A lot of the e-books you can buy tell you that all you have to do is this and that, and you'll be on your way to financial freedom. But they leave out one important fact: it's not that simple.
Today, there are millions of websites on the Internet, and the people who run them are all trying to "make a living online." This means that they are competing with each other. Most of them, like me, just barely make it. There are many different kinds of e-books on the market. Experts say that so-called "niche markets" don't make as much money as they say they do. Their job has always been to make you believe that it is.
Advertising is getting more and more expensive by the day, and the constant "buzz" of digital static is making it harder for people to be heard. Even before the Internet, network marketing programmes were basically a lot of work for very little pay. MLM on the Internet is just the same old wild goose chase with more hype and better technology. Just don't think it's as easy as you might think.
My story is that I tried so many "new and hot" programmes that broke my heart and left me with no money. Sooner or later, you start to think that this is probably the hardest thing in the world, and you forget about the part that is supposed to be "fun." I didn't find out about "paid to surf" programmes until I made the suicidal decision to go full-time when I could barely make it as a part-time worker. I really think this is the last million-dollar chance on the Internet. I learned that with opportunities like "get paid to surf," it doesn't have to be all that hard. This is why:
1. It's so easy, I can't believe it.
At first, I couldn't believe how simple it was. You only have to look at a couple of sites a day to get paid. How much you get paid each day depends on the programme or the company's pay plan. Usually, it's anywhere from 1% to 15% of what you made the day before. There are some people who offer higher payouts, but anything above 15% a day is usually not possible or sustainable.
2. It pays great commissions for referrals
When I tried network marketing, it bothered me that I was trying to sell someone a way to make money before I had made any myself. You may know that in MLM, you can only swim with the big sharks if you have a huge group of people who think they can make money with you. It seemed like a Catch-22 to me.
In paid auto surf programmes, on the other hand, you don't have to bring in new members to earn money. You can do everything on your own. If you do decide to refer someone, though, it's much easier because you can show them how much money you've made. You can also make a lot of money from just one person, because once he sees that it works, he has no reason not to make as much as he can, giving you a commission that keeps going up every month. A referral that works can give me anywhere from $20 to $400 a month in commissions.
3. Gives your other businesses a steady flow of cash
In a world where you have to pay for everything—advertising, web hosting, copyrights, and software—these paid-to-surf programmes make it easy to make money (and most importantly positive cash flow). It's good to have a steady source of income every month, something that not only helps you stay in the black but also serves as a growing fund for your other businesses.
Paid-to-surf and paid-auto surf programmes do have some problems, though. Number one is that they aren't always reliable. Number two is that they require a lot of trust in order to last for a long time. And number three is that the owners have to fight scammers and smart guys who just want to play the system.
But, like any other way to make money, there is a way to protect yourself and a way to solve the problem. If you know what you're doing and have the right attitude, there's no way you can go wrong here.
