Paid Autosurfing - Compound Vs Withdraw
By Jody Molloy

Autosurf programs' compounding and withdrawal policies are possibly the most controversial issues throughout the industry.

Understandably so. The old systems clearly didn't work (compounding was typically ALLOWED to happen on a DAILY basis if the member had enough earnings to do so. This soon became totally unsustainable for webmasters) so new programs with optional alternatives have emerged as surprising favourites.

This has forced webmasters with traditional autosurf business models to progressively follow suit.

Since the industry had suffered a mini-collapse, (as discussed in one of my previous articles, Paid Autosurfing - A Brief History) compounding terms and policies have mostly undergone dramatic change in the form of restriction of compounding frequency.

Now with nearly 500 programs in the industry, to our estimation only 1 - 2% allows compounding more than once a month, usually on a designated day or two. The varying compounding and withdrawal policies should be studied closely and used to maximum advantage wherever possible.

This can often be the difference between your strategy being optimized for you and one that works in the favour of the program administrator.

Try studying the dates of when compounding and withdrawals are allowed and match them against the expiry dates of your upgrade(s). This will provide the parameters to do the mathematics and project your earnings so that you can ensure that you will able to qualify for either or both when the time comes.

Use a software program (Excel spreadsheets are perfect) to create schedule of payments, compounds, and withdrawal requests. Keep accurate records of the dates of all your activity and keep a regularly updated "copy and paste" of your Account History.

Always consider your compounds as an out-of-pocket expense. After all, if you didn't compound your earnings then, theoretically, you should be able to withdraw them.

Keep in mind that brings into play a whole bunch of other policies. Most autosurf programs have a minimum cashout amount (usually in the range of $10 to $50) and it is possible to fall a day outside of the deadline for requests if you do not have enough earnings to do so.

This should configure heavily when assessing your risk strategy and when deciding the amount of your initial upgrade. My initial upgrades usually allow me to qualify for either choice within the first month or two.

That is the strategy I recommend if you don't have a problem with aggressive speculation and ensuring that you maximize your upgrades' earning potential by surfing every day. Every day you miss is money you will never earn again.

Keep in mind that some autosurf programs don't allow you to compound AND withdraw in the same month. Some also have long delays between when a withdrawal is requested and when it can be honoured.

As a general rule of thumb, any more than 30 days is unacceptable in my view and I personally wouldn't upgrade any further (cash or compound) until the webmaster caught up with payments. I would immediately cease and desist all forms of advertising I may have active for that program at that time.

Some programs also don't have on-request compounds, even when the compounding "gateway" is open. Administrator controlled compounding is becoming more widely used because it can further restrict the earning potential of the surfer.

Some programs don't allow compounding at all. In this case it is always your prerogative to re-invest your withdrawals once you have received them.

On the surface, this would seem like a case of "penny-pinching" webmasters to some people. The reality is, the SURFERS are at the mercy of the webmasters' whims (until such time as an effective industry regulator is appointed) and would be best suited to re-assess your continued involvement in each program as and when program policies evolve beyond your acceptance.

For this reason, it is always prudent to keep your upgrade levels reasonably low and spread them out over as many programs as you feel comfortable with.

To Your Success!

About the author:

Jody is co-webmaster of Australian Online Rewards.com and has been actively successful with utilising autosurfing programs as a passive income and advertising source for nearly three years. For further guidance watch for more articles based on his observations or visit http://www.australianonlinerewards.com and join our mailing list for regular updates, consultations and mentoring.

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