Frequently Asked Questions
Can I really get 10 years of linked advertising for only $100 – or less?
How long will the site be online?
Why should I buy brix and become a Brixter?
Can I put a Brixter counter on my home page?
Can I really link to any site with any image?
What are the black boxes with R’s on the home page for?
How did you come up with the idea?
I’m ready to Buy Brix!
Can I really get 10 years of linked advertising for only $100 — or less?
Yes, you can! A single Brix is available for a one-time fee of $100. Your Brix image(s) will link to the site(s) of your choice and have your choice of messages in a popup tiptool, too. Hover over and click on the Brix on the Pix2Brix homepage to see how they work.
In fact, you can get Brix for even less than $100 if you have access to wholesale pricing or a product of your own, because you get full credit for regular retail! See below for more details.
How does this work?
We are building a home by converting pixel advertising into brick and mortar. There are three ways to obtain a 10-year advertising spot on Pix2Brix. To become a Brixter, you can:
- Buy Brix — 100 pixel blocks measuring 10×10 — in any quantity you choose for $100 per brix. The brix will link to your site with a tooltip message of your choice and you will be listed in the Brixter list.
- Donate materials, furnishings, or labor for the home. You add space will equal the verified retail dollar amount of the donation, rounded to the nearest $100.
- Discount needed materials, furnishings, or labor for the home. Your add space will be equal to the difference between your price and the verified typical sales price, rounded to the nearest $100.
What sites should I link to?
As a Brix owner, the sky’s the limit. Here are some possibilities:
- Your business site to increase sales and revenue
- Your opportunity site to maximize enrollment
- Your blog to build subscriptions
- Your affiliate partners to improve your EPC
- Your auction pages to extend exposure
- Your favorite charity to increase donations
- Your personal web page to surge traffic
How long will the site be online?
At least until ten years after the last pixel sells — or until the end of the internet — whichever comes first. But once it’s up, we have no intention of taking it down.
Why should I buy Brix and become a Brixter?
In exchange for your purchase, you will get an image and a link that will have wide exposure. It could be seen by millions of folks— and we’ll do our best to make that happen. Your image will be viewed for a minimum of ten years!
Can I buy just one pixel?
You can! As long as you can convince someone else to buy the other 99!
Displaying and linking a single pixel is possible, but meaningless. A million pixels in a million colors would not be distinguishable from one another and site visitors could not choose which one to click.
Practically speaking, if each pixel link only took five minutes to create, it would take nearly 10 years — working 24/7 — to get them all posted. Do you want to wait that long for your advertising? I didn’t think so!
10 x 10 (100 pixels) is a workable size. If you choose the smallest configuration, you’re still assured visibility! How intriguing can you make a tiny space? How much traffic can you generate?
Here are some example pixel ads along with the sizes and prices for 10 years of exposure:
Can I put a Brixter counter on my home page?
You bet!
The code for an image link is:
<a href="http://www.pix2brix.com"><img title="Brix Counter" src="http://www.pix2brix.com/wp-content/uploads/brixcounter.png" alt="Pix2Brix.com" width="125" height="125" /></a>
Just copy and paste it into your site. It will look like this:
The code for a text link is:
<a href="http://www.pix2brix.com">Pix2Brix</a>
Just copy and paste it into your site. It will look like this:
Every time Brix are added to the home page, the image will be updated. You add the code once and you’ll never have to touch it again.
Can I really link to any site with any image?
Almost.
No porn, no gambling, no tobacco/liquor, nothing illegal or tawdry—on either end. We’re a family with kids. Keep it clean.
If you have a question, just ask. If you post an image or link that is inappropriate, it will be removed. Consider your payment a donation to a good cause.
What are the black boxes with R’s on the home page for?
Those are reserved ad spaces that have been created, but are awaiting payment and/or approval before becoming active.
Who are you, anyway?
We are Samuel & Alison Smith. We are a regular couple — married 24 years — who are determined to build a debt-free home for our family to grow up in.
What’s the Big Idea Behind Pix2Brix?
Read about the new wave in affordable housing.
I’m ready to Buy Brix!
