Paid to Click/Visit Programs
These programs include sites that pay you for visiting their pages, and following links to other pages. Generally they display the number of credits you get for visiting any given site. Some programs require you to perform specific tasks to gain your credit, such as clicking on a special link, or remaining on the page for a specified period of time
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1. Paid Zone (CLOSED) [ January 16, 2001 ]Jan 11 2000, they finally moved from the free website address, to their own domain. They also changed their name to Paid Zone (was Paid to Visit).
To make this one simple, you are paid for visiting sites listed by this organization. You login to their website and a list of links will be shown. Unfortunately, they don't tell you who you will be visiting by clicking. It is simply listed as link 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... You receive 2 cents for every link you visit from this page, and one cent for each referral visit. I found their links to load extremely slowly, about double the average page loading time.
This is a lot of effort for 10-30 cents a day (5-15 links x 2 cents each). If they seriously want people to use this service, they will have to pay more than that, and make it much less effortful. You may wish to try the system yourself, and make your own decision. I found their advertisers of good quality, so it might be worth the free membership. Their site is not written very well, and you may find yourself having to login more than once.
In November 1999, they began a java-based chat room. Might be an interesting concept for this group. Unfortunately, they spent their time writing more web-code instead of focussing on the slow hardware they are using - the result is brown-outs in service on their site, may be corrected by January 2000.
Like most similar programs, only one membership is allowed per person. However, they have extended this to one membership per isp account and computer. This means if you and a spouse/sibling etc share a computer, you cannot join. You will both have to have your own isp connections. Of course, if you're using iFreedom-ISP then the problem is solved (Canada/USA only for now)!
2. Point Click (Operational?) [ March 15, 2001 ]Do you want to be a bona fide PointClicker? This program is a network of sites, when you surf these sites, and click on links, you are paid in credit. It is a more direct advertising method than banner-window programs, or paid email reading programs (listed elsewhere). You can use your credit only if you purchase from a site within the network.
You receive about a cent a point - their example is a girl who surfs; Jen clicks 1000 times making $20. She wants a CD and uses her points to buy it, and she is happy - all because she was surfing in the first place, and eventually wanted a CD she saw on on of the network sites. A very simple system. Make it a short-term or long-term plan to make points. It does not matter. Surf like normal, and when you happen to come across one of the member-sites, you will get another credit.
Now the details. You must remain on a network-site for 8 seconds to receive your credits. Each hit must be unique (no back, reload, refresh pages etc.) And you can only receive credit 5 times per day per site. Now that all that's done, go check this site out, and sign up if you wish. There used to be hundreds of paid affiliate sites, however this seems to have dropped to a handul during 2000. There are many sites, but most are worth no credits.
Unfortunately, there are very few companies that are affiliated with this program, and few sites to visit for credit. Only 2-3 per day last visit, earning about 15 cents a day max. Also, many links failed to load or locate their links. Green links pay you for visiting the site - there are few. Red marked sites allow you to use your credit toward purchases.
SUMMARY: The program is very simple to follow, and gain credit. Unfortunately, the amount of time needed to create a worthwhile earnings is high. While there are many many sites you you to visit, the rewards are not really great. But, if you use the main site as a kinda-search tool for online merchants, then you will do fine in this program. Recently the site has degraded a little, and some links no longer function. It drops one point to 5/10.
3. All Paid For (CLOSED) [ January 18, 2000 ]This is a rewards program where you receive credit for exploring websites of interest. Every visit to an "All Paid For" recommended site, you receive credits and may be entered to win prizes from that company. Of course, you receive credit for your referral's activities, making the benefit to you unlimited. Some well known members are Blockbuster, CD-Now, Amazon.com, Home Depot, Pizza Hut and over 350 more. You redem your points for gift certificates for their sponsor companies, and that's as good as cash!
Their site consists of a set of banners, each with a point value for a click (50 points for a penny). Once you login with yout PIN and password, this list of banners is shown. You can visit whichever you choose and receive the credit for it. You receive credit for visiting any sponsor only once per day. You should note that membership with this group comes with a Net-credit card. However use is optional, and you do not need to actually accept its terms to use the other services.
