Performance Bux has been around since November of 2008 and seems to be a very promising paid to click program. The site is clean and easy to navigate. They have an active forum with good response by the admin. They seem to have the good philosophy of under promising and over delivering.
The site navigation is simple. Once you log into your account, simply click on the surf ads tab on the left. This will open a new page with all of your clickable ads. Click on the ad and it will open in a new tab. Wait for the timer to run down and click on the matching number at the top of the page to earn your credit. Ads are worth up to $0.01 for standard members with most of them at $0.005. Usually there is between six and 10 ads available to click daily.
Cash out is available at a real reasonable level of $2. My first pay out took only a couple of hours to process. They pay via Alertpay or PayPal.
To try and make extra earnings, they have a referral rental system that you can utilize. Referral clicks pay at $0.005 per click for standard members and $0.01 for upgraded members. Referrals are available to rent at a rate of $0.30 per month. You can set your rented referrals up on autopay so that their monthly rental fees are deducted from their clicks. With autopay, you receive a 10% discount on the monthly rate. I have just started to rent from this PTC so I can not really give a lot more insight on this and comments from anyone with insight would be appreciated.
Performance Bux also offers a number of good advertising packages that would be of use to anyone looking to advertise any other sites. Their seems to be a lot of people taking advantage of this advertising program which is a good sign for the future of Performance Bux.
Overall, I think Performance Bux is a very nice PTC. The only negative that I have experienced is that the site can be a little slow at times but not to the point where you get frustrated. I think this one may be around for awhile and make it into the top recommended PTC sites in May of 2009.
Ranking: 8.33
Earning Potential: 7
Ease of Use: 9
Speed of Payout: 9
Basic Price – Free
Paying since – November 2008
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Within 24 hours
Forum: Active with good support
Pay per click – up to $0.01 but most at $0.005
Click timer – varies
Minimum payout – $2
Payout method – Alertpay or PayPal
Multiple Accounts per household – No
Referral pay – $0.005
Premium accounts –
Performance Member
$55 For 1 Year Membership
100% Downline Earnings
Additional ads
Brilliant Member
$115 For 1 Year Membership
200% Downline Earnings
1% Bonus Of Referral’s Purchases
1% Bonus When Referrals Upgrade
Additional Ads
Referral Packages – yes, rentals available at $0.30 per month
Referral exchange – yes
My Rating – 8.33 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out Performance Bux click here.
March 1st, 2009
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then NeoBux should be very flattered by SmithBux. This is not meant as a criticism since NeoBux is the best PTC out there and SmithBux does a great job with incorporating the key aspects in its program. First and foremost, SmithBux utilizes the instant pay system which is wonderful. No waiting to get your payout. Your payout is available at the low level of $5.
SmithBux is easy to use, you just log into your account and go to the surf ads tab. Click on the advertisement and then click on the red arrow. The advertisement will open in a new tab and the timer will start. Once the timer is finished, you will get a green check. Real easy to do and it pays $0.01.
To really grow your earnings with you can utilize the referral program. I suggest that you refer the site to family and friends. If they join through your referral link, you will receive a $0.005 credit for each ad they visit. You can further utilize SmithBux’s referral rental program to increase your earnings. My basic strategy is as follows.
1. Accumulate $2 in your SmithBux account. Transfer this money to your renting balance from your account page.
2. Utilize the $2 to rent 5 referrals (total cost $1.50). If there are no referrals available keep trying as they are added frequently but are in high demand. The clicks of these referrals will now increase your account balance. You will be able to use your account balance to recycle any referrals that are not making you money. At first, I would suggest the simple strategy of recycling referrals that make no clicks in the last five days. The cost to recycle a referral is only $0.08.
3. Save up your account balance to rent referrals again. Remember though, you do have to renew your referrals at the end of the month. This costs $0.30 per referral. To renew your initial group of 5 will cost $1.50 so I suggest keeping that much in reserve in your rental balance prior to cashing out. This does not happen quickly so be patient.
4. Continue this cycle of building up your balance and renting refs until you have 300 referrals. At this point, save up to cash out at $60. Use this cash out to purchase the premium membership which will increase your referral earning by 100%, and lower your monthly rental to $0.25.
5. Continue your cashout and reinvest strategy at this point with keeping 25% of each cashout for yourself.
This is a real basic outline of strategy and you can tweak it to suit yourself. You can jumpstart this a little if you can refer anyone to join under you or invest a few dollars on your own.
I have been really impressed with SandraClicks so far and I would recommend it for anyone. They continue to improve the program and it looks good for the future.
Ranking: 9.33
Earning Potential: 8
Ease of Use: 10
Speed of Payout: 10
Basic Price – Free
Paying since – October 2008
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Instant
Forum: Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.00 on first payout, 2nd $6, 3rd $7, 4th $8, 5th $9, and$10.00 on subsequent payments.
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and computer
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.01 per referral click
Premium accounts – $60 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.01 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
Lower rental rates
Lower recycle rates
Additional Ads
Referral Packages – yes, multiple packages available price depends on level
Referral exchange – yes, $0.08 per exchange for standard members
My Rating – 9.33 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out SmithBux click here.
December 15th, 2008
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
OLD SCHOOL BUX WAS PURCHASED BY MAX OSO (NOT SURE IF THAT IS A REAL NAME) OF OSOBUX. SINCE THIS POINT THE PAYMENTS HAVE NOT PROCESSED AT ANY REGULAR INTERVAL. I NO LONGER CAN RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM AND WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST INVESTING IN IT. I WOULD ALSO AVOID ANY OF THE SO CALLED OSO EMPIRE PROGRAMS AS THEY ALL SEEM TO STOP PAYING FAIRLY QUICKLY.
Old School Bux has the look and feel of an older style paid to click program but it has some great features. The best thing is the quick payout which usually happens within 24 hours. The pay rate is decent so that you can accumulate earnings at a decent pace. Another great feature of OldSchoolBux is that you can buy referrals and upgrades with your balance so you do not even have to cashout in order to start building up referrals.
The use of the program is very easy. You just log in. Click on the view ads tab. Click the available ad and it will pop up in a new tab. Once the ad has been viewed for 30 seconds, you will get your checkmark and you can be off to the next ad.
Nothing to fancy or difficult to report with this paid to click. It just pays on time and runs smoothly so I guess there is nothing else to ask of it. I highly recommend this program for anyone.
Ranking: 8.67
Earning Potential: 8
Ease of Use: 10
Speed of Payout: 8
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Terms state within 10 days but most are made within 24 hours
Forum: Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.99
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and computer
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.0075 per referral click
Premium accounts – $32.99 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.0125 on personal clicks
$0.0075 on referral clicks
Additional Ads
10 Free Referrals
Priority Payments
Referral Packages – yes, multiple packs available from 1 for $1.75 to 100 for $97.99
Referral exchange – yes, amount replaced varies with pack bought. Must post request in forum to get replacement
My Rating – 8.67 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out OldSchoolBux click here.
