Welcome to world’s first social lockscreen network, Paisa Swipe:


Paisa Swipe is a fun and beautiful rewarding way to share and connect with your friends, family and your local community. We are driven by a mission to get as many people as possible to do good, be happy, and lend a helping hand (or in this case a helping finger - to swipe) and spread happiness. Our latest update includes lots of new features and modifications. We will discuss them here one by one, and give you a complete guide on how to use our latest version.


In brief, our latest version includes the following:


I. Paisa Groups:

II. Paisa Friend Zone:

III. Paisa Chat:

IV. Become an Administrator:

V. Think Big: Help to Build a better India:




Let’s Take a Look: What’s inside this New Package?


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Paisa Swipe Front Interface:


This page will load when you Login to Paisa Swipe.

You will see the group posts in the front. Click them to view.

The Menu Bar is on the Top-Left.

There is a small camera button on the top-right, you can upload pictures right from your gallery or camera with this.


You can navigate to different parts of the app from the menu. The menu contains Account Settings, My Content, Trending Groups, Search Groups, Interest Categories, Friend Zone etc.





I. Paisa Groups:

 


Paisa Groups are communities inside the paisa swipe network based on different interest categories, such as Apps, Bollywood, Business, Cars, Employment/Jobs, Fashion, Gaming, Gifts, Hobbies/leisure, Hollywood, Horoscopes, Insurance, Music, News/Articles, Online Deals, Photography, Restaurants, Sports, Technology, Travel etc. You can edit and modify your interest categories from Menu, by clicking Top Left Menu > Interest Categories. Above all, you can join any groups according to your wish independent of interest categories.


Search and Join a Paisa Group:

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  1. Click on top left Menu and then click ‘Search Groups’

  2. You will find two options: Search by name, and Search by Interest.

  3. To search by name, type minimum 3 characters. Click the Search Button.

  4. To search by interest, choose your interest from the dropdown menu and click the search button.

  5. A list of groups will be loaded according to your search preference.

  6. Click on ‘Join Group’ to join any group of your choice and you can see the hot topics inside the group.

  7. To preview a group, click on ‘Preview Group’. It will show you a short description regarding the group.


Find Groups You’ve Joined:


Click on Top left Menu and then click on ‘My Content’. You can see your coins wallet here. Below that click on ‘Joined Groups’. There you will find groups you have joined.


Post Contents to a Group:

Are you a Blogger or an App Developer? Want to share your blog / app link? Or, do you have something nice to share with others?

Why not your content reach thousands of other paisa swipers? Cool?


So, always suggest contents to the groups you have joined. Just a tip, if you want your content to be spread wide to maximum people, then suggest contents to larger groups. Larger groups have more exhaustive, due to more number of members.

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  1. Go to your joined group list from Menu > My Content > Joined Groups. You will find the list of joined groups.

  2. Click on ‘Suggest Content’ against your suitable group. You need an image and a description to post.

  3. Click on ‘Enter Description’ and write something about your content.

  4. Choose the date when you want this to be posted from the calendar option. Just another tip, please submit your content 1/2 days earlier and choose the calendar date accordingly. Your content will be submitted for approval by Group Admins, it takes time.

  5. Optionally, you can insert a link if you want. The link insertion area is just below the calendar option.

  6. Finally, you need to attach a photo from Gallery. This is a compulsory process for submitting. Note that, your photo will be cropped to fit your lockscreen before you choose the image, so have a look at your cropped image before submitting.

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  7. If everything looks good, click on ‘Submit’.

  8. It will be set for approval. Note that your approved posts will be published on the day you specified on the calendar and will run for that day only. If to need to run it for more days, you need to resubmit it later.


Interact with Group Posts:


With Paisa Swipe, you will be able to interact with group contents right from your lockscreen.


Open Paisa Swipe, you will see the group posts from all groups you have joined!


Additionally, you can browse to posts of a specific group from Joined Groups Section.

Click on your desired group from the ‘Joined Groups’ Section and you will see the posts from that group. Click a photo to expand the post.


You can Like and Comment on a post. Your comments will be visible to other group members.


You can share the stuff socially, click on the share button. You can edit the content before sharing.


If the post has any links attached, you can open it. It will open in the Paisa Swipe in-app Browser. However, if you don’t feel good, you can switch to your own browser by clicking the web icon to the top right.


