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Logos – Here’s How To Do It

Logos – Here’s How To Do It

Here at UBD, we build a TON of sites and blogs that require custom/unique logos. Considering that, we figured we should put out some great info on how to tackle this step in your business’ development. Plain and simple – logo creation is not that easy (and really not that cheap). Hiring a premium-level firm [...]

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The Ultimate Comments For Your Blog – Standout Comments

The Ultimate Comments For Your Blog – Standout Comments

Standout Comments is a joint venture product between John Chow, Alex Shalman and Jeff Rose. Their goal was to create a WordPress plugin that would not only engage your readership and keep them coming back to your blog but it will make you money as well. We think they hit on all targets and Standout [...]

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HOW TO: Use Multiple WordPress Themes on the Same Domain

HOW TO: Use Multiple WordPress Themes on the Same Domain

One of the most common questions we get asked, is “How do I use your WordPress Themes with the WordPress Theme I already have installed?” There is actually a very easy method of doing this and it is crucial to successfully using WordPress themes to market your business online. To install multiple themes, you need [...]

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7 Reasons Why All Blogs Need a Facebook Fan Page

7 Reasons Why All Blogs Need a Facebook Fan Page

Facebook is the #2 most visited website in the U.S. When you create a Facebook Fan Page, you are pitching your blog to a potential audience of 400 million active users. Here are some facts you should consider: 20 million people become fan pages everyday. There are over 5.3 billion Facebook fans overall. The typical [...]

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Welcome to UBD version 4.0

Welcome to UBD version 4.0

Welcome! If you are reading this blog post, then you are now viewing version 4.0 of UBD! Our last redesign was completed in May of 2008 and as nice as it was, it was definitely time for a fresh look. The new design adds the Seattle skyline to the header, signifying our recent move. We [...]

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How To Find a Quality Web Host

How To Find a Quality Web Host

Have you ever had to deal with a poorly managed hosting provider? The kind that has your servers crashing, or maybe even causing you to lose data? Losing data (your blog posts and design) is a nightmare that many bloggers have. Commonly, servers will crash in mid-step when making changes to your blog. This will [...]

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Follow Us on Twitter!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Unique Blog Designs is now on Twitter! Follow us today! Although the UBD team has been on Twitter for quite a while now, we hadn’t setup a company account until now. We have a lot of exciting things planned for 2009 that will definitely surprise you! In Q1 2009, we have something very special to [...]

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Revealed: A Proven System for Creating Powerful Blogs

Revealed: A Proven System for Creating Powerful Blogs

At UBD, we work with a wide range of bloggers. Everyone from top 100 bloggers like John Chow and Jeremy Schoemaker to bloggers who haven’t even written their first blog post yet. Whenever we come across a valuable resource for new bloggers, we like to pass it on. Our good friend and blogging mentor, Yaro [...]

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Using Twitter to Increase Blog Traffic

Using Twitter to Increase Blog Traffic

Twitter is all the rage these days and I have to admit that I am a HUGE fan! I have seen great results with increasing traffic to my personal blog as well as the UBD blog. Tweeting has proven itself to be an incredibly useful and important tool for communication, rivaling both instant messaging and [...]

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Podcast with Copywriting Expert Blogger, Allison Nazarian

Podcast with Copywriting Expert Blogger, Allison Nazarian

Welcome to the first weekly UBD Podcast! I recently had a chance to sit down and talk about copywriting for blogs with Allison Nazarian. Allison is the founder of Get It In Writing. Her business provides copywriting services, among other things, to bloggers! She also writes on her personal blog AllisonNazarian.com Allison has worked, written [...]

 
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Who is behind Unique Blog Designs?

Unique Blog Designs Team From working with thousands of bloggers and companies, such as MySpace, Inc. and Yahoo!, Inc., to exhibiting at the Blog World Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, and IZEA Fest in Orlando, Florida, Unique Blog Designs (UBD) is known by much of the online world. How did they get started? Continue Reading →