The Mediavine Team

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    Influencer Marketing

    5 Actions for Content Creators to Make The Influencer Industry More Inclusive

    Back to Blog • By now you’ve probably heard numerous rallying cries advocating the need for diversity, representation and inclusion. It seems that each day there are new headlines either exposing the lack of diversity in X industry or celebrating the moves towards it in another. These aren’t just buzzwords or the latest trends in…

  • Video

    Mediavine Video: The Ultimate Guide (Even if You Don’t Have Any Video!)

    Back to Blog • So, you want to jump on board the video train, but don’t know where to start? No worries. We’ve got you. First, let’s answer the most basic question:  What do you need, right now, to get started with Mediavine video? A website that is monetized with Mediavine ads That’s it.  Note…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Brandon Gaille of BrandonGaille.com

    Back to Blog • One of our favorite things about Mediavine publishers is that they not only work hard toward their goals, but they are willing to share their information and expertise.  The type of selflessness and generous nature our influencers display never ceases to amaze us. Between our private Facebook group to blog posts,…

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    General Blogging

    9 Best Business Card Design Tips

    Back to Blog • Exchanging business cards is a long-standing tradition at many blogging conferences, including our own Mediavine conferences. Even in the digital age, they’re a great way to keep track of who you met and to spread the word about your blog or business. They’re also a great identifier for your blog, especially…

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    Interview

    Behind The Vine With Stephen Marsi

    Back to Blog • When your mission is helping content creators build sustainable businesses, there’s a lot more to talk about besides ad management. The Mediavine team is constantly working behind the scenes creating and building new products while offering the best user experience and supporting publishers, all of which Co-Founder Stephen Marsi is a…

  • General Blogging

    What is an LLC and How Does it Work?

    Back to Blog • At Mediavine, we’re all about content creators building sustainable businesses. As that business scales, influencers must legally protect themselves, their audience and their intellectual property. You know when we start throwing around terms like ‘intellectual property’, it’s time to call a lawyer. We’ve asked attorney and friend of Mediavine Jamie Lieberman…

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    General Blogging

    How to Use NoFollow

    Back to Blog • Nofollow attributes have long provided content creators with a straightforward way to tell search engines when, for all intents and purposes, to ignore a link on their website while still providing the user with potentially valuable content. That handy little tool just got a major upgrade, so we thought we’d cover…

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    General Blogging

    WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial — Your Top Questions Answered

    Back to Blog • Update: The Create WordPress plugin has been acquired by one of its original engineers, John-Michael (JM) L’Allier. Now independently managed, Create remains in active development and continues to serve publishers under JM’s leadership. If you have any questions, please visit https://create.studio or email support@create.studio. Hi friends! I’m Ethan, one of the engineers here…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Stephanie Keeping of Spaceships and Laserbeams

    Back to Blog • Summer might be quickly coming to an end, but our Mediavine publishers continue to create and inspire. One of the things we love most is hearing about and sharing our publishers’ stories. Stories of how they started, how they have grown and how life changing Mediavine has been for not only…

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    General Blogging

    Media Kits 101

    Back to Blog • I think every blogger has experienced the following: Brand rep: Can you send me your media kit? You: Of course! Also you, internally: Oh crap, I need to make a media kit. I think every blogger has experienced the following: Brand rep: Can you send me your media kit? You: Of…

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    Publisher Interview

    Publisher Interview: Jim & Mary Competti of Old World Garden

    Back to Blog • It’s the thick of summer, and while it might be hard to keep your vegetable garden alive in this heat, Mediavine’s garden of publishers is just growing and growing. We absolutely love watching our publishers nurture and cultivate the seeds of their blog and help them to flower into a sustainable…

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    General Blogging

    How to Make Your Sponsored Content Authentic

    Back to Blog • Sponsored content is an important piece of the revenue puzzle for so many of our publishers. Some truly enjoy creating branded content, some see it more as a necessary evil. Sponsored content is an important piece of the revenue puzzle for so many of our publishers. Some truly enjoy creating branded…