Million Dollar Web Page?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by fcmisc, Sep 24, 2005.

  1. #1
    http://www.milliondollarwebpage.com/

    This guy was in The Times today, and recons he made £56k from that page ($10 per square). However, he hasn't sold many squares, and other than the traffic that he'll get from his publicity, I don't see how his idea is going to get many visitors (Google Page Rank 0, so it must be new). I mean, who's going to visit a page full of adverts?

    Am I missing something here? I really want to understand where the £56k from, but it definitely wasn't from selling squares on that page.

    fcmisc.
     
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  2. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    Is this a joke?
     
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    Owner of site probably laughing his way to bank. Check out the other thread.

    Shannon
     
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    That site is stupid. Who would ever pay to get their ad on that site?
     
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    That's what I thought, but the kid's making money and loads of people love it.

    I was tempted to take a punt and buy some pixels, but any visitors that I get will just be coming through random clicks. Hardly the sort that are going to convert into sales/clicks.

    fcmisc.

     
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    I wish i got there early enough. I would have bought a few pixels myself but at the moment the page is way too saturated with ads.

    I wonder if that even counts as a link farm.
     
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    let's call it pixel spam, but the idea and marketing is great from the guy. 3 cheers to him. Quickest way to make a million, lol. No offense to him.
     
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    As with everyone else I'm green with envy. But the guy must have had some other skills in marketing his site besides just the idea. The idea itself is only a success because of its success. I don't think the advertisers will be getting much out of their investments. And if I'd been the first one there to see an empty page I doubt I'd have invested then either (without the benefit of hindsight of course!)

    I'm going to be brainstorming all night in my vain attempt to make a million in the next month. lol.
     
    fcmisc, Sep 25, 2005 IP