PTRE stands for Paid To Read Email programs. Online companies that pay you to read electronic mail that they send to you. You get paid when you click a link in the email and visit the page that theyre promoting, usually for a set amount of measure .

Here are steps you should take before joining a PTRE script:

- Check the Programs Terms - Some PTRE programs do not pay until you accumulate $200. Its unlikely you will ever reach that amount, especially with what some of these companies are paying per e-mail read. I personally dont join a script thats payout minimum is higher than $10, unless they offer bonuses. You will also find what countries theyll allow you to join from.
- Signup Bonus - Do they offer you a sign up bonus when you first join? This might be important, especially if their payout minimum is high. Some companies will either offer a signup bonus or a referral bonus of a set amount.
- Categories When you sign up do they offer to send you emails to categories youre interested in. Most programs allow you to pick from a list of categories that they want to receive emails about.
- Payment Per Email Read - Realistically you might earn between .025 and 3 cents per electronic mail link. Many programs will offer to pay you more, but never do or if they do you will only get one e mail per month from them. Programs will commonly send more than one link advertisement per e mail and/or a few emails to you per day.
- Point Emails - Most programs also offer you points to read emails. Points are usually redeemable for selling on the programs site and/or entries to win prizes.
- Referrals - See how much commission youll make on the people you refer to the PTRE program. Also see how many levels deep their referral program goes. Referrals do help, but be realistic on how much you will earn on your downline.
- Payouts - Most PTRE programs offer you advertisement options before you reach the cash out level. In other words, if the minimum cash payout level is $10 you can almost always redeem $2 for an ad campaign on their page .
- Advertising - Whether you pay cash or utilize your points to sell on a PTRE page its a great investment. Most programs offer distinctive advertising. The people that receive your advertisement have requested the category your offer belongs to. You might also track your stats to see how well your campaign did.

Here are 3 other ways PTRE programs also offer to make you some money:

1- Paid To Search - Get paid to search from the programs page or from search sites their affiliated with. Many times youll receive paid search links in your electronic mail .
2- Paid To Click - Get paid to click on banners and/or links in the programs paid to click section. You usually have to stay on the visited site for a set instant to receive credit (an average of 30 seconds).
3- Paid To Join Offering a set amount of money for you to join programs, services, newsletters and other related offers. Some programs even pay you a commission to shop from their page .

You will not get rich with PTRE programs, but you may earn a few bucks, plus quality selling for your site. Just make sure you do not get carried away and join too many programs or youll be clicking emails for per sixty minutes a day.

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