I recently ran a news article on The Million Dollar Homepage and its creater Alex Tew. Alex sat down last fall and decided to become a millionaire before university started, and the million dollar homepage was born. 1,000,000 pixels up for grabs at 1 pixel per 1 US dollar. Right now, the final 1,000 pixels are up for grabs in an eBay auction and the green spot in this 'negative' shot of the homepage is the address the winner will get (top half of the page, no need to scroll):
[click to enlarge]Expressed on the
eBay auction by Alex Tew:
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You may have seen some of the international media coverage that my site has recently received, including: CNN, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, MSNBC, ABC News, Fox News, BBC, MSN, Yahoo!... the list goes on - a long way. I've already sold 999,000 pixels of advertising space on MillionDollarHomepage.com, but due to exceptionally high demand for pixels I decided to do the most logical thing and auction the final 1,000 pixels right here on eBay.
At the time of writing, MillionDollarHomepage.com has received over 1.5 million unique visitors and over 2.7 million page impressions in the last 7 days alone, leading to huge exposure and click-throughs for the advertisers on the homepage. Considering the site will be online for the next 5 years guaranteed, the long-term value of advertising on my site is immense (but remember my aim is to keep it online for decades to come - like an internet time capsule). At the time of writing, Alexa.com ranks my site 127th out of ALL websites on the internet. This is your last chance to literally own a piece of 'internet history'!
The winning bidder will not only win last 1,000 pixels on the homepage, they will also receive a huge amount of publicity associated with winning this eBay auction and my site finally reaching the million dollar mark. I will also mention the winning bidder on my blog, which is read by tens of thousands of people every day. This truely is a unique, one-off, hugely valuable marketing opportunity. Happy bidding!"
For anyone who wondered how to make a million dollars, or even if its possible, Alex has proven it, and upped one better by taking the final 1,000 pixels for auction on eBay. As of this writing, the current bid is US $21,400.00 after 63 bids with 8 days and 13 hours left:
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As per the previous article, the morale of the story? You can do anything you set your mind to, and that all the best ideas will come to nought if not even one is implemented. The first step is the hardest to take, but the journey will last a life time.
