Referrals - Buying Sign-Up Advertising

In an earlier post named Paid to Click Site - Basic we left with the question....

Should I buy....
Preferably you're using cash you've recieved from a PTC Site, you can use you own if you wish.

The 3 things you should consider buying are Sign-Up Advertising, Membership Upgrades and Referral Pack. All the Get Paid to Click Advertisment Sites I will be listing accept Paypal as a method of payment, some PTC Sites will allow you to exchange your Earnings from their own Site.

Sign-Up Advertising
I have put this first for a simple reason, it is a great way to get Referrals at a low price. The best market to get these are at other PTC Sites because those whom are already clicking Ads are likely to click more at other Sites. Not all PTC Sites have Sign-up (Registration) Ads so you'll have to find you a spot to nestle at.

Considerations
When you have found yourself a nice little spot to camp and are ready to buy some Sign-Up Ads, you will need to keep in mind a few things.

1. Is the Site I want people to Sign-Up to already listed?
If this is the case then you will have to raise your price to higher than they have listed

2. How many Sign-Ups do I want to buy?
Well a majority of sites have a minimum of 100 Sign-Up Ads, that's an excellent number to use, so you should keep it at 100 Sign-Ups.

3. How much am I willing to Pay?
PTC Sites charge a "tax" over the total cost of your Sign-Up Ad, it should never be the same cost of the Advertisements you are buying. If you took out 100 Ads at $0.01c each, you should never have to pay $2.00 in total, if they are asking you for that much, then move to another site.

If you're quick enough, when a PTC site is new, you can get Sign-ups for a cent each, but most of the time you'll be paying more for your Advertisement. The first Ad I took out cost me $2.70 for 100 Sign-ups which was a few weeks ago. Since then 3 Ads from other members have hit the board, 1 for $0.03, another for $0.04 and the last one for $0.05.

Before you decide, check how many Ads you can click on at the Site you want people to sign-up to, also keep in mind the value you get paid to click. For example, if the Site has 5 Ads where you get paid $0.01c per click, I'd be willing to pay $0.03c per Sign-Up Ad.

The more members at the site you want to sign-up to, the harder it is to get people to sign-up because it is more than likely they already belong to the site, that's why it's common to see prices of $0.10c for the real popular PTC Sites.

In summary, if you don't have much cash to start with, don't pay more than $6-7 for 100 Sign-ups at $0.05c each, which is a hell of alot cheaper than most PTC Sites which charge $5-7 for 5 Membership Referrals.

The Advertisment Details
When you have found yourself a nice little spot to camp and are ready to buy some Sign-Up Ads you need to fill in some details. The standard details needed are, Paypal Name, Paypal E-mail Address, Registration Ad Name, Registration URL, Sign-Ups Purchasing, Pay Per Sign-up and Instructions.

Paypal Name and Paypal E-mail Address are straight forward, you shouldn't have any troubles filling that out

Registration Ad Name
Think of something catchy, that will get your Ad noticed, be realistic though

Registration URL
The PTC you want people to sign-up to including your Referral. The PTC Site you want sign-ups for should show you what this link is, so put it here.

Sign-Ups Purchasing
100 is the minimum on most sites

Pay Per Sign-up
0.01 is the smallest value you can choose for most sites

Instructions
This is where you tell the prospective Sign-Up what you require. It's also a good place to tell people more details of the site they are signing up to.

Some standard instructions are

Sign up using the same name or something similar as you do on this site, Make sure my name [insert your name] is in the Referrer Box, No Referrer, No Credit. Click all the Ads you see

You can check out other Sign-Up ads on the site to see how they are instructing members how to sign up.

Once you are satisfied with your Ad Registration you can send it through, this will lead you to Paypal where you will need to login and confirm the order. The standard waiting time is 48 hours before your Ad is approved.

Paying Members that Sign-Up with your Ad
Check back at the Site you want people to sign up to, check your list of Referrers. if you are getting new Members signing up then head back to the PTC Site you took the Ad. There should be a link that leads you to your Registration Ad. Check to see if thier name appears, if they have followed your Instructions in the Registration Ad then CREDIT them.

If thier name doesn't appear on the Registration Ad site, you will have to wait until it does. If the person hasn't clicked the amount of Ads you asked them to, then wait until they do before Creditting them.

KEEP RECORDS
* Make a note of whom you have given Credit to
Thier name and the site they Signed up from

* Make a note of whom have not met your Instructions
Thier name, site they Signed up from and what they need to do

* Make a note of any other people that have signed up since the Ad was placed
Sometimes you will see a name appear that hasn't asked for Credit. Make a note of it.

ASK THE ADMINS FOR GUIDANCE
Your list of people asking for Credit can grow quite large, if you're ever in doubt, contact an Admin, show him the details you've collected, if you can show him a Screenshot of the number of Referrals you had before and after the Registration Ad.

Summing it up
Well I've pretty much covered Sign-Up Advertising, it is a cheap way to get Referrals, the risks involved are that you may get people whom sign up a multiple number of times or you may lose your Account at the PTC Site you used to Register your Ads if you fail to Credit people that are due.

My final thoughts
Do you recall I took out a Sign-Up Ad a few weeks ago, that was later priced out of the market? It cost me $2.70 for the Ad, I have made over $60 from 45 Members that have signed up to it because I got in early. But the biggest boost is that I have a number of good Referrals clicking on Ads, it's only a handful of the 45, but still great to see my riches increasing for very little work.

My Advertising Summary
I thought I'd just add a Summary of the Sign-Up Ads I've purchased just to give you an idea of the costs involved.

22 Dec 2007 - Purchased Ads for DailyClicks.Biz - $2.70
27 Dec 2007 - Purchased Ads for DailyClicks.Biz - $5.00
28 Dec 2007 - Purchased Ads for Fast.Sc - $6.00
02 Jan 2008 - Purchased Ads for Bux3.com - $12.00
15 Jan 2008 - Purchased Ads for Bux3.com - $6.40

Total Ad Spending = $32.10
Total Referrals to Date = 96
Average Cost = $0.34c/Referral

Total Sign-Ups Left: 504

Although I still have alot of Sign-Ups left, only 260 from Bux3.com have any potential because the DC Ads have higher Ads and the Fast.Sc Ads hasn't moved for quite sometime. Even if I get no more Sign-Ups, I'm very pleased that it's cost me $0.34c for each Referral because it's usually $1 to buy Referrals from the Sites themselves.

To put this into further perspective
DailyClicks.Biz CashOuts: $13.64
Fast.Sc CashOut: Haven't Reached
Bux3.com CashOut: $10.67

Account Balances or Waiting to CashOut
DailyClicks.Biz Requested Payment: $99.40
DailyClicks.Biz Account Balance: $1.92
Fast.Sc Account Balance: $6.60
Bux3.com Account Balance: $7.75

So as you can see, my DailyClicks.Biz Account is more than likely going to pay for my Advertising :)

Let's move on to our Next PTC Site, the Fast and Impressive Fast.Sc