Boxed In

Inspired by one of new favourite bloggers, Zybron, I decided to check out 1000boxs.com last week. I’ve had my box since Monday but due to having other content to post in the meanwhile I wasn’t able to make a post mentioning the scheme sooner. The mastermind behind the site is 22 year-old Norwegian student Marius Akselsen whose own box describes his vision:

A box; an item in which things are stored.

When you own a box on 1000boxs.com it will contain what you want and you alone. A box on 1000boxs.com provides you with a title, text and links to your website.

1000boxs.com is a new take on advertising, on here I intend to promote sites I personally like and to offer advertising.

It’s a great idea and provides a new way to advertise your blog or website. In case you hadn’t figured it out yet the concept is a page with a number of boxes (I presume eventually it will be 1000 in number), each containing text and a link to a website. Word don’t do it justice though, the design is stunning and when you click on a coloured box it expands to display all the content. Marius is offering the 100 boxes for free to those who contact him, on a first come first serve basis. There are still a few available so grab them while you can. Eventually, Marius will be selling the boxes for $100 each.

Owners of boxes will beable to resell theirs and in future will be able to directly manage their own box. This could be a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor because if this proves to be a success in the internet advertising sphere it could be very lucrative. A few big companies such as Google already have boxes. Get yours today!