There are a number of ways of earning money online of which one of the most popular are the PTC Sites. PTC means Paid to Click where you join websites and are paid to click the ads which are published on these websites. PTR means Paid to Read where you are paid for the emails which are available in the inbox of the respective sites. There is a thin dividing line between PTC's and PTR's and most of the website include both paid to click links and paid to read mails. In the following paragraphs these programs will be talked about and will be addressed as PTC which will mean to include PTR's also.
Below are 10 useful tips in order to succeed and maximize your earnings from PTC sites.
These tips will specially help if you are new to PTC sites. Following these suggestions will lead to less frustration and more satisfaction while trying out the world of PTC programs.
Referrals
One of the most important ways of making money from PTC Sites is through Referrals. For these before joining any website it is always better to tie up with friends or colleagues. You can join a PTC site under them and they can join under you. This really helps and will benefit you both. Normally you will be able to make online friends through social sites and you can have a good partnership to sign up under each other.
If you are unable to network with friends and colleagues then you should first sign up for programs such as Get Ref. This program gives you credit for joining PTC Sites, PTR Sites and Survey Sites. You can then use the credits to get a referral under you for one of the sites of your choice.
Other places for getting referrals signed under you would be your own blog and social sites. You can even mention on your blog that you are interested in Exchange Link Referral.
Low Minimum Payout
If you are new to PTC's it is always best to join sites which have a low minimum payout. Joining sites having a low minimum payout means that you can reach minimum payout soon without having referrals.
I have had success with sites such as Kooplinks (Minimum Payout $ 0.02), PTC-House (Minimum Payout $ 0.02) and Click Salary (Minimum Payout $ 0.01) and have been paid often by them. Joining these sites will atleast give you some comfort with PTC sites and some earnings to encourage you to continue with PTC programs.
High Rate Per Click
The standard rate for clicking an ad and reading an email is $ 0.01. However sites paying 1 cent per click will normally have minimum payout at $10. But there are exceptions where sites have minimum payout at $ 3 (eg: Earn3).
There are other sites which pay $0.0001 to $0.0025 per click. Here the minimum payout is usually low ranging between $0.02 to $1.
There are some sites where the ads pay much lower than this. However such sites need to be usually avoided.
The most important thing is to strike a balance between rate per click and minimum payout. Thus sites where you can reach the minimum payout early are the ones which need to be targeted first. For this you can use a formula that is Minimum Payout divided by the Earnings Per Day which will give you the Days in which you can reach Minimum Payout.
Cash Out
It is always advisable to Cash Out as soon as you reach minimum payout. You will know whether a site is genuine or not once you reach minimum payout and it has paid you. Thus it is best to cash out rather than wait to earn more and then decide to convert into Cash.
Once the site has paid you learn about the authenticity of these websites. For example, if the minimum payout for a site is $0.02 then it is best to cash out each time you reach $0.02 rather than waiting to reach $1 and then cashing out.
Time taken to Pay
Some sites pay within a period of 2 days from requesting payout. There are others which pay within a week, while others take as long as a month or 2 months to pay. This is one of the terms which needs to be read before joining a PTC site. Normally users miss out on this term and end up frustrated after requesting payout.
Again it is important to initially join sites which pay within 2 days or at least a week.
Mode of Payment
Sites normally pay via Paypal, Alertpay or E-Gold. These are the most popular ways of paying online. There are some other programs through which the payment is sent. You need to be a member of these sites in order to request payment. You will need to provide the email address which you have used while registering for the above programs to the PTC site programs.
