Shy Girl Speaks

I spent 20 cents on 50 clicks from CMFAds in this test. Here are the results of the test:

AdSense earned: $1.71 (Paid for itself right there!)
Tweets: 3 on the CMFAds post (including one of mine, so really just two)
Comments: 12 (9 on the CMFAds post, others spread amongst other posts)

This test has proven to be valuable in that it definitely paid for itself several times over. However, how would the test have run if I had not mentioned I was running a CMFAds test? Well, I have that answer, too! Before running this official test, I ran another test and purchased spikes without telling anyone it was a test. I must say that the first round of tests where I didn't mention CMFAds was not as successful as the test where CMFAds was mentioned. However, the first test did make the spikes worthwhile and was more profitable than the cost of spikes. All in all, the CMFAds spike program is very worthwhile and any blogger looking for good traffic to their sites should consider CMFAds spikes as a viable option.

CMFAds.com is an advertising website that allows bloggers a place to advertise on other blogs. It is a great community for these bloggers to learn from each other, share experiences, and network. CMFAds offers a feature called Spikes where a blogger or website owner can purchase traffic to their site. After purchasing the amount of traffic they desire, other users from CMFAds then visit the site. Why? They get paid for it.

So, I, Shy Girl, have thus decided to see how much this traffic is really worth. There are currently three different amounts of traffic that buyers can choose from: 10 cents for 25 clicks, 20 cents for 50 clicks, and 30 cents for 75 clicks. These visits are guaranteed to be from unique visitors. One thing about the spike program is unclear. When a buyer purchases multiple sets of "spikes" will the visitors across the board will be unique? For example, if I wish to buy 100 clicks for my motorcycle website I would want to purchase the 10 cent set and the 30 cent set. Will all 100 visits to my site be unique?

The Test
On ShyGirl, I currently make money from AdSense. Will I earn back the amount on AdSense with these viewers that I spent on the spikes? AdSense earnings are not of sole importance as comments, back links, post tweets, and program referrals are also something I would consider to be "income" on a site. My test is that if a user spends less than 5 seconds on this site, it was not worthwhile for that particular user to visit my site. However, if a user stays longer, that is great! For this test I will purchase 50 clicks. When the 50 clicks are received, I will then write up a review of the spike service. Also, if the campaign is financially worthwhile, I will run another test to see if buying multiple set of spikes results in 100% unique visits.