So I finally caved in...

And recycled the 3 referrals. Interestingly, the clicks of the "fresh" referrals were instantly at 4, though off and on. I find this to be curious, and it makes me wonder, if this is going to be a consistent thing, what a healthy recycle ratio might be. I.e., is there a way to assume recycling to be the case, and still, overall, be able to make a profit? At what point should recycling happen, and will that make for sustainable growth? This will be the next question I explore in relation to PTCs and NeoBux.


9/24/2010 3 2
9/25/2010 3 1
9/26/2010 3 2
9/27/2010 3 2
9/28/2010 3 2
9/29/2010 3 1
9/30/2010 3 1
10/1/2010 3 2
10/2/2010 3 2
10/3/2010 3 1
10/4/2010 3 2
10/5/2010 3 -190
10/6/2010 3 12
10/7/2010 3 8
10/8/2010 3 8
(Legend: the recurring 3 stands for the number of referrals. To get the average clicks, divide the number that follows after the 3, by 3, because it's the sum of all 3 referrals.)
(The -190 just means that I recycled the referrals, and that's the resultant number from all the build-up. Apparently the total number of clicks from them was 190.)

PTCs during my spare time...

Alright. So, since I don't exactly have a job right now and I have plenty of free time, I figured I'd get back into PTCs for a while, since it doesn't take much time to click 'em per day, and it's better to make money while doing other stuff (and perhaps eventually have it pile up (neobux)) than to just be watching videos and discussing philosophical issues all day.

Accordingly, I'm going to want to get a bang for my buck (as I imagine y'all also want). So,
first is gathering PTCs to evaluate (the really easy part). The
second, is to weed through the ones that totally suck (like bux.to).
Third, is to evaluate whether they'd bring in income fast enough (the heuristic that I gravitate toward is being able to reach cashout at or within 30 days).
Fourth, which is the spot that I'm just starting to get to, is how many clicks per day you want to do. This part will vary - some of us can only tolerate 5 minutes of clicking a day, while others can go a-clicking for nearly 12 hours. I'd imagine that the 12-hour people are rather rare, but I'm thinking spending 1 to 2 hours a day wouldn't be unreasonable for a heavy PTCer. And some days, 30 minutes would do. Thus, prioritization of PTCs is to take place, putting the ones that have both the fewest clicks and the fastest payout, at top.
Fifth, would be the waiting time. A waiting time of 30 days is not so great. A 7 day waiting period is alright. The best, of course, would be instant.
Sixth thing to consider would be the money amount, but considering this in relation to all the other factors, it's not that important, especially considering that the higher paying PTCs tend to be the ones that are scams.

I'm putting together a spreadsheet with my evaluations of the PTCs. I'm not sure how I'll post it. I might just put it in its full form as another blog post. Also, I want to recommend YouData - I had dismissed it because, at the time (about a year ago) it didn't support Sprint, which tends to be the service I use. Now it does. And it looks like the pay is pretty darn decent.

Been busy and a tad hopeless...

Then I realized that I haven't clicked in NeoBux for 
2 days and remembered PTCs. I'd been investigating 
the ideology of Objectivism, having read Atlas Shrugged.


On a different note, I was surprised that the drop was only 
for two days. I'd been studying Ayn Rand for almost a week.