October 16th, 2008
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SandraClicks has closed down due to the alleged death of Sandra. Supposedly the site was sold and is to be reopened but I have my doubts.
SandraClicks is easy to use, you just log into your account and go to the surf ads tab. Click on the advertisement and then click on the red arrow. The advertisement will open in the same tab and the timer will start. Once the timer is finished, you will get a green check. Just click on the X and it will take you back to the advertisement page. Real easy to do and it pays $0.01.
To really grow your earnings with you can utilize the referral program. I suggest that you refer the site to family and friends. If they join through your referral link, you will receive a $0.005 credit for each ad they visit. You can further utilize SandraClick’s referral rental program to increase your earnings. My basic strategy is as follows.
1. Accumulate $5 in your Alertpay account. This can be done by earning $5 through SandraClicks and requesting instant payout, by funding it yourself or from payouts in other programs.
2. Utilize the $5 to rent 15 referrals. The clicks of these referrals will now increase your account balance. You will be able to use your account balance to recycle any referrals that are not making you money. At first, I would suggest the simple strategy of recycling referrals that make no clicks in the last five days. The cost to recycle a referral is only $0.08.
3. Save up your account balance to cash out again at either $5 or $10 depending on if you have used your first payment yet (1st payment at $5, $10 on subsequent payments). Remember though, you do have to renew your referrals at the end of the month. This costs $0.30 per referral. To renew your initial group of 15 will cost $4.50 so I suggest keeping that much in reserve in your rental balance prior to cashing out. This does not happen quickly so be patient.
4. Once you have your payout amount ($5 or $10), you should cashout. Reinvest this money into another referral pack and continue cycle. Each cycle will go by a little faster. Continue with this until you have 300 referrals. At this point, save up to cash out at $60. Use this cash out to purchase the premium membership which will increase your referral earning by 50%, lower your monthly rental to $0.22 and your recycling fee to $0.06.
5. Continue your cashout and reinvest strategy at this point with keeping 25% of each cashout for yourself.
This is a real basic outline of strategy and you can tweak it to suit yourself. You can jumpstart this a little if you can refer anyone to join under you or invest a few dollars on your own.
I have been really impressed with SandraClicks so far and I would recommend it for anyone. They continue to improve the program and it looks good for the future.
Ranking: 9.33
Earning Potential: 8
Ease of Use: 10
Speed of Payout: 10
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Instant
Forum: Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.00 on first payout, $10.00 on subsequent payments.
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and computer
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.0075 per referral click
Premium accounts – $85 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.0125 on personal clicks
$0.0075 on referral clicks
Additional Ads
Referral Packages – yes, multiple packages available to rent from $2 for 5 referrals to $30 for 100 referrals. See above for rental fees.
Referral exchange – yes, $0.08 per exchange
My Rating – 9.33 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out SandraClicks click here.
October 15th, 2008
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT BUXOUT HAS CLOSED DOWN. I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING UNTIL A DAY OR SO BEFORE THEY CLOSED. THEY WERE ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS. I AM SORRY FOR SO HIGHLY RECOMMENDING THIS PROGRAM BUT THEY HAD PAID SO WELL WHILE THEY WERE UP AND RUNNING THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM.
Bux Out is an excellent paid to click program that has incorporated a lot of good features from Neobux while adding a few good things of their own. The most important feature that they have is the instant cashout feature so there is no waiting period to receive your money. The first payout is at a very low $5 and it increases to a manageable $10 on the third payout.
Buxout also has a easy to use ad interface. You go to the Surf Ads page, click on the ad, it will open in a new tab and a checkmark will appear when you get credit. Ads reset every 24 hours.
Buxout also has a nice referral purchasing system when you are ready for it. You do not rent referrals as it is at NeoBux. Instead you purchase the referrals and they are yours for lifetime. They also offer referral replacement for $0.25 so that you can replace your inactive referrals. The current strategy that I am working with is that I replace all referrals that have been inactive for more than 4 days if they have less than 100 clicks and all referrals that have been inactive for more than 8 days that have more than 100 clicks.
The premium membership is rather pricey at $85 per year but it is well worth it once you have a significant number of referrals. It is not worth it if you have none or very few referrals. Overall this is a very solid site and I will take the instant payment ones anytime over the pay you in 3 month sites. The best promises mean nothing if they do not deliver and Buxout delivers consistently delivers on their promises.
Ranking: 9.67
Earning Potential: 9
Ease of Use: 10
Speed of Payout: 10
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Instant
Forum: Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.00 on first payout, $7.00 on second, $10.00 maximum.
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and IP address
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.0125 per referral click
Premium accounts – $85 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.0125 on personal clicks
$0.0125 on referral clicks
Additional Ads
Referral Packages – yes, multiple packages available for around $1 per referral, not available at all times so you have to keep an eye out for them.
Referral exchange – yes, $0.25 per exchange
My Rating – 9.67 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out BuxOut click here.
October 15th, 2008
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MainBux started out as a really good program but seems to have gone downhill and may be on its way out. The site admin does not seem to be very active in the forums and payments have slowed way down. There are many complaints about purchase delays and other issues. I would recommend avoiding at this time.
MainBux is a real easy to use paid to click with a relatively low payout minimum. They usually have a good amount of ads available to click on. You log in, go to the ads page, click on the ads, wait for the timer to run down and you have your earnings.
The program offers the ability to purchase referrals with your account balance which is a pretty good way to boost up your earnings. You can also use your account balance to upgrade your account. Both of these items are nice so that you do not have to wait for a payout in order to put your earnings to work.
The good amount of ads available daily will keep most users interested and allow them to accumulate earnings. Usually there are about 12 ads available at the standard level and more available for premium members.
Ranking: 4.33
Earning Potential: 7
Ease of Use: 8
Speed of Payout: 3
Inactive Admin penalty: -5
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International, limitations on Chinese members
Speed of Payout: Payouts are not being made within stated time frames of 15 business days standard member, 2 days premium
Forum – Yes but little support from Admin
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $6.99
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – No
Referral pay – $0.005 per referral click
Premium accounts – $24.99 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.01.5 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
Priority payments – 48 hours
15 ads daily
5 free referrals
Referral Packages – Available to buy from $1.80 for 1 to $55 for 50
Referral exchange – No
My Rating – 4.33 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out MainBux click here.
August 5th, 2008
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Important update -
Thinkbux updated to an instant pay site and then promptly folded under within a couple of weeks. Very disappointing for all involved.
ThinkBux is another real easy to use paid to click with a very low payout minimum. They recently have raised the payout time which led to a drop in their ranking but they continue to pay and communicate their actions in the forum. I believe their intentions are to lower these payout times in the future. My belief is that you can accept changes like this as long as the admin communicates it to the members and does not leave them out in the cold.
