With an average reach of over 680 million users during the last three months, it is likely that unless you are living in a cave or not connected to the Internet, you have probably heard about the Million Dollar Home Page.
Launched a little over three months ago, the site sells pixels for $1 in minimum blocks of 100 (10x10 pixels). Alex Tew, the 21 year old student from the UK who launched the site, started with 1,000,000 pixels. To date, he has sold over 630,000 thanks to extensive press coverage, viral marketing and persistent buzz.Although some have questioned the long-term viability of the advertisements placed on the site, which remain there for five years, most have agreed that the ads have proved highly effective. Some advertisers have claimed 50% to 100% increases in traffic to their site, while others have cited specifics such as 1,000 clicks within the first evening an ad ran.
The consensus is that most of the clone sites that have popped up around the Internet will not be nearly as effective as the original, but there are bound to be exceptions. An example of one such exception appears to be the Great Pixel Giveaway which, according to Alexa, has seen a 1,500% increase in site traffic during the past week. Unlike the original Million Dollar Home Page, the Great Pixel Giveaway site offers both free and paid advertising.
Another site to watch, and support if you are a business owner, is the Pixel Challenge. Although the site is too young to have any traffic statistics at Alexa, it has been creating buzz online as the site states as its goal the sale of 1,000,000 pixels in only 30 days. To date, the original Million Dollar Home Page has not been able to achieve this goal in over 90 days.
The Pixel Challenge just may meet its goal though, as the site is attempting to raise funds for a worth cause - Stand Up For Kids, a national not-for-profit organization that provides assistance to homeless children nationwide. Like the original Million Dollar Homage Page, the Pixel Challenge is selling the pixels at $1 each in blocks of 100 pixels.
Only time will tell the lasting effect these million pixel sites have on the internet advertising arena, but there is no doubt that in the short term sites like the Million Dollar Home Page and the Pixel Challenge will offer a substantial return on investment for those businesses that choose to purchase their pixels wisely.
Jack Sullivan is a freelance writer specializing in articles of interest to technology savvy internet users.
Weve done it through junior high, it expanded longer through high school, then on college it became chapters. No matter how many times a person have done it, writing articles has proven to be a task many has continuously avoided. Now at a time when writing articles could help your job or work, facing the job at hand can be still faced with unfriendly behavior.
While there are a great number of people who do not have the same attitude in article writing as others, there are still those who would rather walk in piping hot coals than do some article writing. What set other people apart from other towards article writing is that they are prepared and has some methods and procedures in writing articles.
One of the methods you can use to prepare yourself when tasked to write in article is creating an outline first. Creating an outline for all your articles makes you prepared. You have an idea of what to do first and make a plan for your succeeding steps. Being prepared makes the job easier and faster. Being organized will allow for disorientation to be shunned away.
An outline can act as the design or blueprint for your article. This will guide you in creating the introduction, body and conclusion of your article. Here in this point, you can write down some of the ideas and sentences that you feel will look good in your article. This could be some of the focal point that could help make your article creative, interesting and appealing to a reader.
A carefully planned and fully prepared project would guarantee and ensure a problem and worry free procedure that can virtually go without any hassles. Creating an outline for all your articles will get you ready and breeze through writing an article in no time at all. Here I will provide you with some tips and guidelines in how to create an outline for all of your articles.
Do a couple of brainstorming and jot down your brilliant ideas first. Think of some ways to attract the interest of your reader. Designate a time frame where you can write down all the ideas that you can use for your articles. By this time you should have done all your research and information searching. Review and reread your ideas and notes, gain mastery and sufficient familiarity with your topic so that writing them down later own would be easy for you.
The next step is to discover your sub topic and sub titles. As you would provide a first sentence for your article, one that would immediately grab the attention of your reader, you would need some as well for your sub topics. To be concise, you would need to get all the facts that will support and go against your point.
These are the frames or skeleton of your article, now its time to add the flesh and the meat of your article. You will need to connect all your paragraphs and sub topics. This will form the body of your Article. While the introduction will usher in the ideas of your paragraph, you will need a conclusion. The conclusion will wrap up your points and drive in what you are saying in your article.
The outline for your article would also require you to write a draft first. This may take more than one attempt but remember that it is called a draft for a reason. Your outline shall be perfected as each draft is written and this draft is meant for your eyes only so theres no reason to feel ashamed. As you go on, you will clearly see the bigger picture and write an article that will perfectly suit what is demanded of it.
Reread and reread what you have written down. Always refer to your outline so that you wont drift away from what you had first written down. Its not hard to be caught in the moment and get lost in your writing frenzy. Your outline will help you keep on track. All those hours spent in outlining your article will not go to waste. This will serve as your guide in writing articles. Trust and rely on your outline because this will prove to be a very helpful tool in writing all of your articles.
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