by Tora

Created on: March 19, 2009

I stumbled across my first pay-to-click site nearly three years ago, when I was out of work and trying to find ways to make some extra money online. At first, I was intrigued by the idea that there were sites that would pay users just to click links. It seemed like it was too good to be true, but after a bit of investigating, I found that there are actually quite a few pay-to-click sites that really do pay their users as promised.

There are a few things that you should know before you join any pay-to-click site, though. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you will not get rich off of any PTC site. A typical PTC site will pay its members a penny for clicking on a link and viewing an advertisement for 30 seconds, and most do not have more than four or five links available each day.

Many pay-to-click sites offer bonuses for referring new members. Sometimes the bonus is a flat fee for each new member who joins using your referral link. Most of the time, the bonus is a percentage of your referrals' earnings. Some PTC sites only offer the bonus for new members that join directly from your referral link, but others offer bonuses when your referrals refer new members, too. While it is possible to increase what you can earn by encouraging others to join using your referral link, you should keep in mind that referral bonuses should not be the only way to make money from a PTC site.

Another thing that you should carefully check before you join any PTC site is its payment terms. Most sites have a set minimum that you have to reach before you can request a payment, so make sure you take note of what the minimum you'll need to get paid is. You should also take a look at the payment methods the site uses to make payments (AlertPay and PayPal are two of the most popular options, although some sites do send checks by mail), and make sure that its terms of service guarantee payment will be made in a reasonable amount of time. There's nothing worse than clicking for weeks to reach a site's minimum, only to find out you have to wait six months to get paid for the work you've done!

Finding a reliable pay-to-click site that won't waste your time can be a pain in the neck. I joined dozens of different sites when I first started out, hoping that it would increase my earnings. It didn't work-most of the sites I joined disappeared within a few weeks. I've moved on from PTC sites since then, but there's a handful of PTC sites I've stuck with:

No-Minimum - Although No-Minimum

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