They usually have a good amount of ads available to click on. Their program works easily and smoothly. You log in, go to the ads page, click on the ads, wait for the timer to run down and you have your earnings.
The program offers the ability to purchase referrals with your account balance which is a pretty good way to boost up your earnings. You can also use your account balance to upgrade your account. Both of these items are nice so that you do not have to wait for a payout in order to put your earnings to work.
The good amount of ads available daily will keep most users interested and allow them to accumulate earnings. The payouts are taking place in a very quick manner. Overall a very solid site that works very smoothly.
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International, limitations on Chinese members
Speed of Payout: 20 business days for premium, 60 business days for standard (usually much less)
Forum – Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 20 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.00
Payout method – Paypal (premium only) or Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – Yes, must have separate IP address, Alertpay or Paypal account and e-mail addresss
Referral pay – $0.005 per referral click
Premium accounts – $25.99 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.012 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
Priority payments
Additional ads
5 free referrals
Referral Packages – Available to buy from $6.79 for 5 to $50.00 for 50
Referral exchange – No
My Rating – 0.00 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out ThinkBux click here.
August 5th, 2008
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5iveBux is a PTC that looked pretty good at first with a good pay rate and a decent design. Recently their forum has been offline with no communication from site admin. I can find no proof of recent payments and I have serious doubts of this site continuing with a future. It shows that most high pay rate PTCs are not sustainable in the long run.
Ranking: 3.67
Earning Potential: 7
Ease of Use: 8
Speed of Payout: 1
Inactive administration penalty: -5
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International, limitations on Chinese members
Speed of Payout: states 10 business days standard member, 2 days premium (payments are within a couple of days currently) but no proof of current payments
Forum – Inactive
Pay per click – $0.02
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $10.00
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate IP address and e-mail
Referral pay – $0.02 per referral click
Premium accounts – $36 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.03 on personal clicks
$0.03 on referral clicks
Priority payments – 48 hours
20 ads daily
Referral Packages – Available to buy from $6.95 for 5 to $64.95 for 100
Referral exchange – No
My Rating – 3.67 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out 5iveBux click here.
August 3rd, 2008
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Important update -
Dollarbux payments are not being processed at this time. I still hope they may recover but at this time I can not recommend them at all.
Dollarbux is a paid to click that seems to be trying to emulate some of the great formula at Neobux with some good additions. They have captured a lot of the good ideas and implemented them. The basic use of the site is pretty simple. You log, go to the ads page, click on the ads, wait for the timer to run down and you have your earnings. They have a great amount of ads with around 10 per day. The highly active forum and responsive admin is a good sign that they plan on being around for a while.
One of the great features of Dollarbux is that they allow you to instantly convert your earnings to either referrals, premium membership, offers or ads. This means that you do not have to wait for a cash out to take advantage of any of those items. You can have it directly withdrawn from your account balance.
My personal earning strategy with Dollarbux is as follows:
1. Click ads daily until you have earned enough to purchase 5 referrals.
2. Monitor referral click activity. Replace any referrals that have not clicked in the first three days or become inactive for more than 7 days.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have 50 referrals.
4. At this point, save up your account balance until you have enough to purchase 2 month upgrade from your account balance. This will double your earnings.
5. Continue to click and earn from your referrals. Re-invest your account balance in referral purchases until you have over 100 referrals. Continue to monitor and replace inactive referrals.
6. At this point, save up your account balance until you have enough to purchase one year upgrade from your account balance.
7. When your account reaches $100 withdraw this for yourself, then at $98 purchase 100 referrals. Continue to monitor referral activity and alternate withdrawals for yourself and referral purchases.
This is a really solid program with a lot of earnings potential if someone stays with it. As the program matures it will probably move up to a higher ranking.
Ranking: 8.67
Earning Potential: 9
Ease of Use: 9
Speed of Payout: 8
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: 21 business days standard member, 14 premium (payments are within a couple of days currently, instant payments in the works.
Forum – Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01 to $0.015
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $10.00
Payout method – Paypal or Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate IP address and e-mail
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.01 per referral click
Premium accounts – $12 for 2 months to $59 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.01 to $0.02 on personal clicks
$0.01 to $0.02 on referral clicks
Priority payments
More ads
Referral Packages – available to rent or buy
Rent
$0.40 per month
Buy
5 for $5.65
15 for $16.98
35 for $34.95
100 for $98.00
Referral exchange – Yes, rental exchange for $0.05, purchased referral exchange for $0.10
My Rating – 8.67 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out Dollarbux click here.
August 3rd, 2008
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Important Update –
This program does not appear to be paying and their is little activity from the admin. I would avoid this program at this time.
Buxup is a paid to click that has gone through a few ownership changes lately. During that time they have paid out in a very quick manner and they are currently continuing that trend. Ads are available in a fairly decent quantity with a standard click on the ad, wait for the timer to run down and earn format.
The referral earnings are not that high for this site in comparison to the others but I do not let that concern me. If the program offers a decent number of ads and pays its members than I am willing to put up with a little less in earnings per click.
At this time, I think there is a good opportunity with the click earnings with this site. The relatively low pay out is helpful. But inactive admin and little forum activity make it so I would not invest in the upgrade or referrals at this time. I will keep posting as this site continues to evolve. The most important thing is that the site is still easy to use and they are still paying out. It is a good addition as an extra PTC to earn a little over time. I would add it in as a solid number 10 in your PTC rotation.
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Terms state 40 days for premium and 80 days for standard but currently much faster.
Forum – inactive but support still works
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $8.00
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, IP address and e-mail
Referral pay – $0.004 per referral click
Premium accounts – $29.99 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.012 on personal clicks
$0.008 on referral clicks
Priority payments
Referral Packages – available $1 per referral
Referral exchange – No
My Rating – 0.00(scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out BuxUp click here.
August 2nd, 2008
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New Update:
This site has still not reorganized and I am officially calling it dead from my point of view.
Important update:
Icebux admin has posted that they have been inactive on payments and ads recently due to injuries suffered in a traffic accident. While I hope for their quick recovery and well being, those involved in the PTC area for a while know that these types of announcements are often followed by the PTC closing down. Admin at this site has always been great and very responsive so I hope that they will eventually return. Until that happens, I can not recommend this program. I will keep it as under review until that happens. Check back for updates.
Icebux is a incredibly easy to use paid to click program with really fast payouts. It is a fairly new program but admin and users seem to be very active. The program itself is very easy to use. Just log in, click the surf ads tab, click on the ad, wait for the timer to run down, and cash earned. Watch out for the anti cheat link on the surf page. It says that if you click on it your account will be deleted ( I have not tested this for obvious reasons).
The payout is fairly low at $7.50 and the both standard and upgraded members get a really quick payout. For those interested in renting referrals, they do have an easy to use referral exchange program that is currently at exchange 5 for $3.50 which is a little cheaper than purchasing new referrals.
