I haven’t yet had the opportunity to catch Morgan Linton’s show live, but I’ve watched a few of the recorded videos. I love it! especially the Domaining Lightning Round, where you post your domain name and Morgan gives a quick opinion of whether your domain is development-worthy or one you may want to think about off-loading. I really appreciate that he doesn’t sneer at cc tlds or hyphens, but believes, as I do, that they are development friendly and will only grow in value in the coming years.

As a domainer, I am really enjoying Morgan’s work, but more than that, he seems like a really, really nice guy. My favorite part of the show was the final thought: “It all comes down to relationships in business. And domaining, like any other business, still revolves around the idea of having to work with other people. Whether you’re sitting behind a desk or out there in front of somebody, you have to project yourself in a positive manner, and in a way that you’d actually like to be represented.” He goes on to say… “at the end of the day, you can choose whether you want to help somebody out, whether you want to expand their knowledge or whether you want to shoot ‘em down and tell ‘em to get lost.” Nice to see someone choosing to be a sharer rather than an information hoarder. It’s always been my philosophy that if you have true confidence in yourself and your abilities, you shouldn’t feel threatened or afraid to help others develop their own.

Anyway, my thanks to Morgan for a great show. Alas, I won’t see tonight’s video either, because I plan to be floating on a raft in Torch Lake. I’m in the final few days of vacation, and I’ve actually had several hours on end when I didn’t check my emails, scour expiring domain name lists, and couldn’t have even told you where my phone was. I’m so proud! Almost as proud as when I sold my first 4-figure domain name. Almost.

TTFN!

I have really been enjoying Morgan’s videos. I think he has some great ideas and a lot of enthusiasm about .TV and also sound website development.

In this video Morgan Linton discusses “the importance of turning your domain names into online destinations. The domain investing world began with parking, evolved into mini-sites and is now taking a move towards greater interactivity. Recorded in beautiful Santa Barbara California this video will show you how to take those mini-sites one step further and increase the value of your domain investments!”

Now Morgan is developing his own streaming television show at MorganLinton.TV.  Best of success to Morgan. I’ll be watching, and hoping to pick up some great tips along the way.

John Chow offers a few great Tips to beginning bloggers:

Find a topic you’re very passionate about. “The first 8 months of my blog’s life, it made nothing.”

Treat it like a business. “One of blogging’s biggest advantages is also one of its biggest disadvantages… the fact that it costs no money to start.”

Have fun with it. “People are just attracted… the cream will rise to the top.”

One of the sites we’re currently working on is TraverseCity.TV. Traverse City is a rather small, but vibrant community, bordering on urban even, surrounded by an abundance of fresh water, rolling orchard hills and vineyards. TCTV is our homespun, personal approach to living, working and playing in the Grand Traverse area of Northern Michigan.