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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A new decade is officially upon us, and as we touched on in our Mediavine 2020 road map, no topic is of greater concern and interest to the online advertising world as we head into the ’20s than privacy. As a leader is shaping this changing landscape, Google announced Tuesday that it plans…

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. Our industry evolves so rapidly that providing a concise roadmap…

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…

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…

Post updated October 2023 If you’re reading this, you probably know what RPM is and how it’s calculated. What you may not know, given the complexity of the subject and sheer amount of noise surrounding it online, is how to improve it. Short answer: There is no short answer. In programmatic…

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…

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. Today we’re releasing version 1.5.4 for Create by Mediavine®….