Removed the Pixel Sale
One year ago I got the idea from MillionDollarHomepage.com to sell pixel squares on the site. This was a complete fad, and people were buying pixels to benefit from curious clickers and the search engine benefits of having more links.I put them in the right hand corner of the site for a year, and so far here's what happened from this little experiment.
- A total of $2,300 was made from 46 squares sold.
- 17 different people bought space on the site for $50 a square.
- I learned that taking advantage of a fad makes people actually pay $50 for a little square.
- The more people buy squares, the less value they have. People will only click a few squares out of curiosity.
- There were 110 comments on the pixel square post, a lot of them along the lines of, "I once thought this guy was legit, but now he is coming off as a slimy used car salesman!"
- The only person who made A LOT of money from selling little squares was the MillionDollarHomePage.com guy.
A year later, I'm taking these pixel ads down. The last pixel order I got was in May 2006. It was a fun little experiment, and the only real money I've ever made from this blog.
So goodbye Pixel Sale! Thanks for the money :-)
-Nev
posted by Neville @ 1:03 AM
12 comments
12 Comments:
Fads are great, you can sell things people wouldn't believe in 20 years. Remember the Pet Rock?
Good job nailing this one on the head before while it lasted. $2,300 for a little pixel linking, not bad Nev!
I will still click your ads (and have done in the past) but most times I just want to read the content and be on with it :)
Thanks Nev!
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