Earn Extra Income by Surfing and Accepting Offers

The Real Key to Success is Referrals

I am beginning to see regular income from my surfing sites. I do some clicking, but my main activity is promoting. Yes, you can still earn a little by clicking ads, but there is so much more long term potential if you can recruit a team. All it really takes is doing what I am now and telling your friends, There are no losers in this business, as there is no cost to get started. All you have to do is blog and use free advertising methods. This is a perfect business for anyone with a fast internet connection and the time. Sign up for Paypal and Alert Pay accounts and earn some extra walking around money.

Advertising, Advertising

Always keep in mind that paid to click or paid to surf web sites and offers web sites are all and solely about advertising. Every offer you accept and every ad you click will be advertising something for you to buy or join. You won’t get rich with these programs but you can earn extra income and if you promote and refer the programs to others it is possible to earn as much as $500 to $1,000 per month.

Paid to Click or Paid to Surf:

The paid to click web sites are fairly straight forward. You click on the ad and then you earn cash or credits toward promoting your own advertising. Most of them have upgrades of sorts, but beware, because many don’t last long in the business or do not pay as promised. I recommend the free to join web sites Marketing Pond and Global Team Club, affiliated with Marketing Pond, because the administrators remove programs that present problems.

Offers Websites:

Offers web sites present offers for you to accept for payment. When you complete the offer you submit it for payment. The incentives can range from $.35 to $15 or more. Most of the higher paying offers require a valid credit card for free trials of products or services. The free trials can vary from a few days to a month.

Many of the free to accept offers (offers which do not require credit cards) are survey web sites which in turn present you with numerous options to sign up with additional survey companies without payment. If you sign up with those inside or additional survey companies, you will not be paid. The only survey company sign ups that will be paid are from the originating offers site.

Most offer web sites take you through a maze of pages with various other offers and may require you to sign up with at least one in order to complete the sign up process. This process is not for someone with a low patience threshold. Occasionally, you will find that you cannot accept the offer without spending money. Just back out and go to the next one. Usually you can navigate through and get credit for the offer without any cost The best way to deal with the sign up process is to sign up for a newsletter that can be directed to a website with good spam control. Always confirm and accept emails and newsletters until your main offers website gives you credit for the sign up.

You can sometimes accept the same offer again from another offers website if you use a different email address. For that reason, you should have a number of email addresses.

Offers requiring Credit Cards:

This is where the real money is, but there are some drawbacks and pitfalls for the unwary. For starters, you have to have a credit card and give an accurate billing address, name and phone number. If that is a problem, then these are not for you. Also, many of these offers are not available outside of the U.S.A.

I would suggest that you obtain a low limit credit card for accepting offers that require credit cards and monitor it carefully.

If you are accepting offers, you need to keep a record of every offer and all of the cancellation requirements. You may wish to avoid offers that require you to ship back unused product. Each offer will have different terms and you need to read and record each of them carefully. Failure to keep accurate records could cost you money.

Personal Information, Junk Mail and Spam

When you give your name, email address and phone numbers to these companies and their offers, you must be prepared for junk email, junk snail mail and possibly phone calls. Chances are all that information is already available for anyone who wants it. Some of the paid to click and offers web sites will terminate your membership if they determine you are using personal information that is not valid. Where and how much information you share is your decision.

Referrals:

As with many Internet businesses, the real long term income is generated by referring others. You can earn income without referrals, but it will be time consuming, If you are unable to put in sufficient time, your income will decline. If on the other hand you also spend time promoting, you could have a force of 100 or more people clicking ads and accepting offers. With that referral income you can maintain a steady income level. Some people in Marketing Pond earn as much as $1,000 per month from all the various programs.

You can use blogs, viral marketing programs, free web sites and articles to promote your offers and paid to click programs. The first step is to join a reputable program like Marketing Pond for free and then join and use all of its programs. Just like any other work, the amount of income you earn is based solely on your effort.

Focus:

Because you are clicking on so many ads and being exposed to many more on offers websites, you can lose focus and wander off into Internet Land. It is so easy to do, I have done it myself. If you want to make it in this business you have to “keep your eyes on the prize”.

You may need a schedule, and you need to allocate time each day. One way to find the time is to ignore the TV unless one of your favorite programs is on. We all spend too much time sitting passively in front of the box, if you must view ads, why not get paid for it.

Maggie - Independent Marketer - Top Home Job Directory