Unfortunately, the time required to visit their site, and click on sites for only a tenth of a penny is not really worth the time. Many of their banners are duplicates so you may end up revisiting a site only for another fraction of a penny. Many other pay to surf organizations pay far more for far less user-time. While this is a nice idea, the payoff for membership I feel is too low for the amount of member work required.
In the future, they plan to expand point rewards to the following: completing forms, surveys; entering sweepstakes, downloading, shopping and more. Join now and stay tuned with member update emails.
SUMMARY:
This is not all that bad or great of a program. The system is stable and works well, making it better than some. However, paid to click programs are generally less popular, and have lower payoff rates and require more effort for your rewards. But, this is one of the better programs in this class, and shows promise.
4. Cash Map (CLOSED) [ May 10, 2000 ]CashMap is a rewards program. You earn credits from visiting sponsor websites, signing up for free & promotional offers, completing surveys, shopping, having fun online and more. They offer many things that are not offered elsewhere, but you will have to join before you will know what those are (as they keep it secret to intice you to join.) One point is worth $1.05 in merchandise or $1.00 cash, payable monthly (increased Nov 24/99). They are continuing to improve the system, January 2000 saw the completion of automated tracking of the surf and search feature, including real-time statictics.
Referral credits run to two levels below you, 10% for direct and indirect referrals. The member statistics area on this site has amazing detail. It is almost too much to handle, but once you stare for a moment or two, I think you will like it. You can even see who has been referring the most members - a unique feature.
The only real negative comment I have is that for most offers you have to join a program, usually resulting in additional emails coming to you from those organizations for a long time. This could fill up your mailbox quickly. Not to mention becoming a member of dozens of sites - how do you keep it all straight?
5. Ignifuge (Operational?) [ March 26, 2005 ]
The site has not been updated since 1999/2000, however is still operational. Login page exists, but nothing is behind it. Likely this site is merely a shell of it's old self, and the operators make enough on banners to pay for its operation. No evidence exists thay they pay members for their support or surfing activity.
Not really a pay-to-surf program literally. But you are paid to surf by starting to surf at their page. Their software, the Ignifuge tracker will track how many times you visit their webpage, and credit your account accordingly. But you don't have to download anything, just visit their site using your link code. International members are welcome, however only Canadian and USA residents are paid at the moment.
UPDATE: Like so many other programs of its kind, they employed the bait-and-switch technique to lure in new members. When I joined in November 1999 they stated they would pay 5 cents per site visit. However, they changed this without notice to 2½ cents per visit. In fact, their FAQ still shows the old rates!
Comparing this to other pay to surf programs, you would have to visit their site up to 10 times per hour to make a comparable amount. This will not work, however, as you are limited to 10 visits per day, with a minimum of 10 minutes between each visit. Consequently, it is less attractive than others. You have to visit the site every day of the month 10x to earn $15. Other programs you can earn this amount in under a week.
Accounts are paid when the balance exceeds $20. Past month cash amounts and visits can be viewed, however only the number of visits for the current month is listed - cash values are determined at the end of the month.
It looks like a simple program, and making Ignifuge one's homepage is not a big problem. After all, how long does one stay at a homepage. You can always bookmark your current homepage and go there after connecting to the internet - unless, they also pay you per visit.
SUMMARY
Tracking of your visits to their homepage began in November 1999. Now that the program is operational, I can make my recommendation. My rating is 6/10. It is quite unfortunate they cut rates in half, and I am disappointed with such behaviour. However, it is so easy to make the site one's homepage, and the simplicity makes the program easy to follow. They have experienced server problems, as well as complaints about members spamming for referrals. As well, no one has claimed they have received a cheque, so far.
6. Ad Perks (CLOSED) [ March 4, 2000 ]Ad Perks ceased all operations March 4, 2000. They determined that they could not continue operations due to a lack of membership, sponsor involvement and financial backing. It was no surprise to me, I commented here that this program would not likely survive as it was designed - there were significant problems with the concept.
