Get paid to surf programs pay you for using their browser or "view bar" to view ads while you're online. Some programs require you to be actively surfing for your time to count, while others only require you to be connected and have the view bar displayed while you're working or playing games. A view bar is basically a banner that sits on either the top or bottom of your screen. Most programs have made the view bar fairly small so you can continue to work without interference. These view bars have advertisements that rotate every few seconds. Some programs pay for time and other programs pay for # of ads viewed. They both average out about the same either way.

Most programs average around .50 an hour. If you join a program that has no time limit or a very high time limit, you can make a good amount of money with little or no effort. The real money comes with the referrals. The more people you can talk into signing up under you, the more money you can make. If you have 25 or 30 people you can sign up, it's possible to make $300 or $400 just surfing every month! Webmasters who can use their sites to gain referrals can earn $1000 or more a month with just a simple link and 40 or 50 hours a month of "surfing time"!

     There are a couple different kinds of E-Mail programs out there. One pays you to read e-mail. This program will send you an e-mail that has a link to an advertiser. You click on the link that leads to an advertisers page and you get paid for the page view. It is not necessary to buy anything or surf the site. Once the page loads you're credited for the hit and you can go on to the next.

Another program pays you to send e-mail. They give you a link to include in your out going mail. Every time you send an e-mail, that link will be recorded and you get paid.

     An affiliate program is basically a sponsor for a webmaster. They pay you to post links, buttons or banners on your site. There are many different programs. Some pay for banner impressions in which you get paid every time one of your pages that hosts their banner is viewed. Others pay every time someone clicks on their link from your site. Some pay for leads or sales. A lead is usually someone who signs up for a free service. This is a great program because you can increase your traffic by offering these free products and get paid every time someone signs up! A sales program pays you a commission every time someone clicks on their link or banner and makes a purchase.

Most of the above programs also offer your own referral program. Get other webmasters to sign up under you and you can get a percentage of everything they make! This is usually a huge money maker! One of the best and easiest ways to make money from a referral program, is to visit sites and e-mail the webmasters. Offer them an exchange of signing up for their programs in exchange for them signing up for yours. Not only do you make money from them, you also get to join their sponsor and offer it on your site to make money!