https://square.pov.town/blog/ Practical guides and listicles for indie developers promoting side projects: cheap ways to get seen, favicon tips, pixel-wall history, and how a $1 square on the internet's town square fits in. en https://square.pov.town/blog/square-launchhttps://square.pov.town/blog/square-launchTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSquare Town launches August 2026: a live 3D favicon wall where every square is $1, anyone can evict you for double, unkissed icons fade, the wall grows as it fills. https://square.pov.town/blog/best-million-dollar-homepage-alternatives-2026https://square.pov.town/blog/best-million-dollar-homepage-alternatives-2026Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Million Dollar Homepage sold out in 2006. Twelve pixel, favicon and logo walls you can still buy on in 2026, with prices and honest pros and cons. https://square.pov.town/blog/places-to-promote-indie-projects-under-10-dollarshttps://square.pov.town/blog/places-to-promote-indie-projects-under-10-dollarsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeventeen free and cheap places to promote an indie project in 2026: Show HN, r/SideProject, Product Hunt, free logo tiles, $1 favicon squares, honestly rated. https://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-promote-10-side-projects-at-oncehttps://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-promote-10-side-projects-at-onceTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA plan for developers with many side projects: one hub page, consistent favicons, $1 squares as a visual index, batched launches, one changelog, a $20 budget. https://square.pov.town/blog/million-dollar-homepage-21-years-laterhttps://square.pov.town/blog/million-dollar-homepage-21-years-laterTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Million Dollar Homepage sold out in 2006 for $1.04M. In 2026 it's frozen with ~40% dead links, its clones mostly parked, and a new wave of $1 walls. https://square.pov.town/blog/pixel-walls-ranked-2026https://square.pov.town/blog/pixel-walls-ranked-2026Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwenty pixel walls, favicon walls and logo grids still selling spots in August 2026, ranked by price, reason to return, fit for site owners and signs of life. https://square.pov.town/blog/million-dollar-homepage-clones-listhttps://square.pov.town/blog/million-dollar-homepage-clones-listTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA reference list of Million Dollar Homepage clones, 2005–2026, grouped by era: the 2005–07 wave, NFT years, fiat revival, agent grids, pay-to-rank, with status. https://square.pov.town/blog/build-a-pixel-wall-on-cloudflare-free-tierhttps://square.pov.town/blog/build-a-pixel-wall-on-cloudflare-free-tierTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Square Town runs a live 3D favicon wall on Cloudflare Workers, D1 and one Durable Object — WebSockets, Stripe webhooks, a favicon proxy — on the free tier. https://square.pov.town/blog/dead-links-problem-of-pixel-adshttps://square.pov.town/blog/dead-links-problem-of-pixel-adsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAbout 40 % of the Million Dollar Homepage's links are dead. Why every pixel wall rots, and how Square Town's 90-day kiss decay, evictions and Hall of Clowns fix it. https://square.pov.town/blog/economics-of-evictionhttps://square.pov.town/blog/economics-of-evictionTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Square Town's evict-for-double rule plays out: the $1 to $1,024 ladder, why most squares are never evicted, how the Throne prices itself, and when to evict. https://square.pov.town/blog/favicon-design-tips-16pxhttps://square.pov.town/blog/favicon-design-tips-16pxTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPractical favicon design tips: one shape, high contrast, no text, solid background, tested at 16 and 32 px — plus how Square Town's wall renders your icon. https://square.pov.town/blog/free-and-cheap-marketing-for-solo-developershttps://square.pov.town/blog/free-and-cheap-marketing-for-solo-developersTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow a solo developer markets a side project on $20: a budget table (domain, $1 squares on Square Town, one tiny paid test) plus the free tactics that work in 2026. https://square.pov.town/blog/hall-of-clowns-sites-without-faviconshttps://square.pov.town/blog/hall-of-clowns-sites-without-faviconsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSquare Town gives sites with no favicon a clown emoji and a public Hall of Clowns entry. How the check works, how to fix your favicon, and the recheck button. https://square.pov.town/blog/history-of-pay-to-hold-the-centerhttps://square.pov.town/blog/history-of-pay-to-hold-the-centerTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe pay-to-hold-the-centre mechanic from King of the Ether Throne (2016) via Milliboard, The Pixel Orbit and overwrite.place to Square Town's $100 doubling Throne. https://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-add-a-faviconhttps://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-add-a-faviconTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPractical 