Comments on: MillionDollarWiki kid makes $8000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: skaltoo http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-69961 skaltoo Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:26:42 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-69961 MDW isn't exactly a new concept... or the finest implementation. I remember a couple of years back one othe Million Dollar Homepage copy cats used keywords instead of images. Anyway a new site recently went up called <a href="www.fameword.com" rel="nofollow">fameword</a>, which is practically a cross between MDW and Wikipedia. It lets you set up free pages along with paid pages. It could've been implemented better, but its definitely the most "Open" one around. MDW isn’t exactly a new concept… or the finest implementation. I remember a couple of years back one othe Million Dollar Homepage copy cats used keywords instead of images. Anyway a new site recently went up called fameword, which is practically a cross between MDW and Wikipedia. It lets you set up free pages along with paid pages. It could’ve been implemented better, but its definitely the most “Open” one around.

]]> By: Rahul http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-38286 Rahul Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:05:49 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-38286 the site seems to be doing darn good! :) i was late for the milliondollarhomepage.com, but here i just had to pick up a page! and i picked up 2! i bought http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Web_Applications and http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Resorts lets hope it'll be worth it :) the site seems to be doing darn good! :)
i was late for the milliondollarhomepage.com, but here i just had to pick up a page! and i picked up 2!
i bought http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Web_Applications
and
http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Resorts

lets hope it’ll be worth it :)

]]> By: max http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-36991 max Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:40:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-36991 Hey guys, This is shameless promotion: We just launched http://FiveDollarWiki.com where you can buy links for 5 bucks! The only difference is money here, the content would be about the same. This is top secret: On the sidenote, we are working on our Top Secret, http://OneBuckWiki.com which we will launch in few days but don’t tell anyone yet. Shhhh…. We are also looking for couple people to build content. Basically we will hook you up with free pages and you have to put some good content right away. You can email me at max [at] fivedollarwiki.com Hey guys,

This is shameless promotion:

We just launched http://FiveDollarWiki.com where you can buy links for 5 bucks!

The only difference is money here, the content would be about the same.

This is top secret:

On the sidenote, we are working on our Top Secret, http://OneBuckWiki.com which we will launch in few days but don’t tell anyone yet. Shhhh….

We are also looking for couple people to build content. Basically we will hook you up with free pages and you have to put some good content right away.

You can email me at max [at] fivedollarwiki.com

]]> By: Hass http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-26847 Hass Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:28:58 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-26847 My acquisition of http://milliondollarwiki.com/branding was motivated by: desire for referrals, and possible speculative value. I run a new, fledgling design shop and plan on running a great promotion on my MDW page. Now, I've been tracking the traffic to MDW and the build isn't nearly as dramatic as MDH (the original million dollar site). Still, I think given the higher user/customer engagement at MDW, that there could be a stable build in traffic to the point of which I could sell my page to a richer agency looking to get in on the action. My acquisition of http://milliondollarwiki.com/branding was motivated by: desire for referrals, and possible speculative value. I run a new, fledgling design shop and plan on running a great promotion on my MDW page. Now, I’ve been tracking the traffic to MDW and the build isn’t nearly as dramatic as MDH (the original million dollar site). Still, I think given the higher user/customer engagement at MDW, that there could be a stable build in traffic to the point of which I could sell my page to a richer agency looking to get in on the action.

]]> By: Jorge http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-23773 Jorge Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:22:54 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-23773 I wrote a bulk word availability tool and put it at http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Search . I think as people start snatching up more words, it's going to be harding to decide which good words are left. I will also begin adding lists of available words soon, just like I do for domain names at http://www.regfee.info I think this site has a wonderful concept, and just needs more exposure to succeed. I wrote a bulk word availability tool and put it at http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Search . I think as people start snatching up more words, it’s going to be harding to decide which good words are left. I will also begin adding lists of available words soon, just like I do for domain names at http://www.regfee.info I think this site has a wonderful concept, and just needs more exposure to succeed.

