What is this PTC guide about?
What is a PTC site? How to not get scammed? What should I know for safe and profitable clicks? How can I find if site will pay or not, even if I have almost zero information about it? I hope that I can help you find answers in these questions.
What is a PTC?
-> Paid to Click (but what?)
Probably you already know what is a PTC (sometimes called PTR - Paid to Read Site) site. If you don't here is a definition you will find in many PTC sites:
"At ---.---, you get paid to click on ads and visit websites. The process is easy! You simply click a link and view a website for 30 seconds to earn money. You can earn even more by referring friends. You'll get paid $0.01 for each website you personally view and $0.01 for each website your referrals view. Payment requests can be made every day and are processed through AlertPay. The minimum payout is $10.00."
(default description from the bux.to clone script)
A very simple definition: click some links (ads), earn money.
"At ---.---, you get paid to click on ads and visit websites. The process is easy! You simply click a link and view a website for 30 seconds to earn money. You can earn even more by referring friends. You'll get paid $0.01 for each website you personally view and $0.01 for each website your referrals view. Payment requests can be made every day and are processed through AlertPay. The minimum payout is $10.00."
(default description from the bux.to clone script)
A very simple definition: click some links (ads), earn money.
Table of Contents
Click on any link below and you'll redirected immediately to the content you wish to read.
What do I need?
Two (or three) things:
i)A valid email address
Prefer gmail. Gmail has excellent anti-spamming protection.
ii)An account in alertpay
Type in your address bar: https://www.alertpay.com. You have two options:
Personal Starter account: No fees when you send or receive money, but has some limitations.
Personal Pro: No limitations, but has fees when you receive money: 2.5% + $0.25 per transaction
iii)An account in paypal
Do the same thing (type: https://www.paypal.com) and create a Personal Account (no fees, but with some limitations and in this case).
Create strong and unique passwords and do not store them in your PC. Just write your passwords in a piece of paper. It is recommended that you change periodically your passwords in both payment processors. Also be sure that when you enter paypal and alertpay that you are in a secured page: https. Please know that you'll never receive emails asking for your passwords from PP/AP. Even if the email "threatens" you with blocking/freezing your account. If you receive such emails, report them immediately: phising emails
!!Important!!
If you want to visit paypal or alertpay, do it by typing the address in the address bar of your browser ONLY. Do not click on any links, especially from mails. Spoof/Phising pages camouflage their real address. Most "famous" examples of phising pages, the "paypai" and the "aiertpay".
How can I find if an email is a phising one?
i) If you receive an email from paypal/alertpay, you'll see this phrase in the first line: "Dear [Your Name]" (example Dear John Smith). Phising mails will write "Dear Alertpay/Paypal member".
ii)Most phising mails will inform/threaten that your account needs to be "activated", or something like that. And of course a link will follow (like "Click here to activate your account").
Here is an example of a phising mail. It is a paypal phising email, but the same rules can be applied and for alertpay.
These two payment processors (Alertpay & Paypal) can be trusted and that means you can add a bank account/credit card. Never give such info (bank accounts, credit cards) to PTC sites. Many PTC sites can be hacked within seconds. You can see some examples/screenshots in this post.
i)A valid email address
Prefer gmail. Gmail has excellent anti-spamming protection.
ii)An account in alertpay
Type in your address bar: https://www.alertpay.com. You have two options:
Personal Starter account: No fees when you send or receive money, but has some limitations.
Personal Pro: No limitations, but has fees when you receive money: 2.5% + $0.25 per transaction
iii)An account in paypal
Do the same thing (type: https://www.paypal.com) and create a Personal Account (no fees, but with some limitations and in this case).
Create strong and unique passwords and do not store them in your PC. Just write your passwords in a piece of paper. It is recommended that you change periodically your passwords in both payment processors. Also be sure that when you enter paypal and alertpay that you are in a secured page: https. Please know that you'll never receive emails asking for your passwords from PP/AP. Even if the email "threatens" you with blocking/freezing your account. If you receive such emails, report them immediately: phising emails
!!Important!!
