Additional Tips

Additional Tips and Advice:

** Use either Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox to complete your offers. Using Netscape or AOL can cause problems with your GPT accounts. Ask the GPT site owners for more details.

** Make sure your computer does not have a proxy server. Contact your internet service provider if you are unsure. GPT programs prohibit the use of proxy servers for various reasons. If you have one then you must contact the site owners and discuss this with them.

** Start slow. Don't rush in and do a lot of offers all at once. Whether you start with freebies or paid trials...complete only a few the first day. Wait and see if the offers approve. If they do then you know you are probably doing them correctly. Do twice as many offers the next time and examine how well they approve before doing more. If more than 20% of your offers are being denied credit then we need to figure out what the problem is or what you might be doing wrong.

** Go into your internet options ("tools" link in your browser) and change your privacy setting to "accept all cookies" if using Internet Explorer or "Allow sites to set cookies" if using Firefox.. Also, check your Advanced tab and make sure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is not checked. Disable popup blockers when completing offers. If enabled, they may interfere with offer approval.

** Once you join the programs I recommend that you spend some time in their forums (not all have them) and read all of the pinned threads. Rules are often outlined within these threads as well as tips and advice on how to maximize your earnings.


** Never repeat the same offer on different sites. Keep track of your offers.

** When you do trials make sure that you do not cancel before you have received the product or before logging into their website and taking a closer look at what your membership involves. You are suppose to do offers that you are legitimately interested in. When you do an offer and cancel before logging in or receiving the product then this lets the advertiser know that you only did the offer for the incentive. The advertiser can revoke your earnings for that offer. If this occurs too many times the site owner might make the decision to place your account on hold.

** You will need to submit a W9 tax form to each gpt program site once you reach $600 ($400 on some sites) in any given year. The gpt sites are obligated to report any earnings over $600. At the end of the year they will report your earnings to the IRS and will also send you a 1099 form showing your total earnings. Income from gpt programs is considered "misc. earnings". To learn more about filing "misc" earnings or to learn how your income from these programs will effect your filing status etc please contact the IRS. They have always been very helpful when I have called with questions.

** Do *NOT* sign in to your accounts using anyone elses computer and do not let anyone else sign into your account. If they detect more than one IP address on your account it will be closed and you will not be paid. They check for this monthly. Some sites will not mind if you check the status of your account from another computer but other sites will not allow it. Also.. you can't refer anyone that lives within your home. For more rules on this subject read the FAQ or "help" section of the gpt programs.

** I've been told that it's best to sign up using a different username on each gpt site.

** Most gpt programs pay by check and/or paypal. To accept paypal payments you will need to make sure that your account has been verified. To do this you will need to link your paypal to a checking account or credit card. It's easy and safe.


This is a lot of information and it all may seem a little overwhelming at first. I recommend you join the programs and then take one at a time...learning their rules and understanding how that particular program operates. Before you know it ... you will be a GPT expert.