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 [...]
Read More »Color Palette in a Box
Have you ever visited a blog or website that had a poorly chosen color scheme? I can’t tell you how many I’ve seen over the years… When we do consultations with our clients, prior to starting the design, colors are always a paramount piece of information that we must have. Choosing a color palette for [...]
Read More »Don't Be a Cannibal – Call to Action Explained
If you’ve been around the internet marketing scene for a while, you know that having a site or blog with the proper “calls to action” is key to your success. These calls can include RSS signup, email capture, lead generation, affiliate sales, and the list goes on. Here are three rule-of-thumb steps that you can [...]
Read More »5 Ways to Increase RSS Conversion
One of the most common questions that we get from our clients is, “How do I increase my readership?” Well, a great place to start is making sure that you have a good call to action for RSS. You know that having a lot of subscribers is great for your brand, regardless of the online [...]
Read More »New Blog Design for UBD's Director of Marketing, Josh Mullineaux
Our Director of Marketing, Josh Mullineaux, has redesigned and relaunched his personal blog. Josh is one of the co-founders of UBD and a long time friend of Matt and myself. Josh has been blogging since May of 2007 on the topics of personal finance, business, and personal development. Josh’s previous blog design was one of [...]
Read More »Matt Blancarte's "Blog Design Makeover" Speech @ IZEA Fest
UBD’s own Matt Blancarte recently spoke on the “Blog Design Makeover” panel at IZEA Fest in Orlando, Florida. Matt also spoke with Scott Allen and Christopher Schmidtt, two other incredibly talented web designers. For the panel, Matt was asked to redesign a British Columbia boating blog, www.boatinginbeautifulbritishcolumbia.com. This blog is owned by Heather, an attendee [...]
Read More »John Chow dot Com Version 3.0 Launches
We are proud to report that we recently had the opportunity to work with John Chow on the next generation design of his blog. We first redesigned John’s blog back in August of 2007, which was also the launch of our brand. We are happy that John chose us to redesign his blog again this [...]
Read More »Yahoo! Mail Blog Relaunches
You may be asking yourself, why is UBD reporting that the Yahoo! Mail Blog relaunched? Well, we are truly honored that we recently had the opportunity to work with Yahoo! to redesign and relaunch the official Yahoo! Mail Blog. Our Chief Marketing Officer, Josh Mullineaux, met Ryan Knight from Yahoo! at the Blog World Expo [...]
Read More »New Blog Design For UBD's Lead Designer, Matt Blancarte
I am happy to announce that UBD’s Lead Designer and Chief Operating Officer, Matt Blancarte, has officially rolled out a new design for his personal blog, Matt Blancarte dot Com. Matt has been blogging since July of 2007, and he has been working with UBD since its August 2007 inception. Matt’s blog focuses mostly on [...]
Read More »Ad Placement: A Few Simple Tips
What do private ads, affiliate ads, Google ads, and pretty much all other forms of advertising have in common? They all can benefit from proper placement on your blog. In this article, we will go over the basic blog layout (i.e. header, sidebar(s), content, footer) and a few very simple ways that you can more [...]
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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?