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HOW TO MIRL: A Quickstart for First-Time Users
Welcome to MIRL, the world’s first Social Advice Network.
Whether you’re here to get real-time advice from people who’ve been there, or share your own life experience, MIRL is where you do it.
Scroll Sparks. Discover experts. Book a call. Share your own wisdom.
MIRL is where expertise meets community.
🚀 Step 1: Log In and Land on Your Home Screen
After signing in with your email and OTP, you’ll land on the MIRL Home Screen.
Here, you can:
- Browse expert categories like Relationships, Career, Wellness, Travel, and more
- Tap Explore Experts to discover mentors in any field
- Use Multiple Connect to reach out to several experts at once (optional)
It’s your entry point to real-world advice, from real people.
🌟 Step 2: Browse Sparks
Tap the Sparks tab (second button in the bottom navigation) to see short videos, insights, and stories posted by Experts.
These are real people sharing advice, tips, stories, and ideas from lived experience.
Just scroll, explore, and Boost the ones that resonate with you.
🔍 Step 3: Explore Experts
Next, go to the Experts tab (fourth in the bottom nav bar).
Here, you can:
- Browse thousands of real experts
- Filter by category, fee, location, or language
- View their Sparks and learn their vibe
Want to talk to one? Tap their profile.
📞 Step 4: Request a Meet (Real-Time Video Call)
See someone who feels right? Tap to request a Meet.
You can:
- Request an Instant Call (if they’re online)
- Schedule a Call for later
- Use Multiple Connect from the Home screen if you want to reach several experts at once, and pick one favorite
No chat. No typing. Just jump into a real-time call.
✨ Step 5: Boost Sparks You Love
If a Spark resonates, Boost it using the flame icon, it’s totally free.
You can also:
- Comment using the conversation icon
- Share it with friends via the share button
Boosting helps the best advice get seen by more users.
👤 Step 6: Set Up Your Profile
Tap My Profile on the top-right corner of a screen, and complete your personal details.
Why it matters:
- You need to complete personal details to post your own Sparks
- You can also update your MIRL ID, your unique public username
This helps you start participating and shaping your own presence on MIRL.
📣 Step 7: Share MIRL With Friends
Tap MIRL Connect in your profile to activate your referral code.
Share it with your network, if someone signs up and becomes an expert, you earn 5% of their expert earnings for 5 years (at no cost to them).
Build your own network. Grow together.
🧑💼 Bonus: Become an Expert and Start Earning
Once you’ve explored MIRL as a seeker, you might be thinking:
“Could I be an Expert too?”
Yes, you can. Here’s how:
- Go to My Profile
- Tap “Become an Expert & Earn”
- Complete your Expert Profile:
- Add a warm, honest bio
- Set your fee per 10 minutes
- Choose your expertise areas
- Add your certifications
- Set your availability and location
- Complete secure payment setup to accept payouts
Once completed, your Expert Profile will go live and seekers can book real-time Meets with you.
Just a heads up: You won’t see your own profile in the Explore section, this is intentional, so you don’t accidentally book yourself! Want to see how your profile looks? Just tap the profile icon on the top right of any screen to view it anytime.
❓ Need More Help?
- Check our Expert Setup Guide
- Browse Seeker FAQs
- Visit MIRL Connect Help
- Or reach out to us via My Profile > Help & Support in the MIRL app
Thanks for joining MIRL. Let’s build a smarter, kinder internet – one Meet at a time. 🌟