I wrote a short article this weekend about .tel and the repsonse has been amazing. This is definitely a topic people are interested in and also a TLD that many are yet to fully understand. The first thing you have to do is stop thinking of .tel as a TLD - think of it as

I'll begin this post by saying that I'm not yet convinced that .tel is the wave of the future. That being said, I have bought *some* .tel domains but these still represent less than 1% of my portfolio. There has been a lot of buzz about .tel and plenty of articles written both in the

In lesson #5 of my Domaining Video Power Course I discuss keyword research. This is a very important topic for new domainers to understand. By identifying popular keywords you can write targeted content that will reach a larger audience and help your domain rank better in search engines. I have also included an on-screen tutorial of

Today, Gary Taylor - a Domainer in the UK had a very interesting post on his blog about video and SEO. In his post he says: "If you want to get great exposure for your domains then get out the camcorder and start creating videos, almost 30 million Brits are watching!" For those who haven't memorized the

UPDATE: Site seems to be running fine now. Outage seems lasted from 1AM-1:11AM PST. Can anyone confirm?? It looks like NamePros.com is down right now as of around 1AM PST. ?I have posted a screenshot of the error below. No reports yet from NamePros. Hopefully NamePros.com will be back up and running again soon.

JuryLaw.com - a domain I purchased from Bido eleven days ago is now live! This domain has now been transformed into a web destination for people searching for information about jury duty and the jury trial process. There is a lot of information on this site and it is specifically targeted for what people are

After finishing my Friday night blog-reading ritual (yes - I am a huge dork) I had some reflections on the week and more ideas for the weekend. First, one thing became clear this week - the Domaining world is changing. For the first time there is a change in focus from .com to the entire

In my second video blog entry I discuss ccTLD's and the launch of Rick Latona's new forum, ccTLDs.com. The goal of this video is to give domain investors some important fundamentals about ccTLDs and important things to consider when thinking of investing in a ccTLD. I also discuss some specific ccTLD's that I am interested

I am planning to finish JuryLaw(dot)com this weekend and release it on Sunday. I thought this would be a good time to explain some of the things I have done to optimize this domain for SEO - including new optimizations for Google's new Universal Search. As always, the first part of my development is always keyword

I began development on JuryLaw(dot)com this weekend. All of my development takes place on Saturday and Sunday. I usually spend about half of each weekend day working on new projects. The first step with any project is research. I started doing keyword research and looking at the most popular jury-related searches. This helped me determine

Welcome to my new Sunday tradition - a VLog or video blog entry about what I think is a hot issue right now in the Domaining community. It is very important for Domainers to understand how their search engine rankings will change with Google's new search algorithm so I made this the topic of my

I have had a number of questions about this after my recent article -?Domain Investing Article #2: Wordpress and Domaining. It can be a bit confusing setting-up Wordpress on GoDaddy for the first time. Many tutorials on this topic seem to leave-out a key step - finding the information you need to enter into the

Today I won my first auction at Bido. So I'll start this post with a big "Thank You" to the whole Bido team. Bido is a revolutionary auction service that is absolutely changing the domaining world. It does feel nice buying a domain and knowing without a shadow of a doubt that you will not

Linton Investments has unveiled its latest creation - DNVideos.net, a website dedicated to premium Domaining videos. This site was inspired by blog readers who have told me over and over again how hard it is to find high-quality, reliable videos about Domaining online. With so many marketing videos and poorly-created tutorials online across a numbe...

Since I started this blog back in October of 2007 I have always found a lot of confusion around the term "domain flipping". I think at least once a year I will re-visit this topic and give people a detailed look at what the Domain Flipping process involves. I have written several posts about this in

If you haven't caught-onto the Twitter craze yet then it's time to leave the cave and come play with the rest of the world. All joking aside, Twitter is making headlines everywhere. I was watching the news this morning and the reporter spent an entire five-minute segment just dedicated to Twitter - the interesting thing

I just watched a very inspirational video by Gary Vaynerchuk. If you don't know who this guy is - don't feel bad - he isn't a player in the Domaining community - or is he? Gary is a player in the Web 2.0 community and this is a world where every Domainer should be living. Gary

