Scam Watch

GPT or Get Paid To programs are legitimate and profitable marketing systems that work and offer website surfers the ability to earn a few extra dollars a month, usually in exchange for clicking advertisements, viewing websites, or answering surveys for third party clients through the use of a middleman. Some well-known GPT sites have been in operation for years and have grown enough that some people treat them as fulltime jobs.

However, there are a lot of GPT scam sites that are only in it to make a quick buck at the expense of its users and the advertisers who sign up for them. GPT scams usually come in two kinds. First are GPT programs that are out and out scams, and the second kind is GPT programs that started out as legitimate endeavors but later devolved into moneymaking scams because the owners went bankrupt, and had to resort to underhanded activities just to recoup their loss.

For blatant GPT scams, it is very easy to spot them since they have several warning signs. First, some of these sites require you to pay a joining fee or require you to buy training materials before you can start earning. This is a very noticeable warning sign, and goes against common sense. Why do you have to pay a few dollars upfront just so you can earn a few extra cents per click? These companies are supposed to earn their money through your clicking instead of just using your actual cash as revolving funds. The logic falls apart at the outset and any GPT program that requires new members to shell out cash upfront should be watched carefully or not entertained at all. Some of these programs are just online-based Ponzi Schemes.

Another red flag for blatant GPT scams is their high yield clickthrough rates and high minimum required cashout. GPT schemes don’t earn much from a single adclick and just uses volume to gain a profit. A GPT program that offers high payment for a single click (usually larger than $0.5) either lose money and go bankrupt in the long run, or stay in activity by delaying and making excuses instead of paying its users. The high requirement for a cashout is one such excuse, as they tend to hold or ban your account for cheating before you reach the cashout minimum.

Legit GPT sites that turn into scams are a direct result of the owners’ inexperience and inability to construct a business model that will be sustainable in the long run. This usually happens when a GPT site offers high rates for every adclick that results in their expenses for every userclick being substantially higher than their profit from advertisers.

To protect yourself against GPT scams, just remember not to treat it as legitimate bread and butter jobs, but merely a means of earning extra money on your free time. Don’t ever join sites that require a joining fee if you don’t have extra disposable money and don’t be seduced by the promise of cashflow in exchange for only a little work.