If you can capture enough people’s attention, you can profit from it, whether it be from an admission fee or from advertising, or even asking for donations. Th

If you can capture enough people’s attention, you can profit from it, whether it be from an admission fee or from advertising, or even asking for donations. The original Million Dollar Homepage from 2005 wasn’t just ambitious - it was absurd. One pixel for one dollar? A website with an oddly specific title and purpose? The goal of a million dollars? The novelty of it all quickly captured the attention of people, and soon, the press. In under a year, every single one of those outrageously expensive ad slots were sold, and Alex Tew - just a student at the time - walked away a millionaire. Hundreds of spectators decided they weren’t going to miss out on an opportunity to make a bunch of money fast and easy. So-called “pixel ad” websites began popping up everywhere. They would change a few things up, in an attempt to recreate the novelty which drove the original to success. One such website called itself the ten-thousand dollar homepage. Another tried to sell a single pixel for a million dollars. None were successful. The idea of permanently selling previously worthless ad-space at a high price for a high profit had already been done. Despite their efforts, these copy-cat websites were not original enough and did not capture people’s attention. Is the idea of a bunch of 3D rendered rectangles enough to capture people’s attention? I don’t think so. The “Million Dollar Metropolis” is not even close to a sequel. It’s the latest in a long series of failed get-rich-quick schemes. And as long as I’ve captured your attention with this comment, consider leaving a donation with the link in my bio.