How to approach a PTC site, whether new or old

First and foremost,

#1. Go to PTC-Investigations and type the PTC site in the search bar. If it shows up, you'll know it's stats. These are the possibilities: Scam, Legit, Watchlist. Obviously, if it's on the scam list, don't bother. If it's on the Watchlist, bother only if you really like it. And, of course, if it's on the legit list, use it if you want. However, be aware that PTC sites can, at pretty much any time, turn scam.

#2. Google [site name] + scam. For bux.to, that would be "bux.to scam". And yes, for those who are really behind the loop regarding PTC sites, bux.to is a scam.


#3. After you've done this, and perhaps either the site is not listed on PTC-Investinations, or there is little-to-nothing from the google search,
3a. If there is an advertisement section (i.e. you being the advertiser, not the one looking at the ads), see how much you would have to spend to put ads out. As a quick example,
if the ads on the page are going at $0.01, and you can advertise your link at 1,000 impression for just $3, how will those who are clicking on the ads be paid? After all, if you take 300 cent (turning the $3 into cents because each ad is worth 1 cent) and divide it by 1,000 (because each impression is worth 1 cent to the ad viewer), you get .3.

What does this mean? It means that the ratio of fair game of 1/1 is off. Each person clicking on the $0.01 ad, expecting to get 1 cent, is really getting $0.003. This is dishonest.


3b. Look at how much you'd get per click. If it's less than .5 cents, it's just not worth it.