Author Archives: Nate Whitehill

About Nate Whitehill

Hey everyone, my name is Nate Whitehill and I have been blogging and involved with social media since January of 2007. In August of 2007, I co-founded Unique Blog Designs (UBD). We launched our business with the redesign of John Chow and Jeremy Schoemaker (Shoemoney) - who are two of the top 100 bloggers in the world. My business partners, Matt and Josh, and I now operate UBD as a full-time blog design and marketing operation. To date, we have worked with over 500 clients including enterprise clients such as Yahoo!, MySpace, and Nike. Read more »

WordPress 2.7 Is Teh Coolness

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

I’ve been beta testing WordPress 2.7 for the past few weeks and I have to admit, I am impressed to my highest degree of geek. It is so much cleaner looking, has cool new functionality, and the fact that you can upgrade and download new plugins from with the WP Dashboard is pretty sweet. Check out this video which explains how cool WP 2.7 actually … Continue reading →

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Awesome Podcast from John Reese & Frank Kern

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

I have been up all night listening to this awesome podcast from Internet marketing legends, John Reese and Frank Kern. I follow John and Frank on Twitter, and earlier today, Frank tweeted a link to a 6-hour podcast he and John recorded back in 2003. Now, I know what you are thinking… isn’t Internet marketing advice from 2003 outdated? That is exactly what I was … Continue reading →

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Win a Bathtub Full of Cereal and Help a Family

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

Everyone’s favorite wild man, and CEO of IZEA, Ted Murphy, loves cereal so much that he is giving away 52 boxes (enough to fill a bath tub) of it in his first “super promotional happiness giveaway.” How to Enter Each person can enter up to 2 times, once via their blog and once via twitter. Enter with your blog. To enter with your blog simply … Continue reading →

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The Internet Wins.

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

With the recent election of Barack Obama, there is going to a new Presidential precedence in using the Interwebz to communicate with the US citizens. There was no question Obama’s Internet marketing was top notch. He and his team had the most effective marketing of anyone who ever ran for office. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr – Barack Obama’s team has and is participating in all … Continue reading →

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Win A Blog Design Makeover From IZEA and UBD!

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

In September, my biz partners and I spent three weekends of the month at blog and Internet conferences. One of the conferences we attended was IZEA Fest in Orlando, Florida, where my biz partner, Matt Blancarte, gave a speech on blog design for the Blog Design Makeover panel. Needless to say, IZEA Fest and the Blog Design Makeover panel were incredibly successful for both UBD … Continue reading →

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Blog World Expo ’08 – What A Blast!

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

Just like last year, Blog World Expo has come and gone way too quickly. This was my second appearance to the second annual Blog World Expo, held in Las Vegas Nevada. Overall, the BWE08 weekend far surpassed last year! Last year was our first conference ever and first time we exhibited, as well. This year, UBD designed and implemented the official Blog World Expo Blog, … Continue reading →

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IZEA Fest!

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

IZEA Fest has been off to an incredible start. It has been great to meet and catch up with many of our past clients including John Chow, Shoemoney, Neil Patel, Israel Lagares, Michael Brito, Zac Johnson and Andrew Bennett. It has also been great to meet some familiar faces such as IZEA CEO Ted Murphy, Tamar Weinberg, Ian Fernando, Brian Clark, and John Reese. So … Continue reading →

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Exciting September Plans

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

As many of you know, my work with UBD has dominated my time over the past year. We have been very fortunate to have met and worked with some of the top bloggers and companies online, including John Chow, Shoemoney, and Yahoo! Our networking experiences have been one of the most important factors that have helped grow our business. Last November, we attended Blog World … Continue reading →

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Citrus Theme

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

Back in the Olden Days, when I used to work at the Apple Store, I met friend and fellow Apple enthusiast, John Ellenich. Almost two years since I started working at and quit Apple, John and I decided it would be smart to design and release a premium theme together in conjunction with Unique Blog Designs. We are proud to release Citrus Theme in six … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday UBD! 1-Year Anniversary Contest

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Nate Whitehill

Today, August 22nd, 2008, is the 1-year anniversary of Unique Blog Designs. One year ago, UBD was born with the redesign of John Chow dot Com. Fast forward one year, and we have worked with over 200 clients, including John Chow, ShoeMoney, Zac Johnson, Uber Affiliate, Fat Man Unleashed, Alex Shalman, MakeUseOf, Here.org.uk, Blog World Expo, Entrecard, and now, Yahoo! Enter the UBD 1-Year Anniversary … Continue reading →

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