Are GPT Sites Really Worth It? Darby Borough Applies a Quick Fix, but Does it "Raise the Bar"?

Making money online is one of the most sought-after ideas, and one of the most popular ways to do that is through what are known as GPT or "Get Paid To" sites. These sites consist of offers that you complete, which could be a number of things, the most popular being surveys, e-mails, adds, shopping or posting. Let's go a little in depth to each of these, shall we?

» Surveys. I have a hard time calling these surveys, as they are far from surveys that most companies put out to collect information on their product or service. Instead, you know those pop ups that you get advertising a "FREE IPOD!" or "GET YOUR FREE $50 GIFT CARD!" that we all know are scams? Well that's what you'll be dealing with here. Basically, you go to these sites, put in your personal information, and then go through page after page of clicking "No" to a million other offers they want you to complete.

After going through a certain amount of pages, the GPT site that sent you there will give you an amount of money, normally less than a dollar. Granted, there are ways around this through throwaway e-mails and phone numbers, fake addresses and the like. But is it really worth all the trouble? Absolutely not. Not only do you have to go through the agonizing process of entering a new e-mail every time you complete each offer, but you also need to close your browser EVERY time, clean out your cookies and then go back.

This is horribly annoying. On top of that, if you don't enter a fake e-mail and phone number, I can guarantee you'll be hearing it on your phone, through the mail, and that e-mail address you had? Don't even try to sort through the spam, trust me. Add all this to the fact that your offers might not always clear (I've had offers marked as "pending" for a month now), and it's just not worth it.