Internet Money-Making Ideas: Watching Ads

One of the most popular Internet money-making ideas these days revolves around watching ads. Why is this becoming such a big hit? The reason is pretty straightforward: People are beginning to have more choice regarding the ads they watch. Ever since DVR's and computers started dominating the way people take in their entertainment, advertisers have had a hard time "forcing" us to sit through their ads. They pay to have these ads displayed, so why not pay us directly to watch them, on our own time? The average person would be just as willing to accept the pay as a TV or radio station in exchange for watching the ad. This is a semi-new thing, but two companies are currently generating a lot of buzz: Varolo and YouData.

YouData is a lot different from Varolo. To get involved in YouData, create your own account and make a "Me File." This file consists of lots of information regarding the things you like and don't like so that you can be more specifically targeted to see certain ads. Once you've created your account, you can start watching ads whenever you choose. You might get anywhere from a penny to roughly 10 cents per ad viewed. Ads are not available for you to watch all the time, so it's important that you log in regularly to see if any are available. Refer your friends to YouData and earn even more money. You'll get a percentage of the revenue from ads viewed by the people you refer - and the people they refer. YouData pays every single Friday with Paypal as long as you have some money in your account. There is no minimum payout, which is great. I can vouch for the fact that they do pay because I have been paid several times myself. As far as Internet money-making ideas go, YouData seems fairly promising so far.

What is Varolo? Well, it's a little different from YouData. With Varolo, you watch ads, or short video ad clips, and get paid for your participation. The catch is, your payment depends very much on the participation of your village, which consists of friends or other people you know that you have referred to watch ads on Varolo. The more people make up your village - and the more active they all are - the more you can earn. But don't worry - your success with Varolo doesn't depend entirely upon getting referrals. We all know what a hassle that can be, and there are other ways you can benefit from the program even if your village consists of no one. Varolo has a weekly jackpot, and the amount given away will depend on the overall participation of the entire Varolo community. Every time you watch an ad, you get an entry into this jackpot. The more ads you watch, the greater your chances of winning are. Watching Varolo ads takes up very little time in a given day, and it could turn out to be incredibly rewarding for you.

I think both of these opportunities are very exciting. I love the idea of getting paid to watch ads on my own time - rather than having ads thrown at me when I don't really want to see them - such as when I flip through magazines, watch TV or listen to the radio. You know what I mean. If advertisers are willing to pay me directly to watch their ads, I'll willingly do it, and Varolo and YouData are two ways in which I can potentially get paid for doing just that. These are two Internet money-making ideas that I expect to become more lucrative in coming years. There will probably be lots of similar companies coming out of the woodwork with similar concepts.