Are income taxes owed in the U.S. on money earned through the GetPaid4 program?

You are responsible for paying any US taxes due on your GetPaid4 income.

If you are a U.S. Member, we require your Social Security Number (SSN or FEIN) at the time that you request a check. We are required to send you and the IRS a Form 1099 disclosing your earnings. Therefore, you are required to provide us your social security number to facilitate this reporting.

If you are an International user, we may ask you to complete form W-8, which we will provide to you. This form simply attests that you are not a US citizen and not subject to US taxes. We keep your form W-8 on file at GetPaid4.

What's the minimum payout per month?

Some companies won't send you a check until you make $30 or $40 but we believe if you earned it, you can spend it. As long as you make $15, you will be able to request a check. If not, we'll hold it for you until you make $15 or more.

Do you accept members outside the USA?

YES. You can live ANYWHERE in the world and participate in the GetPaid4 Program, we send checks in US Dollars to ANYWHERE in the world!

If I use different ISP's but on the same computer, how will the calculation for payment be calculated?

Using more than one ISP will not affect your payment calculations at all.

How much money can I earn?

There is absolutely no limit on how much money you can make. You can use the GetPaid4 Bar for up to 75 hours every month. Some other companies only let you earn money for 25 or 40 hours a month.

Will a check be sent to me automatically or should I request one when I want to get paid?

You need to request a check if you want us to send you money. You are now able to request a check. This feature is available by logging in to our Member Service Center on our website and clicking on "Request A Check".

How do I know you will really send me money?

GetPaid4.com, Inc. is an operating division of TeknoSurf.com, Inc. TeknoSurf.com, with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, and offices in New York and San Francisco, is one of the fastest growing companies on the web. TeknoSurf.com is also one of the oldest and largest Internet marketing firms sending out over 1 million dollars monthly and more than 15 million dollars historically in payments to people just like you! You can rest assured knowing that, as long as you properly request a check and have fulfilled all of the requirements, your check will be issued on the 15th of every month.

How will I know when the GetPaid4 Bar is generating cash for me?

"GetPaid4" will be lighted up green to let you know that you are earning money. As long as you are connected to the Internet, using your mouse, and occasionally clicking on ads that may interest you, you will be earning money.

How much will I get paid for each hour I use the GetPaid4 Bar?

The payout rate is .48/hour for the month of January. Every month we guarantee that the payment will be at least 70+% of net advertising revenues generated by users. We will be able to disclose the exact amount at the end of each month. Shortly, there will be a daily average earnings listed in your stats that will give you a better idea of exactly how much per hour you are earning during the month.
Please also note the GetPaid4 Bar considers you "Active" provided that you have moved your mouse at least one time per minute. If after one consecutive minute you have not moved your mouse your GetPaid4 Bar will turn Yellow on the left side and time will stop counting. Once you move your mouse again the Bar will turn Green again and your usage will continue being tracked. You MUST be connected to the Internet in order for you to be considered active as well!
Users who commit fraud and attempt to artificially inflate their usage statistics will be automatically terminated from the program without pay, and additionally Criminal charges and financial restitution will be aggressively pursued.

What are the payout rates for January?

The payout rate is .48/hour for the month of January.

What are bonus points? How and when can they be redeemed?

Bonus points are each equal to actively using the GetPaid4 Bar for one full minute. When you sign up for various offers and trial memberships, oftentimes we will award you bonus points. Bonus points are redeemed with the rest of your usage time when you request a check, and you can request a check whenever you have earned at least $15.

Tracking Hours and Usage

Since you get paid for up to 75 hours a month, if you use the GetPaid4 Bar more than that, can the additional hours be rolled over to the next month?

No, you are NOT allowed to roll over your hours to the next month.

Will I still get paid if I hide my GetPaid4 Bar?

Time is not credited towards your account if the GetPaid4 bar is not fully visible.

How is usage tracked?

Your usage is broken up into minutes. We track each minute of usage - your mouse must be active at least once every 60 seconds in order for that specific 60 second period to be counted. You will notice if you leave your mouse dormant that the left side of the bar will turn yellow. Joggle your mouse and it will turn green again, reactivating the GetPaid4 Bar.

