- They are using a credit system wherein members earn credits from viewing and clicking on ads. They also earn credits through referrals to the Trekpay and Trek Advertising sites.
- How does Trekpay work? You will actually be doing the same thing as with other Paid to Click sites but with the credit system, there is a possibility you’d earn more than $0.01 per click or ad you view. Every week, Trekpay shares their profit from all the advertisings purchased from them by placing a dollar amount on each credit. It’s like foreign exchange but this changes weekly. It usually happens between Tuesday to Thursday.
For example, your 1 credit this week is equivalent to $0.05. Next week, it could be higher or lower. It really depends on how much advertising they get. With this, they’re claiming that a member may earn $50 per week if the credits are worth high.
- They also pay commissions to your referrals who purchase advertisement from their site. They pay 12.5% of each sale directly to the referrer.
- There’s no option to upgrade accounts in Trekpay since they use a credit system.
- 4 to 8 ads daily. Ads can be worth 1 credit or 3 credits.
- Where to find the ads? After logging in, click on the Browse/Search button on the top of the page. It will lead you to the list of ads like the one below:
- No way of managing your referrals and you can have unlimited # of them.
- You can check your referrals by clicking on the Account button/tab on the top of the page and click on My Account.
- They only pay through Paypal.
- Once you’ve reached the minimum amount of $5.50, you can withdraw your earnings.
- Every week, between Tuesday and Thursday, your credits will be converted to cash. Your credits will then be zeroed out.
- They pay weekly but members need to wait for the 2-week holding period after their request. This is because the payments from their clients/advertisers need to be cleared with Paypal first before Trekpay is credited the money to their account.
Be mindful of the missed icon on the clients’ websites and ads that you view. According to Trekpay, they can put this at anytime on the client’s websites or ads. I kinda doubt this works since I haven’t seen this icon yet. But, still, I make sure I scroll up and down on the client’s website to ensure the missed icon isn’t there. If you miss it, you’d get penalty points so be mindful of them. The missed icon is shown on the right.
- I want to point out some things on Trekpay that you need to know. Trekpay is getting clients/advertisers who either have 3rd party advertising on their sites and they want people to click on them so they’d earn money or simply wanted people to check out their site.
Trekpay has 2 advertising rates:
- $0.02 per visitor - This rate is supposedly for advertisers/clients who do not have 3rd party ads on their website and those who do but only wants people to visit their site. Trekpay members will earn one (1) credit for viewing this site.
It’s funny but I’m seeing a lot of paid links/ads on Trekpay where the link says “Click on ads to receive 3 credit bonus” and the like. It’s actually not true. The only credits you’ll earn for clicking links on Trekpay is written on the Instructions/Details column. Some clients who post those misleading text links only want to fool people into clicking their ads because of that promise of giving them extra credits. See the examples below:
HOWEVER, even though these text links are fake, I would click at least 1 ad on their website. Why? Because that’s how Trekpay is getting money to pay their members. Also, this will result to higher exchange rates for our credits.
If they ask nicely through their text link, I might even click 2-3 ads. But, otherwise, I’ll stick to clicking that many ads for those who ACTUALLY paid a higher amount, the 2nd advertising rate…
- $0.06 per visitor – This rate is for advertisers who want people to click on ads on their site. Members who visit the site will earn three (3) credits.If I am to get 3 credits for a site, I do my best to click at least 3 ads on the client’s website. This way, it’ll encourage them to continue advertising with Trekpay.
- $0.02 per visitor - This rate is supposedly for advertisers/clients who do not have 3rd party ads on their website and those who do but only wants people to visit their site. Trekpay members will earn one (1) credit for viewing this site.
- They don’t have a forum but they have this ticketing system where you can send in your support questions or problems. This is the part that I don’t really like about them. Some people might not have any idea how their site works and they don’t have a clear description on their site. That’s why I wrote this review.
- Payment proofs can be found all over the web.
- As soon as I cash out, I will post my payment proof here.
- Since there’s no timer in viewing the advertiser’s site, you can finish viewing and clicking on ads very quickly. However, take note of the missed icon. What I do, after the site has loaded, I immediately scroll up and down to ensure the missed icon isn’t there.
- After you’re done with your first batch of ads/websites to view, refresh the page. Most of the time, you’d see a few more sites to visit.
With Trekpay‘s credit system and how they make money from advertising, I can see their sustainability potential. A lot of people will continue on advertising here in the hopes of getting a lot of money from their chosen 3rd party advertising networks.
I can also see a very high earning potential for all the members because of the credit system and the commissions they’re paying out to members.
However, I wonder how long they’ll be around. I wonder how long before 3rd party ad networks find out what to do with them and those who use their service.
Lastly, I also know that less than 50% of the current members of Trekpay actually click on ads. Why? Because they know they’d still get credits even without clicking on any ad on the site. But, then, again, like what I said in the previous bullet points, if members want to earn more for their credits, then, they have to click at least 1 ad on the advertiser’s website. This way, Trekpay gets more profit to share with the members.
Anyway, if you want to make money through Trekpay as a member who clicks and views ads, join here.
If you want to make money on your site that has 3rd party ads and you want to utilize Trekpay’s system, then, click here. Be warned, though, that your 3rd party ad network account MAY be banned or suspended for invalid clicks or hits if you use Trekpay. If you’re using Google Adsense, I recommend not to utilize Trekpay services or risk your account getting banned and losing all your earnings so far.
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