Posted on 12/29/2005 4:18:12 PM PST by george76
UK tax rates at that level of income are about 40%. Not that different from US rates (35% + 1.45% for Medicare, plus 6.2% of the first $90,000 in income, plus applicable state taxes).
Wow, I constantly overestimate the intelligence of marketers. Here I am busting my butt applying for patents and developing prototypes and this guy makes a cool million selling pixels. Good for him. I'm not worthy.
Contrary to popular belief, PT Barnum didn't say that.
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html
That's a heckuvan idea! He deserves the money!
How did he get anyone to believe that the 10 x 10 square of pixels was worth $100? Who is going to be constantly surfing into his site to look at this e-mural?
I saw this a while ago when there were only a few ads on the page. It's awesome that it worked out so well!
i'll kick in ten pixels.
"I spent college lying in bed thinking about girls."
Now he can pay for them, too.
"You should read the testimonials."
Outstanding. This should make for a required case study in business school. It is simplicity itself.
All those bucks flowing in, and he splurges on Gary Coleman?? Sheesh.
I just looked at it, it gave me a headache!
It's a 15 minute of fame thing, but it allows all the people who placed ads to capitalize on it.
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