SearchCactus (US & Canada only)

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*$2 Sign-up Bonus* Visit their search engine and get paid up to 15 searches per day, .01 a search, for a total of 15 cents a day. Once you sign up, they'll credit you $2.00 immediately to start you off. Combined with NetFlip, this is a great way to make $1.00+ for 15-20 minutes everyday. Doesn't sound like much, but it's much more than the viewbars offer for the comparable time. Do it everyday, and your earnings will surprise you at how rapidly they grow.

****I highly recommend signing up for the instant cash offers, too. They have a wide variety of high paying offers that'll qualify you for fast payouts.

STRATEGY: You must allow 20 seconds between searches, and you'll only get credited per paid click once every 48 hours, meaning you have to let 2 days pass before clicking the same link again.

SEARCHWORDS: The number of paid links seems to vary from day to day. Sometimes it's easy to get your 20 searches, then the next day it's difficult. Some suggested searchwords: "free" seems to be best word. You can usually get 9 paid clicks there. "auto" also seems to usually work. Other than that, it's a crapshoot. Try: casino, gifts, coupons, shopping, business, women, jewelry, tupperware, home, creatine, privacy, apartment, rental, adoption, kitchen.

netflip (ID = stocksplitter) (US & Canada only)

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Works the same as SearchCactus. With NetFlip, you get a maximum of 10 paid searches a day, must spend at least 20 seconds on the search page, and the payout is 1-5 cents per search. Not much, but for around 5 minutes a day, you get .20-.30, and it adds up quickly. You get .10 for each referral's daily 10 searches. There is a 72 hour rule, meaning you only get credited for a particular paid click once every 3 days.

****NetFlip also offers a wide variety of instant cash offers, which will greatly supplement your search payments. Seems the emphasis on searching is decreasing with these signup offers gaining more prominence. So check them out.

STRATEGY: You can sign up to 3 more household members up as your referrals, so for those complaining that you can never get a referral, there's no excuse on this one. Just remember you need a different e-mail address and password for each account. Be sure to keep them straight. And do the searches for all your accounts everyday to maximize your gains.

SEARCHWORDS: Unlike SearchCactus, netflip has a list of search categories, but the additional searchwords listed above are also handy. Recently, it's been getting tough to find paid links. They've even altered the appearance of the homepage so it's difficult to figure out how to start searching. Be sure to check the bottom right-hand corner of the homepage for the searchbox. If you click on the $ sign symbol, you will find the general list to search from. Other suggested searchwords include: cable, hair, paint, law, divorce, isp, casino, banners, gifts.