The MIT Advertising Lab was the first to hip me to Million Dollar Home Page, on which an enterprising young man in Great Britain sold advertising space by the pixel (well, not by the pixel exactly, as pixels are quite small) and has made quite a bit of money so far. MIT has looked into it a little more and discovered that many, many, many, um, many other people have latched on to the idea in order to raise money without having to do much work. My favorite so far is this site which sells "100% American made pixels" for one dollar each. God knows I'd hate to be unpatriotic.
More ads by the pixel
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(Page 1)2. I actually thought of doing something a lot like this several years ago, but I chose not to do anything about it. I didn't think it would work! I totally respect Alex Tew for doing this.
I’ve put together my own "spinoff" site with a twist - I’m trying to raise money for a new house, and the way my ad spaces work is a little different. I acknowledge Alex for paving the way for this new genre of page. When I sell a few more ad spaces, I’m going to buy a 30x30 ad on Alex’s page in appreciation.
My site is called “The Friendly Neighborhood Home Page.”
http://fnhomepage.com
3. Let's not forget:
http://www.OneBuckPixels.com
Posted at 1:09PM on Oct 3rd 2005 by Million Dollar Homepage
4. The Auction Homepage reports that bidding has started at eBay for prime traffic banner ad spots!
Buy pixels from Paypal or 2Checkout for guaranteed traffic.
1 Week free trial for posting your pixels until 13 Oct. 2005
http://www.theauctionhomepage.com
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5. The Auction Homepage reports that bidding has started at eBay for prime traffic banner ad spots!
Buy pixels from Paypal or 2Checkout for guaranteed traffic.
1 Week free trial for posting your pixels until 13 Oct. 2005
http://www.theauctionhomepage.com
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6. www.commercialtown.com
check this out... coolest thing ever...
Posted at 12:00AM on Oct 7th 2005 by aphex
7. Not just a million dollar homepage, but a BETTER MILLION DOLLAR HOMEPAGE! :)
http://www.bettermilliondollarhomepage.com
Posted at 3:23PM on Oct 7th 2005 by Kelvin Foo
8. http://pixamarket.50webs.com
Pixa-Market
The Online Market Place!!!
http://pixamarket.50webs.com
Posted at 5:51AM on Oct 16th 2005 by Kelvin Foo
9. Well here is another one too, remember there have been so many copy cats, but this one is one step ahead, you now do not have to wait to have your pixel ads posted, they will be posted instantly after payment. Now that is Internet speed service.
visit http://www.millionusdollarhomepage.com
Posted at 1:48PM on Oct 18th 2005 by Henry Williams
11. For the folks who think they can put up a page and make money doing nothing... GET A LIFE!
For real staying power a pixel site needs a plan to deliver traffic to the advertisers. That takes a lot of work, a little money, and a whole lot of time.
JPE Advertising (an 8-year old online ad agency) and AskShari.com (a site for straight answers about online marketing) have jointly developed http://pixelsanyone.com.
With our 13 JV Partners assisting with mailings to their targeted lists (over 10 million readers) you'll get your money's worth and more by grabbing blocks on our site.
We've made it very affordable... from .25/.50 to $1 per pixel in 100 pixel blocks. We offer an icon service (at an extra charge).
Simply put, your ad will be seen when it's listed at PixelsAnyone.com. We even provide you a stats area, where you can see how many clicks you've had.
See you there,
Shari Thomas
PixelsAnyone.com
Posted at 1:17AM on Oct 21st 2005 by Shari Thomas
12. We concentrate on contextual pixels within related content. Or to keep it simple, we match content with related pixels, not random empty spaces.
Posted at 1:08PM on Oct 23rd 2005 by pixels advertisers
13. targetedpixels.com uses pixel advertising within related content.
Or to keep it simple, we match content with related pixels, not random empty spaces.
Posted at 11:53AM on Oct 24th 2005 by targeted pixels
14. Its a shameless rip off copycat whatever you want to call it.But Alex says on his site imitation is the purest form of flattery.So heres my attempt at flattery and milionairism?[url]http://www.scotlandsmillionpoundwebpage.com[/url]
Posted at 8:23PM on Oct 26th 2005 by Mike ODonnell
16. There are so many great pixel ad websites. I just saw a great one called http://www.958.com.
Posted at 3:12AM on Nov 11th 2005 by Derek King
17. Pixel Ads Helper website is just launched and You are invited to add your Pixel WebPage to our listing.
Our service is free, please visit: http://www.pixeladshelper.com
If you have any question, feel free to contact us.
Thanks for your time,
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19. Hi,
I'm Andy, moderator at PixelAdsTalk.com.
Together with my team I have created a forum specialized in Pixel Advertising.
http://www.pixeladstalk.com - PixelAdsTalk.com
You are all invited and welcomed to join and participate to the discussions and we hope that you will have a very enjoyable experience on our forum.
Any suggestions or opinions you might have are most welcome.
Best whishes,
Andy
20. For immediate release:
November 25th, 2005 – England, UK
Veteran internet entrepreneur Dale Hubbard has today launched “The Six Million Dollar Cube". Although not a Lee Majors screenplay, the project has the potential to become at least the most popular screensaver of all time, with its mesmerising, rotating cube metaphor for selling pixel advertisements.
Hubbard has taken Alex Tew’s original novelty idea at The Million Dollar Homepage and given it literally a new twist.
Pixel advertising is the latest phenomenon to storm the internet. The basic idea is that individuals and corporations buy small ‘billboard’ squares which make up composite ad images and, according to Hubbard, will remain on the site for ten years. The potential for traffic is huge. If Hubbard’s site does take off it could be one of the world’s most visited sites; simply for the novelty value, and more importantly bringing millions of visitors to the site who will see and click on advertisers’ pixels.
The new site has provenance in Hubbard’s previous successes on the internet. He started a webmail service in 1998, and purchased a motorcycling fan site for £10,000 in 1999 – the first was sold to a public company and earned Hubbard £300,000, and the second was floated on the UK stock market with a valuation in excess of £13 million.
Hubbard’s latest venture can be found here:
http://www.TheSixMillionDollarCube.com
Give it a spin. Literally.
Posted at 4:00PM on Nov 25th 2005 by Dale Hubbard
1. Pretty poor imitation of the original if you ask me, as are most of the other copies starting to pop up.
Peter from ADS ON BLOGS
Posted at 11:40AM on Sep 29th 2005 by Peter Brady