On our quest to hit 100 percent Ads.txt adoption at Mediavine, we’ve hit some snags along the way with sites on closed, hosted platform systems such as SquareSpace, Shopify and Wix. The issue? The Ads.txt spec requires that you upload a plain text file named ads.txt at the root of your domain. Example: https://thehollywoodgossip.com/ads.txt The issue with closed, hosted platforms like SquareSpace is that you don’t have the ability to upload a document to the root of your site. Luckily, our partners at Google were able to update Blogger to support an ads.txt file, but on other similarly closed systems, we needed a workaround. How did we fix it? First, let’s look at a key aspect to the technical specs behind ads.txt. Ads.txt must be implemented at the root domain. Why is that so critical? Because most SquareSpace, Shopify, etc., sites are hosted at a www domain. […]

Coalition for Better Ads is already kind of a big deal, but it’s about to become an even bigger deal starting tomorrow, February 15, 2018, with the official launch of Chrome Ad Filtering. With this launch, Google will begin to block all ads, including non-Google AdExchange units, within Google Chrome on websites they determine to provide poor ad experiences per the guidelines set by the Coalition for Better Ads. So what does Google Chrome ad blocking mean to Mediavine publishers? We’ve put together a quick guide on what you need to do, what we’ve already done at Mediavine, and how the landscape will change going forward. What do Mediavine publishers need to do? First, verify all versions of your site for Google Search Console if you have not done so already. That includes the https:// URL of your site if you’re running SSL, and be […]

At the end of December, we debuted our exclusive patent-pending video adhesion player. We’re so excited by this new player, we’re declaring 2018 the year of video with this being one of the biggest drivers. What is the video adhesion player? The video adhesion is a mobile native experience that showcases your latest videos to users, while giving you a chance to monetize with high paying video ads on every pageview. It takes the place of our usual mobile adhesion banner ad at the bottom of your page, with high-paying video ads playing in front of your latest videos. It will only run and replace the display banner ad if we have a high-paying video ad, so you won’t see it on every page. Why are we so excited about it? The video adhesion hits the perfect trifecta. It balances the publisher’s needs to monetize […]

The past 12 months have seen incredible growth at Mediavine, and we are already looking forward to an even bigger revenue year in 2018. But as one year turns to the next, in the immediate future, that means the end of the elusive Q4. What will this mean for your income? Based on historical performance from the last few years, we predict that CPMs, and thus your RPM or income, will drop by as much as 50 percent after the holidays. The first signs may be evident after Christmas, on December 26. From there you will likely see a slow decline until the 31st, followed by a significant drop on January 1. It will likely be until Q2 before income levels return to where you want them, and all the way until Q4 of 2018 for you to see record-breaking earnings once more. Why does […]