Manual surfing is more tedious compared to auto surfing due to the obvious fact that you have to be clicking on a button after every ad or website is shown for a predetermined period of time, typically about 10-20 seconds. So the things to look for when joining a manualsurf program are their surf ratio, surfing time, and signup bonus. Other features are also useful like whether they have banner/text ad credits to earn, etc.

Manual surfing programs are easily mistaken for being autosurfs. Manual surfing programs are also similar to ads exchange programs that are offered by some PTC websites.