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I like to think that I am the kind of person who is willing to give just about anybody and any company the benefit of the doubt. I like to think that adopting this kind of attitude is imperative if you want to find ways of making money on the internet.

I’d heard of PTC web sites before but had never looked into them until about six months ago I joined one called RichPTC. They claimed to pay you $1 for looking at each advert, $10 for signing up to a site referred by them and would payout once you hit $1,000.

I knew that the $1 per ad was most likely a bit of an exaggeration, after all what company would pay over $1 to a company in exchange for one person viewing their web site?

Every day I put a couple of minutes aside to clicks the ads and within a couple of months I had built up the $1,000 minimum that I needed. I requested payout. I was slightly deflated to see it would take 60 working days.

It has now been about four months since I requested payment and not only have they not paid me but they ignore emails and a quick search on Google shows that sadly I am not alone. There are many tales of how they have scammed people.

They have a list on their site of people they have paid. None of them people have received their payment and searching on Google reveals them saying this. Some have never even joined the network in the first place!

I have given up on expecting them to pay me and I urge anyone thinking about joining them to steer well clear of them.

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There are many ways to improve your blog and improve you chances of earning money from blogging but there are also some things that you must look out for because they can work against you and help you fail in your mission.

1. Not Replying To Comments

When a reader takes the time to leave a comment on your blog the very least you can do is reply to them. I have developed a policy of replying to EVERY comment that I publish on my blogs, no matter if it is good or bad.

Also I interact with my readers on Twitter as well.

2. Bad Layout

This is the first thing I sort out when I start up a new blog. A bad layout with the wrong colours and loads of images will kill your traffic faster than Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.

3. Background Music

I really hate this. You visit a blog and they suddenly start playing music or an audio ad. If I want to listen to music I have a very good selection of music on my Itunes account to wade through.

And I am not alone. Not everyone shares your taste in music so drop it from your blog and everyone will be happy. )

4. Bad Spelling/Grammar

I’m not a teacher by any means but poor spelling and poor grammar is something that really gets my goat. Every word processor program comes with an added spell-checker these days so there really is no excuse for content that is spelt badly.

5. Bad Content

When I visit a blog I want to be entertained or find informative content that will make me want to come back time and time again. I don’t visit John Chow’s blog very often because I don’t care about what he had for dinner the night before.

Is there anything that you hate about blogs? Why not drop your thoughts into a comment.

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Have you ever wondered what type of a Twitter user you might be?

There are plenty of different types of Twitter users out there, some of them nice and some of them not so nice.

I stumbled across a fun little quiz which might give you five minute break from your hectic work schedule to find out just what kind of Twitter user you are.

What Kind Of Twitter User Are You?

By the way I’m a Link Lover.

What Kind Of Twitter User Are You?