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Frenchiexno1
28th January 2006, 13:48
Hello All my name is Frenchie Im 24 and I live in Birmingham Uk.

I've just recently set up a website where I have created a Map of the World and am now selling countries. When you click on a country you get taken straight to an Ebay auction so you pay what the market dictates.

People can post logos and links on the countries, and I've been running it for a week. So how has it been going - awesome it has been so much fun, emails from people i dont know, messages in forums, and people have bid. I even got an offer of £100 for the UK today! (although setting up a little business is driving my girlfriend mad)

Anyway I hope to see some of you around, always appreciate feedback - ok my we skills are not the best! But im getting better, and perhaps I will make some contacts on here that may help me!

Thanks Frenchie http://www.buythemap.com
Urban Space
28th January 2006, 13:49
Ahhh we've heard about this! There's a thread somewhere! Give me a minute and I'll find it :lol:!

Welcome!

Liam
Urban Space
28th January 2006, 13:51
http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/ftopic9043.php

:)

Liam
creospace
28th January 2006, 13:53
Didn't the british try this in the 19th century? We only gave most of it back in the last 50 years or so :)
Frenchiexno1
28th January 2006, 13:54
Yes Liam I saw that to! I posted a reply to it! I found thsi website as I looked at referrers on my Website and this sie came up which I didnt really know about.
Any publicity is good I guess, but I think its really fun when you can see how much countries are and bid!
Frenchiexno1
28th January 2006, 13:57
Its still a bit of a game at the moment, the first auctions end this weekend, so still to see if people will actually pay and Im quite excited to see what they link to

www.buythemap.com
creospace
28th January 2006, 13:59
I'll give you a pound for Latvia :)
Frenchiexno1
28th January 2006, 14:00
Where's Latvia!! hehe
I dont know what to do about the offer for the UK - £100 big decision......
Perhaps it will be worth a lot more than that of this really catches on!
fastfences
28th January 2006, 14:15
Hi Frenxchie and welcome to another forum!
Cheer, Nigel
Inzvestor
29th January 2006, 15:34
https://www.shell-livewire.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10396

similar site to yours

All the best, it's different to milliondollarhomepage anyway
Jon123
29th January 2006, 15:52
Hi,
there is a site very similar to this ownthemap.com. have you heard of them?

Jon
crus
29th January 2006, 16:09
Hi,

its an interesting twist on the MDH concept.

Good Luck!

D
ewan
29th January 2006, 16:53
I personally prefer http://ownthemap.com/, it looks neater really, but its a good concept, and not really as boring as a page full of ads. How do you plan to market/publicise the page?
Frenchiexno1
30th January 2006, 17:59
Hi all as you can see I have my own ripoff already!! And its ownly been 1 week so looks like there is a war of the worlds. Of course I was first and I paid copyright of the map - so may be looking in to this a little further, the chap who copied me certainly was not very inventive!
Frenchie www.buythemap.com Check out my blog!