Pixel Homepages : New Internet Marketing & Advertising Solutions
September 18th, 2005It all started with the Million Dollar Homepage – an advertising idea which sold each of the million pixels for $1 each.
And just as we speak it has been a advertising success with its owner Alex Tew saying “in just 3 weeks I have made enough money to pay for all 3 years of University!” As of now he has sold 41600 pixels, which means he has earned $41600 and he deserved it for the original idea he has started. The advertisers seem to have been hooked by the idea, even though you need to buy a block of 10×10 pixels, with a minimum investment of $100. But with all the traffic comming in, the advertisers and webmaster both benefit.
Well it has started a lot of activity with new such dollar and penny homepages at cheaper rates comming up.
- Million Dollar Homepage – the pioneer which sells a million pixels for $1 each (minimum 100 pixels block= $100).
- Zero Dollar Homepage – Offers pixels for free! Well non pixel ads are paid. If he gets enough traffic, I am sure such paid advertisers will come in.
- Million Dollar Webpage – a similar concept with 10000 squares worth $100 each. FAQ says it is “an experiment in internet marketing in terms of generating web site traffic and testing an alternative ad format. The site is also offering advertisers a chance to be a part of internet history.”
- Million Penny Homepage – A cheaper version selling a million pixels at 1 penny each. So a minimum 10×10 block costs $1.
- Million Euro Homepage – It is also based on selling one million pixels. For just one euro per pixel you can buy some of these pixels to display an image of your choice.
- Million Dollar Pixel – 1 million pixels of internet ad space for $10 a pixel block. Linking your company/brand name or slogan to another name on the board will mean half the price of that block will be donated to charity.
- One Million Pixels – Each 10×10 block costs $5. A portion of each pixel sold will donated to the Red Cross.
- Dollar a Pixel – Each pixel for sale at $1 each, with a minimum purchase of 50 pixels. Maximum of 800×600 pixels for sale which will be online for 2 years.
- MiljoenPixels.nl – In Dutch. Logos of minimum 20×20 pixels available for 100 euros. Online till 2010 at least.
- Ebay Pixels – a million pixels for eBay sellers. It “aims to show only live sellers, who actually sell, so we reserve the right to resell space purhased if you would not sell any item for 90 days” and it links to all their items for sale. Each 10×10 block costs only 10 pounds (GBP).
- Million Dollar Mosaic – The Million Dollar soup can on the main page is made up of 10,000 smaller cans. A permanent link of 10×10 pixels costs $100.
- The People’s Vehicle – 480,000 pixels of advertising space sold at $1.00 a pixel in blocks of 100. Purpose – to buy a new car. You also choose a brand of vehicle – the more pixels you purchase the more your vote counts! The front page shows how many votes each brand has.
- AdSquares – Each square is 20×20 pixels and priced depending on the quantity (with discounts). The maximum cost is £5 per square.
- Million Booby Homepage – the “sexiest” ad space. 1,000,000 pixels for 10 cents each. Minimum 100 pixels.
- 250000.org – four 10×10 pixel box for $100 and have a chance to win $25,000.
- Australian Million Dollar Homepage – Each single block (10×10 pixels) costs $100.00 (AUD)
- Half-a-buck Pixels - buy a 10×10 pixel block at $0.50 per pixel.
- Million Yuan Homepage – sell 1 million pixels to collect 1 million yuan (=$125,000 in US dollars). 100 pixels minimum.
- Links Across America – Plots are sold in 10 pixel x 10 pixel squares (100 pixels total) on the US map. Business Sites $100, Church Sites $20, Personal Sites $20. To purchase a plot in a state, you must prove that you’re actually located in that state.
Lets see how far this new idea in internet marketing and advertising goes. But the original has made $40000+ and the pixels are selling fast as I write this… I am starting a list here which I will update. Please free to suggest more such sites in comments.