After a web page has been loaded, you can close it by clicking the cross [x] icon to the top right of the in-app browser.


In this way, you will discover new contents everyday, and acquire lots of benefits.



Trending Groups:

Want to know which groups are popular in the paisa swipe network? Then come to Trending Groups. Click on Top Left Menu > Trending Groups to find the groups with most number of members and engagements.


II. Paisa Friend Zone:


Now every Paisa Swiper has his own Profiles. Isn’t that cool? Set your own cover pic, username, date of birth and gender from Account Settings and your Paisa Swipe Profile is set.



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Modify your Profile:


Click on Top Left Menu > Account Settings and you can see your currently set settings. To edit or modify, click on the edit button on the top right and edit accordingly.


Find New Friends:


  1. Click on the top left Menu > Friend Zone.

  2. Click on the small Friends icon on the top extreme right corner, just beside the search button.

  3. You will see two columns: Friends, and Requests.

  4. Click on the Friend Search icon on the top right corner. The Search Users Page will come.

  5. Now click on the Search button to Search for Any Paisa Swipe User.

  6. You will see search results based on your keywords.

  7. Click on any friend you want to connect. This will load their profile.

  8. You can either send them friend request or message them.

  9. You can also see the groups they have joined.


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Send and Accept Friend Requests:


Paisa Swipe provides you the benefit to connect with other paisa swipers by becoming friends. You can search for any friends and send them friend request by going into their profile. See ‘Find New Friends’ Section for the steps.


To accept pending friend requests, Go to Friend Zone from Menu, and click on the Friends icon on the top extreme right corner, just beside the search button.


You will see two Tabs: Friends, and Requests. Click on Requests Tab to see the pending requests and accept them.


Find Your Friend List:


To find your friend list, Go to Friend Zone from Menu, and click on the Friends icon on the top extreme right corner, just beside the search button.


There you will see your Friend List under the Friends Tab. Click on any friend to view their profile. You can send a message to your friend, remove a friend, and see the groups they joined.

Remove a Friend:


To remove a friend, Go to Friend Zone from Menu, and click on the Friends icon on the top extreme right corner, just beside the search button.


There you will see your Friend List under the Friends Tab. Click on any friend to view their profile.


Click on Remove Button to Remove the friend.



III. Paisa Chat:

  
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Now chat with your friends as long as you want, that too from your Lockscreen.

Paisa Swipe brings Paisa Chats, where you can message any Paisa Swiper and extend yourself towards being more and more social.


Start Chatting with anyone:


To chat with anyone, Go to your Friend Zone from Menu. Here you can see the chat history.


If you haven’t started chatting yet, click on the Friends icon on the top extreme right corner, just beside the search button.


There you will see your Friend List under the Friends Tab. You can start chatting with any of your friends. Open the profile of any of your friends, and click on ‘Message’.


The chat box will load.


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Start a Group Chat:


Did you know? There’s a Group Chat too! Participate in Group Chatting and Connect with all the people together.


To join a group chat, click on My Content from Menu and click on joined groups.

You will see the list of Groups you have joined. Click on ‘Group Chat’ to join the Group Chat Room.


Features of Paisa Chat:


  1. Chat Unlimited. Its Free, Forever!

  2. Send emojis. Click on the emoji button on the left hand side of the chat text box.

  3. Attach photos, videos, audios, and location to your chats. Click on the top right pin button to begin. You can also attach gifs in photos.

  4. Earn Paisa Coins for chatting. Chat more, earn more!

IV. Become an Administrator:


Take the administration control in your hands. Become an admin and manage your community. To begin, you need to create a group for your community.


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Create a Group:


You can create a group by the following methods:


  1. Click on top left Menu > My Content.

  2. At the bottom part, you can see the option to Create a Group. Click on it. The Group Submit Form will load.

  3. Pick a Unique Name for your Group, and input that in the first text box. Note that, your name should be attractive and should describe the main theme of your group. Users will search for your group and the first impression of the group lies on its name. So, choose the group name wisely.

  4. Write a brief description for your group in the next text box. Write what your group will be about, so that interested users can join your group. Don’t make the description too long, users don’t have time to read for long.

  5. Choose the interest category from the dropdown box. We have preset a few categories such as Apps, Bollywood, Business, Cars, Employment/Jobs, Fashion, Gaming, Gifts, Hobbies/leisure, Hollywood, Horoscopes, Insurance, Music, News/Articles, Online Deals, Photography, Restaurants, Sports, Technology, Travel etc. You need to select a category from this only. This helps to identify and classify groups.

