September 11th, 2005
The Million Dollar Homepage
Brian Berris
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
WOW, this guy is a genius. He has setup a grid of 10×10 pixel squares and is auctioning them off as advertising space at a dollar a pixel. So each square costs $100. His goal is to make a million dollars by selling off each square. It just might be crazy enough to work. Just another reason to slap yourself on the forehead and scream “Why didn’t I think of that!”
“It was a muggy summer’s night late in August, the time around midnight, and there I was, lying on my bed with a notepad, brainstorming ideas to make money. I think I’m quite a creative person, so I wanted to come up with an idea that was unique and would hopefully capture people’s imagination, but with the whole purpose of making money. No point being shy about it! I think we brits can sometimes be too shy about money. Well bugger that, I DO NOT want to be a broke student!” Source: MillionDollarHomepage
Alice adds: This reminds me of a similar scheme my Uncle got for my Dad one birthday. You could buy a square inch of Tennessee and that officially entitled you to the title Tennessee Land Squire. I think they sell star names now too. So my question is….If we set up a grid here, would anyone want to buy a $50 square of RTN?!
Rob says:
Saw that via Digg. Really a brilliant idea. He’d already made $7,000 in two weeks, which is more than I’ve ever made in 2 months!
September 10th, 2005 at 7:23 pm
Alice says:
Hmmmm…wonder if we should sell a square of RealTechNews?
September 11th, 2005 at 9:40 am
BillBC says:
50 years ago, the Quaker Oats Company bought an acre or so of land in the Klondike, printed up deeds to one square inch, and gave them away free in cereal boxes. Millions were given away…it was a hugely successful promotion…people used to appear in the Yukon wanting to know where their inch was…I think it eventually reverted to the government….
September 12th, 2005 at 7:15 am
Jorge Esteban says:
There seems to be some competitors out there now:
http://www.milliondollarwebpage.com
and
http://www.millioneurohomepage.com
It would be neat if a “region race” errupted between the three sites. What is next? MillionYenHomePage? Or should that be BillionYenHomePage (or would that really be thay much)?
September 12th, 2005 at 12:03 pm
James says:
Don’t forget the…
Million Penny Homepage!
http://www.MillionPennyHomepage.com
September 15th, 2005 at 12:23 am
Nathan Bruce says:
Check out this site, similar to the million dollar home page but the blocks of ads are a little bit bigger. The site is
http://www.billboardpixels.com
Kinda Cool
September 19th, 2005 at 7:14 am
Eivind says:
Free pixels here:
http://www.zerodollarhomepage.com
September 23rd, 2005 at 8:07 am
Powerstar says:
I started a site recently which sells pixels (http://www.250000.org), but also awards lucky advertisers. Similar to a lottery drawing. Currently I’m think of a way, where I can reward visitors. Any Ideas? If so email me at: info@250000.org
September 26th, 2005 at 1:38 pm
Stephen says:
Another one, nice to look at and not so crowded yet:
http://www.pixelget.com
September 29th, 2005 at 5:06 am
henry says:
this one is the first i have seen that will post your pixel image after confirming your payment. I guess it is the New and Improved version. Wish politicians can come up with creative ways to erase the defecits.
any way her eis the link:
http://www.millionusdollarhomepage.com
Why didn’t i think of it first?
October 2nd, 2005 at 9:05 pm
kyle says:
have a look at what these guys are doing…
http://www.milliondollarhero.com
October 5th, 2005 at 11:29 pm
Marc says:
***
Check out the german version:
http://www.pixel-platz.de
***
October 6th, 2005 at 7:02 am
Million Dollar Home Page says:
Let’s not forget http://www.onebuckpixels.com
October 10th, 2005 at 3:47 pm
James says:
I went across the web and found this very interesting site named itself Million Dollar Path Homepage. It has interesting logos with American dollar bills, this guy also having lucky prize draws, I might give it a try on buying the ads, since it looks decent, would keep on watching to seeing how it goes, have a look.
http://www.milliondollarpath.com
January 21st, 2006 at 12:21 pm