subject: Paid to Click: The overlooked learning opportunity [print this page] Paid to Click: The overlooked learning opportunity
Most people will take one look at the amount of money you make from clicking an ad on a paid to click website and run the other way, but they miss out on something very important. Paid to click offers a great way to learn how to market without actually investing anything.
Most internet opportunities will draw you in with a tantalizing statement like "Make $2000 a week, no experience necessary!" Then you pay $100 to join, you get a few pages and possibly an old e-book that's no longer relevant. You spend $300 on pay per click advertising because that's what the book told you to do and lose it all when no one buys the product.
You're now out $400 because you missed the one fundamental thing that the statement didn't say. You need no experience because your not being hired by a business, you are starting a brand new one. You don't have any experience owning a business, you know nothing of marketing, and certainly know nothing of marketing online. So of course you're going to fail.
This is where paid to click sites become gold, not for the money, but for the experience. You instantly turn a profit because enrollment is free so even 2 cents is a profit. Then you get the chance to learn how to market these sites' affiliate program. Of course these sites don't offer any marketing so do a little research. Get an e-book or 2 that are relevant, join a website, or any number of other ways to get the info you need, but don't pay for them.
Learn to market correctly. Then when you know what you're doing and have a good paid to click downline you can invest that $100 (that you got from your downline) on something you can market and turn a profit with the skills you've acquired. Don't waste your time and money if you don't know what your doing.
Not to mention since you already have a successful online business with the paid to click sites you can use your list to start a new business. While I promise you that paid to click sites will not make you a millionaire, its a definite start in the right direction, which is a positive balance in your bank account. But its not about the amount you earn, its about the amount you learn.
Paid to click programs give you a place to start. They're easy to market as membership is free. The downline you build will continue to earn when you're ready to start a new business, or maybe you just want to keep building your paid to click business. Either way don't spend any money until you're sure you can market effectively. There are many great ways to market that don't cost a penny.