If you want to visit paypal or alertpay, do it by typing the address in the address bar of your browser ONLY. Do not click on any links, especially from mails. Spoof/Phising pages camouflage their real address. Most "famous" examples of phising pages, the "paypai" and the "aiertpay".
How can I find if an email is a phising one?
i) If you receive an email from paypal/alertpay, you'll see this phrase in the first line: "Dear [Your Name]" (example Dear John Smith). Phising mails will write "Dear Alertpay/Paypal member".
ii)Most phising mails will inform/threaten that your account needs to be "activated", or something like that. And of course a link will follow (like "Click here to activate your account").
Here is an example of a phising mail. It is a paypal phising email, but the same rules can be applied and for alertpay.
These two payment processors (Alertpay & Paypal) can be trusted and that means you can add a bank account/credit card. Never give such info (bank accounts, credit cards) to PTC sites. Many PTC sites can be hacked within seconds. You can see some examples/screenshots in this post.
Sustainability
The most important thing
"Sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely." (wikipedia)
In PTC terms, when a site is sustainable, that means this program can live even and for years. PTC sites charging less money than paying are unsustainable and cannot live forever.
Grossly unsustainable sites are scams.
Sites paying $100 per click, even they are charging more, are scams too. Usually you will receive per each click $0.001$ - $0.01 (standard member), with the very sustainable sites to pay you $0.0025 - $0.005. Sites paying more than $0.005 per ref click (std member) are unsustainable no matter what the advertising rates are or who the owner is. Such sites usually will survive for less than a year (usually 4-10 months), or will change their TOS (very long payment delays etc)
But how can I understand if a site is sustainable?
It is not difficult. You'll need the (user) rate per click, the referral rate per click (std member) and the amount of money site charges advertisers per 1000 clicks. A simple calculation will help you to find if site is sustainable or not:
User rate (per click) + Referral rate (per click) = The amount of money site pays to its members.
Site earnings = Revenues from advertisers - The amount of money site pays to its members.
Example 1: theClickers
Site pays $0.0025 per click and $0.001 per referral click.
The amount of money site pays to its members is: $0.0035 per click (or $3.5/1000 clicks)
Charges: $0.005 per click (or $5/1000 clicks)
Site earnings =$1.5/1000 clicks
Site is sustainable.
Example 2: Zubux
Site pays $0.01 per click and $0.005 per referral click.
The amount of money site pays to its members is: $0.015 per click (or $15/1000 clicks)
Charges: $0.005 per click (or $5/1000 clicks)
Site earnings =-$10/1000 clicks
Site is a unsustainable.
And now the question is: "How owner earns money?" The answer is simple: Site is based on premium memberships and referral packs sales. Of course a PTC can have and some banner/text ads, but this is not enough.
Sites charging less money than they pay, are selling bot referrals in order to survive. A bot referral is not a human. But a robot which will click a few ads and then stop. As a result, you'll not get back the money you invested.
It is not recommended to invest in such sites. Remember that bot sellers are blacklisted by advertisers. It is common sense that advertisers are looking for humans only. No advertisers for a PTC means, no revenue and site will close soon.
Sites losing more than $12-14 are scams and will live only for a couple of weeks.
Self sponsored ads
Sometimes a site may be unsustainable, even if the advertising rates are bigger than the amount of money site is paying to its members. If you take a look at the "surf ads" page and find that self sponsored ads (=placed by the owner) worth in total more than $0.05-$0.06, then the site is unsustainable. Imagine 20000 active members clicking these ads every day. Daily debt will be more than $1500 (don't forget and the ref click).
Example: bux.to
Site pays $20 per 1000 clicks and charges $19.10/1000 clicks. You'll say: "site loses only $0.90, seems to be ok". But if you take a look at the surf ads page, you'll see that there are more than 8 self sponsored ads. It is very unsustainable, that's why sells only bot referrals and has 6+ months payment delays.
How can I find if an ad is self sponsored?