]]> By: Rob http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-19060 Rob Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:55:54 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-19060 I recently bought a page on the Million Dollar Wiki. I bought the "Marketing" page and it seems to be that it was a smart decision. I look forward to the success of Million Dollar Wiki and I will be constantly adding more Dynamic Content to the Marketing page. I also hope to purchase a few more pages soon. To the success of MDW, I surely toast... Rob The Marketing page can be viewed at: http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Marketing I recently bought a page on the Million Dollar Wiki. I bought the “Marketing” page and it seems to be that it was a smart decision. I look forward to the success of Million Dollar Wiki and I will be constantly adding more Dynamic Content to the Marketing page. I also hope to purchase a few more pages soon. To the success of MDW, I surely toast…

Rob

The Marketing page can be viewed at: http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Marketing

]]> By: John Pospisil http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-16466 John Pospisil Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:49:28 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-16466 Graham, I think what you're doing is fantastic (assuming you're the real Graham Langdon), but the key question is whether you can maintain the momentum, and whether your site can move from novelty to permanent fixture. I do hope you make it, but obviously there's a risk that you won't... and I guess that's where the speculation comes in... Good luck with it! Graham, I think what you’re doing is fantastic (assuming you’re the real Graham Langdon), but the key question is whether you can maintain the momentum, and whether your site can move from novelty to permanent fixture.

I do hope you make it, but obviously there’s a risk that you won’t… and I guess that’s where the speculation comes in…

Good luck with it!

]]> By: Graham http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/comment-page-1/#comment-16461 Graham Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:34:52 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/06/26/milliondollarwiki-boy-makes-8000/#comment-16461 John, I think you're overlooking a very important aspect in the Million Dollar Wiki equation. The more people buy pages, and the more people are on the site, the more hits people's pages are going to get. And the more hits they get, the more valuable the pages become. It all comes down to traffic. Did you know that if a business wants to advertise on the "wiki" page of Google search results, it costs 5.00 per click? Thats 20 clicks for $100. I can't help but think that an entire page in my Wiki for life is a better deal than 20 clicks from Google. Our one week Alexa rank is 124,000 and our website has been up for less than 30 days. Most sites are around 5,000,000 within the first month. And I think you are also wrong in you assertion that it is a short-term idea that will eventually fizzle. We work with every page owner to make sure they understand why they should keep content fresh and advise them on strategies such as how often to update pages, what type of content to update, and the concept that current and relevant content will drive returning visitors. And if visitors keep returning because they enjoy the content on a certain page, that idea can last for an indefinite time. Dynamic content is the reason it won't fizzle out. If you have anything to promote, a website, a service, or a product, I think a Wiki page is an excellent way to invest $100 for long term exposure and presence. Of course, you could always go with 20 clicks from Google instead... John,
I think you’re overlooking a very important aspect in the Million Dollar Wiki equation. The more people buy pages, and the more people are on the site, the more hits people’s pages are going to get. And the more hits they get, the more valuable the pages become. It all comes down to traffic.

Did you know that if a business wants to advertise on the “wiki” page of Google search results, it costs 5.00 per click? Thats 20 clicks for $100. I can’t help but think that an entire page in my Wiki for life is a better deal than 20 clicks from Google. Our one week Alexa rank is 124,000 and our website has been up for less than 30 days. Most sites are around 5,000,000 within the first month.

And I think you are also wrong in you assertion that it is a short-term idea that will eventually fizzle. We work with every page owner to make sure they understand why they should keep content fresh and advise them on strategies such as how often to update pages, what type of content to update, and the concept that current and relevant content will drive returning visitors. And if visitors keep returning because they enjoy the content on a certain page, that idea can last for an indefinite time. Dynamic content is the reason it won’t fizzle out.

If you have anything to promote, a website, a service, or a product, I think a Wiki page is an excellent way to invest $100 for long term exposure and presence. Of course, you could always go with 20 clicks from Google instead…

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