PTC - A Closer Look

Is there really a viable income stream in PTC? Lets see...

The first thing I might point out is that it doesn't cost anything to create an account with any of these ptc sites, and (the ones I will be using as an example) aren't going to steal your details.  - As I think of it, the crap going into my email has gone down since I started. Hmm...

It does however require you to supply a method of payment, such as PayPal or AlertPay. Both methods are about as secure as you can get on the internet.

If you are thinking of setting up, links to all ptc sites I mention are available on the top right of the screen.



The value in actually clicking on a link is very small. If you click on the smallest ad -  a 5second or 'Micro Ad' - as a free user you will usually earn about .001 cents. Remember there are different lengths of Ads - the longer they play the more you'll earn. The longest Ads are usually 40 seconds, and depending on the site as a beginner will earn you anywhere between .015 c  (eg Neobux) to .5 c (eg ptcbox).

If you religiously click on all the available ads from one ptc in a week, on average you'll earn about 20c a week (depending on the site).

If you join five ptc sites and religiously click on all the available ads in a given week, on average you could earn about a dollar. So theoretically it is possible to make $365 a year on ptc's. Not bad!

But what about time? If you are clicking on every ad you come across, on five different ptc's you're looking at 5-40 seconds per ad. On NeoBux, for example, without upgrades or referrals, it took 120 clicks to reach 20c. If we are conservative and say all of those clicks were 10 seconds (add a second for loading time) you've got:

120 x 11 = 1320 seconds. that's 22 minutes. When you consider most of the ads you click will be micro ads (5sec), realistically it would be more like 7-12 minutes.

ClickSense provides records of every click you make, and you can use it to see exactly how you are doing. Over a six day period, with no referrals or upgrades, I clicked a total of 86 ads to make 24.6 cents.

You can already see how big the difference can be between ptc sites?

ClickSense presents all your clicks in a very nice report, which means I can do a more thorough analysis and say that over a seven day period, I clicked on:

12 standard ads (30 sec) - 360secs

13 mini (10sec) - 130secs

61 micro (3sec) - 183secs

=673 seconds, or 11 minutes. For 24.6 cents.

Is there a way to beak time? to somehow make things more efficient? Like a good old German clock factory?

We'll see.

PTC The Concept

Paid to Click websites pay members to view Ads. Every time you click on an ad, you receive between .0001 - .5 cents which are credited.

The money, however, comes from REFERALS. The idea is you get other people to join, and for every click they make you get a percentage.

With most PTC sites you will notice the amounts you can make are very small with a free account. There are usually limits on the amount of referrals you can receive, and even limits on rented referrals (I'll touch on those later!).

So in order to make more money, you must UPGRADE. Be very wary of ptc sites which are negatively geared. Something else I'll go into in more detail.

In coming posts I'll talk about HOW ptc sites work, and show you the calculations you need to consider before investing your spare cash.

Just remember, every business venture - no matter how big or small - requires homework.

Cheers,

Dave.