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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 is a big day at Mediavine, as we…

Any time is a good time to optimize your content, which is why we’re here to introduce the Mediavine Content Upgrade Challenge!  While many of us think of Q4 as the quarter where we make all our money, it’s important to know that advertising spend varies by the season. Contrary to…

Let’s talk about one of the less sparkly and exciting, but very important, topics within the blogging world, shall we? Disclosure. It’s a word that gets people fired up and feeling all the feels. I get it, it feels clunky and like one more thing you have to check off your…

Nearly a year in the making, Mediavine’s new ad tech, or Script Wrapper 2.0, is officially live! Uh… What the Heck is the Script Wrapper? The script wrapper is our core piece of advertising technology, allowing us to deliver billions of ad impressions across thousands of websites and continually optimize them….

If you’re signed up for Google Search Console, you may have recently received an email from Google pertaining to mobile-first indexing. First, if you haven’t signed up for Google Search Console, do so IMMEDIATELY. Previously known as Webmaster Tools, Google Search Console allows Google to communicate with you directly and offer…

Online Advertising Enters a New Millennium In part one of this series on the history of digital advertising, we threw it way back to the ‘90s, when tablets and smartphones weren’t even a thing, and the mysterious sounds of dial up connections began to fill houses around the globe. Thank goodness…

Just last week, we talked about the advantages of writing shorter paragraphs and shorter sentences when it comes to producing content that will maximize your RPM. But to be clear, that doesn’t mean shorter articles. If there’s one pitfall we often see on the content front, it’s that publishers simply don’t have…

Many of you remember the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes earlier this year. Or perhaps you’ve tried to block them out. Either way, a little over three months later, the sky has not fallen. After countless questions, Facebook Live sessions, discussions with lawyers and ad partners, Mediavine presented…

If you’ve been following my recent articles on how to improve your RPM, then hopefully by now you have a nice large, mobile-friendly font size and line height. Now that your increased font size and spacing have optimized your text for readability and earning potential, it’s time to do the same…

Being smart about where you spend and saving money go hand-in-hand. What else goes hand-in-hand? Our talented publishers, Kelan and Brittany Kline AKA The Savvy Couple. They’re an entrepreneur and teacher team who is passionate about personal finance and living a life of freedom. We love hearing our publishers’ stories, no matter…

Heya fellow bloggers! I’m Lena Gott, blogger at What Mommy Does and blog coach at Adventures in Blogging. I hope you’re doing well and not too weary from a summer traffic slump (if you experience this like I do every year). In case you missed it, I did a joint video…

I know what you’re thinking. Another post about optimizing the words and spacing in your content after our novel on why you should increase font size? Yes. Line Height is worth its own article. Another oft-overlooked aspect of CSS and website design, line height can have a big impact on your…