have editors who review each and every piece of content posted in MSR. Content posted by new members will be reviewed and approved/rejected within 1-7 days.

What kind of content I can post in resources section ?

The Resources Section is a place where you can post almost anything educational. If you have any questions to the webmasters or other members of the site, please post in the forum. You can even use the forum to socialize with other community members in MSR.

Read the instructions here.

How do I trust MumbaiSpider.com and know that you will really pay us the money you promised ?

Simply post a question in the Forum Section and ask the members whether anyone got paid so far. I am sure several members will reply soon. Or, take a look at the Credits & Awards section and see the list of people who have earned cash awards so far.

Has MumbaiSpider.com received any awards and recognition ?

We have not yet participated in any awards program and hence we have not received any awards. However, one of our partners (Tony) is a recognized technology person and he has been selected as an MVP by Microsoft. You can see his name and name of this website listed in Microsoft website. Read more here.

How to join and start making money ?

Here are the steps to participate in MSR:

1. Register as a member in MSR.

2. Introduce yourself by posting a message in our forum section. You will get a warm welcome from the active community members in MSR.

3. Post various resources and posts in the forum and other sections of MSR.

4. After you become a GOLD level member, Create Google AdSense account. You should also be 6 month old on the website before applying for AdSense from Google.

If I have any questions, whom should I contact ?

Simply post your question in the Forum section. We will answer your question as soon as possible.

Can I become an editor in MSR ?

Editors are recruited by lead editors, site coordinator and webmasters on need basis. From time to time, we add additional editors to our team to support our fast growth.

Regards,

Dr. Apurva A. Tamhane
Webmaster - MumbaiSpider.com