e-swapmeets

1. What is the idea?

The idea is simple: try to generate $1 million dollars (US) by selling 1,000,000 pixels @ $1.00 each.

Everyone is invited to buy our pixels, which are available in 100-pixel 'blocks' (each measuring 10 x 10 pixels). You will see the homepage is divided into 10,000 of these 100-pixel blocks (hence each block contains 1,000,000,000 total pixels). Our reason for selling these blocks at this size is simple: anything smaller would not do your advertisement justice as it would be difficult to display anything meaningful. We believe that you should get what you pay for. We'll allow you to purchase as many pixels as you desire as long as pixels are available in the quantity you need. Act quickly, as we believe that these blocks will go fast. You can then display an image/ad/logo of your choice in the space you have purchased. You can also have the image click through to your own website.

***NOTE*** We will not tolerate obscene or offensive images or language. Your pixels will be displayed on the homepage permanently. The homepage will NOT change. Utilizing a needed portion of the income from this site, we guarantee to keep it online for at least 15 years, hopefully much longer. Figuring your meager costs, this form of advertisement is extremely cost efficient and your pixels will be well worth the initial expense. You will have a piece of internet history!

2. Who are you?

My name is Richard Hill and this is E-Swapmeets.com, an online Pixel Swapmeet site. I started this site after hearing about the milliondollarhomepage on the news. I liked the idea and felt that it would be a great way to generate funds to help me with my disability, and purchase a home and a van with a wheel chair lift.

3. Are you genuine?

Yes I am genuine, although this site is unusual. It is not a joke. I am really selling these pixels for $1.00 each.
E-Swapmeets.com is a reputable web site and we extend that reputation to all future projects.

4. How did you come up with the idea?

I didn't, it was the creation of a university student in England. I saw it on the world news and decided to give it a try myself.

5. Why do you need $1 million?

Who wouldn't like to have one million dollars!

Of course after all pixels are sold I will be I am donating 50% to the following two non profit charities:
Families of SMA (FSMA.Org) (Will get $250,000.00)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA.Org) (Will get $250,000.00)
Hopefully after the site sells all the pixels there will be $500,000.00 left over. And taking in consideration the IRS will want their cut of 35%, as well as the Pay Pal fees I will have $306.150 left over.

6. What will you do with the money?

What I would like to do with the income from this site is to purchase a home built or get a home and modify it to cater to my needs. I am 42 years old. And I would like to have some security, and purchasing a home would give me that security. I would also like to get a mini van with a wheel chair lift. I would also like to go back to school and get my degree in computer sciences. As you can see this is not making me wealthy. But it will make life a lot less stressful.

7. Why should I buy your pixels?

Your investment rewards you with an image and a link to you site on a homepage of a site that could potentially be seen by millions of people over the coming years. The site will be online for as long as we can afford to support it, so people buying will be insured that their advertising space will be around a long time. The idea is to keep it on line generational so you could own a piece of 'internet history' seen by anyone who views E-Swapmeets.com!

8. Why can't I buy one single pixel?

Practicality, that's why. In practice it wouldn't be very effective. Our reasoning is that one pixel is pretty useless. You can't display much of anything meaningful in one pixel, clicking on it would be difficult at best, and visually it would be pointless. Thousands of random colored dots all over the homepage would look scrambled and give the viewer one
heck of a headache. We want our site to appeal to businesses/websites for advertising purposes as well as to individuals. Ie: businesses would pay more to have a meaningful graphic on the homepage. The minimum purchase is $100.00 - a 10x10 block equaling 100 pixels.

In fairness, however, should you care to own a single pixel we suggest that you chose our other option. You gather a group of friends, family, work colleagues, your pet, even an enemy or two and purchase a 10x10 block. How's that for fun? What the heck, start a club, we don't care how you do it as long as it's legal.

9. How long will the site be online?

GUARANTEED............15 years.
The more people who purchase advertising space the longer the site will be around, the aim is to keep the site on line forever or as long as possible considering cyberspace changes. Net changes happen, our idea is to create something like an internet time capsule: a homepage unique yet permanent. Be a contributor to our capsule with your purchase today. If and when all 1 million pixels are sold. I will be paying in advance 15 years of hosting fees, to assure that the site stays up for the 15 years I am promising.

10. All Sales MUST be made in US Dollars?

The US dollar is the closest thing we have to a universal currency on the net, so it makes sense to do it in dollars. Given that the US has the largest online population in the world, more people will relate to the concept than say in British pounds. Ie: BPG per pixel would probably be too expensive, it would equate to about $1.80 in US per pixel.

The economy is not in the greatest shape right now. If $100 for a box is not in your range. We are now currently offering a barter system. I will take items of trade that are worth $100 or more for a box.

For example: if you want to donate a mini van with a wheel chair lift. We will say that van cost $35,000 I will give you the equal value of your item in box space on my site. You get the idea.

When all the pixels have been sold. I will get the certified cashiers checks and get them scanned and display them on my site. As well as the donation receipts.

Side note: I will have to put a cap of 10% of the over all as a barter. In other words there is 10,000 boxes for sale. I can only offer1,000 boxes as a trade. The reason I put a cap on this is because if everyone donated whatever items for box space. I would have to sell most of the items off that I do not need or want. To cover the difference to the over all goal, to raise the funds towards the two charities.

I will also supply the medical document that proves my diagnosis upon request.