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  • Paraskass
    Confirmed User
    • May 2002
    • 5829

    #1

    Webmaster from Milliondollarhomepage

    Was he really a web sawvy genius?

    I read in an article he registered the domain for 50$

    Some fucking genius.
  • Linguist
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2004
    • 1706

    #2
    Originally posted by Paraskass
    Was he really a web sawvy genius?

    I read in an article he registered the domain for 50$

    Some fucking genius.
    It's all about the ROI... I'm sure that in his opinion those $50 were well spent.

    EDIT: 666 <--- The million dollar homepage is SPAWN OF SATAN
    Last edited by Linguist; 01-17-2006, 08:03 PM.
    315-310

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    • wdforty
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2004
      • 1824

      #3
      I registered my first domain for $50 AU
      icq 157542142

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      • Paraskass
        Confirmed User
        • May 2002
        • 5829

        #4
        Originally posted by Sjelefall
        It's all about the ROI... I'm sure that in his opinion those $50 were well spent.
        they sure we're a good ROI.

        But it just proves he knew nothing about making money on the internet, and because of luck and hype, he made a lot of money.

        His webpage is ugly, and I don't see how it can be usefull for an advertiser to buy a spot there.

        I figure it's in the same category of investments as buying an add spot on somebody's forehead. Great exposure for a short period of time, nothing more.

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        • fr0gman
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2005
          • 2093

          #5
          It is not about "web savy" it is about a unique idea at the right time.

          eBay is another example. That idea could not have been "cultivated" it had to just "happen".
          Earn up to $.03 per Visitor -> No Click Monetization!
          "Because the World Wide Web is all about two things: horrifyingly stupid psychodrama, and naked chicks."
          Wild College Videos | ICQ: 7746696

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          • aico
            Moo Moo Cow
            • Mar 2004
            • 14748

            #6
            Originally posted by Paraskass
            they sure we're a good ROI.

            But it just proves he knew nothing about making money on the internet, and because of luck and hype, he made a lot of money.

            His webpage is ugly, and I don't see how it can be usefull for an advertiser to buy a spot there.

            I figure it's in the same category of investments as buying an add spot on somebody's forehead. Great exposure for a short period of time, nothing more.
            Ya, obviously he knew nothing about making money on the internet...

            What fucking tool he must be...

            (sarcasm)

            Ideas always seem stupid and so simple when you aren't the one who thought of them.

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            • Linguist
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2004
              • 1706

              #7
              Originally posted by Paraskass
              they sure we're a good ROI.

              But it just proves he knew nothing about making money on the internet, and because of luck and hype, he made a lot of money.

              His webpage is ugly, and I don't see how it can be usefull for an advertiser to buy a spot there.

              I figure it's in the same category of investments as buying an add spot on somebody's forehead. Great exposure for a short period of time, nothing more.
              Agreed, to a point. He definitely doesn't seem web savvy, and I think that this is why he was successful. Read his blog entries - he plays off as a regular student who is not a brilliant programmer nor web interpreneur, and media loves these kind of "get quickly rich on the intraweb" stories.

              Love him or hate him, you gotta give him credit for knowingly or unknowingly playing the media. He did it so well that online newspapers worldwide, from chinese to russian, were writing articles about him and his little page. Even wall street journal caught on, and he went on a short publicity tour to the US.

              I don't think any web-savvy person would have imagined this idea working to begin with.
              315-310

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              • SomeCreep
                :glugglug
                • Mar 2003
                • 26118

                #8
                Originally posted by Paraskass
                Was he really a web sawvy genius?

                I read in an article he registered the domain for 50$

                Some fucking genius.
                Are people who win the lotto genii (geniuses )?

                Not really. He took a chance and won.

                Webair Hosting

                I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

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                • Linguist
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2004
                  • 1706

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Paraskass
                  Was he really a web sawvy genius?

                  I read in an article he registered the domain for 50$

                  Some fucking genius.
                  Created: 2005-08-23
                  Expires: 2015-08-23

                  $50/10yrs = $5/yr => pwned
                  315-310

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                  • chechnya
                    Registered User
                    • Jan 2006
                    • 94

                    #10
                    Is he going to start over again?
                    email: [email protected]
                    icq: 449411437

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                    • Donny
                      As you wish...
                      • May 2002
                      • 13754

                      #11
                      I see people saying the advertising is useless, and you're probably right if you're talking about long term clicks. But I wonder if the SEO experts here could tell us if being linked from his site will do positive things for the site linked to...

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                      • Your Mothers Secret
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jul 2005
                        • 240

                        #12
                        the kid hired imal wagner public relations media guru for $7000 a month.
                        http://www.imalwagner.com

                        There was no luck involved.
                        It was a well calculated campaign placing the school kid and his page in the media for the past 4 months.

                        There are now thousands of copy cat sites using search engines link trades, google adwords and other marketing methods,,, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE SOLD SHIT.

