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    SEO

    Google Search Console: New Video Features For Even Better Results

    On Monday, Google added two pretty big video features to Google Search Console. Under Enhancements, you’ll now get a report on any videos marked up in Schema.org and parsed by Google, as well as the ability to see how your videos are helping your search appearances. What does that mean and…

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    Advertising

    What is AMP and Should You Run it?

    Realizing that content creators and consumers are increasingly living in a mobile-first world, Google launched its AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) project over four years ago now. With a goal of speeding up mobile pages and improving the experience for publishers and readers, AMP is great in concept. Realizing that content creators…

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    Interview

    Publisher Interview: Brandon Gaille of BrandonGaille.com

    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

    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

    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…

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    Mediavine Requirements: Why Our Application Process Yields the Best Results

    Wondering about the requirements to become a publisher at Mediavine? You’ve come to the right place. Mediavine is for big bloggers and smaller publishers alike, placing a premium on original content and website quality. How do we define that, and do you qualify? Let’s break down the Mediavine requirements and application…

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    What is an LLC and How Does it Work?

    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

    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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    Advertising

    Google First Price Auction: What it Means For Publishers

    Six months after announcing an overhaul of its auction dynamics, Google has finally begun moving most traffic from a second price auction to a first price auction in Google Ad Exchange, Google Ad Manager, and other ad products. What does that even mean? How will it impact Mediavine publishers and the…

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    Video

    Mediavine Video Player Placement: Recipe Card or In-Content?

    We’re often asked by publishers where the Mediavine Video Player should be placed to deliver the best performance: in the content or within the recipe/how-to card. As always, there are multiple factors to consider when determining the ideal placement (and how we’re defining placement itself, which we’ll get to momentarily), and…

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    General Blogging

    WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial — Your Top Questions Answered

    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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    Go for Teal

    Increase Font Size, and Increase SEO & RPM Along With It

    Post updated August 2021 One of the simplest, fastest, and most effective tweaks you can make to simultaneously improve your website’s user experience, SEO and RPM may surprise you: Increase your font size. We say it’s quick because it should require one easy change to your theme’s settings page, or a…