Okay, okay, I know a lot of paid-to-surf, paid-to-click programs out there on the Web are nothing but junk junk junk, but to test this belief, I decided to sign up for a couple of them anyway, one of which is Clixsense. The principle is simple: You log in, take a look at the available ads for your perusal, then just click away--with a 30-second interval after each click, of course. Payout for each ad varies from $0.01 to $0.05, the most I've seen so far.

The premium members get a wider selection of ads to view, and if you want to have that privilege, you have to pay $10. Still, it's not a bad amount, and a lot of people have been able to earn back that $10 with their referrals--for which you earn $0.10--and ads. I wonder if there are fewer ads being shown to users outside the U.S., though.

I've been a member since October last year, though so far I've only gotten $5.02 back because I don't actively refer people and have gone for weeks without looking at the ads. Hopefully, more active promotions and frequent clicking will have results soon.