i had recently registered a domain name for a pixel selling site so i need to know how these sites fare now after the bloom.
Lemme tell you something. After someone has succeced millions with something, and it's his first idea, don't rather to get the same income. In this world ORIGINALITY matters. Only the first wins.
I see these pixel sites everywhere now. For the life of me I can't fathom why anyone would buy a piece of it. Can anyone enlighten me?
Don't expect to earn a lot. I think Alex Tew's Milliondollarhomepage was one of the only ones that made a decent income. I read his blog yesterday and he says he's going to write an eBook to explain how he earned his million, what he did to promote the site etc. He also says he spent roughly $40,000 - $50,000 to promote and maintain his website. I don't think it's possible anymore to make even $100,000 with your own pixel site, even if you give it a slight twist.
Why does Mr Tew need to write an e-book? His success can be put down to one simple sentence. "I came up with an original idea that people thought was quite remarkable" If he actually believes anything else had much to do with his success the fella is sadly mistaken. It's great he accomplished what he did with the idea but jeez - if I read another article about him banging on about what people need to do or be to achieve their own success I'll go crazy. These people who are making other 'pixel sites' are damn right fools, and are probably the type of people who should buy Alex Tews e-book, even though the recipe for making a lot of money is in this f****** post. I stayed up too late.. I'm tired. Sue me! Pete
The secret wasn't just a good idea, but a good marketing and PR promotion/strategy. Without that, the world is full of good ideas that noone know about.
I believe it is possible to take an idea already well executed by someone else and still be profitable. I think the real question is a matter of scale. I own two pixel domains neither of which have been developed yet, but both of which are on the development whiteboard. Each has its' own twist and marketing concepts that differ from everything else I have seen in the genre. The point about making a million is moot - it won't happen. But profits are still extremely possible. You have to find another value proposition. What makes it a reasonable purchase for you prospective clients? It isn't going to be the overused "own a slice of computer history" blah blah blah - that's crap, now. Is there something else you can offer? Model your pixel site on something fresh and you have every shot at turning a reasonable profit if you market it well. As I said I own two domains that will be developed into pixel sites and each one is unique from the other and unique from the crowd as well. ================= EDIT: I meant to add that I can't stand people with dumb luck who then pretend to be gurus
I know for a fact that the other pixel sites are not doing well. Alex's idea is not something which can be replicated for handsome profits. But you can always come up with ideas of your own!!
That site made so much money as it was an original idea, it got publicity as it was original and therefore people wanted to buy ads as it was getting lots of exposure. Without all of those factors another pixel site is never going to be as successful, if it's not original why would it get featured in the national press across the world, some guy copying someone elses original idea doesn't make news. Without the hype advertisers aren't going to want to buy, simple as that. Sorry to have to beak it to you, but along with all the people making the MySpace sites, it just isn't going to be as 100th of a success as someone with an original idea.
I have to admit, that kind of site is definitely thinking "outside the box". If he had come to me with that idea and asked me to invest, I would have laughed in his face. I guess I'm not nearly as creative as him.
The other factor in this is that Alex Tew was a poor student. In other words, he had a good cause, education, and a bit of a sob story in that he was young and poor. So as well as the publicity and the novel idea, I think people bought into it because he put something of himself into the marketing.
I've just started a site with a pixel theme but I'm not selling pixels lol - reckon it's a good idea but it won't make me a million dollars, damn! I don't think I'm allowed to advertise here so I won't, I haven't even been here a week so I haven't got a signature either! Aaarrrgghhh I hate rules lol.
Exactly, it was original and made a good story, exacly what the media are looing for. Someone copying someone elses idea doesn't generate media interest.
The idea is to sell advertising space for one dollar per pixel, and just have one page with all the adverts on. Thus, the million dollar homepage. Yes, it really is that simple (and that dumb).
What is Pixel Advertising And yes that is my site... I gave up on it a long time ago... That said I did make around $500~600 in a few months so at least it covered the hosting fees...
It's interesting to me how many folks are convinced it is impossible to still make good money from pixel ads. The point is not to look at this as another million dollar opportunity - but it is certainly possible to make a reasonable profit on pixel ads while still delivering value to the purchaser of the ads - I intend to do so.