Usually, self sponsored ads are other GPT (Get Paid To) sites with the ref link of the owner. If you see 4-5 ads with the same ref link (and also a big number of total clicks), then all these ads are self sponsored. Also you can check the source code of the ad page: If you are using Mozilla Firefox hit ctrl+u. Scroll down in the new window which will open and you'll see the (real) link of the ad.
Example 1: 07bux.net
Site has 10-15 ads. All of them are self sponsored. And most of them are other PTCs, with the ref link 07bux/bux07 or something like that. It is obvious that these ads are self sponsored. Long payment delays and bots is unavoidable for this unsustainable site.
Example 2: bux.to
Site has this ad (for example): $3,456/daily. Open it and hit ctrl+u (firefox only). You'll see that the real link is: http://bux.to/sponsored/djkassassin. This ad is self sponsored. You can do the same thing with all ads.
Payment delays
Some sites in their TOS have this term:
Your payment will be processed and issued via AlertPay/Paypal within 30 business days for premium members and 60 business days for standard members.
30/60 business days are approximately 42/84 calendar. 84 days = almost 3 months
Extra10.com and Earn3.com, with the waiting line feature, proved that this term is a sign of an unsustainable site. The truth is that owner can pay only 2-3 members per day (reason: lack of funds), that's why these long delays.
Sites with such long payment delays cannot be sustainable.
Upgrade - Ref prices
Sites which have very low prices cannot afford the higher rates/ref clicks. If a site charges less than $25 for one year of premium membership or less than $0.80-$0.90 per referral (purchase) is unsustainable. But this does not mean, that a site with "normal" prices cannot be a scam
In PTC terms, when a site is sustainable, that means this program can live even and for years. PTC sites charging less money than paying are unsustainable and cannot live forever.
Grossly unsustainable sites are scams.
Sites paying $100 per click, even they are charging more, are scams too. Usually you will receive per each click $0.001$ - $0.01 (standard member), with the very sustainable sites to pay you $0.0025 - $0.005. Sites paying more than $0.005 per ref click (std member) are unsustainable no matter what the advertising rates are or who the owner is. Such sites usually will survive for less than a year (usually 4-10 months), or will change their TOS (very long payment delays etc)
But how can I understand if a site is sustainable?
It is not difficult. You'll need the (user) rate per click, the referral rate per click (std member) and the amount of money site charges advertisers per 1000 clicks. A simple calculation will help you to find if site is sustainable or not:
User rate (per click) + Referral rate (per click) = The amount of money site pays to its members.
Site earnings = Revenues from advertisers - The amount of money site pays to its members.
Example 1: theClickers
Site pays $0.0025 per click and $0.001 per referral click.
The amount of money site pays to its members is: $0.0035 per click (or $3.5/1000 clicks)
Charges: $0.005 per click (or $5/1000 clicks)
Site earnings =$1.5/1000 clicks
Site is sustainable.
Example 2: Zubux
Site pays $0.01 per click and $0.005 per referral click.
The amount of money site pays to its members is: $0.015 per click (or $15/1000 clicks)
Charges: $0.005 per click (or $5/1000 clicks)
Site earnings =-$10/1000 clicks
Site is a unsustainable.
And now the question is: "How owner earns money?" The answer is simple: Site is based on premium memberships and referral packs sales. Of course a PTC can have and some banner/text ads, but this is not enough.
Sites charging less money than they pay, are selling bot referrals in order to survive. A bot referral is not a human. But a robot which will click a few ads and then stop. As a result, you'll not get back the money you invested.
It is not recommended to invest in such sites. Remember that bot sellers are blacklisted by advertisers. It is common sense that advertisers are looking for humans only. No advertisers for a PTC means, no revenue and site will close soon.
Sites losing more than $12-14 are scams and will live only for a couple of weeks.
