When you're just starting you shouldn't think of amounts as high as one month of salary. For each paid2surf provider you use, you should think of $50-200 per month, when you surf 1 to 2 hours a day. An advantage is, that you can use several surfbars at once, depending on your computer and internet speed. If you want to run several bars at a time, it will be handy to change your screen resolution to at least 1152x864. This way you can put at least 3 surfbars in your screen without losing a lot of internet on your screen. It will be easy to earn the amount you spent on internet and maybe some more. Most providers pay an average of $0,50 per hour. Using 3 surfbars at once and signing up for a lot of programs, will make you some interesting amounts of extra cash.
For people who think 0,5 to 2 dollars an hour is to little, there is a possibility to make more money by getting referrals. This are people who name you as a their reference while signing up. A certain percentage of the points there referrals make, will be added to your account at the end of the month. When these referrals get referrals of their own, you will also get a percentage of their points. This usually goes on to the fifth level and will give a lot of extra money. When you have 4 direct referrals who each have an average of 2 referrals and you surf 1-2 hours a day, you can make $2650 a month!!!!!!! But in order to get a great number or referrals, you have to have a lot of friends, or you have to put some serious interest and work in promoting yourself. To get some tips on how this can be done, look in the section Make more money.
What's important to pay attention to when signing up with a paid2surf provider, is if they cash out in your country. Not all providers are allowed to pay in the whole world. Most payments will receive by cheque, which requires a minimum amount of earned money before they pay out. This minimal amount is usually $25. Most providers allow you to raise the minimal amount needed before payment, in order to minimize the loss of money used on shipment.
Be sure to inform with the paid2surf company if you have to report the money earned to your tax administration, if you're not sure how and if you have to report it.