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Introduction
What is a PTC site?
A PTC site is essentially a web site that pays you for visiting a web page for a certain amount of time. These web pages typically try to sell or promote something to you, and in return, you're paid something between two cents and a tenth of a cent. This doesn't sound too great does it? In itself, you'll earn very little this way, especially in the short term, so most sites offer other ways to boost this income. Because these sites have evolved into more than just PTC sites, they're often referred to as GPT (Get Paid To) sites.
The Lucky Money
Most sites will have some sort of game of chance to play. One example is the ClixGrid on ClixSense, where you click somewhere on the grid. You're presented with a short advert and then told whether you've won or not. Typically, the odds of winning are pretty low, but prizes do come along every now and then if you persevere. Whether you find it a productive use of your time is something you'll have to decide for yourself.
Offer Walls
You'll find that most sites provide access to some kind of offer wall. These are basically lists of offers you can complete and get paid for, such as:
- Cashback on purchases
- Money for signing up to websites, games, etc.
- Payment for watching short videos
- Payment for completing surveys
Mini Jobs / Tasks
Another option that many sites offer is the ability to work on small tasks that are usually provided by CrowdFlower, a crowdsourcing company that outsources large-scale projects by breaking them into small jobs that are then completed by many people working over the Internet. There's a wide range of work offered, but tasks typically involve doing things like verifying business addresses, writing questions and answers, classifying products, and so on. Other example sites for tasks are NeoBux and ClixSense.
Referrals
Gaining referrals is probably the most lucrative way to build your income from PTC sites, and even better, this income can continue without any effort on your part. There is of course a downside: Getting direct referrals isn't easy. I'll start by breaking this down to the two basic types of referrals.
- Direct Referrals
- Inviting family and friends
- Writing blog and other articles
- Advertising on other PTC sites
2. Rented Referrals
Having established that getting direct referrals is hard, some sites offer another option: Rented referrals. These are basically users that joined a site without being referred or that have been "sold" by their referrer. These users are then "rented out" to another user, who gets paid certain amounts when they click various PTC ads. Confused? I'm not surprised, but it's basically an investment. It costs X per day to rent a referral. Now if that referral earns you, on average, Y per day, and if Y is more than X, you make a profit. If Y is less than X, you make a loss. Like any investment, there's no foolproof way to make a profit, but with careful monitoring and a good strategy you can improve your chances drastically. (I'll cover the strategies useful for each PTC site in my later posts) NeoBux is the prime example for referral renting at the moment, although other sites also offer it. What it comes down to is minimizing your rental costs (by renewing for longer periods) while keeping your rentals as active as possible (by "recycling" inactive referrals). A newer alternative is Okik, which has some slight differences. Referral renting is not for the weak hearted, because it does require an investment upfront (although you can make this on the site and build it up gradually) and a certain amount of time, but many people do have success stories with it, and I don't doubt that it's possible.
Premium Memberships
This is the final thing I'll cover. While not all sites offer it, premium membership usually involves paying a yearly subscription for more favorable conditions. It could involve improved pay, more availability of PTC ads, or better referral commisions and rentals. The yearly cost can vary quite substantially. For example, premium membership on ClixSense is $17/year. At another extreme, the gold membership on NeoBux is $90 (or 30,000 NeoPoints), with the top-of-line Ultimate pack costing another $890 dollars. While this might seem astronomical, the moguls who are buying these packs are probably doing so because they're making money from them. Basically, you should consider premium memberships on a case-by-case basis. Look at it what it offers, and see if you think you'll benefit by taking it.
That's all the basics covered. I hope I've left you a bit informed about the world of PTC sites. For a list of different PTC sites to try, head over to my Best PTC List. There you can find their general information and learn the strategies to get the best profit out of them.
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