Self sponsored ads
Sometimes a site may be unsustainable, even if the advertising rates are bigger than the amount of money site is paying to its members. If you take a look at the "surf ads" page and find that self sponsored ads (=placed by the owner) worth in total more than $0.05-$0.06, then the site is unsustainable. Imagine 20000 active members clicking these ads every day. Daily debt will be more than $1500 (don't forget and the ref click).
Example: bux.to
Site pays $20 per 1000 clicks and charges $19.10/1000 clicks. You'll say: "site loses only $0.90, seems to be ok". But if you take a look at the surf ads page, you'll see that there are more than 8 self sponsored ads. It is very unsustainable, that's why sells only bot referrals and has 6+ months payment delays.
How can I find if an ad is self sponsored?
Usually, self sponsored ads are other GPT (Get Paid To) sites with the ref link of the owner. If you see 4-5 ads with the same ref link (and also a big number of total clicks), then all these ads are self sponsored. Also you can check the source code of the ad page: If you are using Mozilla Firefox hit ctrl+u. Scroll down in the new window which will open and you'll see the (real) link of the ad.
Example 1: 07bux.net
Site has 10-15 ads. All of them are self sponsored. And most of them are other PTCs, with the ref link 07bux/bux07 or something like that. It is obvious that these ads are self sponsored. Long payment delays and bots is unavoidable for this unsustainable site.
Example 2: bux.to
Site has this ad (for example): $3,456/daily. Open it and hit ctrl+u (firefox only). You'll see that the real link is: http://bux.to/sponsored/djkassassin. This ad is self sponsored. You can do the same thing with all ads.
Payment delays
Some sites in their TOS have this term:
Your payment will be processed and issued via AlertPay/Paypal within 30 business days for premium members and 60 business days for standard members.
30/60 business days are approximately 42/84 calendar. 84 days = almost 3 months
Extra10.com and Earn3.com, with the waiting line feature, proved that this term is a sign of an unsustainable site. The truth is that owner can pay only 2-3 members per day (reason: lack of funds), that's why these long delays.
Sites with such long payment delays cannot be sustainable.
Upgrade - Ref prices
Sites which have very low prices cannot afford the higher rates/ref clicks. If a site charges less than $25 for one year of premium membership or less than $0.80-$0.90 per referral (purchase) is unsustainable. But this does not mean, that a site with "normal" prices cannot be a scam
Tips for safe clicks!
(is it "dangerous" for my PC or my pocket?)
No, it is not dangerous, if you know how to protect yourself (and your PC).
Do not invest money (from your own pocket) in PTC sites
If the site you have invested will turn into a scam after a while you will lose your money. Be patient and also be an active clicker. After three to six months you will have enough money to buy referrals and you will also know which site pays and which is a scam.
If you can't wait and you want to invest for first time I suggest spending up to $30-40 (in a trustable site). You'll buy 15-35 referrals and get your money back within 1-2 months. If you ask me what I would recommend: just be patient...
So, do you want to invest?
Protect your PC
Of course you already know that you must protect your computer from viruses, spyware etc. So you must have good antivirus/antispyware/firewall software. Also I suggest you use Mozilla Firefox with AdBlock Plus and NoScript add-ons. AdBlock Plus will block all bandwidth-consuming banners (= faster surfing) and NoScript will block malicious scripts and annoying pop-ups. Don't forget to clear all cookies (and if you want all personal data) when you logout from a PTC site.
Do not use the same password in every PTC site you join
Some scammers are starting new PTC sites because they want to "steal" your personal sensitive information. If you do not want to see your accounts hacked do not use the same password in every PTC site you join. No need to mention that in your alerpay/paypal/email accounts passwords must be unique too. Example of a strong password: Wsaxc3!f$aD (use lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols). A good suggestion is to use and 2-4 different usernames too. Finally if you join the forum of a site, it is recommended to you use a different email account (and of course a unique password). Forums are being hacked usually easier in comparison with the main site.
