I have a new employee …

26 Apr

Posted by: Bryan in: Bryper.com, Making $$$ in new media

… or I will, within the next 24 hours.

For $1.00 a month, I’ll be “employing” the person behind monthlydollar.com to post my name on his/her site, along with the URL for Bryper.com.

Mr./Ms. Monthlydollar already has 47 bosses as of this writing, and with a little publicity from places like the Naked Conversations blog, that number is sure to rise.

The idea is so goofy that it might just work — remember The Million Dollar Homepage? And I figure it’s worth $1 a month from my pocket for at least a few months to see if it does.

Update: Within two hours of this original post — and it may have been quicker, as I was commuting home and not online — my name and a link to this site were added at monthlydollar.com. I am one of the five newest “bosses” to employ Mr(s). Monthlydollar. We currently number 52.

12 Responses

Luca
26|Apr|2006 1

it’s a good idea!
bperson
26|Apr|2006 2

Luca, thank you for your comment. I certainly think the concept is an interesting one and worth keeping an eye on. I also see that you are a fellow employer of Mr./Ms. Monthlydollar. S/he’s been a model employee so far, wouldn’t you say?
Luca
26|Apr|2006 3

see my blog. i have posted a interesting article of Mr. MonthlyDollar! good night from Venice
Shel Israel
26|Apr|2006 4

Yeah. But what has your new employee done for you so far?
Bryan
26|Apr|2006 5

Shel, thanks for your comment. I believe that my employee needs a little time to grow into the position. S/he’s only been on my payroll for about seven hours, after all. Still, at least one of the other bosses has already come and left a comment on my blog, and hopefully more will do the same in the coming days. Maybe my employee will help send a few more eyeballs to my site and generate some conversation.

A reasonable — and affordable — risk to take, in my estimation.
T. Thompsen
27|Apr|2006 6

I have also become a “Boss” at monthlydollar.com

While it’s clearly one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas - I would rather participate for a dollar than stand by and miss a great opportunity. Traffic is everything for my site - and this is generating a whole lot more than a dollar’s worth!

Kudos to Mr, Ms, Miss or IT!!!! well done.
monthlydollar.com - blog
27|Apr|2006 7

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Bryan
27|Apr|2006 8

Agreed, T. Now which of monthlydollar’s 56 bosses are you?
T. Thompsen
27|Apr|2006 9

Online poker… nice blog you have by the way - congrats!
monthlyeuro.com
03|May|2006 10

I´m just visiting blogs talking about monthlydollar.com to spread the word about monthlyeuro.com - europe´s first internet employee - of course to be paid in EURO For my salary I´ll do good in the internet and blog about it.
Bryan
03|May|2006 11

Well, Christian, why not! I’m not in a position to employee you at this time, but I wish you the best of luck in your project.
Meet monthlyeruo.com at Bryper.com
03|May|2006 12

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