The site runs real fast and they have a few additional features. They run a number of contests with various prizes. They have a casino if you want to wager with your earnings. I expect them to add a number of additional features in the near future.
Overall, the ease of use, the availability of clicks and the fast payouts have led me to give this program a very high rating.
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: States within 7 business days, mine received next day
Forum – Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $7.50
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, IP address and e-mail
Referral pay – $0.005 per referral click
Premium accounts – $34.99 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.02 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
5 Referrals
Priority payments
Referral Packages – available from $7.49 for 5 up to $49.99 for 50
Referral exchange – exchange for $3.50
My Rating – 0.00 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out Icebux click here.
August 2nd, 2008
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Important update:
Isabelmarco has recently announced several major changes. First of all they have announced that they will no longer pay standard members. Which would defeat the whole purpose of this paid to click program for those just getting started. They have changed a number of other things like referral sales and clicks to be paid out. Until all of this gets sorted out, I am placing this site under review. They continue to pay out and the admin is very active in the forum but this may no longer be a site for those without money to invest.
Isabelmarco is a paid to click site that I was somewhat hesitant to join at first. I had no good reason to feel that way but I found the layout and graphics of the site to be a little strange. But, I kept hearing a lot of really good things about the program including some really good earnings results for some people that I decided to try it out. I am glad that I did give it a go.
The basic idea of the program is very similar to most. You log in, click on the surf tab, click the ad link, wait 30 seconds for the checkmark and you get paid. Very simple stuff. They usually have at least 8 – 10 ads per day and more on some days. The best part of the program is that they pay in a very timely manner for a well established site. I found payments to be made in around 20 days.
Isabelmarco also has a very active forum which is a good sign for a paid to click program. The forum is active in multiple languages as well as English. There are a few of the negative comments that you will find in any honestly run forum but for the most part the users seem very happy. One word of warning on this program is that they do not control adult content quite as tightly as some of the PTCs.
This is a very simple site that has been around for a while. It runs smoothly, it is easy to understand and it pays. It is a good addition to the PTC rotation.
Ranking: 9.33
Earning Potential: 9
Ease of Use: 9
Speed of Payout: 9
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Currently around 40 days for standard and 20 premium
Forum – Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $9.00
Payout method – PayPal or Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account and e-mail address but not as a sponsor of one another.
Referral pay – $0.007 per referral click
Premium accounts – $70 per year or $9 per month
Premium benefits –
$0.015 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
Priority payments
Referral Packages – available from $7.90 for 5 up to $460 for 500
My Rating – 9 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out Isabelmarco click here.
August 2nd, 2008
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
CREWBUX HAS AGAIN DROPPED USER EARNINGS DOWN TO ZERO AS THEY RETOOL THERE SITE. THEY ARE NOW ASKING FOR PAYMENTS FROM USERS TO GET GET THEIR EARNINGS. I BELIEVE THAT ANY INVESTMENT OF TIME AND MONEY INTO CREWBUX WILL SEE LITTLE IF ANY RETURNS. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY OR FOCUS TO THE SITE AND I PERSONALLY DOUBT THAT THE ADMIN HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE USERS IN MIND.
I have recently dropped my ranking of Crewbux due to the all of the recent changes there. The program is updated and they state that they have a lot of improvements coming in the future. But with the release of their Version 4.0, I am currently totally confused with what they are doing. They may be going instant payments but their Terms have lengthened the payment times. They have added additional membership ranks but the standards are confusing. I think they will have this sorted out and they continue to pay. I would recommend joining for the free clicks as the payout level is pretty low but I would hold off on any investment until they sort everything out.
Crewbux is a very easy to use paid to click program that continues to pay its members. The program is very easy to use. To view the ads just login, click on the surf banners tab near the top of the page, click the advertisement banner, wait 30 seconds and you get paid. Not a lot that is fancy about it but it is very easy and effective.
Like most good programs, Crewbux has a very active members forum with a very responsive admin. It appears that they are very intent on keeping the site running effectively and are usually working on implementing improvements for the program. Questions and concerns are addressed very quickly and they are attentive to their members.
Crewbux offers their members the ability to convert converted earning directly to referral purchases or ad purchases. If you are interested in these options, this will keep you from having to wait for payout in order to make these purchases. They also offer a lottery section where you can use your earnings to play for cash prizes.
Another interesting feature of Crewbux is their ranking system. By participating in different aspects of the program you can accumulate different rankings to achieve the ranking of honest member. The different ranks and their requirements are:
Gold Clicker – 100 ads personally viewed
Active Downline – 10,000 referral ad views
Big Downline – 100 Referrals
Support Member – 100 forum posts, 3 payment proof posts, one ad purchase
Premium Member – Premium Membership
Kind of tough to get but getting all of these and achieving the Honest Member rank gives you the following benefits:
$0.015 per personal click
$0.0125 per referral click
15 second ad timer
Priority payments
Lifetime rank status
Another additional bit of information is for payout request for standard members. To help in ensuring that live active members are making the request for payouts. You must post payout request in the form. Remember to register in the forum prior to making the payout request and when you make your request via the link in your account you will be directed to the proper place in the forum. It is a nice safety feature for the program and it takes one minute to do.
Ranking: 6.00
Earning Potential: 7
Ease of Use: 6
Speed of Payout: 5
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: 30 business days for Honest members (see above), 40 business days for premium, 60 business days for standard members
Forum – Active with excellent support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $5.00
Payout method – Paypal or Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and IP address
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.01 per referral click
Premium accounts – $45.00 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.0125 on personal clicks
$0.01 on referral clicks
Additional Ads
5 free referrals
Referral Packages – packages available to purchase from 5 for $6.99 to 50 for $50
My Rating – 6.00 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out CrewBux click here.
July 30th, 2008
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NeoBux is the gold standard of Paid to Click programs that most new programs try to emulate. I believe that it is now the top paid to click program on the internet. They pay instantaneously with a low payout level. All of my payment requests were completed instantly. Your first payout can be made at the low level of $2.00. No more waiting for weeks to receive your payments. You can also use your account balance instantaneously to fund your referral rentals or plays in the jackpot. This timeframe for payments was basically unheard of in PTC programs before NeoBux. I really doubted that it could be done but the payments have been received in the timeframes promised.
They have ads that refresh every day and if you check during the day there will sometimes be additional ads. I found 6 to 8 ads most days at the free member level. Most of the ads are worth $0.01 at the free level but occasionally they are worth more. To access the ads simply click on the view advertisement link from you member page. Next click on the advertisement link. On the advertisement link, a red circle will show up. Just click on the circle and the advertisement page will load in a new window. It is very simple to use and the site appears to be very safe with 256 bit encryption.