Do a google search
Before you register a new account in a PTC site do a google search about the site you want to become member. Google search phrase: Company name + scam (for example bux.to scam)
Referrals
If you decide to buy thousands of referrals, prefer to "split" them in many different sites. Instead of buying, for example, 2000 referrals in one PTC site, buy 500 in four PTC sites. If you have bought referrals do not expect all of them to be active. Usually you will receive 2-3 clicks per day per referral. And remember that it is possible to receive bots and not humans.
Do not cheat
Do not try to cheat (multiple accounts or autoclickers). Probably you will see your account to be banned. Autoclickers also may contain viruses.
Black lists
You can take a look at some scam/black lists to see if a PTC site is scam or not: Paytoclick Blacklist and also check TalkPTC Scam list
Something else?
Read very carefully the TOS (Terms Of Service), you may find useful information. Some sites for example do not pay; they only are ads exchange sites. Also read the FAQ section. You may find useful information there too.
Don't "blind" click. In many sites there are some ads with title "if you click me you'll be banned" or "anti bot detector" etc. If you click an ad like this one your account will be deleted and you'll lose all your earnings. These ads are there for auto-clickers and users who do not speak english. So, be careful!
Don't spam. No one likes spam. Especially the PTC owners. That's why they ban spammers from their sites. But why PTC owners have strict policy about spammers? Because sometimes users who receive spam mails (e.g here is a great site... and a ref link) are reporting to the authorities the sites and as a result the domain of the site is suspended.
Read forums. Reading forums can help you to find if a site works properly (=pays) or not. Complaints, success stories, active/inactive admin etc can help you to decide if a specific site is good or not.
Do not invest money (from your own pocket) in PTC sites
If the site you have invested will turn into a scam after a while you will lose your money. Be patient and also be an active clicker. After three to six months you will have enough money to buy referrals and you will also know which site pays and which is a scam.
If you can't wait and you want to invest for first time I suggest spending up to $30-40 (in a trustable site). You'll buy 15-35 referrals and get your money back within 1-2 months. If you ask me what I would recommend: just be patient...
So, do you want to invest?
Protect your PC
Of course you already know that you must protect your computer from viruses, spyware etc. So you must have good antivirus/antispyware/firewall software. Also I suggest you use Mozilla Firefox with AdBlock Plus and NoScript add-ons. AdBlock Plus will block all bandwidth-consuming banners (= faster surfing) and NoScript will block malicious scripts and annoying pop-ups. Don't forget to clear all cookies (and if you want all personal data) when you logout from a PTC site.
Do not use the same password in every PTC site you join
Some scammers are starting new PTC sites because they want to "steal" your personal sensitive information. If you do not want to see your accounts hacked do not use the same password in every PTC site you join. No need to mention that in your alerpay/paypal/email accounts passwords must be unique too. Example of a strong password: Wsaxc3!f$aD (use lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols). A good suggestion is to use and 2-4 different usernames too. Finally if you join the forum of a site, it is recommended to you use a different email account (and of course a unique password). Forums are being hacked usually easier in comparison with the main site.
Do a google search
Before you register a new account in a PTC site do a google search about the site you want to become member. Google search phrase: Company name + scam (for example bux.to scam)
Referrals
If you decide to buy thousands of referrals, prefer to "split" them in many different sites. Instead of buying, for example, 2000 referrals in one PTC site, buy 500 in four PTC sites. If you have bought referrals do not expect all of them to be active. Usually you will receive 2-3 clicks per day per referral. And remember that it is possible to receive bots and not humans.
Do not cheat
Do not try to cheat (multiple accounts or autoclickers). Probably you will see your account to be banned. Autoclickers also may contain viruses.
Black lists
You can take a look at some scam/black lists to see if a PTC site is scam or not: Paytoclick Blacklist and also check TalkPTC Scam list
Something else?
Read very carefully the TOS (Terms Of Service), you may find useful information. Some sites for example do not pay; they only are ads exchange sites. Also read the FAQ section. You may find useful information there too.
Don't "blind" click. In many sites there are some ads with title "if you click me you'll be banned" or "anti bot detector" etc. If you click an ad like this one your account will be deleted and you'll lose all your earnings. These ads are there for auto-clickers and users who do not speak english. So, be careful!
