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Welcome to my blog! My name is Nate Whitehill and I am the co-founder of Unique Blog Designs, a company that provides blog design and marketing solutions to individuals and small businesses, and Highlighter.com – a new startup in the e-reading space.I have been self-employed/running Internet businesses for over four years, since January of 2007.
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Video Exclusive: Zac Johnson Talks About Facebook Advertising
This is my first in a series of videos I made from my trip to Affiliate Summit West. In this video, super affiliate Zac Johnson talks about Facebook advertising and it’s pros and cons. This video was shot using a Flip Mino HD (video quality needs to be worked with) and was recorded at the Market Leverage affiliate dinner at the Switch restaurant at the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Videos
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Using Heatmap Testing To Improve Conversion
In today’s uber-competitive online world, people are using every tool in the book to try to improve website conversions. I am going to show you one tool I have been using that has helped me increase my newsletter signups by 136% in one week. Not only that, but this tool also helped me DOUBLE my Adsense earnings from one of my niche sites. Website Conversions … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Blogging
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Private Advertising Is the BEST Advertising
Everyone wants to monetize their blogs these days and there are many ways to do so. The popularity of advertising networks such as Google Adsense has made it incredibly easy to start earning money from blogging. Unfortunately, the majority of new bloggers earn little-to-no income from Adsense and other cost-per-click (CPC) advertising programs. Why is that and how can new bloggers make money? CPC Advertising … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Blogging
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How To Sell Your Blog’s Advertising
I believe private advertising is the best way to monetize your blog without sacrificing the user experience. Private advertising is now the only way I am monetizing my blog, as I recently said goodbye to CPC advertising (Adsense and Konterra) because they litter the blog with low-paying and often irrelevant ads. Over the past month, quite a few people have asked me how I sold … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Blogging
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Goodbye CPC Advertising
I read a great article last night by Mitch Harper about why you shouldn’t monetize your blog too early. He has some great points and it led him to remove all CPC advertising from his blog. Earlier that day, after reading an article by The Paper Bull about him saying R.I.P. to Konterra, I started thinking about the pros and cons of CPC advertising networks … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Blogging
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Hello? It’s the First iPhone Commercial.
In cased you missed the Oscars the other night, Apple ran its first teaser commercial for the upcoming iPhone. Apple has always been great at marketing by keeping it simple. I believe simplicity is the best way to get your message across to an audience and I always design with simplicity in mind. BTW, if anyone is interested in buying TheiPhone.net from me, make me … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Technology, Videos
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When Does Bad Advertising Equal Effective Publicity?
They say in the world of advertising, there is no such thing as bad publicity. As long as you evoke a passionate response from your audience, then you are getting their attention. But, when does lousy advertising equal good publicity? Apparently, when it is so hilarious that people can’t help but watch to see how much more ridiculous it gets. Case in point, this commercial … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Videos
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Selling on Your Own Site vs. Selling on eBay
Many retail shops that operate online web stores have an eBay storefront as well. eBay is an incredibly popular outlet to buy everything from toilet paper to cell phones. eBay is great because buyers come looking and ready to buy. With eBay’s “Buy It Now” option, it is easier than ever to instantly sell your products. Many sellers prefer to use the “Buy It Now” … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Featured
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