2026 favicon guide: favicon.ico vs link rel=icon, SVG with dark mode, the sizes that matter, a copy-paste head snippet, and how to verify it. https://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-squarehttps://square.pov.town/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-squareTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhere to put your $1 square on Square Town's favicon wall: near the Throne, in a corner or in a neighbourhood — and why the live area, aura ring and 3D view matter. https://square.pov.town/blog/indie-hacker-launch-checklisthttps://square.pov.town/blog/indie-hacker-launch-checklistTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA 20-item indie hacker launch checklist for 2026: favicon, OG image, domain, analytics, Show HN, Product Hunt, r/SideProject, a $1 square on Square Town, llms.txt. https://square.pov.town/blog/internet-real-estate-beginners-guidehttps://square.pov.town/blog/internet-real-estate-beginners-guideTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTInternet real estate for beginners: domains vs pixels vs NFTs vs $1 squares, what you literally own, the risks, and a checklist before you buy. https://square.pov.town/blog/is-buying-pixels-worth-it-2026https://square.pov.town/blog/is-buying-pixels-worth-it-2026Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn honest look at pixel advertising in 2026: no SEO value on canvas walls, tiny traffic, real value in fun and showcase. When $1 is worth it and $100 isn't. https://square.pov.town/blog/kiss-the-icon-decay-explainedhttps://square.pov.town/blog/kiss-the-icon-decay-explainedTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSquare Town's decay mechanic: an icon not kissed for 90 days fades to grayscale, anyone can kiss any icon free, kisses are counted, and how other keep-alives compare. https://square.pov.town/blog/pay-to-rank-vs-spatial-ownershiphttps://square.pov.town/blog/pay-to-rank-vs-spatial-ownershipTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPay-to-rank lists (Milliboard, The Pixel Orbit) vs spatial walls (Square Town, the Million Dollar Homepage): how each sells attention, and why Square Town picked the map. https://square.pov.town/blog/pixel-wall-graveyard-why-clones-diehttps://square.pov.town/blog/pixel-wall-graveyard-why-clones-dieTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAbout 120 of 434 pixel walls checked in August 2026 are dead. The named casualties, five reasons they die, and the design answers — Square Town could die too. https://square.pov.town/blog/showcase-all-your-projects-faviconshttps://square.pov.town/blog/showcase-all-your-projects-faviconsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTFavicons as a visual index of everything you've shipped: a portfolio grid, a GitHub README table, an OG image, and a $1 square per project on Square Town. https://square.pov.town/blog/side-project-portfolio-ideashttps://square.pov.town/blog/side-project-portfolio-ideasTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwelve ways to show off a pile of side projects: a favicon grid, a graveyard page, a changelog feed, a $1 square each on Square Town, a Now page, llms.txt and more. https://square.pov.town/blog/the-throne-explainedhttps://square.pov.town/blog/the-throne-explainedTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Throne is Square Town's 4×4 gold centre tile: one owner, $100 intro price, doubles on every eviction. How it works, why it prices itself, how it compares. https://square.pov.town/blog/what-happens-when-you-get-evictedhttps://square.pov.town/blog/what-happens-when-you-get-evictedTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvicted on Square Town? The exact sequence — someone pays double, the live feed announces it, your deed shows EVICTED, no refund — and your three options next. https://square.pov.town/blog/what-is-a-favicon-wallhttps://square.pov.town/blog/what-is-a-favicon-wallTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA favicon wall is a shared grid where each cell shows one website's favicon and links to it. Definition, history, pixel-wall contrast, and how Square Town's works. https://square.pov.town/blog/why-favicons-beat-pixelshttps://square.pov.town/blog/why-favicons-beat-pixelsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy favicon squares beat 10×10 pixel blocks: legible at 16px, zero design work, one square per domain, no dead images — plus the honest downside. https://square.pov.town/blog/why-one-dollarhttps://square.pov.town/blog/why-one-dollarTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSquare Town charges $1 per 1×1 square, one-time, no sizes, no uploads. The design reasoning, and how it compares to MDH's $100 minimum and SaaSBoard's $10/mo. https://square.pov.town/blog/why-the-wall-is-3dhttps://square.pov.town/blog/why-the-wall-is-3dTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Square Town's 3D favicon wall works: three.js, an orthographic camera, towers whose height is click count, hash-seeded trees and lakes, and a sun on local time.