Don't spam. No one likes spam. Especially the PTC owners. That's why they ban spammers from their sites. But why PTC owners have strict policy about spammers? Because sometimes users who receive spam mails (e.g here is a great site... and a ref link) are reporting to the authorities the sites and as a result the domain of the site is suspended.
Read forums. Reading forums can help you to find if a site works properly (=pays) or not. Complaints, success stories, active/inactive admin etc can help you to decide if a specific site is good or not.
Remember...
PTC sites may have zero tolerance against spamming and cheaters but owners shall not forget that we have ZERO TOLERANCE against SCAMMERS!
Sites to stay far far away from
Don't even join them!
Some sites are yelling "I am a scam" from miles away.
We already discussed why sustainability is important here.
Avoid sites:
1) With free host/free domains. It is common sense, if the owner can't spend some money and get a good host and his own .com/.net domain, that he'll not be able to pay his members for long time. A domain costs ~$10-15/year, only!
Hypothetical examples of free hosted sites: www.yoursite.freehost.com
Free domains: co.cc, .tk, co.nr etc.
2) With default design. There are many PTC scripts (yourownbux, securebux etc) and each one has default design, with predefined colors, pictures etc. The same rule applies and here: If the owner can't afford a new and unique design, he'll not be able to pay for long time his members. Also this can be considered and as sign that owner doesn't care about his site.
Examples:
i) Visit yourownbux site or ptcpay.com. You can find there many scripts and see their default layout.
ii) bux.to layout is being used by many ptc sites.
iii) netcashbux.com, dgbux.com, massiveptc.com are some examples of default designed ptc.
3) Without forums/support. This is proof that owner does not care at all and doesn't want to communicate with members. However if a site has forum, this does not mean that it is not scam.
4) With "instant" payments. Some sites, with announcements will try to convince that will pay instantly "soon". The best example is earn.nu, a site which is owned by a known scammer: Instant payments are being "implemented" for months now and only for premium (!) members. Invest to get paid instantly? The answer is "No, thank you". Don't believe these announcements. And extra10/earn3 owner announced that may implement instant payments, but finally sold both sites.
5) With default description/TOS/FAQ. Scripts also include and a default description/TOS and FAQ. Some sites for example are paying $0.005 per ref click, but in the TOS you can find that are "paying" $0.01/ref click!
If a site does not edit the TOS/FAQ at all, this is proof of a lazy admin who doesn't care about his site and probably has no intention to pay.
Check also this excellent guide: How to tell if a new site is/will be a scam [Guide]
We already discussed why sustainability is important here.
Avoid sites:
1) With free host/free domains. It is common sense, if the owner can't spend some money and get a good host and his own .com/.net domain, that he'll not be able to pay his members for long time. A domain costs ~$10-15/year, only!
Hypothetical examples of free hosted sites: www.yoursite.freehost.com
Free domains: co.cc, .tk, co.nr etc.
2) With default design. There are many PTC scripts (yourownbux, securebux etc) and each one has default design, with predefined colors, pictures etc. The same rule applies and here: If the owner can't afford a new and unique design, he'll not be able to pay for long time his members. Also this can be considered and as sign that owner doesn't care about his site.
Examples:
i) Visit yourownbux site or ptcpay.com. You can find there many scripts and see their default layout.
ii) bux.to layout is being used by many ptc sites.
iii) netcashbux.com, dgbux.com, massiveptc.com are some examples of default designed ptc.
3) Without forums/support. This is proof that owner does not care at all and doesn't want to communicate with members. However if a site has forum, this does not mean that it is not scam.
4) With "instant" payments. Some sites, with announcements will try to convince that will pay instantly "soon". The best example is earn.nu, a site which is owned by a known scammer: Instant payments are being "implemented" for months now and only for premium (!) members. Invest to get paid instantly? The answer is "No, thank you". Don't believe these announcements. And extra10/earn3 owner announced that may implement instant payments, but finally sold both sites.
