A Guide to Affiliate Programs and internet scams. Scam or Not? Want to know if something is a scam?
14 Mar
CashCrate is a PTO (Paid to Complete Offers) site. It has an affiliate program, which is where I have made all my earnings so far.
What is PTO? and how does CashCrate make money?
CashCrate works with numerous other companies on the net. CashCrate finds offers from these companies and presents them as a list. Often they consist of online surveys or signing up to a website on the net.
My tip
Create a new email address for free at a place like Hotmail. You can then use this address when completing offers and so your ‘real’ email address won’t get clogged up. You could also use it for other PTO affiliate programs.
Below is an screenshot of the list of offers I currently have:

As you can see there are only 4 offers available at the moment for me to complete. This is because CashCrate finds considerably more offers for you if you live in the USA/Canada.
If you live outside the USA/Canada you can still make money with CashCrates referral program. You earn a minimum of 20% of your direct referrals earnings and 10% of their referrals earnings. As you gain more referrals this pay rate increases. At the time of writing this post CashCrate has a ‘bonus’ program, where you earn an extra $1 for each active referral you make. I have made all my CashCrate earnings through this referral program and with the ‘bonus’ offer. This bonus offer is also great because it proves that your referrals are also making money, which is nice to know :).
CashCrate has been running for some time now and has built up a respectable reputation. I can safely say CashCrate is not an internet scam but is a top paying affiliate program. The real question here is, ‘Will I be able to make big money with CashCrate?’
The answer is a resounding yes if you live in the USA/Canada. If you don’t (like me) you can still make a decent amount with their affiliate program, but you will have to put a little more effort in.
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6 Responses for "CashCrate - PTO Referral Program"
Hey see you use Cashcrate too! It’s a great way to make you some extra money, check out my blog at GPT Tips. It’s got lots of useful tips for using GPT sites at the bottom, along with all the programs I’ve gotten paid from.
Hi Mackerel,
I checked out your blog, you have made a good start, keep it up
Generally people use the phrase PTR (paid to read email) or PTO (paid to complete offers), but I have seen a couple of cases when people use GPT instead of those. Let me know how it goes.
[…] CashCrate is the king of PTO for American residents and great for non-US residents (like me!) to promote. They have frequent contests and are still offering $1 bonuses for every active referral. Read my full review here. […]
I really like your blog and review on CashCrate. I am also a member of them and made $1,500 last month. =)
I wrote an extensive review of CashCrate and other GPT programs on my blog- Working for Financial Independence
well now it looks as if i have been scammed yet once more…in the good ole days people that stole cattle[called rustlers] were hanged…would it not be good to see the same fate befall all these internet crooks???
if you or i today went around breaking into peoples home and stealing from them we would go to jail…right, so why is there no justice on the internet..what say you concerning these scamming dirtbags!!!
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