How To Avoid Being A Victim Of Paid To Read Email Scams

Anyone who has been a member of a number of paid email programs is likely at one time or another to have been a victim of a scam. While there are many well run paid to read email sites that pay its members there are also many that are there to take advantage of the members. Those sites will typically promise to pay members once their accounts reach a certain amount but never actually do so. The unfortunate result is that many people never see the little money they earned for all their hard work. What is even more tragic is the members who spend money on advertising to build their downlines for the scam sites and lose all the money they invested. All the while the owners take in money from the advertisers.

While there is no foolproof way of avoiding all the paid email scam programs there are some things you can look out for. Here is a list of what to look at before joining.

1. How long has the site been around? Generally speaking the longer the site has been in business the greater the chance it is well run and the members get paid regularly.

2. How large of membership does the site have? If there is a large number of members usually that means they are paying and have a decent reputation.

3. How much does the site charge for advertising versus how much it pays members for each email? It is a matter of judgement. For example if a site offers to pay members 50 cents an email and only charges 10 dollars for advertising that is obviously a scam.

4. Check out what others who have been members think of the site. A simple search for a review of site will bring up people who have left their opinions on various websites. Don't rely on just one review or opinion though. Try to get at least 3 different reviews before joining.

Finally I would like to caution not to spend money advertising a new site you have joined to build downlines. First use free marketing such as blogs, forums, web 2.0 sites and articles. Once you have actually been paid you can consider it more safe to spend money promoting the program. If you consider all those things just covered and use caution your chances of success in generating income with paid email will be much greater than simply jumping in to new programs.

Aaron Ballantyne has been making money online for 2 years and has a squidoo lens where you can learn more about paid to read email.