milliondollarhomepage.com

[Theo]

I don't think you understand. 100,000 people visit MDHP a day. Since my ad went up around noon today, people are clicking on it. I was simply running "tail -f" on the syslog and counted 4 hits (clicks from the MDHP) a minute.

 

[goodyork]

I don't think you understand. 100,000 people visit MDHP a day. Since my ad went up around noon today, people are clicking on it. I was simply running "tail -f" on the syslog and counted 4 hits (clicks from the MDHP) a minute.

I know it certainly . I saw it from alexa top mover.
But I can not understand why so many people should visit a non-useful website ?

It's create at 2005-08-23 according to whois :
Created: 2005-08-23
Expires: 2006-08-23

Can anyone set up a brand new website ,and let 100,000 people visit it daily in one month??

That's abnormal.

 

[Jernet]

Is this true? If so, paypal sucks:

http://digg.com/technology/PayPal_Blocks_Million_Dollar_Homepage

 

[Dale Hubbard]

I have one on http://www.millionpennyhomepage.com - I spent $120 and got a nice ad for AIM Dolls -- and this guy is riding on the back of Alex Tew's page, and getting loads of PR. I got 120 squares - a buck each.

 

[friday]

These pages are everywhere. The original was probably onemillionpixels.com
Milliondollarhomepage.com's big ads are affiliate links to big online casinos. Did the casinos pay to be there or did he place banner ads on the site while leading people to believe the ads were purchased by them. People are placing ads there on the belief that he has sold the advertising space to these big corporations. If that turns out to be the case then he may have to make a lot of refunds. My feeling is that he placed a lot of the bigger banners on there with his own affiliate id rather than actually selling the space to the casinos. He doesn't disclose this anywhere, only that he has sold all that ad space for $100 per box. Very disengenious if this turns out to be the true.

 

[Rubber Duck]

These pages are everywhere. The original was probably onemillionpixels.com
Milliondollarhomepage.com's big ads are affiliate links to big online casinos. Did the casinos pay to be there or did he place banner ads on the site while leading people to believe the ads were purchased by them. People are placing ads there on the belief that he has sold the advertising space to these big corporations. If that turns out to be the case then he may have to make a lot of refunds. My feeling is that he placed a lot of the bigger banners on there with his own affiliate id rather than actually selling the space to the casinos. He doesn't disclose this anywhere, only that he has sold all that ad space for $100 per box. Very disengenious if this turns out to be the true.

Yes, and there are going to be a few red faces on the forum as well!

 

[friday]

The best thing about this is that he got the Beeb to fall for it. On one level I would like to congratulate him for pulling the wool over their eyes. Stories like this take on a life of their own. Get one 'reputable' source to print such a story and every news network/website on the globe jumps on it for their "end on a light entertainment note.....poor kid goes to college story...makes well on the internet...... nice ending story". Does it matter whether the story is correct or not, not in the slightest.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

These pages are everywhere. The original was probably onemillionpixels.com
Milliondollarhomepage.com's big ads are affiliate links to big online casinos. Did the casinos pay to be there or did he place banner ads on the site while leading people to believe the ads were purchased by them. People are placing ads there on the belief that he has sold the advertising space to these big corporations. If that turns out to be the case then he may have to make a lot of refunds. My feeling is that he placed a lot of the bigger banners on there with his own affiliate id rather than actually selling the space to the casinos. He doesn't disclose this anywhere, only that he has sold all that ad space for $100 per box. Very disengenious if this turns out to be the true.

Nope:

Domain: ONEMILLIONPIXELS.COM
Created on 09-10-2005

Why would you suggest that those casino links are his? Could they not belong to an individual taking advantage of all this traffic? I think it's somewhat unfair to make those suggestions and in my opinion, he's made quite a full disclosure about what he's doing. He's been taken to task by the press often enough. He's just a young lad with a great brain and a moneymaking idea -- something we'd all like a piece of I think. And I don't believe for a minute that he's disingenuous.

 

[friday]

You are right in that I can't prove who the affiliate links belong to. I don't think you can either unless you know this person. Furthermore, it's a bit of a stretch to assume that anyone would fork out $5400 for an ad(golden palace) on such a site being an affiliate. You have to pay for the ad b4 you would see the results. You may believe it, I don't. It is a personal opinion. When you look at the main big ads a lot of them are either for hosting or casinos ads with affiliate links. All the big ads with affiliate links, account for a lot of the supposed revenue. Is this revenue real or just him placing his affiliate banner ads there? It is up to everyone to decide for themselves. To me this is just a follow on from the "savetoby" website.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

I wouldn't suggest for a minute that I could "prove who the affiliate links belong to". Indeed as you say it is a personal opinion, but in the previous post you don't opine; you say: "The best thing about this is that he got the Beeb to fall for it. On one level I would like to congratulate him for pulling the wool over their eyes."

Have you actually 'Googled' and seen what press there is out there on this guy? It doesn't end at the BBC. Or even start there.

I think many of the 'follow-on' site copies are/will be flawed, but this Alex Tew guy deserves a medal and his $million IMHO.

