PTRs vs Real Life

I've put most of my PTRs on hold. The reason for this is simple. In terms of monetary rewards, it is minimal. In terms of effort, it is highly time-consuming. A typical PTR clicker can earn perhaps USD 10 per month without referrals. Building up a referral base is no easy task, and once you've achieved a sizeable referral network, there's no guarantee that your referrals will remain active. Then, there's the worry that the PTR site could shut down without any warning.

A full-time job would surely earn more than you could earn with PTR. But, the general idea is that you can click a few links, while doing other things online. If you can earn a few bucks for just a few (thousand) extra mouse clicks, would you do it?

So why join PTRs?
PTRs offer the average Joe the chance to see how affiliate marketing works. The real earnings from PTRs comes from having an active downline. Assuming 10% earnings from your referrals, having 10 referrals means that you double your potential earnings from PTR.
PTRs offer a low cost means to advertise your website and services. The sites normally promoted on PTRs are search engine sites and other PTRs. Some people even use PTRs to promote their eBay items for sale!
Others like the idea of earning money during their free time.

Unless you live in a country where $1 USD can feed your family for a week, I do think that your time can be used more productively doing other things. That being said, I still click a few links every now and then... but I restrict it to a few PTRs that have a good track record, and relatively low activity requirements... namely...

• Classical-Mail
• PolarPTR
• DonkeyMails
• Worldwide-Cash