  6. Choose Group Type. There are two types of groups: Public, and Invite Only.

  7. Public Groups are searchable and can be found by all, whereas Invite Only groups are secret and isn’t searchable. Only admins can add or invite members in an invite only group.

  8. Attach a Group Photo to your group. Though this is optional, and you have the right whether to choose an image or not, we suggest you choose a good and attractive image for your group. When users will search for your group, they can see the group image.

  9. Finally, click on the ‘Submit For Approval’ button. Your groups will be submitted for approval. This is a mandatory process and your requests will be reviewed. After it’s approved, you can add members or invite members to your group and start posting. Note that, you cannot change your group details, such as, name, interest category, image etc. So, double check all your details before submitting for approvals.


Manage a Group:


After you have created your group, you can manage it. To manage, click on the top left Menu > My Content. You can see a circle called ‘My Groups’. Click on it.

This will load the groups you have created. Select your desired group to manage.


Publish Content to Your Group:


Are you a Blogger or an App Developer? Want to share your blog / app link throughout your group? Or, do you have something nice to share with others?

Why not your content reach thousands of other paisa swipers? Cool?


So, always publish contents to the groups you have created.


  1. Go to your My groups section from Menu > My Content > My Groups. You will find the list of groups you have created.

  2. Click on ‘Publish Content’ against your desired group. You need an image and a description to post.

  3. Click on ‘Enter Description’ and write something about your content.

  4. Choose the date when you want this to be posted from the calendar option.

  5. Optionally, you can insert a link if you want. The link insertion area is just below the calendar option.

  6. Finally, you need to attach a photo from Gallery. This is a compulsory process for posting. Note that, your photo will be cropped to fit your lockscreen before you choose the image, so have a look at your cropped image before submitting.

  7. If everything looks good, click on ‘Submit’.

  8. All Done! Note that your posts will be published on the day you specified on the calendar and will run for that day only. If to need to run it for more days, you need to resubmit it later.


Approve or Reject Contents:


Often Group Members will submit posts to ruin inside your group. You need to approve it before it goes live.


To approve a post, come to My Groups section and choose your desired group.


You can see a small Menu button in the top-right section against each group. Click on it.

A dialog box will load.


Click on Approve Contents. From here you can approve or reject pending contents.


View / Ban Group Members:


Come to My Groups Section and choose your desired group.


Click on ‘Members’ Tab and you can find the list of all members of the group.


Click on Any Member. A dialog Box will pop.

Click on View Member to view their profile.
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Click on Ban Member to Ban any member.


Invite Members to Group:


You can invite members to join your group, and post your invite message to facebook, twitter, google plus etc. To get your group link, come to My Groups Section and choose your desired group.


You can see a small Menu button in the top-right section against each group. Click on it.

A dialog box will load.


Click on Invite Members. You will get a shareable link to invite members.


Share the links everywhere. People clicking the link ca join your group from their browser too.


Shut Down a Group:


Do you need to shut down your group?


Come to My Groups section, and click on the small Menu button in the top-right section against your desired group. A dialog box will load.

Click on Close Group. Your group will be closed. Think twice before deleting your group, it will be Deleted Permanently and it cannot be undone.



V. Think Big: Help to Build a better India:

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Paisa Swipe is a project for the betterment of India in every way. We are driven by a mission to get as many people as possible to do good, be happy, and lend a helping hand (or in this case a helping finger - to swipe). That is why we have introduced the Paisa Coins into our app.


Paisa Coins:


Paisa Coin is a virtual points earning section inside the Paisa Swipe app. As long as you continue using Paisa Swipe, you continue to get Paisa Coins. It will be added to your coins wallet. You can use this coins either to win Rewards or to donate it for the betterment of India and become a Hero.


How to use Paisa Coins?


Check this section to know How to use Paisa Coins: http://help.paisaswipe.com/support/solutions/articles/1000105055-how-to-use-paisa-coins-


Donate Coins:


To support a cause and donate coins for the betterment of India, go to My Content section from top right Menu.


Click on Support a Cause. You will see some of the social causes that you can support and donate your coins.


That’s All.

Do Good, Be Happy!


Written By: Nirmal Sarkar