A Much Better MillionDollarWiki!
Sep 22nd, 2007 by Anthony
If you’re a reader of JohnChow.com or other similar blogs, then chances are you’ve probably heard of the MillionDollarWiki. Yet, most of you probably haven’t heard, of what I believe, is a much better site - Word Hugger!
Word Hugger is a similar concept to MDW, where you can invest in internet real estate. ie. purchase a word of your choosing which includes a page that can contain pretty much anything you like.
So what would you do with a Word Hugger page? Well, the sky’s your limit; You could direct visitors back to your website or blog, sell affiliate products, put up Adsense ads, sell text links, the list goes on. Let me know you have any creative ideas for a Word Hugger page!
So what are the benefits of this site over other similar concepts such as MDW? Well for starters - the design rocks! One thing that put me off MDW was its amateur and somewhat spammy design. In contrast, Word Hugger boasts a beautiful look complete with a slick web 2.0 feel. What I also really liked about Word Hugger was the fact that you can resell your word without restrictions and they won’t take any commission or cut!But there is also a really good moral reason for purchasing a word on Word Hugger - That is 50% of profits are donated to Kiva.org, a great micro-investment organization for third world countries. So not only are you making a smart investment for yourself, you will also be helping developing nations.
Money, Money, Money
Obviously if you are going to invest in a word then you are probably going to look at making back the investment and also making a little profit. And thanks to a killer guarantee, you really don’t have anything to lose - Word Hugger, will give you a 100% refund if you do not make back what you spent on investing in a word.
The Investment
Good news, A word (page) on Word Hugger will only set you back $60 - a lot less then MBW’s $100! Payments are done through PayPal. I’m probably going to be purchasing a page, as soon as I get some more time, so as I can put some real effort into it.
I Would Like to See…
There really isn’t a lot that I’d like added to the site. But, a search feature would be handy, so as to search through the entire site. As time goes on, it would also be cool to see some success stories and maybe a discussion forum where word owners can discuss tactics.
Wrapping Up
This is a really neat site and one which I was genuinely impressed with. With the right promotional and SEO work, this site could become huge. My tip is to get in early! Once I get around to getting my word, I will post some updates on my results. And don’t forget to let me know what you think of the site!
Thanks for the well written post! Currently, the search function is in the “Word Panel” for registered users, but due to popular consent, I am thinking about opening that up to the public. As for future changes, we will be adding a forum to the site like you suggested. A success stories/testimonial portion of the site sounds like a good idea as well. We will eventually be adding a Word Marketplace after the site grows in popularity. Users will be able to buy and sell words here, as well as find other peoples pages to advertise on, or places to trade links from. Word Hugger also has many more things to come that will be announced later. Stay tuned!
This blog post has been listed on the Word Hugger Press page found at http://www.wordhugger.com/press
-Collin [collin[@]wordhugger.com]
I like it and use it. I also like http:///www.facesity.com for fun and http://www.adsity for advertising.
Hey guys,
This is shameless promotion:
We just launched http://FiveDollarWiki.com where you can buy links for 5 bucks!
The only difference is money here, the content would be about the same.
This is top secret:
On the sidenote, we are working on our Top Secret, http://OneBuckWiki.com which we will launch in few days but don’t tell anyone yet. Shhhh….
We are also looking for couple people to build content. Basically we will hook you up with free pages and you have to put some good content right away.
You can email me at max [at] fivedollarwiki.com