 

[Rubber Duck]

I wouldn't suggest for a minute that I could "prove who the affiliate links belong to". Indeed as you say it is a personal opinion, but in the previous post you don't opine; you say: "The best thing about this is that he got the Beeb to fall for it. On one level I would like to congratulate him for pulling the wool over their eyes."

Have you actually 'Googled' and seen what press there is out there on this guy? It doesn't end at the BBC. Or even start there.

I think many of the 'follow-on' site copies are/will be flawed, but this Alex Tew guy deserves a medal and his $million IMHO.

Well I think we are all agreed that this guy is either Genius or a Fraudster.

We will just have to wait for the Wheel to stop.

I afraid my chip is on black.

Best Regards
Dave Wrixon

 

[friday]

but in the previous post you don't opine; you say: "The best thing about this is that he got the Beeb to fall for it."

Don't lecture me. This is my opinion, get it, my opinion. The above statement is my opinion only....hope that clarifies it. I hate being followed around a forum by some nit picker. We are only trying to have a discussion here. 2 sides to a story and all that....

 

[Theo]

It's hardly a discussion when you simply make accusations that can be deemed slanderous. I followed the MDHP from the beginning and it's an outbreak of a viral marketing success. The rest of the sites created after it are mere copycats and as such they remain on the low end of the food chain. What matters, is that the site gets a crapload of traffic and now so do the advertisers.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

but in the previous post you don't opine; you say: "The best thing about this is that he got the Beeb to fall for it."

Don't lecture me. This is my opinion, get it, my opinion. The above statement is my opinion only....hope that clarifies it. I hate being followed around a forum by some nit picker. We are only trying to have a discussion here. 2 sides to a story and all that....

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't lecturing, just remarking and having my say in the debate.

 

[LeeD]

It's hardly a discussion when you simply make accusations that can be deemed slanderous. I followed the MDHP from the beginning and it's an outbreak of a viral marketing success. The rest of the sites created after it are mere copycats and as such they remain on the low end of the food chain. What matters, is that the site gets a crapload of traffic and now so do the advertisers.

Ver true! *thumbs up*

I am getting hundreds of visits to my site from my ad space at both MillionDollarHomePage.com and pixelsbuythedozen.com - to me it is will be money well spent.

 

[Blarian]

On the casino affiliate code: How do you know the casino didnt purchase an ad and decide to use their own affiliate link to track the conversion? That's what it seems like to me. I've done that plenty of times on affiliate programs I've owned. Helps track if the investment paid itself off down the road and see what does or doesn't work for a site.

 

[financialtraffic]

Well I think we are all agreed that this guy is either Genius or a Fraudster.

We will just have to wait for the Wheel to stop.

I afraid my chip is on black.

Best Regards
Dave Wrixon

By what long stretch can you accuse him of being a fraudster?

It all boils down to the fact that this person isn't forcing anyone to buy space on his site. And as was already stated, he is very clear in his disclosure. He states exactly what he is doing. How many private companies will give you the type of disclosure he does?

It sounds to me as though you're just jealous.

 

[Rubber Duck]

By what long stretch can you accuse him of being a fraudster?

It all boils down to the fact that this person isn't forcing anyone to buy space on his site. And as was already stated, he is very clear in his disclosure. He states exactly what he is doing. How many private companies will give you the type of disclosure he does?

It sounds to me as though you're just jealous.

I haven't accused anyone. I do, however, have great difficulty seeing how this actually works as a business model and would advise others to proceed with caution.

Best Regards
Dave Wrixon

 

[financialtraffic]

I haven't accused anyone. I do, however, have great difficulty seeing how this actually works as a business model and would advise others to proceed with caution.

Best Regards
Dave Wrixon

You're right. It doesn't work as a business model in the long term. But if the press continues it works very well as a business model. People pay for space and the press and word of mouth drive all the traffic.

Lots of people make risky investments. Making an investment in advertising space isn't any different. If the traffic is there right now people are gambling that it will continue to be there, or even grow.

Remember the whole principle of this site is the novelty of it all. Here is a young college student who came up with an idea that is very simple. Yet it works, so far at least, because it's getting a lot of press.

If the press fizzles, so too will the traffic numbers, and the business model.

 

[Rubber Duck]

You're right. It doesn't work as a business model in the long term. But if the press continues it works very well as a business model. People pay for space and the press and word of mouth drive all the traffic.

Lots of people make risky investments. Making an investment in advertising space isn't any different. If the traffic is there right now people are gambling that it will continue to be there, or even grow.

Remember the whole principle of this site is the novelty of it all. Here is a young college student who came up with an idea that is very simple. Yet it works, so far at least, because it's getting a lot of press.

If the press fizzles, so too will the traffic numbers, and the business model.

Well that at least seems self explanatory. Frankly, however, I have great reservation about involving others in business projects that not only don't have a long-term future, but are unlikely to even survive to the medium term. It going to be tears at bedtime and suspect our student is not so naive as to fully appreciate the prognosis.

Best Regards
Dave Wrixon