I've decided to offload some of my domains that I've been hoarding for years. You can see most of them here but I've chose to set Patioheaters.org.uk up on auction over at DomainLore. The starting bid is £500 and it's set to end just before 2pm on the 24th May. Although I haven't updated the site since early 2009 it still brings in half decent traffic, proving the power of keyword domains. I've attached some screenshots below from Google Analytics for the last 30 days. If anybody has any questions please feel free to drop me a line. What I'm listening to right now: Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends"

Although I'm one of the judges for the a4uAwards I couldn't make it to this year's event held earlier this week at the Grosvenor in London. By all accounts it was another awesome night and some very worthy winners. Read all about it below :) BTW it was obvious that many entrants had read my article on how to make a successful a4uAward entry as lots followed my guidelines. Thanks for reading and taking note guys!

Successful collaboration, communication and smart execution were evident last night, as over 25 companies had their recent collaborative campaign efforts rewarded at the a4uAwards Performance Marketing Ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.

Following a successful 70% increase in entries this year, last night’s a4uAwards ceremony congratulated those whose collaboration from all parties had resulted in generating a new revenue stream for the wider industry. One example of this successful collaboration in action was attributed to VoucherCloud and Debenhams who converged online and offline by creating an offline redemption affiliate campaign, something that judges are sure will be widespread throughout 2011.

New awards for 2011 included Best use of Mobile, Best use of Social Media and the Hot Shot Rising Star award, which aims to reward those under 30 who have made an impact within the Performance Marketing industry over the past year.

It is a reflection of this ever growing industry that technologies and first time entrants to the a4uAwards took away a series of coveted trophies including price and flight comparison toolbar InvisibleHand, who won both Publisher Innovation and Best 3rd Party Application. Developed by Forward, InvisibleHand operates with well over 2,000 advertisers across the United Kingdom, Germany and USA, and claim to have saved consumers £34 Million last year in the UK alone.

VoucherCloud’s successful offline affiliate voucher redemption campaign rang through in the Best use of Mobile category, while agency Arena Quantum’s success with client Domino’s Pizza’s Facebook campaign which essentially turned Domino’s customers into their own Affiliate workforce, was rewarded with the ‘Best use of Social Media’ gong. Performance Marketing Agency 7thingsmedia took away the coveted Best Agency award thanks to a very successful year for Chris Bishop and his team, despite fierce competition from the highly commended bigmouthmedia.

Affiliate Window won the ‘Publisher’s Choice of Network’ award as voted for by members of the a4u community for the 4th successive year.

There was also a notable increase in Travel & Retail brands who picked up an award during the ceremony including Expedia, TUI, Best Buy, Debenhams, BT, RAC and SKY. Matthew Wood founder of the a4uAwards adds; “In true Performance Marketing fashion advanced collaboration was a strong theme with many of those shortlisted last night. Bespoke technical integrations, conversion optimization cooperation and social media campaigns were all part of the mix’ ‘If the entries this year are anything to go by then highly collaborative efforts between Advertisers, Publishers and Third Parties will continue to bring in not just increased ROI but brand new revenue streams for Performance Marketing. We have seen this with Offline Mobile Redemptions and Behavioral Retargeting so far in 2011 and as Performance Marketing continues to knock on the door of other digital channels, the future is both dynamic and exciting.” What I'm listening to right now:Annie - "Anthonio"

I'm really excited to announce a new venture I'm involved with, The Sundae Club. The idea behind it is to banish boring Sunday's by holding events in some of the most exclusive and interesting places in London. We'll offer entertainment, something unusual and the chance to mix and make new friends with like-minded people. We've really put a lot of thought and effort into creating a serious of high quality events that offer experiences a little out of the ordinary. The most common question I get asked is "are you a dating website?" No is the answer, but most club members do tend to be single Londeners. However, we're more about� meeting up with interesting new people and enjoying being entertained in fabulous and exclusive venues rather than finding the perfect partner. But if you do then that can't be a bad thing either can it? Launch Party The launch party is going to be held in the fabulous Barts this coming Sunday, April the 10th. We kick off at 2pm and if you would like to come along please contact me and I'll make sure you're on the guest list. Did I mention it's free? :) Follow the Sundae Club on Facebook Follow @TheSundaeClub on Twitter What I'm listening to right now: Back Strobe - "Me and Madonna"

