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Welcome! Here's how I earn an extra $180+ per month...
How-to Guide
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Thu, 23 Feb 2006
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Beginner's Guide to PTR
So you'd like or need to make a
little extra cash
each month (who doesn't??) This guide is
intended for anyone starting out in Paid To Read
(PTR) Programs.
There are lots of ways to make money online in
your spare time, we'll go through several here,
starting with the basics of PTR.
You will not get rich doing PTR - but you can
make enough to pay your internet bill and take
yourself and your sweetie out for a nice dinner!
I'm currently making an average of $120 a month
just from my PTR sites, and working to raise that
amount.
Getting Started - Email Account
First, you will want to open a new email account -
because you will be getting HUNDREDS of emails
per day from your sites. I'd recommend a free
account through yahoo or gmail, as they have the
most storage space and you won't have to worry
about your Paid Emails getting bounced back from
a full inbox.
After you click on the link of the program you
want to join, you'll type in your new email
address and Submit. You should get your
Activation email within a few seconds. If it
takes longer - do NOT submit your information
again - the scripts at the site will mark you as
a "cheater" = trying to open multiple accounts.
PTR sites will only let you have one account per
IP address (your computer/ISP's address) If you
don't get your Activation email within 10
minutes - send an email to the WM through their
Contact Us link at the site.
After you Activate your account, simply enter
your personal information along with how you want
to get paid (see below). Most PTRs have "check-
boxes" near the bottom of the enrollment page,
determining what kinds of emails you'd like to
receive. They also include boxes to detect
cheaters. Never click any box marked "I DO NOT
SPEAK ENGLISH" or "I'M A CHEATER, TAKE MY
MONEY". You get the picture. ;) Read the
options carefully.
If you select Searches on your options, be
prepared to actually *do* the searches. Many WMs
will decrease your emails (therefore your
earnings) if you simply click the link without
doing the full search. There is some controversy
at many of the forums regarding Search Ads. WMs
are NOT supposed to allow "incentivised" searches
or forcing people to search, it breaks the terms
of the contracts with the Search Engines. That
said, think about the long-term effect of
performing a valid search. If the advertiser who
has bought the ad gets a good return, they will
place more ads, which will give YOU more money.
You're going to have to wait out a timer anyway,
why not give the advertiser a return on his/her
investment to encourage them to place more ads?
What constitutes a valid search?? Here's an
example taken from another site:
HOW TO DO VALID SEARCHES
1. Choose one of the categories or search or do a
search for something you want.
2. Click search results - (that's necessary).
That means wait for the page to open, and look at
it before moving on.
3. You have done a valid search. Thank you very
much.
How simple is that??
Another thing with Searches: Make sure that the
Country you live in is accepted as a Search
Country. The site will list which countries are
acceptable.
It's a good idea to create a folder for each new
Site that you sign up with in your email
account. This way you can move your sign-up
info, payment info, ads you've placed, etc... in
this folder and keep your inbox nicely
organized. Also, after you've logged in, set a
Bookmark for that page. I create a new folder in
my Bookmarks labeled PTRs so I can quickly and
easily access each site.
Payment Processors
Next, you'll want to be sure you have a way of
receiving the money that you'll be making. Most
sites pay through Payment Processors like Paypal or eGold . Paypal
is the oldest and most trusted of the payment
processors. There are more out there, seemingly
more every day! If you've already got a Paypal
account, make sure that it is a Personal Account,
not a Business or Premier Account, as these will
incur fees every time you're paid. My account
was bumped up to a Business Account when my
daughter used it to list some jeans on eBay, and
accepted a credit card from the winner of the
auction. If something similar happens to you,
Paypal *does* allow you to demote your account
once. Simply send them a ticket through
their Contact Us form (located at the bottom of
any page at the Paypal site).
Protecting Your Computer
Sadly, there are a lot of mean-spirited, if not
just downright evil people out there that get
some kind of sick thrill by creating and
distributing viruses online.
I can't emphasize this enough: Protect Your
Computer! Make sure your firewall is on, and
install a resident anti-virus software. There
are several good, FREE ones to download. Avast! is the one I use, AVG is another good one. My
computer came with Norton installed, but it
doesn't seem to work as well as the others.
You'll also need to install a good anti-spyware
application. AdAware is great, I run it
once a week just to keep things running fast &
smooth.
Signing Up and Avoiding Scams
Now you're ready to start signing up with some
good PTRs and start making some cash! I have the
best paying PTRs listed on the link Pay Sites.
You will see ads (and be tempted) by sites that
offer $1, $10, even $100 per click. You may have
already signed up and are actively clicking at
these. Sadly, these are complete scam sites.
Don't feel bad, almost everyone starting out in
PTR has made this same mistake. Here's a way to
help you determine if a site is legitimate, or a
scam:
While you're at the site's homepage, go
to their Advertising Link. Here's an example
from a well-known scam site:
$333 Solo eMail To Searchers
63sec $0.63
Let's do the math, shall we? This site
claims to have 15,000 members. If this
webmaster
charges 63 cents for an ad, and promises to pay
his members $333 EACH for clicking on
the link, he's losing the staggering amount of
$4,994,999.37 for each ad he sells! "Why would
anyone do this?" you ask? Because this
dishonest WebMaster is unfortunately
making 63 cents over and over and over, while
never paying anyone a dime. Plus, he's probably
got his own Search ads listed on his site, and
is making more money by having his members
perform valid searches.
