Hey Gary;
You're up early! (nothing new there, I know)
Somehow I knew this would get interesting when you arrive. Then Winston will come turn up the heat another notch. lol
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Isn't there a more efficient use of time for people wanting to make money? Somebody equated it to flipping burgers.
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Um..... that was me. lol.
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I actually think that would be a better way to make money than sitting in front of a computer screen like a zombie just looking at boring websites that you have absolutely no interest in. Sorry, it doesn't make sense to me.
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There are other, better ways to make money. Tons of them. But here's where it gets interesting. See, I look at "pay to surf" in a different light.
Let's play a game of pretend. Let's pretend that there's a single Mom out there somewhere and she needs to supplement her income. So, she writes an ebook of great recipes passed down in her family. She busts her buns to learn to build a simple little website to sell her ebook. It's no masterpiece, but it's sincere and honest and she's really trying.
She's doing all this in the wee hours after coming home from work and feeding the kids and all the other things a parent does.
And, like all new site owners, she's not sure how to get website traffic. So, she goes to a traffic service. They tell her they only charge 5 cents or 10 cents per click - and they'll guarantee REAL LIVE people, not bots.
Real live people. Yes, that's what she wants. So she takes a deep breath and decides to go for it. She pays $100 or $200 for the traffic and sits back with her fingers crossed praying for some sales.
What she doesn't know is that for every 10 cents she pays, tons of people are getting paid a couple of pennies to click lists of urls - and she's in the list.
There's a lot of that happening online and it mades my stomach feel really hollow and sort of twisty.
To me, it's not always a matter of "will this make money" - but also "can I accept making money this way?" You know?
: )
Linda
P.S. Change "single mom" to whatever works for you. Man who's been laid off and wants to support his family. Person whose spouse passed away or left and they're in a tight position. Whatever works for you. You get the idea...
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