How to Start a GPT Website

If you are new to the GPT world or want just want to start a GPT site then you will find this guide to be helpful. If you already own a GPT site and just want a few tips, this guide may also satisfy your thirst for knowledge.

The information in this article is from what I learned in the field when I was a marketer for various GPT sites. While marketing these types of site, I learned a great deal about how to start a GPT site as well as the facets of running a GPT site. Anyone can run a GPT site, but only a select few that run a successful one.

What is Get-Paid-To?
A Get Paid To (or GPT) site is a website that pays its members to complete offers or trials. These members generally get 30-60% of the cut leaving the rest to the website as profit. GPT websites act as a medium bringing ads to consumers. These consumers then view the ads and participate in the advertisements that are of interest to them. Since the website is showing ads to the consumer, the site receives money which they then give out to the members to make viewing ads worth their time. This often proves to be worthwhile for both the site member and the site owner.

Acquiring a GPT Script
For those who are completely new to the business, it can be quite scary to build a GPT site from scratch. These sites require a script which allows the tracking of offers to the member who completed it. For those who are also new to web development, the task can seem even more daunting. There are many different types of incentive sites and each type has a different script.

There are three options for obtaining a script: building one from scratch, hiring a knowledgeable person to build one, or purchasing a pre-made one. If you would like a free gpt script, you will have to built one from scratch. This is because many developers of GPT scripts simply don't want to give them away. Furthermore, if you don't have skill in programming or know someone who does, you can't be exactly sure what a particular script does. This can be scary!

One of the most popular sites for pre-made scripts is ShiftCode. ShiftCode offers many different design options as well as allowing the user to design their own site. ShiftCode can be quite pricey, but in the long run it can be worth it as you can quickly earn the money spent on a ShiftCode. However, ShiftCode does not release the script code and thus users are required to have their hosting provided by ShiftCode (and I've found their hosting to be quite slow and unreliable.) While ShiftCode offers to design your site, I found that their designs are lacking. Many owners of GPT sites who use the ShiftCode script, have professional web designers build their GPT site instead. This results in a more unique and professional looking GPT site which can better entice potential members to join the site.

Getting Affiliate Ads
After building a website, you'll need ads to show to your site members. These aren't just any web ads, but ads that are fully tracked by affiliate companies with many even using an automated process. In order to be accepted to any ad network, your site must be completely built and in working order. This means that everything from the login page to the terms and conditions must be working. Some ad networks require site admins to already have an existing relationship with another ad network.