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How To Make A Million On Your Website

Crap! Should have thought of that. LOL :D

The novelty will wear off. The hits are coming because of the buzz, but unless he can keep up with getting hits, the page will die. It'll eventually simmer down to your basic web banner ad. It's ingenious, though.


Here's to the Crazy Ones ​
 
hmm... I wonder if the Internet has room for 2 of these sites. I could start the "500 thousand dollar website" and charge $50 a pixel. Cheapskates would rather advertise on my site, wouldn't they?:(

Edit: oh crap! somebody already thought that as well. There are ads on that very page for "20c pixels" and "Million $ adpage". I guess it's too late
 
floyde said:
hmm... I wonder if the Internet has room for 2 of these sites. I could start the "500 thousand dollar website" and charge $50 a pixel. Cheapskates would rather advertise on my site, wouldn't they?:(

Edit: oh crap! somebody already thought that as well. There are ads on that very page for "20c pixels" and "Million $ adpage". I guess it's too late
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Better luck next time. ;) :)

Great idea, now I have to think of something "original." ;)
 
maya said:
Great idea, now I have to think of something "original." ;)
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That's the whole trick, isn't it?

But for him, the press release was the genius part - that's worth remembering and store away to use for any good *ideas*.

D
 
Mr. Anderson said:
That's the whole trick, isn't it?

But for him, the press release was the genius part - that's worth remembering and store away to use for any good *ideas*.

D
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Why do I have a bad feeling that, every company now will try the same "press release" route.

It was brilliant for an unknown person and or company, at first. However I hope it doesn't get abused.
 
You know an idea is good when people start copying it! For example all the flippin ipod clones out there! Similarly theres a plethora of copy cat sites willing to sell you pixels and no ones else is doing too well!
 
I don't really see why you would advertise on that site. It looks like somebody swallowed a newstand and harfed it up. *sigh* the things you can make a million bucks from. Oh well, kudos to the 21-year-old that just got his driver's liscense *snicker* ;)
 
I saw this site when it hardly had any pixels bought. I thought people would never buy all the pixels, I was wrong.:cool:
 
Aarow said:
I saw this site when it hardly had any pixels bought. I thought people would never buy all the pixels, I was wrong.:cool:
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Yeah this 1st hit news headlines when he made like 20k or something. I actually knew it was gonna make it simply by the hype of it all. He got tons of free publicity when it was on Sky news.
 
Kobushi said:
Oh well, kudos to the 21-year-old that just got his driver's liscense *snicker* ;)
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In many countries, you do not require a license since public transportation is very good. Or you either live in the city and work there as well. ;)

I know many people who are over the age of 21 without a license to drive for the reasons mentioned above. :)
 
Kobushi said:
I don't really see why you would advertise on that site. It looks like somebody swallowed a newstand and harfed it up.
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Advertising is built on exposure. This site was getting the hits and the exposure. Sure, it won't last, but that was the beauty of it. The kid gets his money, and the companies get their exposure. A win - win for everyone and a nice story.

Woof, Woof - Dawg
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Update: the website was blackmailed and hacked

Link to full story on FT.com

Financial Times said:
The FBI is investigating the hijacking of milliondollar-homepage.com - the website that earned $1m (£566,000) for its British creator Alex Tew by hosting micro-advertisements - by hackers who demanded a ransom to restore the site.

Mr Tew was sent a demand for $50,000 by e-mail by a hacker, believed to be Russian. When he refused, the website crashed.

The e-mail, which was made available exclusively to the Financial Times, read: "Hello u website is under us atack to stop the DDoS send us 50000$."

Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant, said: "DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common way to block internet users accessing a site by flooding the website with traffic.
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Woof, Woof - Dawg
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