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                        • woj
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                          • Jul 2002
                          • 47880

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Your Mothers Secret
                          the kid hired imal wagner public relations media guru for $7000 a month.
                          http://www.imalwagner.com

                          There was no luck involved.
                          It was a well calculated campaign placing the school kid and his page in the media for the past 4 months.

                          There are now thousands of copy cat sites using search engines link trades, google adwords and other marketing methods,,, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE SOLD SHIT.
                          well said
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                          • Korban
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2002
                            • 417

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Donny
                            I see people saying the advertising is useless, and you're probably right if you're talking about long term clicks. But I wonder if the SEO experts here could tell us if being linked from his site will do positive things for the site linked to...
                            I don't think that getting linked from it will do much good for your. The page has thousands of links - the PR must be greatly dilluted.

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                            • ilbb
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2005
                              • 3025

                              #15
                              really lucky bastard

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                              • Doctor Dre
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Jan 2001
                                • 51692

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Paraskass
                                they sure we're a good ROI.

                                But it just proves he knew nothing about making money on the internet, and because of luck and hype, he made a lot of money.

                                His webpage is ugly, and I don't see how it can be usefull for an advertiser to buy a spot there.

                                I figure it's in the same category of investments as buying an add spot on somebody's forehead. Great exposure for a short period of time, nothing more.
                                Hate on him as much as you want he's 1 mill dollar richer then you ...

                                He got lucky ... yeah...

                                he did a good job, yeah

                                and his website is like alexa #120 wich means tons of traffic for advertisers.
                                Originally posted by rayadp05
                                I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                • Doctor Dre
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 51692

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Donny
                                  I see people saying the advertising is useless, and you're probably right if you're talking about long term clicks. But I wonder if the SEO experts here could tell us if being linked from his site will do positive things for the site linked to...
                                  Dude he's one of the top 120 websites on the internet ...
                                  Originally posted by rayadp05
                                  I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                  • Doctor Dre
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Jan 2001
                                    • 51692

                                    #18
                                    err his traffic rank went down a lot ... I guess it was just temp or something ;) but anyways, he got massive traffic
                                    Originally posted by rayadp05
                                    I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                    • NoWhErE
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Sep 2005
                                      • 10585

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                      err his traffic rank went down a lot ... I guess it was just temp or something ;) but anyways, he got massive traffic


                                      Well obviously, why the hell would suffers regularly come back to the world's biggest Banner Farm?
                                      skype: lordofthecameltoe

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                                      • flashfire
                                        ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
                                        • Feb 2003
                                        • 13098

                                        #20
                                        well he made a million dollars from a college dorm doing basically nothing...that wouldnt be so bad

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                                        • chodadog
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2002
                                          • 9736

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Paraskass
                                          they sure we're a good ROI.

                                          But it just proves he knew nothing about making money on the internet, and because of luck and hype, he made a lot of money.

                                          His webpage is ugly, and I don't see how it can be usefull for an advertiser to buy a spot there.

                                          I figure it's in the same category of investments as buying an add spot on somebody's forehead. Great exposure for a short period of time, nothing more.
                                          You don't see how it can be useful for an advertiser to buy a spot on a webpage that has gotten as much media attention as this site has received? And you have the nerve to put shit on this guy? Current alexa rank is 1219.
                                          26 + 6 = 1

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                                          • baddog
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Apr 2001
                                            • 107089

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Paraskass
                                            Was he really a web sawvy genius?

                                            I read in an article he registered the domain for 50$

                                            Some fucking genius.
                                            Smarter than you, that much is for sure.

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                                            • ssp
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2005
                                              • 7990

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Your Mothers Secret
                                              the kid hired imal wagner public relations media guru for $7000 a month.
                                              http://www.imalwagner.com

                                              There was no luck involved.
                                              It was a well calculated campaign placing the school kid and his page in the media for the past 4 months.

                                              There are now thousands of copy cat sites using search engines link trades, google adwords and other marketing methods,,, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE SOLD SHIT.
                                              Do you really think he paid her $7k a month? You must be clueless. Her PR girl got just as much promotion over the past month as he did. If any, she would have paid him money.

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                                              • baddog
                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                • Apr 2001
                                                • 107089

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Donny
                                                I see people saying the advertising is useless, and you're probably right if you're talking about long term clicks. But I wonder if the SEO experts here could tell us if being linked from his site will do positive things for the site linked to...

                                                Can't hurt, but not a lot of value IMHO

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                                                • bhutocracy
                                                  Not making A Comeback
                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                  • 10218

                                                  #25
                                                  The day you come up with a million dollar idea is the day you can put shit on him.

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                                                  • baddog
                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                    • Apr 2001
                                                    • 107089

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by bhutocracy
                                                    The day you come up with a million dollar idea is the day you can put shit on him.

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