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Here is another one but its a bit different. http://www.theworldwidewall.com
I think this one has one of the best chances of success, he’s creating the Internets most expensive refrigerator, the ads being refrigerator magnets! Very ingenious..
http://www.themilliondollarfridge.com
Let’s not foget http://www.onebuckpixels.com
http://www.milliondollarpixelwebpage.com
instead of advertising anywhere, why not advertise in context…
http://targetedpixels.com
here’s another:
http://milliondollartwins.com
THis one is Specific to Indian Market.
http://www.crorepati.info
[i]Found another great one! http://www.pixelsinthesky.com [/i]
and here another one, with free pixs
http://www.yourpartofweb.com
Check this one out. This is definately a twist. You can buy pixels just like all the other pixel pages, but companies can also buy or sponsor advertising on a car that will go on a show & race tour http://www.milliondollarcarproject.com
Here’s another site: http://www.milliondollarhomesite.net
Full credit is given to Alex Tew and there is a link to his website.
Here is a new pixel ad site that is giving away 50 Apple Nanos! The Million Quarter Billboard or
http://www.millionquarterbillboard.com
Check out http://www.PixelAds4All.com – they offer a FREE 100 by 100 pixel “tool tip image” with the purchase of your ad, which acts like a billboard for your site! They are also currently offering their pixels for 50% off, or $50 USD for a 100 pixel block.
Just gone live this week… The Web in a Pint
Purchase PixelAds at 50p per pixel and help support Real Ale and Cider in the U.K.
At least this site has moved on from a boring old square!
Now here’s a twist on the theme: Use your pixels to COVER UP a giant photo of Bush.
http://www.bushnomore.com
Now there´s a South America pixel page from Argentina, its url is:
http://www.milliondollarhomepage.8m.com
and claims to be the first of Latin America.
I decided that if Alex can sell pixels to help pay for college then I can sell pixels to help pay my mortgage ;)
http://www.FundOurHouse.com
An added bonus is I’ve only got 350,000 pixels (700×500) so all advertising is visible above the fold.
I too have set up my own pixel site to hopefully pay off my student loan.
http://www.anothermillionpixels.com
So what are you waiting for? Do not delay, buy your pixels today!
Buck A Pixel
Well, whatever it is, this incredible wawe made of pixel sales shaking the net is a clear sign something will be changing in the future about advertising on the Web. So far SEO, Web makers and professional are making jokes of these sites…I got the feeling they will regret any sec wasted laughing.
My site:
http://www.theonemillioneurohomepage.net
A joke. An imitation. But the wave…
NOT A JOKE : yes another pixel site, in french and in euros, yes some people just have faith !
I have so much faith I actually bought 600 pixels on the original milliondollarhomepage.com that link directly to my pixel page !
I’m surely stupid, but if I didn’t try I would have been thinking about it until now..
I REALLY sold 100 pixels (was offering 200 pixels for the price of 100 for launch), so I know this is not bullshit and could happen again :
http://www.MonPremierMillion.com
Cheers,
Pascal
They are springing up all over the place…
http://www.propertyblocks.com
We’re all very aware that driving people to an ad page is “old hat”… now we must attract people to the ads, and/or deliver the ads in a complementary manner.
Be sure to drop by http://www.pixelsanyone.com and catch the latest twists and turns.
A pixel is so small. It’s almost invisible. Heres a new concept: A site that only displays one Big Fat Ad. How much does it cost to advertise? $1 only. Totaly crazy mindblowing business idea.
Check it out for yourself at: bigfatad.com
Hi…
I was happy to have found your site blog. I like the idea of your listing pixel related blog sites. It will be a good indicator of the growth of pixel sites and demonstrate if Pixel advertising is here to stay! Keep it up!
Read up on the Million Dollar Story here…
http://www.TheMillionDollarStory.com
It never stops. Now you can place ads on Google Maps!
MapShares lets you place advertisement on a map of the world. Click on the map to select a corner of the Earth where you’d like to place
your own image, text and link.
It’s some kind of a The Million Dollar Homepage, but more innovative than
the others I think, and more playful too.
“MapShares lets you place advertisement on a map of the world.”
Wow, that’s very very cool! Expect your site to be listed in our PixelSiteLinks.com directory soon!
Another great Pixel Sites directory:
Visit: http://www.pixeladshelper.com
FaceTalks
http://facetalks.com
Messages, writings, feelings, thoughts on a writing wall.
It is an interesting variation of the theme where people can buy for $10 a place on a virtual wall, place there their image, write messages and links to their sites.
FaceTalks
http://facetalks.com
Messages, writings, feelings, thoughts on a writing wall.
It is an interesting variation of the theme where people can buy for $10 a place on a virtual wall, place there their image, write messages and links to their sites.