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Paid-to-click programs otherwise known as PTC programs are one of the few ways to make money online without maintaining a website of your own. This method of making money online has brought around mixed feelings at varying lengths.

While many have acknowledged that these programs in general are a scam, an equal amount of users have claimed that these systems are totally legit and have posted screenshots of the transactions and even cheques to show proof of earnings and have actually ‘invested’ on these services to increase profits. I guess the safest alternative would be to try it out yourself if you want to know how genuine these systems are.

Earning via PTC programs is a simple process. All you have to do is sign up as a member mostly for free and you’ll then be provided with a list of sites and all you have to do is visit them and leave the window open for 30 seconds. The site would be accompanied with an external header with a countdown of 30 seconds after which you’ll get a tick or a ‘success’ message when you can close the window and get paid. The amount you are paid though is not very convincing, it generally lies within the 0.5 cents (not dollars) to 1.5 cents range.

You are generally provided with around 10 sites to ‘view’ for 30 seconds per day and that’s where investing on these services (which I mentioned above) comes in. Most of these services allow you to upgrade your account to premium memberships for a reasonable fee ($10-$100) as a one-time or annual payment after which you’ll be paid more cents per click (which is also a similar increment as the amount you get paid per click, in other words a very small increment) and also you will be provided with more ads to click per day.

The incentives on ‘premium’ membership differ vastly based on the paid-to-click service. The minimum fee before payment is sent differs but is generally $10 or less. The payments are sent via Alertpay (as PayPal disallowed PTC services I hear) or cheque.

So you must probably be wondering ‘how the hell am I going to get my earnings to $10 when all I get is 1 cent per click?’, good thought, the thing about these paid-to-click services is that the majority of your earnings don’t come from your click (which is quite strange and ironic considering it’s called a ‘Paid-to-click’ service) but from referring other members to the service.

The incentives provided by referrals again vary depending on the service but they are equally rewarding. Some services like ClixSense pay you a fee for directly referring other members while another service like Bux.to pays you a cent each time the member you referred clicks on the ads they’ve been given. Which means the main and virtually only way of making money out of PTC programs is by referrals so you’ll need to get your hands on a bunch of other users to have any hope of reaching the minimum payable fee.

Here are a few Paid-to-click services that have got quite a bit of reputation for actually paying you:

• NeoBux(RECOMMENDED)

This is a new service (launched April 30th) and it looks like this paid to click program has finally got it right. The entire script for the site was written from scratch as ‘no available scripts for purchase seemed right’ as the founder of the website has acknowledged. Most programs are accused of being a scam because they pay late and this is apparent by anyone because of the cash flow problem that’s eminent in these PTC services. NeoBux though pay instantly via Alertpay after an accumulation of $2, payments are automated and received the moment the payment is requested which is one of the many things that makes NeoBux the ‘innovation in PTC’ as the banner implies. Apart from that, the interface is completely a different thing altogether and does not follow the same setting and feel of all the other services out there. There’s plenty more to praise about this service and you can find out more about Neobux and sign up for the service here.

• Bux.To

Based on my research this is a pretty decent program that many have claimed have been paid by, their referral system is the most profitable as they pay you 1 cent for every click your referring member clicks. Members can upgrade to ‘Premium’ by ‘purchasing’ referral packs which is basically assigning un-referred members under your username so you get paid each time those users click on ads. They pay you via Alertpay after a minimum earning of $10 in 60 days or 30 days if you are a premium member. (Though most of the users who have claimed have been paid have acknowledged payments arrive many days late which has made many users believe that this service is a scam)

If you decide to sign up please use this referral link.

• ClixSense

ClixSense is by far one of the most reputed PTC program out there; many have acknowledged that they have actually been paid by the program. They pay you 1 cent per click and you get approximately 5 clicks per day, their referral program goes up to 5 levels and is quite profitable which you can find more about here. If you plan on trying out the service and signing up please use this referral link.

The above two services are ones I recommend if you want to try them out, here are some other services you might want to check out:

• 10bux

• XClix
  

• Adbux

Those were just a few programs out there, there are plenty more to try out. Just try a Google search on ‘Paid to click programs’ for more.

There are plenty of sources in forums and in blog posts to read about to see how legit a service is, I’ve provided links to some of them showing success and failure with these services, you decide what you think about them once you check them out.

• Paid2ClickReviews
• The Path to Financial Independence: Fail. ~ Chris Pirillo
• Bux.to Success Stories
• PTC Sites that pay on Squidoo
• PTC sites that don’t pay on Squidoo

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