This year I have decided to start an article-series on my blog. Each month I will write a new article focused on a different aspect of Domaining. I invite anyone to re-print or re-use this article or any part of it as long as proper credit is given along with a link back to my

I finally had some time this weekend to sit down and record the fourth lesson in my Domaining Video Power Course. Lesson #4 focuses on selling domain names and teaches new domainers the choices they have when selling a domain. Three more courses to go and that will complete the seven-part video series. This video

I bought Kayaking(dot)org last year through Namejet - someone let it expire and it went to auction - I was able to pick it up for only around $1,400. I immediately realized the potential for this domain, but unfortunately never turned my dream into a reality. Well it's 2009 and we finally finished our first

As with many new things - I have had a lot of learning experiences over the past few days making the move from Typepad to Wordpress. It is amazing what you can learn from just a single experience! Making sure your blog is properly preserved when changing platforms can be a bit of a challenging

As my blog has continued to grow and progress over time I decided it was time to take the leap. By the leap I mean migrating my blog over to Wordpress - a long-time goal of mine that didn't quite make it into 2008. While Typepad has been great over the past year my blog

As my blog has continued to grow and progress over time I decided it was time to take the leap. By the leap I mean migrating my blog over to Wordpress - a long-time goal of mine that didn't quite make it into 2008. While Typepad has been great over the past year my blog

Last night I posted the third lesson of the Domaining Power Course on YouTube. In the third lesson I discuss one of the most debated topics in Domaining - Domain Name Appraisal. This is a difficult subject to cover as...

With 2008 now behind us and 2009 in full swing it's time to find the next big trend. In 2008 the Domaining community shifted focus from parking to development. Now in 2009 a new trend is forming and its all...

Today I released the second installment in my new Domaining Power Course on YouTube. I got some great responses to my first video and am looking forward to sharing more of my experience with new domainers. I am still fighting...

We are in a niche market. Ask a random person on the street if they know what "Domaining" is and 999 out of 1000 times - they won't know. I live in Los Angeles and went to the local Borders...

Only a few hours after finishing the Economic Stimulus flip we began work on taking one of our old mini-sites and bringing it into the 21st century. If you've ever watched a house flipping show this is when they find...

With 2009 in full swing and our goals set we are moving quickly to start on the multitude of projects for the year. This week with Obama entering office there have been a number of trends that have been getting...

Twitter is leading the social media revolution - while I hate to use these buzzwords, it's true. Twittter is setting a standard for how we communicate and interact online so Domainers are a going to be impacted whether they like...

At a time where flat is the new up it seems hard to believe that anyone could expect to sell anything for - but in the domaining world, that't not all too hard. Domain names are relatively small investments -...

For those of you who know me - I'm a very optimistic person. It takes a lot for me to start complaining but sometimes I just have to do it. I use this blog to educate new and experienced Domainers...

I can't tell you how many people have said to me, "I wish I got started in the beginning, I'd be rich by now!" What I try to remind new Domainers is that this is the beginning! I started Domaining...

Is it just me or do the holidays make you reflect far more than any other time of the year? I had a few thoughts on my mind and as the house fills with the wonderful smells of Christmas dinner...

As many of you know - earlier this year a great domaining resource was released - DomainTheft.org. This site has served as a central repository of stolen domains and theft reports from domainers eager reclaim their digital real estate. Well,...

Every year I do a sweep of our portfolio and make sure all the domain we have set to renew are really worth it. I can't tell you how many domainers let terrible domains renew year after year hoping that...

One of the best ways to increase the value of your domain is building backlinks. For those completely new to the domaining world Backlinks are simply other websites that link to your site. As many of you know, Google's search...

Many of you followed-along as our team created a nice-quality mini-site on Kayaking(dot)org. "Kayaking" is a very strong keyword on Google yielding 16 million results for the search "kayaking" (in quotes). Along with being a strong keyword, one-word, .org -...

I've had a number of requests from readers lately to share more of my flips on the blog. Today I finished a flip of my popular hotel review blog, HotelCritic(dot)org. This is a great example of how a little bit...

Linton Investments launched DNInvestor.net Thanksgiving of 2008. The focus of DNInvestor is to provide the latest Domain Name Investing News and well as market analysis for domain name professionals and investors. To start with we'll be providing updates weekly staying...