NeoBux offers a couple of features that can really help anyone who does not have a lot of money to invest in programs. You can transfer you balance from your clicks to a couple of areas of the program without having to request payment. You can use your balance instantly to rent referrals or play the jackpot. The jackpot has cash prizes and referral prizes with clearly defined odds. I am usually not a great fan of lottery type games but I used my earnings to play the jackpot and won 200 referrals. This is a quick and easy way to reinvest in the program and grow your earnings.
The referral system for this site is great if you are interested in renting referrals. In fact it has been so well received that it is usually very difficult to find referrals available for rent. The way that the system works is that you are able to rent referrals for between $0.20 and $0.30 per month depending on your membership level. These rented referrals will now earn for you with every click that they make. You can renew the referral on these members or choose not to at the end of the month. Another great feature is that you can set the rented referrals for auto pay where there rental fee comes out of the referrals 1st click of the day and saves you 10% on the rental fee.
If you have ever purchased or rented referrals, you know about the dreaded inactive referral. These are the referrals that you pay for that never click and never earn money for you. To alleviate this problem, NeoBux holds each un-referred user for 5 days to make sure that they will be active before renting them. If you do rent one that does not click in the first 14 days you can change it out free of charge. If at any time you are unhappy with the click level or they become inactive later on you can change out that referral for only $0.05. This allows you to keep your referrals clicking and earning you money.
A basic strategy that works very well with Neobux is as follows:
1. Choose a time of day that you can click ads and eventually manage your referrals at the same time everyday.
2. Click all available ads everyday (when you get referrals this is necessary to earn from referral clicks).
3. Utilize all free methods of advertising to gain any direct referrals. Talk it up with your friends and relatives. Put a tagline on your e-mail signature. Post in forums. Use free traffic exchanges.
4. Once your account balance reaches $2. Transfer this money to your rental balance and rent 3 referrals. It is only $0.90 to rent the referrals but you will need the remainder to properly manage the referrals.
5. Put the autopay function on.
6. If a referral of yours has not clicked in the last three days and has a click average of less than 1.8 then recycle it ($0.08) and get a new referral. If they have a click average of over 1.8, I will give them 7 days before I recycle them. I will give those with an average of over 2.0 the full 14 days to return and click just because I would hate to recycle a great referral just because they were on vacation for a week.
7. Whenever, one of your referrals goes below 20 days before next payment pay to add another 30 days. Below 20 days, the autopay function does not work and you will not get the savings for that referral.
8. Every time your account balance reaches $1 transfer the money to your rental balance. At first when you are only making a couple of cents per day it is important to keep enough in your rental balance to maintain your recycling activity because you can only transfer in $1 increments. Once you can complete this transfer and have at least $2.40 in your rental balance rent another 3 referrals.
9. Continue this process until you are making a $1 a day in your account balance. At this point you can begin renting in bigger chunks of referrals every 7 days. Never rent a number of referrals that is greater than 33% of your existing totals as these will become difficult to manage through recycling with your earnings.
10. It will take a while but continue the above listed process until you reach 500 referrals. At this point stop renting and just maintain your referrals. Accumulate the earnings until you can pay for the upgrade to golden.
11. Once golden, maintain your referrals as before. Every week continue to rent referrals until you hit the 2000 refs mark. Any money that you are not sinking into referral maintenance or renting is profit for you.
With the excellent payment times and the great referral opportunities, I am very pleased with NeoBux and I am moving it to the top of the paid to click rankings. It is definitely a 10.
Ranking: 10
Earning Potential: 10
Ease of Use: 10
Speed of Payout: 10
Basic Price – Free
Paying since – March 2008
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: Instant
Forum – Active with excellent support
Pay per click – $0.01 to $0.015
Click timer – varies
Minimum payout – $2.00 on first payout, $3.00 on second, increases by $1.00 per payout until $10.00 maximum.
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – yes, as long as each member has a separate Alertpay account, e-mail address and IP address
Referral pay – $0.005 to $0.01 per referral click
Premium accounts – $90 per year
Premium benefits –
$0.01 to $0.02 on personal clicks
$0.01 to $0.02 on referral clicks
10% of each purchase of by referrals (advertisements, referrals)
$0.20 for member referral rentals
Referral Packages – rental of referrals is available for $0.30 per month (free level)
My Rating – 10 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out NeoBux click here.
July 21st, 2008
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Hit Safari is a very simple to use traffic exchange. The members area is easy to navigate and the surfbar is a simple click on the matching image when the timer runs down. With the surfing bonus credits that are earned, the exchange ratio is much closer to 3:4 ( three visits to your site for every four sites you visit). Bonus credits are earned while surfing. A page will show up with the HitSafari monkey saying you are a winner. Click the submit button and you will earn 15, 25, or 35 bonus credits. These pages show up quite regularly so do not miss them.
Hit Safari also has a great exchange rate for banner impressions (50) that is definitely worth checking out. They allow 10 sites to be posted which is pretty reasonable. There are not a lot of extras here but it is a very easy and efficient exchange that I would definitely recommend.
Vital Statistics
Exchange Rate – 2:1 (comes out better see above)
Timer – 10 seconds
Activity Requirements – inactivity for 90 days can lead to termination, must surf every 14 days to keep sites rotating
Number of sites allowed – 10
Banners – 1:50 ratio of site visits to banner impressions
Referrals – 10% of clicks for levels one through six, 10% cash commission on advertising purchases by 1st level referrals
Premium accounts -
Pro Member – $5 a month
200 bonus credits per month
1:1 surf ratio
Free Referrals
No minimum surfing requirements
20% cash commission on first level credit purchases
20% bonus when purchasing hits
Pro Member 2 – $9.95 a month
500 bonus credits per month
10,000 banner impressions per month
1:1 surf ratio
Free Referrals
No minimum surfing requirements
20% cash commission on first level credit purchases
35% bonus when purchasing hits
My Rating – 6 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out HitSafari click here.
June 25th, 2008
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I almost did not join Click Voyager when I first looked at the surf ratio. Having to visit 5 pages to earn one hit to your page is horrible. But, I had heard some real good feedback on the program so I decided to give it a try. In reality your ratio ends up being much higher due to a number of bonuses that they offer. With the simple bonuses available at the free level, I have found my ratio to be around 3:2 which is a lot more respectable.
There are a number of bonuses available with CV. There are a lot of them so I will list them out.
1 First of all, while you are surfing you will get a prize page with a smiling yellow ball type figure saying that you won a prize. Be sure to click the link to claim your prize because I have won between 10 and 150 credits from doing this.
2. For every 100 pages you surf in a day you get a spin on the CV slots machine which is located in the members area. You can win up to 1000 credits per spin but remember to go to the members area to take your free spins on the day you surf or you will lose your spins.
