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Hey Guys! Has been a while since I've been here, life just gets crazy and priorities change quite considerably. I have taken a few steps back from the domaining game and have let my portfolio shrink quite considerably over the past couple of years. Though still very much interested in the...

Chris, respectfully I must disagree. Have a read of the issues paper again. e.g. Essentially, there is just one registry in Australia - so effectively there is a monopoly. As our market grows, is that a good thing? Will it keep domain prices competitive? Should there be a tender process...

From the home page of their web site: So Why Spin Your Web: Hourly & Fixed rate pricing Experienced technicians Guaranteed Rttesults Affordable 100% Customer Satisfaction No wonder they couldn't give you "results" - they didn't offer it in the first place. Ha ha! :D (I don't mean to make...

Snooks, we charge for "infomercials". :D .

The auDA 2012 Industry Advisory Panel has published an issues paper, and seeks comment from you! You can do a submission - or easier still, you can just do an online survey. http://www.auda.org.au/2012iap/2012iap-index/ This has also just got some publicity - see the three links below. The...

Wyngle.com.au Has anyone ever seen or used wyngle.com.au? Wyngle.com.au is a new category of online shopping, which its founders have named “ratio buying”. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/startup-out-to-show-wyngle-is-no-wangle-20120515-1yo2w.html#ixzz1v6gtQEEq .

Caymans no good? Or you didn't make it? http://www.dntrade.com.au/would-you-do-t4880.html?p=34186#post34186 .

Interesting article about this company in StartUpSmart today. Read article: I had never heard of them before. Anyone here use any of their products? .

Hi Ben - it may help if you can give a little more info on the brief. :) .

Introducing Google Start-Up “Do” http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/introducing-google-start-up-do.html There is limited space, so if anyone is interested in trying to get an invite (it's in Sydney), they should apply here...

Interesting short article on ClickZ. 4 Affiliate Marketing Strategies That Drive Conversions : Author Nathan Richter Some of the points raised may be "old hat" for some, but others may hopefully be helpful. .

Here is an Aussie Facebook ad situation that went out of control! http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/facebook-deal-trial-backfires/story-e6frfq80-1226348986586 .

I’d like to welcome Domain Checker Pro as our newest sponsor. Their product is a PHP script for bulk checking the availability of domain names – and apparently it does work for .au names as well. http://domaincheckerpro.com/?ref=dntrade_banner Please have a look and see what you think...

I was getting a bit worried we hadn't heard from Snooks for a while, so I emailed him recently. Turns out he contracted Legionaires Disease, and spent 2 days on a ventilator, and 5 days in hospital on the whole. Fortunately it only got one lung - otherwise he could have been in a very bad way...

Great post Andrew. Many thanks. :) .

This seems like a good resource from StartUpSmart: "10 top small business uses of YouTube videos" It gives some great examples. .

Can anyone help Ben out with this please? .

Another article from StartUpSmart: These guys got some good start-up funding. "Brisbane start-up Wikifashion shifts to New York after snaring funding" .

Andrew Allemann has posted a story on Domain Name Wire about the most successful methods of selling domains in the aftermarket (stats by SEDO) i.e. fixed price, buy it now listings. "You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon" Well worth a read imho. What do you think in...

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/internet/aussie-webby-awards-winner-offers-tips-to-online-start-ups/201205026165.html Well worth a read imho - and a look at their site. .