I stopped earning with them a while back and I hope I am wrong but I anticipate that happening with more PTC sites as it seems with all but two or three of my sites I am barely able to get anything. Feels like I am crawling to pay out on my hands and knees I hope I am wrong and it picks up because my earnings are a big help to me. Well thanks for the heads up anyway and best of fortune to all.
I have seen several sites shut down lately. This is in no way a real job. Some people want to think or say it is but it isn't. Very few people can make a real living online. Some people find the perfect thing starting their own website and get stinkin rich. I just heard about a local family that has done that. You are correct in these sites do help you make some extra cash that does help out. But lately I have been thinking and paying attention and I spend a LOT of time working on these PTC sites. And the payout is pretty sad when you think about it.
It could come down to there only being one or two sites and then you have to provide a SS number to even be able to join. So anything you earn is turned in. I know the legit Secret Shopper sites it doesn't matter if you get paid for 1 shop you have to turn in a I-9 so they can send you a 1099 at the end of the year.
Another thing is most of these sites have the same offers on them. So which ever site has the most traffic makes the most money. If they do not make money they will not keep the site open. Sites are merging with each other as well. And as I said before, most people do the free stuff, so the sites are not making as much money. The advertisers make money when people interact with their ads. If no one does that, all they do is say the daily click in for 3 cents, then the site is actually going to lose money.