The original Top-5 leaders are still holding firm in the areas of Professional behaviour, Security, Generosity, and Simplicity...and there are a few more reputable PTRs rising to the top:
SouthernBelle:
The owner is a familiar name, and her professionalism is a standout bonus.
www.southernbellemail.com/pages/index.php?refid=popsgifts RebelEmails: *see note
To say this owner is multi-tasking is putting it lightly, but she pulls it off like a true professional.
Generous payout, plenty of email, and workng with a pro is a Top benefit in itself.
www.rebel-email.com/pages/index.php?refid=popsgifts FiveCentClicks:
The name says it clearly, but there's more to this PTR than just nickel emails. The simplicity and generosity are appreciated.
www.fivecentclicks.com/pages/index.php?refid=popsgifts ItPaystoLearn:
IPTL is a Personal favorite...You earn cash for playing trivia-type games. You Learn, and You Earn.
IPTL calls them Quizes; Taking a quiz teaches you something new, and you earn cash to boot.
How cool is that..?
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The following fall into the Special Mention catagory:
SolarClick:
To be fair, they are simple and fair...But personally, I hate waiting for their image to load for every cheat-box (Cheatboxes are a staple among PTRs, but the Solar logo is Huge, and the cheatbox won't load until the logo is done.)
They send far too many 1cent emails to be worth the wait...but that's just my opinion.
My time is valuable to me, and I can click another email link and earn a dime in the time it takes the Solarclick logo to load for a penny.
SolarClick will likely make it to the Verified board, but the moment the testing is done, I won't open another of their emails unless some changes happen.
CrystalMails: *see note
Same situation for Crystal as Solar; They will likely move to the Verified board, but they send Far too many 1cent emails to feel like it's worth the time...and I admit that, after the first week, the half-cent emails were deleted unopened.
(Who's tempted by half a cent?)
Once testing is done, Crystal is history for me, mainly because the Generous payouts are lacking.
*NOTE:
A fairly common advertiser among PTRs is the so-called "search engine" which doesn't search, or contain an engine.
This middle-man promotion scheme is a pet-peeve, and a few sites send far too many of this type.
These un-engines simply divert traffic to a short list of advertisers, and regardless of your search keys you are directed to the same page as every other user: A list of their current paid-link advertisers.
This trick isn't actually criminal fraud, but it is unscrupulous and mis-leading; They don't care what you're looking for, or if you ever find it...and those PTRs that promote this practice are a personal disappointment.
