Why will someone pay you 4 to 7 cents to click on a pop up window?

Why will someone pay you 4 to 7 cents to click on a pop up window?

Some research companies will pay people to allow them to monitor their consumer habits over a short period of time.

I should be clear on this -- it's not a lot of money. This is for unemployed teens, unemployed penniless millennials still living at home, etc.

It took me a few months to get that 8 dollars. But after a few months, I could either have 0 or 8 dollars. I'll take the 8 dollars. Considering how easy it was to click on a link that appears in a new frame that occasionally interrupts my shopping, it's worth it.

It's not a lot of money, which is why it's "true". Anything promising you serious money, get rich quick, or anything sounding too good to be true, usually is.

$8 doesn't sound like much, but nowadays you can buy a fast, fully functional cell phone with no strings (or contracts) attached at Best Buy or Amazon for $20.

Android 4.4 (a nice recent version), 4.5" color touchscreen, 5 MP camera, all the usual things that cell phones have -- for $20.

The screen is 800 x 480. Pretty good for a cell phone sized screen!

2 1/2 years ago I bought a MUCH crappier Samsung Dart USED for $113 shipped to use for game testing. And I shopped around first, believe it or not (I can't believe it, personally!) Slow, 320x240 screen, an old version of Android even for that time, etc.

I can't believe how they afford to give you that much for $20. It must be a loss leader, hoping you'll sign up for service.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K2XX4OY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00K2XX4OY&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwchanco-20&linkId=SXDELSHZKKJOFYGB

I mean, the 5 MP digital camera in that phone is worth the $20. Nevermind a portable wifi-enabled computer that runs pretty much every state-of-the-art program for Android.

People got excited about the Raspberry Pi for $35. This is probably faster, and comes with a battery, screen, etc.!

And some of you might not realize, but every cell phone can be used to make 911 calls, WITH OR WITHOUT a paid service plan. So for $20 you could use this as an emergency phone.

Quote from: Matthew

I should be clear on this -- it's not a lot of money. This is for unemployed teens, unemployed penniless millennials still living at home, etc.

I don't know, I think it's best suited for the employed who can get away with clicking random ads while doing their work.  

Some of us employed are too busy following CathInfo during working hours to click random ads. :wink:

How often do the ads appear? Do you get to choose if they pay you 4 or 7 cents for each?

Sounds like a tracking/marketing/privacy-risk scam