3. Another prize function is the CV Letter hunt, collect the letters to spell Click Voyager and you will win 100 – 1000 credits. Your collected letters will show automatically under the banner ad on the right hand side of the surfbar. Once you have accumulated all the letters just click the link to claim your prize.
4. Another bonus is the CV points, you earn one CV point per page that you surf and 0.5 points per time that you display any of your referral pages. Your points will accumulate automatically and you can redeem them at any time. You redeem them from the members page and what you are doing is exchanging them to get regular credits. The exchange rate for these credits is 5% to 50% based on what league you are in. The league status is just a function of how many CV points you earned in the previous week. If you are one of the top 200 from the previous week, you will be at more than 5%. These credits accumulate automatically so it is a great bonus.
5. The last and most important bonus is the top surfer bonus. If you are one of the top 200 surfers from the previous day, you will earn a percentage of all the pages surfed by all of the people that surfed less than you on that day. This can be a truly large bonus and I have made it into the top 200 fairly easily.
Now onto some of the other features of ClickVoyager. The surfbar is extremely easy to use with a simple match the number box that shows after the timer runs down. The membership area is easy to use with a left side navigation menu that is very intuitive. All aspects load quickly and cleanly.
There are a couple of other functions that are interesting. You can sell your unused credits to other members or buy additional credits from other members. You can transfer credits to other members. You can create a bribe offer where you offer credits to members to join other programs. If you like games of chance, there is a lottery section where you can buy tickets using your credits and there is a Click Voyage game where you can win over 50,000 credits.
Overall, I think that the site is a lot of fun and offers some very useful features. The basic surf ratio is the only thing that prevents me from giving this site a 10 rating. But due to all of the other interesting aspects and ease of use I am able to give it a solid 7. I think everyone should have a presence on this traffic exchange.
Vital Statistics
Exchange Rate – 5:1 (comes out much better see above)
Timer – 15 seconds
Activity Requirements – none listed
Number of sites allowed – no limit
Banners – 1:30 ratio of site visits to banner impressions
Referrals – 20% on 1st level referral clicks, 10% 2nd level through 5th level
Premium accounts -
Silver – $7.95 a month
7,500 credits per month
Prize Multiplier of 2
Standard surfing ratio up to 2:1
Silver – $11.95 a month
15,000 credits per month
Prize Multiplier of 5
Standard surfing ratio up to 1:1
Free Referrals
My Rating – 7 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out ClickVoyager click here.
June 25th, 2008
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FoxCash is a PTC site that I believe we can call officially dead. There is no activity in the forum by admin and I see no signs of any payments. I would definitely avoid this PTC.
Ranking: 0.00
Earning Potential: 0
Ease of Use: 0
Speed of Payout: 0
Pay per click – $0.015
Speed of Payout: over 30 days (no exact number as payment were reset in July)
Forum – Admin is inactive
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $10.00
Payout method – Alertpay
Membership – International
Multiple Accounts per household – Yes, must have different IP, e-mail and Alertpay account
Referral pay – $0.01 on first level clicks
Premium accounts – Yes, $50 lifetime
Premium benefits –
$0.02 on personal clicks
$0.0125 on first level clicks
Minimum 15 ads per day
Priority Payment
Referral Packages – Yes, $10 for 5 referrals up to 100 members for $110
My Rating – 0.00 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out FoxCash click here.
June 24th, 2008
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Free Traffic World is an exciting manual traffic exchange with a growing membership. The exchange ratio and benefits of a free membership are really good. You get a nice 4:3 ratio (you view four pages, three visitors to your site) with up to five sites listed. I find another exciting bonus to be that for every 500 sites you surf in a day you get a $0.75 bonus. With the 15 second timer, you can do this in a few hours while generating great traffic for your sites. They also offer a paid to click area with some $0.01 clicks. FreeTrafficWorld usually don’t have a lot of clicks in this area but it adds into your earnings total. Free Traffic World also offers you the ability to sell your unused credits back to them. They pay out at $20 via Paypal or check. Another bonus is the ability to create personalized splash pages. You can create for yourself a small income stream through this traffic exchange to help out your online endeavors. Any of the upgrade packages just add to your traffic and earning opportunities.
The site functions very smoothly with a nice and clean back office area. The surfbar loads quickly with a 15 second timer. When the timer runs down, simply match the image to move on to the site. Watch for bonus credits, that will show under your images. Simply click on the bonus link and you will win your bonus credits. I have been averaging over 100 bonus credits per 1000 sites surfed. You can also receive credits by showing your referral page to others. This program offers a lot that I have not seen combined in any other program especially in a well designed easy to use format.
Vital Statistics
Exchange Rate – 4:3 (excellent)
Timer – 15 seconds
Activity Requirements – must not be inactive for more than 120 days
Number of sites allowed – 5
Referrals – 20% on 1st level referral clicks, 15% 2nd level, 10% 3rd level
20% commission on first level upgrades and purchases
Premium accounts – $6.95/ month silver, $15.95 platinum
Silver
Free Referrals
500 credits
1.25 credits per page view
1 banner impression per page view
1 link impression per page view
175 Credits per referral
$0.35 per first level referral
$15 minimum for cash out with 5% bonus on request
30% commission on first level upgrades and purchases
Platinum
Free Referrals
2000 credits
1.75 credits per page view
2 banner impression per page view
2 link impression per page view
350 Credits per referral
$0.75 per first level referral
$5 minimum for cash out with 25% bonus on request
50% commission on first level upgrades and purchases
My Rating – 10 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out FreeTrafficWorld click here.
June 13th, 2008
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New Update – Payments have never resumed in earnest sing the DOS attacks. They continue to pay occasionally but I would never expect to recoup any investment in the program. I would avoid completely at this point.
Important update: 10Bux just recently recovered from prolonged denial of service attacks. These attacks do not effect the users but make the site inaccessible. Since their return in the beginning of October 2008, their returns do not appear to be as steady. I am placing this in the under review category until this gets sorted out.
10 Bux is a paid to click that is very similar in format to most of the Bux type paid to clicks. Once you log in, just click on the surf ads link at the top. Once you click this, the advertisement site will pop up and the timer will count down to your credit. The ads are pretty plentiful with usually around 10 per day. The site loads quickly and is very easy to use. One great feature of 10Bux is that they offer a paid to sign-up area where you can ad your own sites at a fairly low cost. For example if I was offering $0.25 to have 50 people join Hits4Pay under my referral link it would cost me $23.54. This is actual sign-ups under the terms that you list. This feature alone is very impressive. I have enjoyed this program and find it real easy to use.
The payouts occur at a regular pace and usually within the 30 days premium and 40 days standard range. The premium upgrade is a little pricey but is worth it if you have referrals. Overall, it is a very solid program with good earnings potential.
