What is a ptc site?

For those of you that never had contact with a ptc site, here is a simplistic definition of this kind of website:

A ptc is a website that pays its member for the ads they click and view, on a daily basis.

In a detailed explanation, a ptc site is the connection between advertisers and its potential clients (in this case the ptc’s members). The advertiser pays a fee to the ptc and then the ptc shares a part of that fee with its members, with the only condition that the members click and view the ads.

So, in order to earn money from a ptc site, you will have to click on a list of ads shown in your ptc member area, on a daily basis. Why on a daily basis?-because usually the ptc sites penalize the inactivity.

The number of ads in a list differs from one ptc to another, but there are no more than 15-20 ads in 24 hours.

Clicking the ads can bring you from $0.001/click to $0.01/click. I know that doesn’t seem too much, but if you count the fact that you will click on more than 5 ads/ptc/day, and also you will be active in more than 5 ptcs, and… you can earn also from every referral you bring to a ptc site…well the amount earned increases considerably.

Every ptc has its own terms of service, rules and regulations, but also each one comes with a bunch of other offers for you like bonuses, contests, earn money from reading emails, earn money from signups. These particular things you will discover within every ptc member area.

One thing is also worth mentioning is that once you register to a ptc, your IP address is saved somewhere in their databases and you cannot hold 2 accounts to the same ptc, from the same computer (excepting the fact that no ptc allows its members to have more than 1 membership account).

Things to do before using a PTC site.

The first thing would be use a valid email address.

Use gmail or yahoo.


The second thing you need to take care of is a payment processor account.

Most of the ptc sites are paying you through AlertPay or Paypal .

AlertPay is a good alternative to PayPal. It’s on the market for several years now, and it’s trusted by the majority of the ptc websites.


Alertpay is better payment option because in many countries Paypal options are not available.

Especialy for people who are website designers living in Asia, I would suggest you use Alertpay.

I do not recommend you sign up with ptc sites before registering with an AlertPay account, because it’s possible for your request to be denied and, therefore you will not be eligible of withdrawing money from your ptc accounts. First of all check if you can make an account with AlertPay, register, wait for the approval and then you can sign up for earning money with ptc sites.

You can use the link below to make an AlertPay account right now…

Make an AlertPay Account.


Some of the ptc websites use AlertPay and Paypal. PayPal is another payment processing company owned by eBay. It is used by millions of people worldwide and I don’t think you’ve never heard about it before. If you already have a Paypal account it is ok, you can use it with some of the ptc sites.

How to discover non-listed scam sites?

5 Checks you should do:


1. Always check their advertising rates if they payout more than they ask for an ad something is fishy. Such a model is economically unsustainable.


2. Do a whois search, in Linux and Mac type "whois domainname".com to find info about who hosts the site. On windows you can go to whois.net and type in the domainname. If the server is located in some exotic place like China it's a sign. If the name of the owner is hidden it could also be a sign but not necessarily.


3. Do a Google search for the name of the site + the word scam. If you get many hits, it should ring a bell, also read the post about it on a few forums.


4. If there are unreasonable rewards per click like $100 or more it's a scam or at least a way to deceive people. Ptc's are always paying between 1/10 of a cent to 2 cent per click. Anything more is doubtful.


5. If it sounds too good to be true it usually is