The Web Challenge

You’ve been there - you had the next big idea that would change the world but then you shelved it. The Web Challenge is all about bringing those ideas back and competing with others to create the most successful website in just 60 days. All you need is a little effort, some smarts, and a good idea.

The Web Challenge is all about putting your web savvy to work by creating a successful site. Contestants have to build, market, and manage their sites to win in one of the three categories:  most unique visitors, most registered users, and most total profit earned. Each contestant pays a $100 entry fee and places Google analytics code on their page. 

Throughout the competition, contestants will be asked to share best practices, comment on how successful a given strategy has been and what they think makes their site stand out. 

Rules:

• You have a $0 budget with the exception of up to $15 to buy a domain name if you need one
• Domain cannot have pre-existing traffic
• No adult content
• All sites will be monitored on a central Google Analytics account
• Any topic goes and any kind of site goes
• Multiple site submissions are allowed as long as you pay the fee for each site
• Multiple sites are considered unique and traffic and revenue is not cumulative accross domains
• Any open source CMS is allowed, such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.
• No Scams!
• E Commerce is ok, sell what you want as long as it’s legal
• Don’t use your own fame - you can’t use your own name to promote sites or use your existing friends and family
• No Teams - your site should be your own sweat and tears

Budget:

• There is no budget! Any money earned from your site may be invested towards marketing, i.e. using Google Adwords. Costs associated with hosting of your website are your responsibility and are not considered to be part of the $0 budget (although in a future season we may level the playing field and partner with a hosting provider).

Check this site for daily updates on how the competing sites are doing and who is ahead. Want to join yourself? Submit your idea for Season 2.