5) With default description/TOS/FAQ. Scripts also include and a default description/TOS and FAQ. Some sites for example are paying $0.005 per ref click, but in the TOS you can find that are "paying" $0.01/ref click!
If a site does not edit the TOS/FAQ at all, this is proof of a lazy admin who doesn't care about his site and probably has no intention to pay.
Check also this excellent guide: How to tell if a new site is/will be a scam [Guide]
Do you want to invest?
In case you want to invest (especially from your own pocket) please know that:
1) Invest only, if you can afford to lose all your money. This is a basic rule applying not only in PTC sites, but in every type of investment. When investing, you are taking a risk: you may get your money back plus some earnings, you may lose it all.
2) PTC Sites are not magic money makers. These sites cannot replace a real job, but only offer (let's say) easy pocket money for online shopping for example. So, do not believe the crazy (=thousands of dollars) success stories (especially from bux.to). For first time invest a small amount: $30-40. After that and if you wish, you can re-invest an amount from your earnings (for example 50-50)
3) Search and ask. Try some good PTC forums (PTC Talk or Talk PTC) and ask "Shall I invest there?" I am sure that you'll find users who can give you a good answers.
4) Avoid sites with long payment delays. Investing in a site means that you must start earning money (in your alertpay or paypal account) within days, not within months. Sites which have this "ugly" term, 30/60 business days (premiums/standards), must be avoided.
5) Avoid sites, in which upgrades/referrals are very cheap. Why? Because when a site charges $10/year for premium membership cannot afford the higher rates. Scammers in an effort to gain as much money as they can from their "2 week scams" have very low prices, but of course no intention to pay.
6) Don't invest in new sites. The word "new" does not mean only sites which are only a few weeks old. But also and sites, in which you are new member. It is not recommended to invest in new sites. Plus, you have to be member for a short period and get paid too, in a site, before you invest.
7) Of course check if a site is sustainable. Because if it is not your investment can be characterized as a "high risk" one.
1) Invest only, if you can afford to lose all your money. This is a basic rule applying not only in PTC sites, but in every type of investment. When investing, you are taking a risk: you may get your money back plus some earnings, you may lose it all.
2) PTC Sites are not magic money makers. These sites cannot replace a real job, but only offer (let's say) easy pocket money for online shopping for example. So, do not believe the crazy (=thousands of dollars) success stories (especially from bux.to). For first time invest a small amount: $30-40. After that and if you wish, you can re-invest an amount from your earnings (for example 50-50)
3) Search and ask. Try some good PTC forums (PTC Talk or Talk PTC) and ask "Shall I invest there?" I am sure that you'll find users who can give you a good answers.
4) Avoid sites with long payment delays. Investing in a site means that you must start earning money (in your alertpay or paypal account) within days, not within months. Sites which have this "ugly" term, 30/60 business days (premiums/standards), must be avoided.
5) Avoid sites, in which upgrades/referrals are very cheap. Why? Because when a site charges $10/year for premium membership cannot afford the higher rates. Scammers in an effort to gain as much money as they can from their "2 week scams" have very low prices, but of course no intention to pay.
6) Don't invest in new sites. The word "new" does not mean only sites which are only a few weeks old. But also and sites, in which you are new member. It is not recommended to invest in new sites. Plus, you have to be member for a short period and get paid too, in a site, before you invest.
7) Of course check if a site is sustainable. Because if it is not your investment can be characterized as a "high risk" one.
Autoclickers and Multiple accounts
Just don't do it!
Autoclickers
According to wikipedia "An auto clicker can be as simple as a program that instructs the computer to continually press and release the left mouse button". Even google don't like autoclickers "because of their pay per click advertising system".
Common sense: If you find and download an autoclicker program the same thing can do and PTC sites owners. They will spot you and ban you. I am not programmer, but I know that there are many scripts that can automatically monitor all accounts and track autoclickers.
Autoclickers also may contain viruses (trojan, spyware). So be careful! Also do not use Tab + Enter, you may be flagged as an autoclicker. Use only your mouse when you are clicking ads.
