The story
In 2005, Alex Tew, a student in England, put up a web page made of a million pixels and sold them at one dollar each, in 10×10 blocks. Buyers put their logo and link on the page. By the time the last pixels were auctioned off in January 2006, the Million Dollar Homepage had earned about $1,037,100.
It worked because it was simple, visible, and a little absurd: one page, one idea, a number everyone understood. The first buyers got in cheap and got the attention. Everyone after them paid for the story.
Why bring it back
Small projects still struggle to get seen. A permanent spot on a page people share — with your logo and your link — is a different kind of placement from an ad that disappears when the budget runs out.
What's different here
- Prices step up every 10% sold, from $0.10 to $2.00 per pixel. Early blocks are the cheapest they will ever be.
- Every creative is reviewed before it goes live, and rejected ones are refunded in full. The wall stays clean.
- You see it before you pay. Your image is previewed on the wall as you choose the spot.
- Honest links. Every link is marked
nofollow sponsored. You're buying visibility, not search tricks.
Who it's for
Indie makers, small brands, creators, newsletters, open-source projects — anyone who wants a place on the wall and a link people can click.