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Limbo · 08-09-2005, 06:19

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

I wish I had thought of that!

dame · 08-09-2005, 06:24

what?

Limbo · 08-09-2005, 06:34

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/faq.php

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What is the idea?

The idea is simple: to try and make $1m (US) by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. Hence, 'The Million Dollar Homepage". The main motivation for doing this is to pay for my degree studies, because I don't like the idea of graduating with a huge student debt. I know people who are paying off student loans 15-20 years after they graduated. Not a nice thought!

finbarr · 08-09-2005, 06:45

as soon as that page starts filling up - if it ever does - it'll be a fucking huge mess

lucidcreations · 08-09-2005, 06:48

very clever, or not.

finbarr · 08-09-2005, 06:58

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Originally Posted by lucidcreations

very clever, or not.

'not' I'd say...no 2 ways about it

tomson · 08-09-2005, 06:58

Good luck to him. He's had some good coverage (Beeb, Guardian, Register) which should help.

finbarr · 08-09-2005, 07:02

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Originally Posted by tomson

Good luck to him. He's had some good coverage (Beeb, Guardian, Register) which should help.

christ I hadnt looked that far! well, I did post something a couple of weeks ago about the shit they put in the papers/on the news nowadays.
But like you say 'good luck to him'.

Limbo · 08-09-2005, 09:18

he's added 2 links since i posted - totalling $400 -- so if it is legit, he is doing pretty well from it

dame · 08-09-2005, 09:22

i understand it now. very clever idea.

roto · 09-09-2005, 23:14

He should charge monthly for the pixels as well...recurring income and all...

hawken · 11-09-2005, 14:25

I love the TM at the end of his logo, on a font that he didn't buy.

seen.to · 11-09-2005, 15:07

Well done to him for making 8k out of it already.

No idea why people are bothering to buy space though... Sure it's going to do the viral thing for a while, and while there's not much on it so to start with a few people will get clicks... Of course the more people that get on there the less visible links will be and the less likely to get clicks... Also none of the clicks will be targetted in any way with such a small space.

Also the more people that buy links on there the more it may become seen by search engines as a link-farm so once the viral effect wears off it will be dead.

But much as I think anyone buying space on there must have money to burn, as it is far from a viable advertising medium, I still have to big him up for making money from this shit.

Some nice creativity from the advertisers in the small space available I guess... Particularly like the idea of the bottom right corner, possibly making people think their link leads to another page within the site and getting a click. Albeit an unqualified and useless click.

roto · 11-09-2005, 18:48

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Originally Posted by seen.to

Well done to him for making 8k out of it already.

Bottom line...good summary, and good for him. Hell of a profit margin I'm sure...

Assuming he makes not 1 penny more, what could it possibly cost him to host this until 2010?

noggin · 11-09-2005, 19:43

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wish I had thought of that!

just nick the idea!

StevenSmith · 12-09-2005, 18:52

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Originally Posted by noggin

just nick the idea!

I think someone already has:

United States:
Million Dollar Homepage

Europe:
Million Euro Homepage

Joke:
Million Penny Homepage

I even hear there is a zero dollar homepage somewhere.

I cannot believe the guy has made as much as he has. Maybe all the various "million" sites need to have a race to the finish line.

Steve

noggin · 12-09-2005, 19:01

once again the internet amazes me with boredom

finbarr · 28-09-2005, 08:42

seen how many people have signedup for this now:

bastard!!

Limbo · 28-09-2005, 09:09

$180,000!!

Thats over £100,000 in less than 3 weeks. Double bastad!

Rakan · 28-09-2005, 09:35

well, i think he's genius... he saw that people were dumb enough to cough up dough for a small square of advertising, and he went for it... props to him.

Reminds me a lot of http://www.savetoby.com/ now this was absolute genius, but i think he got sued, not sure...

08-09-2005, 06:19	#1 (permalink)
Limbo On yer bike... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,951	The Million Dollar Homepage http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/ I wish I had thought of that!

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lucidcreations Part of the 3 out of 4 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: cheshire Posts: 2,081	very clever, or not. __________________ Jase

09-09-2005, 23:14	#11 (permalink)
roto This is it - ground zero. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Paper St. Posts: 4,200	He should charge monthly for the pixels as well...recurring income and all... __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

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hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,233	I love the TM at the end of his logo, on a font that he didn't buy. __________________ ere, wosson?

11-09-2005, 15:07	#13 (permalink)
seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 2,675	Well done to him for making 8k out of it already. No idea why people are bothering to buy space though... Sure it's going to do the viral thing for a while, and while there's not much on it so to start with a few people will get clicks... Of course the more people that get on there the less visible links will be and the less likely to get clicks... Also none of the clicks will be targetted in any way with such a small space. Also the more people that buy links on there the more it may become seen by search engines as a link-farm so once the viral effect wears off it will be dead. But much as I think anyone buying space on there must have money to burn, as it is far from a viable advertising medium, I still have to big him up for making money from this shit. Some nice creativity from the advertisers in the small space available I guess... Particularly like the idea of the bottom right corner, possibly making people think their link leads to another page within the site and getting a click. Albeit an unqualified and useless click. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

08-09-2005, 06:24	#2 (permalink)
dame small neck Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bradford, Uk Posts: 275	what?

08-09-2005, 06:45	#4 (permalink)
finbarr what a pile of dogshit? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london Posts: 2,449	as soon as that page starts filling up - if it ever does - it'll be a fucking huge mess

08-09-2005, 06:58	#7 (permalink)
tomson hairball Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Posts: 3,158	Good luck to him. He's had some good coverage (Beeb, Guardian, Register) which should help.

08-09-2005, 09:18	#9 (permalink)
Limbo On yer bike... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,951	he's added 2 links since i posted - totalling $400 -- so if it is legit, he is doing pretty well from it

08-09-2005, 09:22	#10 (permalink)
dame small neck Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bradford, Uk Posts: 275	i understand it now. very clever idea.

12-09-2005, 19:01	#17 (permalink)
noggin chevette Join Date: May 2004 Location: london Posts: 415	once again the internet amazes me with boredom

28-09-2005, 08:42	#18 (permalink)
finbarr what a pile of dogshit? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london Posts: 2,449	seen how many people have signedup for this now: bastard!!

28-09-2005, 09:09	#19 (permalink)
Limbo On yer bike... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,951	$180,000!! Thats over £100,000 in less than 3 weeks. Double bastad!

28-09-2005, 09:35	#20 (permalink)
Rakan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 567	well, i think he's genius... he saw that people were dumb enough to cough up dough for a small square of advertising, and he went for it... props to him. Reminds me a lot of http://www.savetoby.com/ now this was absolute genius, but i think he got sued, not sure...

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