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Are PTC sites really worth the time and effort?
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| Yes | 66% | 66 votes | Total: 100 votes | |
| No | 34% | 34 votes |
Yes
by Phil Patel
Created on: January 27, 2011
PTC Sites are Paid To Click sites these have been existing on the internet for years now and are one of the oldest ways to earn money using the net. The most genuine PTC sites offer 1 cent per advert you view, now obviously this wont make you rich or allow you to give up your day job, but if you let this build up over a few months then you will have a few dollars for about 5 minutes each day. The key to making money from them is to be persistent and make your own strategy on them.
The best way to make money using PTC sites is to join a PTC site while its new and does not have many members then get your link for the site and promote it to your friends and using other means such as chat rooms. This will give you direct referrals which you do not have to pay for and you will get money from them every time they click. The chances are though that you will not find a new PTC site and so in this case you will have to let your balance build up and then if possible rent referrals as this means that you get a amount from the adverts that these referrals click on.
If you have about 5-10 minutes a day to spare then it is worth giving PTC sites a go as you have nothing to lose as all your giving up is your time. If you can find a genuine PTC site such as neobux or onbux then they are worth the time, but the problem is that there are many PTC sites which are scams and ask you to invest first and then close down when they have enough money. The time you spend on the sites is not much so it is worth it, also the effort you have to put in is not much as you do not need to leave your house and can click the adverts so there is not much effort needed.
The main thing to note is that PTC sites are not going to make you rich, what many people do is let the money in there account build up and use it to buy something they want. Unless you have alot of direct referrals you wont make much money each month maybe only a few dollars, but surely during the current economic climate any extra money is useful so in that sense they are worth the time.
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No
by Nichole Muczynski
Created on: January 29, 2011
Paid to Click also famously known as PTC in the world of Internet surfing. These sites are aimed at you logging in to their websites and viewing ads. Normally the ads will talk, move, and slow down your web browsing experience. You get paid an average of .01 per ad you view. Now, if you could let your computer run all day and surf these ads, that might make some great pocket change for savings. The problem is that they usually put a cap on how many ads you can click on or watch. A few years ago I joined a few paid to click and paid to surf websites. One is now in a legal lawsuit after I lost all the money they claimed I had earned. Eventually a court ordered check might show up. If not, I won't be surprised. Paid to click (PTC) websites are betting on you to refer your friends. You would be considered no friend to them once their in box is spammed with junk.
I will not argue the fact that there are many websites out there, websites that will pay you for your time. Paid surveys, paid emails, paid focus groups, etc. Did you know that Google Adsense pays people with Paid to click (PTC)? This is true. If you are a blogger, writer, website owner, or business guru, you can make an income on hopes of your readers and visitors clicking on ads that are relevant to your company. The person on the other end clicking however, will not get paid. This is beneficial for the owner of the website and the company promoting it's ad on your website.
If you can make dreams and hopes off of getting pennies a day to reach a cash out mark of normally $10-$50 on a paid to click site, it might be for you. If you want to make a better income your time would be best suited finding companies that really need web users to get opinions. If making money was as easy as clicking links all day, no one would work out of the home. It is not an income, it is not even substantial enough to provide the weekly groceries. When signing up for a website really take into account what they are offering you for what they ask in return. Clearly read the FAQ pages, the help section, and the privacy policy! If in the end you choose to join a paid to click (PTC) website in hopes of earning some side income, at least do yourself a favor and make a new email address for it.
The sad fact is that if you search for paid to click websites one of the top links gives you a site that has over 27,000 members. It boasts they have two referral levels and a payout as low as $1.00. The problem is, the make claims of paying out just over $6,000. That averages out to less than a quarter per member! Seriously? The payout level is low but the headache is high. Most of the links they offer you to click on have pop up ads, warnings to not close them, and ask for personal information. Anyone can buy ads to promote on the website and there is a fat chance they are even looked over by someone who cares. The headache will cost you virus protection software, lots of overloaded spam email with more offers to join additional websites, and of course you will not see enough cash to make it worth your time.
Finally, remember those websites are mostly jumping on the hopes of you refering in all your friends to join, this would mean they have more people to email, spam, and promote to. If you want to keep your friends, you will find other ways to bond together to make money. There are a variety of ways you can earn free items, gift cards, and cold hard cash online. Paid to click is not one of them.
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