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    Ad Tech Shines: Introducing AdtechCares as a New PSA Partner

    Created in 2004, but running ad management services since 2015, Mediavine is the largest display ad management company in the world, working with nearly 9,000 independent lifestyle website publishers, helping them to run programmatic display advertising campaigns across all of their extremely brand-safe content (as ensured by our application process).  Mediavine’s…

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    Mediavine Champions Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Hi, everyone! You probably don’t recognize my name here on the blog, so allow me to introduce myself: I’m Alysha Duff, Media Relations Specialist here at Mediavine. What does that mean? It means I’m working behind the scenes to help shape Mediavine’s public voice through the media. While my teammates frequent…

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    How to Choose Fonts for Site Speed and Accessibility

    Call me a typography nerd, but choosing brand fonts is always my favorite part of the design process.  Typography, the study of fonts and the way letters are designed has long been pivotal in providing readers with easy reading experiences.  (Okay, yes, I am a typography nerd.) Best practices for choosing…

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    General Blogging

    The Latest Web Accessibility Case And Why It Matters

    Today we’re excited to host Jamie Lieberman of Hashtag Legal on the Mediavine blog to explain the latest web accessibility case and why it matters to publishers. On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit, in a case called Gil. v. Winn Dixie Stores, handed down a very significant ruling in the…

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    Pagespeed

    How To Do A Plugin Self Audit: The Mediavine Way

    Why perform a plugin audit? Cutting down on unnecessary plugins not only helps with site speed and performance, but it can also make identifying bugs and conflicts much easier. Getting started with a plugin audit can feel daunting, especially if you have a lot of plugins. But this post will help…

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    How to Increase Your CPM

    Spring has officially begun and Q2 is here. Just like temperatures will begin to rise, so, too, will revenue. (We’ll let Brad break down the numbers in his next installment of Behind the Numbers With Brad.) Today? Let’s talk about how to increase your CPM. First: What is CPM? Essentially, CPM…

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    Ad Settings

    Upcoming Ads.txt Changes in Mediavine Control Panel 2.6

    Hello, Mediavine publishers! This post is going out to you. Since the release of Mediavine Control Panel 2.5 in November 2020, we’ve been hard at work on some new features for the first 2021 update to our core plugin. (We’ve got a pretty comprehensive help doc if you’re not sure what…

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    Increasing RPM

    How to Increase Your Ad Impressions

    Last month we launched a unique adventure called the Sweet Land of Money to help publishers increase their impressions and CPMs in an exciting way! Even though Q2 is quickly approaching, these tips can help you optimize content, step up your SEO game and increase your revenue no matter what season…

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    SEO

    How Content Creators Can Use Search Console to Increase Traffic to Old Posts

    It’s important to create new posts for our blogs, but that’s not the only way to get search traffic to your site. Sometimes we forget that we’re sitting on a gold mine of old posts that can bring in traffic, too. Today we’re welcoming the wonderful Sherry Smothermon-Short of Cub Scout…

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    SEO

    How to Make A Google Web Story

    Eric recently told you about Google Web Stories — a fun and actionable way to get new readers to your site through Google Discover, a feed reader anyone can use. Today I’m going to teach you how to make one. As an avid Android user, Google Discover is one of the…

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    Mediavine

    Mediavine’s 2020 Year In Review

    Dec. 6, 2023: This blog post has been updated to reflect the sale of Grow Social and Grow Social Pro to NerdPress. The plugin is now called Hubbub; more information about the sale can be found on our Hubbub landing page. Here we are, at the end of 2020. If you’re…

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    GCPP DEI Driver Award

    In case you missed it, Mediavine recently won the most awards at the 2020 Google Certified Publishing Partner Summit on November 18th, making us the winningest GCPP for the second year in a row. CEO Eric Hochberger already gave the low down on our Highest Health Score award and today Mediavine’s…