7. Memo Link (Operational) [ February 13, 2005 ]This organization still operates, however it is not clear if they will actually pay you for your membership.
They say this is your home for earning free stuff on the net. You can get gift certificates and prizes. You get all this by completing surveys, visiting sites, joining web sites and sampling products. You gain points and can redeem them for prizes.
This program was designed around 8000 students in the USA, and the prizes are matched similarly. Visit their site for more information on the prizes, but gift certificates available include from: CDNow, Pizza Hut, Red Robin, Blockbuster, Baskin Robbins, and Wendy's (many more.) Sites to join for points (100-1400) include Uproar, Talk.com (must purchase) and My-Talk email. Sites to visit for points (around 5) include the site of the say, and trivia sites. To remain an active member is quite easy, simply complete one transaction of any kind every 12-month period, easier than some programs.
Currently a $10 gift certificate is 1600 points. However, it is possible to collect over 1000 points for some activities under the program. Points have no cash value, only prize exchange is allowed.
While the site and rules & conditions state nothing about geographic and demographic elegibility, the application form expects you are a student in university and are in one of the US states or territories (no other option exists).
SUMMARY:
More and more advertisers have joined up with Memolink, but the program I find is still slow and somewhat unappealing. It is improving and like most programs available now, they are new and growing. If you are an online consumer, then this program may be for you sooner or later. Even if you join and visit monthly, you will be contributing to the growth and help them get more and better sponsors. January rating up one to 6/10.
8. Thunder Ad (CLOSED) [ February 10, 2001 ]
Arrived January 2000. They hoped to pay 5 cents per click for ads they run on their site. As easy as 1-2-3. In December 2000 they said they were moving to a new organization, and in January 2001 they were operating as ThunderAD.com, with a downloadable ad viewer - unlimited use! The bar looks like:
The company now offers a free Flash homepage to all its members with a choice of over 30 templates.
They do NOT allow member to join using free-email accounts. You must contact them prior to joining if you use such an account - quite silly to me I think, since many ISP's allow multiple accounts. Or you could always use an alias through a domain which is free, so it's not really a free-email account! Membership is permitted, in addition, only to certain countries listed in their application page; basically past and current British colonies.
9. Ads House (CLOSED) [ January 8, 2000 ]
This is a Hong Kong based program, but is accepting world-wide membership. Members are paid to view sponsor messages, and refer others to the program. Currently, you receive up to HK$1.1 for each message seen, and will collect $1 for each referral. Unfortunately, you do not seem to get a portion of your downline's sponsor message payments.
While you are paid for clicking/surfing, you are not credited for your downline activities. Still, it may not be a bad program once launched because of the HK$1.1 message payments (maximum). Account payments are made when the account reached HK$50, each two months. Hong Kong members can earn money immediately from clicking on sponsor messages. International members can only earn referral cash until the program expands to their country.
A few bits of fine print. For optimal rewards per sponsor message, you must view at least 8 ads a month.
10. Basic Point (CLOSED) [ April 26, 2001 ]
This program is a hybrid between the classic paid to surf and paid to click programs. They have a banner window like paid to surf programs, but you are not paid by exposure or hourly. You receive 1 cent per click or less on the banners displayed (down from 10 cents in early 2000). You are also paid to submit new company websites to their new search engine database.
The site is quite amature in design and implementation. When I originally visited the site in early 2000, there were many design and logic errors as well as signifcant spelling mistakes throughout the site. As well it was lacking greatly in information about their company and program. A visit in April found a much better site, with no noticable errors as previously found. However, the application form still leaves a little to be desired, it is still a little confusing in its rigid testing of correct responses - I am sure you will notice when you join.
I think they are on the right track, and probably have a prosperous future in this business. They are not in a hurry to grow at the present time, so it is a perfect time for anyone to join if they wish to develop a downline before they become fully operational.
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