Basic Price – Free
Membership – International
Speed of Payout: around 40 days standard, 30 days premium
Forum – Active with good support
Pay per click – $0.01
Click timer – 30 seconds
Minimum payout – $10.00
Payout method – Alertpay
Multiple Accounts per household – Yes, must have different IP, e-mail and Alertpay
account
Referral pay – $0.01 on first level clicks
Premium accounts – Yes, $9.99 per month, $69 per year, $299 lifetime
Premium benefits –
$0.015 on personal clicks
$0.012 on first level clicks
Additional Ads
5% commission on referral ad purchases and upgrades
Referral Packages – Yes, from 5 members for $9.95 to 500 members for $479.95
My Rating – 0.00 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out 10Bux click here.
June 7th, 2008
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Gladiator Hits is a very nice looking traffic exchange that is easy to use and navigate. Once the timer runs down on the surfbar, you just match the image and you are automatically on to the next page. The members area has easy link on the left hand menu bar and it is very easy to add your sites and banners. The gladiator theme is kind of fun and it keeps things interesting.
The only problem that I have with Gladiator Hits is that it has a relatively low 3:1 surf ratio. This is somewhat mitigated by some of the bonuses that they offer. A question page shows up about every 15 pages. They ask a true or false question (they give the answer on the page). When you answer correctly, you earn 3-5 credits. Failure to answer correctly multiple times can lead to account suspension. There are also opportunities to claim free credits that show up underneath the matching images on your surfbar. You click on the message to claim the free credits. Another bonus is that as you surf, the letters on the phrase EntertheColloseum begin to turn red. Once the whole phrase turns red, you earn 100-150 bonus credits. In the end I find that my ratio is actually above a 2:1 ratio.
Overall this is a fun and easy program that is nice to have in the traffic exchange rotation.
Exchange Rate – 3:1
Timer – 15 seconds
Activity Requirements – surf 5 pages to activate, inactivity for 2 months will result in suspension
Number of sites allowed – 5
Referrals – 5% on 1st level referral clicks, 5% 2nd level, 10% on purchases and upgrades on 1st level referrals
Premium accounts –
Legionnaire – $9.99 a month
400 credits per month
List 15 sites
10% on first two level of referral clicks
3:2 surf ratio
Earn 20% on first level referral purchases and upgrades
10 second timer
Caesar – $14.99 a month
600 credits per month
List 25 sites
15% on first two level of referral clicks
1:1 surf ratio
Earn 30% on first level referral purchases and upgrades
9 second timer
My Rating – 6 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out GladiatorHits click here.
June 4th, 2008
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At first glance, I was not overly impressed by what Traffic Splash had to offer. My attention was immediately grabbed by the very low 3:1 surf ratio on the site. This is offset by some very good bonuses that they offer. They offer you a series of bonuses that you can earn by surfing each day. The first bonus is that for about every 15 pages that you surf you will go to a bonus page where you win on average 4 credits (there is a link on this page that you have to click to claim the bonus). The second bonus is that if you surf 30 pages you will be entered into a drawing for 100 credits with three daily winners. The third bonus is that if you surf 100 pages, you can claim either 1,000 text ads or 500 banner ads. At 250 pages you can claim 4,000 text ads or 2,000 banners. At 500 pages you can claim 7,000 text ads or 3,500 banner ads. The 100, 250 and 500 bonuses are not cumulative and you can only claim one of these per day. To claim these bonuses, you need to submit a quick help ticket telling them what you want to claim as your prize.
If you are using traffic exchanges, you should be using the banner ads as well. Most sites convert credits to banner ads at about a 15:1 ratio. So by just claiming your bonus after 100 page views, you basically are receiving the equivalent of 33 additional credits (500/15). This brings your exchange ratio up to respectable 3:2 ratio. Surfing to 100 pages and beyond is very easy due to the quick 6 second timer.
You need to remember that the timer is only six seconds when submitting your sites. This exchange is definitely geared towards quick loading splash type pages. If your site does not load quickly, you will be wasting your hits on this site. However, with the quick loading sites you will quickly gain a lot of exposure.
The program site is very easy to navigate and fun to use. You can assign your credits to your sites either manually or automatically which gives you a lot of control. The surfbar is extremely easy to use. All you have to due is match the color of a dolphin icon to the right one on the surfbar and it automatically starts to load the next page. Their support staff has been great and answers any submissions promptly. Overall, I think you should give this one a good look. If you are planning on surfing 100 plus pages on an average day, then it is a must. If you do not surf that many pages on an average day, then it may not be the best fit for you.
Exchange Rate – 3:1 (much better for most surfers, see above)
Timer – 6 seconds
Activity Requirements – none specified
Number of sites allowed – 5 sites, 5 banners
Referrals – 5% on referral clicks, 10% commission on Pro upgrades
Premium accounts – Special membership $4.97 per month, Pro Upgrade $9.97 per month
Special Membership
1.5:1 surf ratio (much better for most surfers, see above)
Show up to 10 websites, 10 banners
35% commission on referral pro upgrades
200 credits per month
500 banner ads per month
500 text ads per month
Special Membership
1:1 surf ratio (much better for most surfers, see above)
Show up to 20 websites, 20 banners
50% commission on referral pro upgrades
500 credits per month
2500 banner ads per month
2500 text ads per month
Random Referrals
My Rating – 7 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out TrafficSplash click here.
June 4th, 2008
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Web Master Quest is a great traffic exchange to add to your rotation. The 1:1 exchange ratio is excellent. They let you have an unlimited number of sites and banners for your account. They have a simple but effective surfbar with a 30 second timer. When the timer runs down, you simply click on the matching image and you are off to the next page. They have anti cheat pages that show up occasionally. These are well defined by a stop light image on the left side of the page. When you get one of these pages, simply click on the correct image and you will earn between 2-100 bonus credits. Failure to complete the pages can eventually lead to account suspension.
Another incredible feature of this program is the affiliate exchange program. With this program, you can offer some of your unused credits to other members if they join one of your affiliate programs. This is a great way to get people to join your programs and try them out. You know the exact cost to get this sign up and you can offer whatever amount of credits you want.
This program also offers incredible statistics reporting. They are able to give you the geographical location of your hits received. The number of unique hits you are receiving. They also give you the number of hits by day, screen resolution of viewers and browser used. With your banner impression they are able to give you your click through stats so you know which banners are working for you.
I absolutely love this program. The extra features and report details are incredible. The exchange ratio is amazing. The affiliate exchange program is something that can become an integral part of building your referrals in numerous programs. WebMasterQuest is an essential program for anyone looking to build online income.
Exchange Rate – 1:1 (excellent)
Timer – 30 seconds
Activity Requirements – none specified
Number of sites allowed – unlimited
Referrals – 10% on 1st level referral clicks, 5% 2nd level, 2% 3rd level, 1% 4th level, 1% 5th level
Premium accounts – $20 per month or $200 per year
One month
2000 credits
Ability to transfer credits to other members
Hotlinks (text links) added to main page
Random Referrals
One year
25,000 credits
100,000 banner impressions
Ability to transfer credits to other members
Hotlinks (text links) added to main page
Random Referrals
My Rating – 10 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out WebMasterQuest click here.