How can I remain active?

If at one point in time you are considered inactive, all you have to do to become active again is stay within the required click through range and make sure you are meeting the other requirements such as being connected to the Internet and moving your mouse once every minute. The GetPaid4 Bar considers you "Active" provided that you move your mouse at least one time per minute. If after one consecutive minute you have not moved your mouse your Getpaid4 Bar will turn Yellow on the left side and time will stop counting. Once you move your mouse again the Bar will turn back to Green and your usage will continue being tracked. Remember, you MUST be connected to the Internet in order for you to be considered active! Please note that users are also expected to react to ads periodically, as that is their intended purpose. A member's active status is defined by maintaining a 0.5 to 5 percent response rate on the ads.

Users that react to ads in a manner that deviates from the standard by a large amount will be considered "inactive." This rule has been created to discourage members who may be attempting to defraud the system resulting in an abnormally low or high response rate, or members who are not being receptive to the advertising placed before them as a paying advertiser would expect. Users will have no problems with this "inactive" status if they simply take no steps to fraud our program, and react to ads that interest them periodically.

Do I have to be actively surfing the web in order to earn money?

No, you can be working in any program or playing your favorite game, as long as you are doing the following:

- Have the GetPaid4 Bar open

- Move your mouse at least once a minute

- Are connected to the Internet

- Occasionally clicking on ads that may interest you*

* A member's active status is also defined by maintaining a 0.5 to 5 percent response rate on the ads. This rule has been created to discourage those members who may be attempting to defraud the system resulting in an abnormally low or high ad response rate.

Referrals

Once I'm a member, do I have to use the GetPaid4 Bar in order to get paid for my referrals' usage?

No, you will get paid for the time that your referrals use the GetPaid4 Bar regardless of how often you use it.

How do I refer my friends, family, and coworkers to the GetPaid4 Bar?

1. Email - You can email them and tell them how they can make money for doing what they already do everyday. Or you may use our prewritten email message to spread the word.

2. Post Flyers - Use our flyers or create your own and post them up at school or work. Just plug in your name and email address and print out as many as you would like.

3. Advertise on your Website - If you own your own website, you can use one of our ad panels that will link your visitors to our sign up form. This way, anyone who visits your site can sign up to use the GetPaid4 Bar and you can build your referral network.

How do I go about having a banner on my website that directs potential members to your site?

Download a banner from http://www.getpaid4.com/banners and link it to http://www.getpaid4.com/?your username Please make sure to replace "yourusername" with your case sensitive user name.

Can I contact people I do not know that haven't specifically requested me to contact them in regards to the program?

No -- Spamming of ANY sort (Usenet, e-mail, ICQ/AIM, etc.) is NOT TOLERATED. If any member is caught spamming, their account will be terminated. You can only contact people that you know either personally or professionally. Contacting people that you don't know is considered spamming. Spammers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We do NOT tolerate any spamming of any kind!!!!

If a few members of my family want to sign up can they sign up under different names, or do we need to use the same name?

Every Member must use a different username; each member in your family should have their own separate account.

How do I deactivate my account if I want to leave the GetPaid4 program?

Please log in to our Member Center at http://getpaid4.com/cgi-bin/gp_admin.pl There you will find our account deactivation function. In order to remove all GetPaid4 files on your computer, simply do a find for GetPaid4 and delete all the related files and the actual application. If you decide you would like to use the GetPaid4 Bar at a later date, visit our website to download the software again. However, you will have to open a new account.

Is there any fee to participate in the GetPaid4 Program?

Yes, Each Service Member will be charged a monthly account maintenance fee of two dollars ($2.00 U.S.D.). This fee will be deducted from your account at the end of each month. If your account balance at the end of a particular month equals less than two dollars ($2.00 U.S.D.), you will be assessed a fee equal to your account balance for such month.

GetPaid4 Bar Availability

I am from outside of the USA. Can I participate in the GetPaid4 program?

Yes - you can live ANYWHERE in the world and participate in the GetPaid4 program. We send checks to every country in the world - as long as you have a mailing address, we will send payment to you!