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    General Blogging

    WordPress Gutenberg: Should You Make the Switch?

    It seems like every time we get up in the morning something new has changed in the blogging world. Gutenberg isn’t new, but when this massive change to WordPress was dropped, a lot of bloggers chose to ignore it rather than adapt. It seems like every time we get up in…

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    General Blogging

    Recession-Proof Your Blog: Don’t Give Up. Double Down.

    There’s no disputing that the global health crisis has already taken a toll on the economy and plunged all of us into uncharted territory. A veritable onslaught of negative news, and so much uncertainty and trepidation regarding the path forward, invariably leads to panic. But please don’t. There’s no disputing that…

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    General Blogging

    3 Mistakes Bloggers Make on Pinterest

    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. What are the top 3 mistakes bloggers make on Pinterest?…

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    SEO Like A CEO

    Keyword Prominence: Use Your Keyphrase Early!

    In today’s installment of Mediavine’s SEO series, we’re delving into keyword prominence — a term you may not be familiar with, but one that will help with things you definitely are familiar with. In today’s installment of Mediavine’s SEO series, we’re delving into keyword prominence — a term you may not…

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    General Blogging

    What is Q2?

    What is Q2? By definition, Q2 is the second quarter of the year. Technically, Q2 stands for “quarter two.” When it comes to advertising, there’s a lot more to Q2 than meets the eye. When is Q2? Q2 is the tax quarter of the year that includes the months of April,…

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    SEO Like A CEO

    Google Stop Words: Should You Remove Them For SEO?

    In this week’s edition of the Mediavine SEO series, we’re asking you to stop what you’re doing for a few moments and consider a few hundred words about stop words. Terribly unfunny intros aside, what does that even mean? In this week’s edition of the Mediavine SEO series, we’re asking you…

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    SEO

    Keyword Research: Trust the Process (and the Right Tools) For SEO Success

    In this week’s installment of Mediavine’s SEO series, we’re taking our ongoing discussion of keywords to a whole new level. We began at the start, with the basics of what is a keyword — a more complicated question than many people might think. In this week’s installment of Mediavine’s SEO series,…

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    Advertising

    Should I Put Ads on My Website?

    This may sound odd coming from an advertising management company, but if you’re wondering whether you should put ads on your website, our answer is that it depends. This is due to a lot of different components. This may sound odd coming from an advertising management company, but if you’re wondering…

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    What is Comscore?

    Updated April 2024 If you’re part of the Mediavine community, you may have heard us refer to Comscore at some point in the past. But what is Comscore? And why should you care as a publisher? Comscore describes itself on its website as a powerful third-party source for “accurately measuring audiences…

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    General Blogging

    What is DMCA? When Should You Take Action?

    Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. This is the opinion of one person who has been blogging a long time, and working with other bloggers for almost as long. As bloggers, many of us have shared this experience: You’re cruising around the internet and then…

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    SEO

    Cornerstone Content: The Key(stone) to Your Content Strategy

    The term “cornerstone content” is frequently used when discussing search engine optimization methods, but what does it mean? I attempt to answer that, in a slightly different way than most others in this field, in today’s edition of the Mediavine SEO series. The term “cornerstone content” is frequently used when discussing…

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    Advertising

    What is PMP? Private Marketplace Deals From Mediavine’s Perspective

    Warning: AAOA! (Advertising Acronym Overload Ahead!) As Mediavine’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Revenue, I can tell you that Private Marketplace, or PMP deals, are an important but somewhat lesser-known aspect of programmatic advertising. Warning: AAOA! (Advertising Acronym Overload Ahead!) As Mediavine’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Revenue, I…