"...this sounds too easy...there's got to be a catch."

My Response:

I consider myself a skeptic. When I first read about making money by reading e-mail and surfing the net, I thought it sounded very intriguing (as you obviously have), but I didn't really understand how it worked. So, I'll give you an illustration of how this all fits together, and how the "system" can, and does, work very well.

Advertisers contact these paid-to-email and paid-to-surf companies and subsequently pay them to distribute ads to all of us (you).  The advertising companies usually pay about $15.00 per 100 emails delivered and read (by you and me).  Now, think about this: The paid-to-email companies are getting $15.00 for sending out 100 emails (revenue of $.15 per email).  You get paid an average of $.05 per e-mail.   End result: The advertising company gets their ad distributed, the paid-to-email company gets a dime, and you get a nickel.  It really is that simple.

The case is very similar with paid-to-surf companies. They get paid based on the number of ads displayed to you and me (while we surf).   It all works out in this wonderful economy of ours.  They win, you win.   Everyone is happy.

Most paid-to-read email programs require you to click on a link inside the emails that you are sent. This, in turn, brings you to a sponsor's site. You can then read on, or close the window and delete the email.   Either way, you will be paid.  Obviously, the advertisers hope you will want to read further.

However, some companies do not mandate that you even glance at the e-mail.   They instead credit your account just for receiving the e-mail--you can read it or delete it and still get paid.