The following is a guest post from Paul Newton on behalf of SoccerAmPmAm: On 9th June 2010, I lost my Dad to a condition called Wegeners Granulomatosis. His passing, at the premature age of just 66, came close to breaking me. I found my peace in the weeks after his loss by running. It was during one of these runs that I decided that I had to do something in my Dads memory to try and help others with the condition and maybe, just maybe, stop others from going through what me and my family are going through. He had a passion for football and it was while playing junior football, for the team that my Dad managed, that I really became close to him and sitting with him at the Stadium of Light watching Sunderland with my Dad are some of the very best memories that I have of him. So I decided to organise an endurance game of football and, while looking on the internet for ideas , found that the world record for the longest game of 5-a-side football was 33 hours and so set out to play for 36 hours and get into the Guinness book of records. So, how does it all work? Simple. Two squads of 8 players. So 5 on the court and 3 subs at any one time. Normal 5-a-side rules apply and for each complete hour of football played, you bank 5 minutes of rest time that can be built up and taken in larger sections. So if you play for 4 hours, you can take a 20 minute break for example. Having looked at other similar challenges, I would estimate that this is the equivalent of running around 90km over a period of 36 hours. We have a squad of 20 guys that have been in training since November for this and the fittest (or last 16 standing) will be selected closer to the event. We are having regular 5km timed runs, we are having circuit sessions and then building up from 2 hour 5-a-side sessions to 3, 4, 5 hour sessions then a few 8 hour session. The event is called SoccerAmPmAM and is being held at the Soccerdome in North shields. We aim to have a series of events alongside the football such as a number of live bands, a zumba class, a bouncy castle and loads more so that you can come down on the day, take part then stay a while and cheer us along. Its a huge shame that Kieron wont be available on the night that the world record is clinched as it clashes with Eurovision night on the 13th and 14th May...but anyone else, we would love to see you there. We are also looking for anyone that can donate raffle prizes (hopefully a star Prize!), can help with adjudication, can recommend masseurs or any other advice that you think we can use.....even jump onto the blog and leave messages of support, it all helps I promise. Pulman, the VM and Seat car dealership, have generously sponsored us to the tune of £1,000 but we hope to raise more than £5,000 in total, the money going to the Guys and St Thomas Trust who have a particular fund dedicated to research into the condition, the Wegeners Trust. The money donated will be used to fund a research team that are, apparently, very close to making significant breakthroughs in their understanding of the disease and so, hopefully, a cure. You can donate here. Or find out more about whats happening and our training here. Or look into whats happening at the Wegeners trust here. Or follow us on Twitter @Soccerampmam Or Facebook What I'm listening to right now: Slow Jams

After over 10 years of buying domains and then renewing them year after year thinking that one day I'll get round to developing them I thought it's about time I get realistic and just sell them. I've collected quite a few over the years, most are .uk domains and most are keyword based. You'll notice that a lot of them are .org.uk's which aren't fantastic for branding but rank just as well as .co.uk's in Google. With the following 2 exceptions, all of the below are domains only, no sites attached. The only 2 that have sites are etoys.co.uk and patioheaters.org.uk. Both have been neglected for years so don't earn any revenue worth mentioning but here are the traffic stats anyway: etoys.co.uk - last 30 days traffic 943 unique visitors 3,903 pageviews patioheaters.org.uk - last 30 days traffic 188 unique visitors 514 pageviews The domains are all listed below grouped by sector. With regard to price, please don't send me silly offers like £10 each. These are worth much more than that, some very much more. To make me an offer simply email me at this address: info at here .org .uk. Broadband Domains broadbandoffers.co.uk broadbanduk.co.uk broadbandguide.co.uk businessbroadband.org Gambling domains bet.org.uk gamble.org.uk lotto.org.uk pokeronline.org.uk Finance domains creditcard.org.uk ukloans.net Mobile phone domains cheapmobiles.org.uk mobiles.org.uk Retail domains beauty.org.uk etoys.co.uk jewel.org.uk loveshopping.co.uk motorbike.org.uk motorbikes.org.uk patioheaters.org.uk promotioncodes.org.uk Travel domains ferryholidays.com railways.org.uk Sport domains footy.org.uk Miscellaneous advert.org.uk famous.org.uk fastjobs.co.uk laugh.org.uk leke.co.uk loud.org.uk spyware.org.uk tasty.org What I'm listening to right now: Sink Visibility

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