There are lots of people who have been scammed by
dishonest WMs such as this one, who've just given
up and written off the entire Get Paid To (GPT)
world as a scam. While there are many online
scams, there are also many honest, paying sites.
I found GetPaidForum to be an
invaluable resource to determine if a site is
honest and paying. Before I sign up with any
site now, I do a search at the forum to see if
the site is listed in the Praises and Applause
section - or the Complaints section. If there's
no information at GetPaidForum, I do a search on
google and include "scam?".
Example: "sitename.com scam?" This has also
been an effective way to see if they'll pay, or
just let me make money for them.
How Many Sites Should I Join?
This is entirely up to you, depending on how much
time you have and how much money you want/need to
earn each month. I strongly recommend starting
small - no more than 8-10 sites, because it's
very easy to get overwhelmed and hit "burn-out"
with too many emails every day. I was doing 36
sites right after I began doing PTRs and it was
taking up most of my day - plus, about half of
those sites were NOT worth the time - only paying
1/4 of a cent or less per email.
I would not recommend joining any site that has a
higher payout than $10. It's far more
encouraging to be able to reach your payout
within 2 weeks. I mainly stick with the sites
that have a minimum of 1/2 cent per link that I
know will pay me within hours of request -
although my main focus is now 1 and 2 cent link
programs.
Earning From Your Sites
Now you've signed up and you're starting to get
emails. LOTS of emails. I currently get over
400 emails a day! How can I get through all of
these and still have time to sleep?? Glad you
asked! I use a multi-tabbed browser - Opera.
I've used several different browsers - Maxthon,
Firefox, and of course IE, but had different
problems with each. IE doesn't have multi-tabs,
and would just take too long for PTRs. Maxthon
is actually my favorite, but it doesn't
effectively block pop-ups. Same with Firefox.
Opera blocks those nasty pop-ups and also has a
built-in protector. You can get it for Free
here: http://www.opera.com/
I tend to make a game of "work" - always have. I
always try to find the quickest and most
efficient way to get things done. My ex-husband
used to tell me the reason I was so efficient was
because I was lazy, I just wanted to blaze
through tasks so I could lay around & read a
book. Hmmmm. Did I mention that he's my EX?
hehehe
So here's my method of getting through allllll
those emails: A few of the sites that I know
send 50+ emails per day, I select Site Inbox on
my Profile at the site. That means that I have
to go to the site and that day's emails are
there, and not sent to my yahoo account. Doing
this method will open 3 consecutive windows (or
tabs): the main Inbox page, an Email page (that
contains the link you're working on) and the
actual Results page (that shows the timer and
link value)
I start with my Yahoo tab, then go down the list,
clicking each link. I sometimes have up to 15
tabs open at once (including the Site Inbox
tabs). Then I just go down the line, performing
searches, checking out new programs, etc. After
all the searches have been done, I close and go
to the next batch. It's organized and gets
everything done quickly.
PTCs
I encourage you to do some "discovery" work on
each of your sites. Most have more than just
emails - some have games, PTC (Paid to Click) and
Contests PTCs. Many have their own forums, where
you can "meet" some very nice people and share
ideas, not to mention sometimes the WM will put
pertinent information at their forums.
When I have some extra time, I like to visit the
PTC sections - sometimes they have 1, 2, even 3
Cent ads there. You can usually also find lots
of Points ads there. I like to do the Points and
cash them in for advertising. (more on this
later) I've won several of the Contests on lots
of different sites - some are as low as a 3 cent
prize, some are $1 prizes.
I do want to caution you on clicking the PTP
(Paid to Promote) ads. For some reason, these
seem to be more dangerous as far as viruses are
concerned. They definitely have more pop-ups. I
lost a hard drive in Dec. 2005 by clicking on a
PTP ad that had a very nasty virus. The worst
part was - that particular PTP was only worth 1
point. *gulp* If you click a PTP link that has
a lot of pop-ups, or one that sets your virus
software off - immediately let the WM of that
site know about it! They don't want to run these
ads, and they certainly don't want your computer
to fry.
I now only do PTP ads while using the Firefox
browser, with only partial scripts enabled. This
prevents all the nasty bugs and trojans from
loading - and also Kills Pop-ups Dead.
Posted 11:39
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3 comments
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multi-tabs
Could you explain in more detail about using
multi-tabs?
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multi-tabs
Hi Phyllis,
I wish this would show me the dates that comments
were posted. (or at least notify me when there is
a comment!) :( So sorry for the late response.<br>
Multi-tabs are when you open your browser, eg.,
Firefox, Maxthon, Opera... and each new link opens
in the same browser window, just in a new "tab".
So you can have lots of open pages at once, and
just navigate through them by clicking the tabs at
the top of the page. It makes doing PTRs a
million times easier and time-efficient. If you
decide to use Firefox, be sure to also download
their "NoScript" add-on as well as the "Tabs Open
Relative" add-on. NoScript disables all scripts
until you approve them (keeps nasty viruses &
trojans from having their way with your computer);
Tabs Open Relative makes each tab open in
sequential order, to make keeping track of your
opened links easier.
Hope this helps! :)
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LIST OF SITES
CAn anybody send me a list of best paid ptr
sites. i am been scammed so many times. please
help to resolve this problem
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