Paid-To-Read, commonly known as "PTR" is a method of earning money online by reading emails and clicking on the "paid" link. "Paid" link is a link sent along with the advertisement which pays the members, money or points for reading the email advertisement that is purchased by the programs advertisers. The value of money and points vary from program to program.

All programs have “timers” where the member is required to stay on the advertised website for a specific period of time (for example, 10 seconds, 20 seconds etc.), which again, vary from program to program. The member receives credit to his/ her account after the timer runs out with the notification that the member has received credit for the visit. If the member exits from the advertised site before the timer runs out, the member's account will not receive credit (money/points).

Get Paid Programs are usually free to join and 100% opt in. This means, members do not need to pay any money to join and they are required to sign up with the program/s of their choice, on his/ her own accord. However, there are a few paid to read programs which require a membership fee to join.

When you come across a Paid-To-Read site that interests you, there are certain areas that you need to look into before joining.