How is it that any of them make money? I just do not understand how their process works.

Which ones do people use here taht are honest and pay?

I gotta say I have no idea either but would be curious to hear someone explain it in laymans terms :D

I feel like every time I see it explained other places it's way over my head. =

There are some different ways that they can make a profit and depending on how well they set themselves up some of them can sustain themselves for a long time. Studio Traffic is probably the best example as they have now lasted for over 3 years and are still paying. Others like 4 Daily fall apart after less then a year.

One simple way they make money is by selling advertising. They have banners and ads on their website as well as in their rotator of pages members view. Plus they sell page views in the rotator for people who want more hits or do not surf for them.

They also make money from members who spend time surfing or even put money in but never make cashout. People get bored with these kinds of sites and not everyone sticks with it long enough to reach cashout. And when they do reach cashout their is usually a service fee that is taken from every request to help cover expenses.

Now the main way they make money is by taking all of the money that is put into the program and investing it. Some sites like GCI surf take any money that comes in and invest it in Forex Trading. The more money people put into the program the more profit GCI can make so as cashouts increase so do the profits they can pay from. Other sites like Aussie Earners take all the money that comes in and puts it into other autosurf sites. Aussie Earners posts a list on their member page of all the auto surf companies that have paid them for the current month. I think they belong to over 20 programs, that way even if some of them shut down or dont pay there are still enough that do pay to keep things going hopefully.

Now depending on the rate of return a program pays and depending on the compound structer etc, eventually every site will fail as not enough money will be generated and payouts will reach too high of a level to support. The trick is to pick the program you think will last the longest and get in as early as you can so you have lots of time to earn your money back. Then once you have got your money back you ride it as long as you can for profit.

It also helps when some programs like Studio Traffic have other companies to back them up. ST uses their autosurf program to promote their other properties like Studio Walker and Studio Rocks and their payment processor Studio Pay. The profits from those companies can then be used to back up the auto surf.

As for my personal experience, I have been paid by several auto surfs but so far have only made a profit from 3. I have done quite well with Studio Traffic and have also made a profit from Aussie Earners and from Paid Response although I am no longer a member there. Also I am fairly new to GCI surf but have just requested my first cashout and it looks like this program could solid for awhile.

I have lost money at 2 Daily and 4 Daily as well as one other auto surf I can't remember the name of. I have been fortunate that the most amount of money I lost was only $20 at 2 Daily so I have still done pretty good with auto surfs. But I am starting to risk more so you never know when you might get stung a bit but as long as you use a few different programs and make your profits when you get the chance then you should be able to stay on top.

Cheers

thanks! that all made sense to me.

kind of disconcerting that most all of them shut down though. Ill stick with the ones that give you free money and then use my earning to invest I spose...Then I won't get burned. And once I get used to things, we will see if I invest myself.