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Agreed, you are missing an important element. There has to be an overriding reason why I should point my browser to your page or grab an RSS feed (assuming you

by bprater 18y ago

Agreed, you are missing an important element. There has to be an overriding reason why I should point my browser to your page or grab an RSS feed (assuming you have one). Can I win $100 a day by visiting your page, etc.? Find a hook.

r7000 18y ago
I could never figure out why people were visiting the million dollar home page either.
- nostrademons 18y ago
  Because it was a new and interesting idea with lots of chutzpah. Million dollar homepage is the kind of idea that can only work once. Its draw was that it was novel - anyone who tries to copy it is no longer new, and so people don't care. Same goes for Leah Culver's etched laptop: she got sponsors because she got publicity, and she got publicity because what she was doing was new and interesting.
  - r7000 18y ago
    Yes, I agree. I meant that with a touch of sarcasm. This idea reminded me a little of that. I offer no opinion on any possible success.
thaumaturgy 18y ago
No, I think they've got it right. All they need is one hit, one winning message, that'll drive traffic to their site. Once that happens, other people will want a chance to get some exposure there. The one thing I would suggest is that they add an RSS feed and some syndication tools, and broaden their distribution on the net.
- bprater 18y ago
  "Drive traffic" is still the problem. If 10 people a day visit and a person gets 2 hits out of getting their link on the page, they won't be back. If 10,000 people visited the page each day, and having a link on the page guaranteed 1,000 visitors, you give motivation for people to relist their link. Another part of the problem is targeting: bad marketing is all about trying to get everyone's eyeballs, great marketing is about selling the guy who is starving for Mexican food a taco. The current model is unsustainable.

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Agreed, you are missing an important element. There has to be an overriding reason why I should point my browser to your page or grab an RSS feed (assuming you

by bprater 18y ago

r7000 18y ago
I could never figure out why people were visiting the million dollar home page either.
- nostrademons 18y ago
  Because it was a new and interesting idea with lots of chutzpah. Million dollar homepage is the kind of idea that can only work once. Its draw was that it was novel - anyone who tries to copy it is no longer new, and so people don't care. Same goes for Leah Culver's etched laptop: she got sponsors because she got publicity, and she got publicity because what she was doing was new and interesting.
  - r7000 18y ago
    Yes, I agree. I meant that with a touch of sarcasm. This idea reminded me a little of that. I offer no opinion on any possible success.
thaumaturgy 18y ago
No, I think they've got it right. All they need is one hit, one winning message, that'll drive traffic to their site. Once that happens, other people will want a chance to get some exposure there. The one thing I would suggest is that they add an RSS feed and some syndication tools, and broaden their distribution on the net.
- bprater 18y ago
  "Drive traffic" is still the problem. If 10 people a day visit and a person gets 2 hits out of getting their link on the page, they won't be back. If 10,000 people visited the page each day, and having a link on the page guaranteed 1,000 visitors, you give motivation for people to relist their link. Another part of the problem is targeting: bad marketing is all about trying to get everyone's eyeballs, great marketing is about selling the guy who is starving for Mexican food a taco. The current model is unsustainable.