June 4th, 2008
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HitKingdom is a very simple and easy to use traffic exchange. The 2:3 exchange ratio (you receive two hits to your site for every three sites that you view) at the free level is fairly decent. The surfbar is easily understood with you matching a picture at the end of your 20 second timer. They allow you to insert as many sites as you want into rotation with manual credit assignment (provides excellent control). They also provide a free site rotator for you on their account page (for use with other traffic exchanges that do not provide unlimited sites). The only draw back to this program is that it is not very flashy and the referral earnings are not fantastic. Overall, it is very solid and easy to use.
Exchange Rate – 0.67 hit per view on basic level
Timer – 20 seconds
Number of sites allowed – unlimited
Referrals – 20% on first level, 12% on second level, 8% on third level
Premium accounts –
Silver – 15.95 for one year
1:1 surf ratio
200 credits added per month
Unlimited impressions for one banner for three months on site and surfbar
Gold – 24.95 for one year
1.5:1 surf ratio
500 credits added per month
Unlimited impressions for one banner for six months on site and surfbar
Platinum – 39.95 for one year
2:1 surf ratio
1000 credits added per month
Unlimited impressions for one banner for twelve months on site and surfbar
Banners – free impressions with upgrade
My Rating – 7 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
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May 26th, 2008
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Traffic syndicate 25 is a very different type of traffic exchange. The first thing that is different is that you do not earn any credits from the clicks of your direct referrals. There are some bonuses from referring others but this might me a great program for you if you do a lot of surfing but do not have a great referral downline. When you surf a lot, TS25 will create a downline for you.
The system is a little confusing but here is my best understanding of it. If you join as a free (silver) member, you will be placed in what is called the syndicate pool. The pool is made up of only silver members. Every week, at least the top 25 members of the syndicate pool are upgraded to the syndicate downline (this is where you can earn huge credits) at absolutely no charge. The top members of the syndicate pool are determined by adding surfing credits (1 credit per surfbar view plus bonus credits) and credits earned from direct referrals (250 for gold, 500 for platinum). Some of the bonuses that count towards surfing credits are large. If you uncover the letters to spell SURFING, you will earn 50 to 1000 credits. Remember, at this level you are only competing against other silver (free) level members.
At the end of the competition week, you are placed in the syndicate downline if you are one of the top members of the syndicate pool ( atleast 25 chosen ). One immediate benefit of moving to the syndicate downline is that you will start to earn 2 credits per page view. In the syndicate downline, you will be placed in a syndicate of 25 users, this is your team. Your syndicate is then ranked based on surfing credits, bonus credits, referral upgrade credits and reserve value (see below). This ranking of your syndicate will create your downline with all lower ranking syndicates below you. At the end of the week, your syndicate earns additional credits based on the following:
Reserve from previous week (see below)
250 credits per gold member
500 credits per platinum member
5% of the personal value (surfing credits, referral upgrade bonuses) of all members of your syndicate.
5% of the personal value of all the syndicate members from syndicates ranked below you for up to 100 levels.
Any bonus credits earned by your syndicate
Take the sum of the above and 50% is carried forward to next week as the reserve for that syndicate and 50% is evenly distributed to all members of the syndicate.
As you can see, there is the chance to earn massive credits as a free member without getting any referrals. You do need to have a large number of surfing credits to get into the syndicate downline and getting into the syndicate downline is essential if you are going to make this worthwhile. Once in the syndicate downline as a silver member, you will need to earn atleast 2000 credits per week to stay in the syndicate downline (about 1000 surfing views minus any earned bonuses). If you do not have money to invest in an upgrade or don’t have a network to create a good downline this is a great way to earn a lot of hits in a quick manner.
The site is very clean and easy to navigate and the surfbar is a straight forward match the number. I have really enjoyed my time with this site. Remember, if you do not plan on surfing enough to get into the syndicate downline then this is probably not the site for you but if you are this is a truly fantastic program with a unique opportunity. I give it a 6 but only because it is a 10 if you are in the syndicate downline and a 3 if you are not.
Exchange Rate – 1 credit per view ratio on silver (free) level but read above as it can be much higher. The value of a credit is that it takes 5 credits to earn a hit to your site.
Timer – 15 seconds
Number of sites allowed – 3 for silver level (free)
Referrals – 250 credits per week for 1st level gold upgrades, 500 credits per week for 1st level platinum upgrades, 50 credits per week for 1st level silver members in syndicate downline (see above)
Premium accounts –
Gold – 14.99 per month
3 credits per surfbar view
1000 bonus visitors to your sites added per month
Immediate entry into syndicate program (see above)
Platinum – 24.99 per month
5 credits per surfbar view
2000 bonus visitors to your sites added per month
Immediate entry into syndicate program (see above)
Banners – 1 credit buys 2 impressions
My Rating – 6 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out TrafficSyndicate25 click here.
May 26th, 2008
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TrafficG is one of the most popular traffic exchanges out there and it is easy to see why. They offer an excellent 1:1 exchange rate on their surfbar. So for every site that you view, you sent one viewer to your website. Once you view the site for 30 seconds, you click on the proper image and you earn your credit. There are random skillcards that come up in the website view that you must complete by clicking on the right image. Failure to complete the skillcards may result in account suspension. The system works smoothly and is easy to understand.
You can add an unlimited number of your websites to your account. From within your account, you assign your credits to the website that you want. You can also add banners to your account and assign credits to them.
TrafficG offers some other methods to earn website hits. There is a startpage surfer that you can set as your homepage. There is no timer for this option and you earn one hit for every two times you open the startpage. There is also a banner exchange that you can run on your computer and earn one impression for every two impressions viewed.
TrafficG is the standard to measure other traffic exchange sites by. The site is exceptionally smooth with a very good reward level. They offer some great partner sites including a free website rotator. This traffic exchange should be in every ones rotation.
Exchange Rate – 1 hit per view
Timer – 30 seconds
Number of sites allowed – unlimited
Referrals –
10% on first five levels for standard surfbar and homepage surf
0.25 per view on Exchanger views on first level / 0.125 per view for second and third level.
Credits for active referrals – 50 first level, 20 second level, 10 third level, 5 on fourth and fifth level
Additional credits on advertising purchases and upgrades by referrals
Premium accounts – $6 power surfer, $30 corporate
Power Surfer
33% faster timer
250 bonus visitors per month per month
10,000 bonus banner impressions per month
Corporate
2,500 bonus visitors per month
50,000 bonus banner impressions per month
50% more credits per supersurfer visit
33% faster timer
My Rating – 10 (scale of 1(poor) to 10 (excellent))
To check out TrafficG click here.
May 17th, 2008
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