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Who Is Behind This Blog?
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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The Nature of Motivated Bloggers
This is a follow-up article to my original post, “What Motivated You To Start Blogging?” During my seven months of blogging, I have constantly been in awe of the diversity of the blogosphere. With tens of millions of blogs now in existence, there are people from all walks of life using blogging as a means to share their experiences and network with like-minded individuals. Two … Continue reading
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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
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What Motivated You To Start Blogging?
I would like to take a moment here to ask you think back to what motivated you to start blogging? When and where were you when you made that decision? I am doing a little bit of market research to find out how most people first became exposed to blogs, what motivated them to start, and what would have made their experience better. My business … Continue reading
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5 Ways To Get Other Bloggers To Link To Your Posts
Who doesn’t want more links? Links mean more exposure for you and your blog. There is no better marketing than other people linking to your content. Almost every time we write a new blog post, we hope that people will not only read our information, but share it, as well. Quality + Consistency + Linkbacks = Lots of Readers As I mentioned recently in the … Continue reading
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Analyzing My RSS Subscriber Growth
In my six months of blogging, I have experienced a steady growth in the number of RSS subscribers. Keep in mind, I have spent a total of $10 marketing my blog — paid last January to Matt Coddington when he first started Net Business Blog. Other than that, I have had no paid reviews, no sponsored posts, and no other link-buying for my blog. I … Continue reading
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The More You Ping
Many of us have heard of pinging or pingbacks, but what do these terms mean and how can they help your blog? Pinging lets dozens of search engines and blog directories know when your site or blog has been updated. It then tells their robots to check your site for new content. In basic terms, the more you ping, the more search engines your site … Continue reading
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Establishing Authority Through Blogging
While many people still think of a blog as a personal journal, many businesses and individuals are now using this powerful marketing tool to establish authority in their respective niches and to produce record-setting profits in far less time that had ever been done previously. How is this so? I am reading an incredible book right now recommended by Mitch Harper entitled, “The New Rules … Continue reading
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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
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You ARE Your Blog…
This post was guest blogged by Anonymous. …And I am reading YOU. In fact, I’m your ideal reader, folks. I’m successful, ambitious, have money to invest, and I am reading your blog. That’s right … your blog, since if you’re one of Nate’s subscribers chances are you too are hoping to network with like-minded individuals who are motivated to succeed. If you’re reading Nate, I … Continue reading
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The Million Dollar Network
This post was guest blogged by Jane May. Bloggers have come and gone this past year like it was an old 80′s fad. With over 100 million blogs in the world, it’s easy to get lost in the masses with intimidation, feeling overwhelmed and unmotivated. Just take a week vacation without writing a post and try coming back to daily posts, you’ll know what I … Continue reading
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