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    SEO

    Internal Links: PageRank and Simple SEO You Can Control

    Welcome to another installment of the Mediavine SEO series, in which we break down the best practices for optimizing content as you build your website. SEO or search engine optimization, involves a little technical know-how, smart keyword usage, well-formatted content and making the best use of links. Links are mentioned more…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Lia Garcia of Practical Wanderlust

    I know we say this often, but it’s true: Our Mediavine publishers are incredible! Besides being hard working, they are often willing to provide tips and advice, while sharing their expertise to help others learn and grow. I know we say this often, but it’s true: Our Mediavine publishers are incredible!…

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    Advertising

    Coalition For Better Ads Announces Short Form Video Standards

    Since 2018, Mediavine has been a proud member of the Coalition for Better Ads (CBA), an organization of global leaders dedicated to improving consumers’ experience with online advertising. While our goal as an ad management provider is to increase content creators’ earnings, we see improving user experiences and the overall health of…

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    General Blogging

    Proofreading for Bloggers (Even if You’re Not an English Major)

    I’ve been a blogger since 2006, so I’ve read quite a lot of blog posts before and after that time. I also had a previous career as a copyeditor, which means that many of the posts I’ve read (including my own) have made me cringe at the errors. I’ve been a…

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    Advertising

    What is Mediavine Home? Ad Solutions, Higher Earnings For Every Niche

    If we had a dime for every time we were asked the question “What is Mediavine” … well, we’d be sitting on a pretty big pile of dimes. The short answer: We’re an indispensable partner in helping content creators build sustainable businesses. Offering not only advertising management solutions but the support,…

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    SEO Like A CEO

    PageRank: Why Links Are So Important

    What is PageRank? PageRank is the original Google Search algorithm, written by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while at Stanford. To oversimplify its concept, PageRank uses links to evaluate the importance of pages and determine their ordering in search results. What is PageRank? PageRank is the original Google Search…

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    General Blogging

    Mediavine Income Reports from our Publishers

    Mediavine Income Reports are kind of an awesome thing. We don’t ever ask or expect our publishers to write them, but we think income reports, along with Mediavine reviews, are incredibly helpful to the blogging world. Mediavine Income Reports are kind of an awesome thing. We don’t ever ask or expect…

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    SEO

    What is Anchor Text: SEO Best Practices for Links

    You know those words that appear in an html hyperlink, a.k.a. the link text between the opening <a> and closing </a>? That’s called the anchor text and it matters quite a lot. You know those words that appear in an html hyperlink, a.k.a. the link text between the opening <a> and…

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    Accessibility

    What is Website Accessibility?

    When I first started learning about website accessibility, I thought of it the way most people do — assuming that it’s about making websites more usable for people with disabilities. I quickly learned that this is only partially correct. When I first started learning about website accessibility, I thought of it…

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    General Blogging

    What is Content Syndication?

    With regards to our own website, The Hollywood Gossip, we have used content syndication for years to help grow our fan base, our backlink profile and our SEO rankings. But what is content syndication really, and how does it work? With regards to our own website, The Hollywood Gossip, we have…

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    SEO

    What is SEO: Introducing the Mediavine Search Engine Optimization Series

    What is SEO? A term that’s become ubiquitous over the past two decades, yet remains largely misunderstood. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the practice of optimizing content to appear higher in search engine results pages, or SERPs. SEO involves selecting the right keywords, properly formatting content, making the…

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    Teal Talk

    Teal Talk®: Season 2, Part 1

    What better way to begin a recap of the first half of our second season of Teal Talk® than with these immortal words? What better way to begin a recap of the first half of our second season of Teal Talk® than with these immortal words? Back to Blog • Back…