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| FAQ 1. What is the idea? The idea is simple: to try and make $1m (US) by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. This is based on ``The Million Dollar Homepage``. The main motivation for doing this is to pay for my retirement, because I don't like the idea of havinging to depend on Social (In)Security. Not a nice thought! So, everyone is welcome to buy my pixels, which are available in 100- pixel 'blocks' (each measuring 10x10 pixels). You will see the homepage is divided into 10,000 of these 100-pixel blocks (hence there are 1,000,000 pixels in total). The reason for selling them in 100-pixel blocks is because anything smaller would be too small to display anything meaningful. You can buy as many pixels as you like, as long as there are some available (see the live stats in the top right corner of the page). When you buy some pixels, you can then display an image/ad/logo of your choice in the space you have purchased. You can also have the image click through to your own website. However, no obscene or offensive images are allowed. The pixels you buy will be displayed on the homepage permanently. The homepage will not change. Using some of the money I make from the site, I guarantee to keep it online for at least 5 years, but hopefully much longer. I want it to become a kind of internet time capsule. So, in the long run, I believe the pixels will offer good value. Since ``The Million Dollar Homepage`` is filled up, you can still have a piece of internet history! 2. Who are you? My name is George C. McDaniel, I'm 55+ years old and I live in a small town in Arkansas, USA. I'll be (hopefully) retiring in the next few years. With that in mind, I thought I'd try and make some money to cover my retirement expenses. ($1m should do the trick!) 3. Are you genuine/is this a joke? I am completely genuine and although this site might be funny in various ways, it is not a joke! I really am selling pixels for $1 each, because I want to enjoy my retirement and leave something for my kids and grandchildren. I am pixel hustler and proud! 4. How did you come up with the idea? I didn`t really as I found Alex Tew`s page through a friend. I was looking for a new web project and though this would be fun. I know there are many ``copycats`` out there but wanted to see what I could do. I also DO NOT want to be a broke retiree! So, here I am! Hope you like it! 5. Why do you need $1m for your retirement? I don't. While retirement has it`s expenses, why eat beans when you can have sirloin! But with this project I knew I had to aim high - my thinking being that even if I only got 1 or 2 percent of a million dollars, that would take off the rough edges. In fact, making any money whatsoever by selling pixels had to be worth a try. Afterall, I had plenty of pixels to start with! 6. What will you do with the money?
7. Why should I buy your pixels? Because you will have an image and a link to your site on the homepage of a site that could potentially be seen by millions of people over the coming years. The site will be online for at least 5 years, that's guaranteed, but the idea is to keep it online forever. So you really could own a piece of `internet history`! 8. Why can't I buy one single pixel? I decided that although it would probably be cool if individuals could buy a single pixel each, in practise, it wouldn't so effective. The reason I believe this is because you can't display anything meaningful in one pixel - nor click it easily - so visually, it would be pointless. With thousands of random tiny coloured dots all over the place, the homepage would look gastly. I also thought that the site would appeal more to people with businesses/websites to advertise than it would to individuals, or to put it more accurately, businesses would pay more to have a meaningful graphic on the homepage. Hence the minimum purchase is $100 - a 10x10 block. However! If you really want to own a single pixel, there is always the option of clubbing together with your friends/family/colleauges and buying a 10x10 block. 9. How long will the site be online? The site will be online for 5 years guaranteed (at least until the 1st of August 2011), however the aim is to keep the site online forever (or as long as humanly possible). The idea is to create something of an internet time capsule: a homepage that is unique and permanent. Everything on the internet keeps changing so fast, it will be nice to have something that stays solid and permanent for many years. You can be a part of that! |
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