Multiple accounts
You'll say: It is very difficult to earn money without referrals. Shall I create multiple accounts? NO! PTC sites can easily understand if you have multiple accounts. Also you'll have to maintain multiple email and alertpay accounts. Every time you login your IP address is being stored in their databases. If they find two or more accounts with the same IP they ban them all!
But you may say: "If I use proxies? Can I bypass this check?" You may have some chances to trick the security systems of a PTC. But it is possible that someone else may use the same proxy as you do (and as a result a ban for both). Also owners may check the origin of your IP. If they find that this IP is a proxy an immediate ban will be applied. Plus proxies may hack your accounts, because you must give them your name and pass in order to be able to login to a PTC using them.
Common sense: If you create multiple accounts you'll probably need and autoclickers. As a result you'll have even more chances to be banned.
According to wikipedia "An auto clicker can be as simple as a program that instructs the computer to continually press and release the left mouse button". Even google don't like autoclickers "because of their pay per click advertising system".
Common sense: If you find and download an autoclicker program the same thing can do and PTC sites owners. They will spot you and ban you. I am not programmer, but I know that there are many scripts that can automatically monitor all accounts and track autoclickers.
Autoclickers also may contain viruses (trojan, spyware). So be careful! Also do not use Tab + Enter, you may be flagged as an autoclicker. Use only your mouse when you are clicking ads.
Multiple accounts
You'll say: It is very difficult to earn money without referrals. Shall I create multiple accounts? NO! PTC sites can easily understand if you have multiple accounts. Also you'll have to maintain multiple email and alertpay accounts. Every time you login your IP address is being stored in their databases. If they find two or more accounts with the same IP they ban them all!
But you may say: "If I use proxies? Can I bypass this check?" You may have some chances to trick the security systems of a PTC. But it is possible that someone else may use the same proxy as you do (and as a result a ban for both). Also owners may check the origin of your IP. If they find that this IP is a proxy an immediate ban will be applied. Plus proxies may hack your accounts, because you must give them your name and pass in order to be able to login to a PTC using them.
Common sense: If you create multiple accounts you'll probably need and autoclickers. As a result you'll have even more chances to be banned.
Alertpay
You must have an account in Alertpay before you join a PTC site. My advice: Use real information (first name, last name etc). If you enter fictitious information you will not be able to change it (easily) and of course not able to withdraw funds (in your bank account or via check). Now alertpay supports many countries and it is easier to withdraw funds in a bank account.
Why not paypal? Paypal has changed its policy regarding doing business with PTC sites because of scam (fraud) sites. That's why now most PTC sites are paying via Alertpay. You may find some sites which are paying via paypal. But a PTC site which pays via paypal anytime can see its account to be locked/frozen. Main reason: chargebacks. Usually a new PTC may use paypal for a while, but it possible to change to alertpay or stop paying standard members (and pay premium only) after a few weeks/months because of chargebacks.
PTC sites reviews
You can find reviews for the best PTC sites:
PTC (Paid To Click) sites reviews
Your comments
Did you like this lens? Do you think that I should make any improvements/changes? Any suggestions? Need a second opinion for a specific site?
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Panos21
Janster probably is the owner of uronlinebux.com. This site is unsustainable of course and with tricks tries to survive. My suggestion: Require and DNA samples in order to pay your members, photos are not enough. Posted September 29, 2008 |
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Janster
The writeer of this "guide" don't seem to know how successful PTC sites actually make money and I see lots of things that are wrong here. Not a very good guide. Posted September 29, 2008 |
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Panos21
Hello, Posted September 10, 2008 |
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Panos21
Hello, Posted September 10, 2008 |
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San1
I like your lens; but I'm not too fond of PTCs and don't think they are a good way to earn or advertise. The lens is well laid out though; 5 stars Posted September 10, 2008 |
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Note: I have noticed that some users are plagiarizing my work. Please know that if I find a site which is copy/paste of my page I'll report it immediately on google.
