The Mediavine Team

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    Advertising

    Mediavine Wins Two 2019 Google Certified Publishing Partner Awards

    Back to Blog • At the beginning of November, a handful of the Mediavine crew made our way to gloriously cold New York City for the annual Google Certified Publishing Partner Summit, the third time Mediavine has attended since our move into ad management. It was our also our first time presenting at the GCPP…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Hilda Solares of Fittoserve Group

    Back to Blog • It’s the beginning of a whole new decade, which can mean a time where people want to make changes, transform and grow, much like the ever growing list of Mediavine publishers. Can you believe that list has over 6,000 people as of the beginning of Q1 in 2020? It’s the beginning…

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    General Blogging

    What is Q1?

    Back to Blog • Q1 is the nickname for the first tax quarter of the year, but there’s so much more to it than that, especially when it comes to digital advertising. When is Q1? Short for “quarter one,” Q1 represents the months of January, February and March. Q1 is the nickname for the first…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: James Cave of Portugalist

    Back to Blog • If there is one thing our Mediavine publishers are, besides hard working, it’s inspiring. Even more incredible is that they are willing to provide tips, advice and share their expertise to help others learn and grow. The Publisher Interview Series is all about sharing the success stories of how our MVPs…

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    General Blogging

    Pricing Yourself For Sponsored Work

    Back to Blog • We are probably all familiar with the feeling you get when a brand rep asks, “What is your rate for this project?” On one hand, hooray! They are willing to pay you real cash monies! On the other, well… fiddlesticks. Now you have to come up with a rate. It’s a…

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    General Blogging

    How to Capitalize on Holidays as a Content Creator

    Back to Blog • Can you believe it will be 2020 in only a few weeks? It’s crazy to think about how fast this year has flown by. We are coming close to the end of Q4, also known as the magic months in the influencer world. This is the time when everyone is trying…

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    Influencer Marketing

    Why SEO Matters for Sponsored Content

    Back to Blog • It’s no secret: SEO is quite the buzzword right now. And with good cause! Anyone who has been hit hard by changes to social media algorithms can attest that having diversity among your traffic sources is as important as having a diversified revenue stream. While search performance is never 100% within…

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    General Blogging

    When To Use No-Follow

    Back to Blog • Even when you’re a seasoned blogger, remembering when and how to use certain HTML attributes to keep the Google gods happy can be a little overwhelming.  None gets questioned (or rumored about) more than the mighty No-Follow attribute. What is No-Follow? No-Follow is an HTML attribute that allows you to tell…

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    Analytics

    What is Performance: How to Measure, How to Compare

    Back to Blog • Hi everyone! Let me formally introduce myself. I’m Cynthia, Director of Business Intelligence for Mediavine. I work behind the scenes with Eric, Nicole, Heather and Brad (as well as the rest of the amazing Mediavine team). My role is to analyze new opportunities, and offer performance suggestions and troubleshooting guidance to…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Matthew Karsten of Expert Vagabond

    Back to Blog • Here at Mediavine we can’t say enough about how inspiring it is to see how hard our publishers work to pursue their dreams and reach their goals. It’s also incredible that they are willing to provide tips, advice and share their expertise.  We love the Publisher Interview series, because it gives…

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    General Blogging

    Schema Errors & Warnings: What They Are, Why They Matter & When (Not) to Panic

    Back to Blog • In a previous post, we touched briefly on what schema is.  Today, we’re delving into schema warnings and errors: What they are, when you need to care and why it probably isn’t the emergency you are thinking it is.  First, I need to let you in on a secret. I’m not a…

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    Advertising

    Mediavine In-Content Ad Settings: How to Self-Audit For Best Results

    Back to Blog • Are you limiting the potential earnings of your website in ways you aren’t even aware of? If you don’t know the answer to that, we recommend conducting a self-audit of your Mediavine in-content ad settings. We’ve discussed these settings in the past, at length (the post linked to above, written by…