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A few of my friends want to purchase referrals on paid to click sites. Purchasi referrals on Paid-to-Click platforms might give the impression of a simple method to increase income. But this method is still very risky and these risks may be more than the benefits. Many users are attracted to the idea of creating passive income by renting or purchasing the referrals that will supposedly work for them by clicking ads. Although, the situation is frequently quite different.
A major risk factor is the low quality aspect of the referrals. Usually, these referrals are nothing else but bots impersonating users, which are programmed only to perform a few clicks in between thus creating the impression of activity. Consequently, the clicks—which are the income source—would be a minimum and of a very short duration. The click rate of these referrals, will progressively go down and thus retracing the initial investment will turn out to be hard.
Furthermore, PTC site owners might be a part of the lead manipulation issues and use this unethical practice of making referral statistics appear profitable at first only for them to decline right after.
This method is used as an incentive for users to invest repeatedly but, in reality, it is just a trap, and the users fall into a cycle of having to spend more in order to “keep” their referrals. If this is not bad enough, some sites may also disappear without any prior notification, thus taking away users' money along with them.
Also, the PTC world lacks transparency and is not regulated, which makes it very easy for dishonest operators to take advantage of the situation to exploit the newbies. Indeed, it can be said that buying PTC referrals is gambling rather than investing, and one must be very cautious. For most users, sticking to organic growth and having realistic expectations is a much safer and more sustainable approa
ch.
A major risk factor is the low quality aspect of the referrals. Usually, these referrals are nothing else but bots impersonating users, which are programmed only to perform a few clicks in between thus creating the impression of activity. Consequently, the clicks—which are the income source—would be a minimum and of a very short duration. The click rate of these referrals, will progressively go down and thus retracing the initial investment will turn out to be hard.
Furthermore, PTC site owners might be a part of the lead manipulation issues and use this unethical practice of making referral statistics appear profitable at first only for them to decline right after.
This method is used as an incentive for users to invest repeatedly but, in reality, it is just a trap, and the users fall into a cycle of having to spend more in order to “keep” their referrals. If this is not bad enough, some sites may also disappear without any prior notification, thus taking away users' money along with them.
Also, the PTC world lacks transparency and is not regulated, which makes it very easy for dishonest operators to take advantage of the situation to exploit the newbies. Indeed, it can be said that buying PTC referrals is gambling rather than investing, and one must be very cautious. For most users, sticking to organic growth and having realistic expectations is a much safer and more sustainable approa
ch.
