FAQ About These Programs

    For those of you who are new to the concept of being paid to surf the web or getting paid for other online activity, this brief introduction will give you some basic details of how these types of programs and what to expect. Here is the brief list of how these things work.

1. The first thing that you do is join a "get paid to surf" company.

2. You are able to download the software that keeps track of your hours online. This software keeps also displays ads while you surf the web. Other programs offer variations on this concept, but just keep reading to understand. The software displays ads that are about double the size of the Windows toolbar. If you use a program called hotline, the ad bar is no larger than that ad, but you are paid to have it going. You choose when and how long you want to use the ad bars, as they are at your control. See below for an example of the bar.

3. Now, all you have to do is surf the web with these ad bars open and earn money. If you don't believe me about being paid, click here to see the checks I have received since I have been surfing with these ad bars. Unlike most sites of this kind, these really are my checks and not someone else's $400 check that I download off the web. The way that these companies make money, is that they sell ad space to companies and they pass on a portion of the profits to all of their members. If you are familiar with the concept of banners, like that annoying one for geocities that you saw when you first entered my page, it is the same. The way that you the customer make more money is to refer people, meaning that you get them to join and surf with the company that you have joined because you will receive a portion of the money that these people earn.

Now, I have listed under the company listings of companies I am a part of ones that offer variations on this topic. Some pay you now matter what you are doing on your computer i.e. as long as your internet connection is up and you are active on your computer, you get paid. Others pay you to have their homepage start as your homepage when you start your web browser or to read email.