Posted on January 14, 2009 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on July 09, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

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 [...]