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• The third factor in determining the amount of money you can make is a rather obvious one.  Just as with any hourly paid job, it comes down to how many hours you spend working.  Obviously, the more time you have available to work pay programs, the more programs you can sign up for.  Signing up for every program you find is not the way to go though.  Instead, be particular and look for programs that are paying regularly and pay well.  There are so many programs out there that you really can be choosy.  Information on the amount of time it takes to work a program will follow in a future post.

As with most jobs, this is entirely dependent on a number of factors such as:

• The number one factor in determining your income from pay programs is based on the number of referrals that you have.  A referral is someone who signs up for one of your pay programs using your personalized referral link or a link in an e-mail invitation sent from you through the pay program website.  More information about referrals to come in future posts.
• The number of programs you sign up for and work.  Obviously, the more programs you work, the greater your income.  Information on pay ranges by program type to follow in a future post.

The answer is an adamant, NO!  Not all pay programs are legit, especially in the Pay To Click world. Before signing up for a program and spending your precious time working to earn money with them, I highly suggest you Google their name and do as much internet research as you can to confirm they’re legit and that they’re actually paying their users. Check out online pay program forums too.  They’re a wealth of information, and if people aren’t getting paid by a program, trust me, there will be a ton of posts indicating so.  I’ve only had one bad experience so far, I had worked a PTC for about 2 weeks and suddenly their webpage was gone, along with my earnings of course. If I had checked them out before signing up, I would have seen that there were others on the web, posting that they never got paid, etc. Looking for some real proof that a program is legit? Find websites that list proofs of payment which are images of payments people have received.

When I first evaluated these programs about 8 months ago (they’re actually the first two online pay programs I ever worked), I decided to go ahead and provide the information requested and to work the programs.  This was only after having e-mailed and phoned the online pay programs to insure they weren’t just some guy working out of his garage, and that the information I would be providing over the internet was secure and continued to remain secured after they received it.  I can tell you that in the 8 months since I first signed up for these programs that I’ve had no issues with identify theft (I’ve checked my credit twice in this time.)  To each his own though, and only you can decide if you’re willing to give out this information.

I’m aware of two programs, very legitimate programs, that require your social security number in addition to your usual personal information.  This is because these programs are complying with
U.S. tax law which requires them to report income paid to you if it’s above a certain amount.  Most programs state that they will send you a 1099 form if your earnings are greater than $600, and otherwise they do not report your earnings to the IRS.  If you choose to sign up for these programs, you’ll be required to complete a W9 tax form which is where you’ll supply your social security number.  I’m not suggesting that you decide to provide this information freely, but I am suggesting that you do research before you ever provide your personal information that’s above and beyond public information.