Paid to click

Paid to click (PTC) is an online business model that draws online traffic from people aiming to earn money from home. PTC websites a middlemen between advertisers and consumers; the advertiser pays for displaying ads on the PTC website, and a part of this payment goes to the viewer when he views the advertisement.

The PTC model shares some similth pay to surf as both of these models utilize referral marketing as a promotional murthermore, the PTC model is usually combined with a variety of additional ways to earn, such as completing surveys and simple tasks, playing games, shopping, etc. Users can then redeem theigs for cash through payment processors as well as a variety of gift cards.

Controversies and criticism
The viability of the PTC businesel has been questioned, as fraudulent clicks have ramped up the expenses for advertiseh lawsuits filed against the internet search companies, the burden has been placed on Google, Yahoo and others to determine valid clicks from fraudulent ones.[2]

A criticism levelards the PTC business model involves the notion that a Ponzi scheme could potentially attempt to market itself as a successful Internet advertising services company under the guise of a PTC website, wite most notable case being related to Traffic Monsoon, which was officially charged with the accusation of following theioned tactic, via a complaint filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission