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Attention, Mediavine publishers with web traffic coming from Europe: We hope you’re sitting down, because we’ve got some exciting news for you. No, it’s not GDPR related, we promise. We mean actual good news — a rarity when it comes to advertising in Europe — in the expansion of the Mediavine…

As we shared earlier this summer, Google delayed its roadmap for phasing out support for third-party cookies, moving its own timeline back by nearly two years. Google shifted Chrome’s plan to deprecate third-party cookies because, to make a long story short, we need additional time as an industry to get it…

Hi, everyone! You probably don’t recognize my name here on the blog, so allow me to introduce myself: I’m Alysha Duff, Media Relations Specialist here at Mediavine. What does that mean? It means I’m working behind the scenes to help shape Mediavine’s public voice through the media. While my teammates frequent…

If you’re a new blogger, bookmark this and come back in a few years. But if you’ve been blogging for awhile, you may have already asked yourself this SEO question: Should you delete content that’s old and/or not doing a lot for you? Looking for a quick answer? Sorry. We’re going…

It’s no secret that we are huge proponents of video at Mediavine. Publishers who embrace video can earn much higher advertising revenue, reap the SEO benefits and even offer a great experience for users if they take the right steps. However, we’re also aware that video presents challenges. Creating videos worth…

If you’re running Grow — and if you’re not, we’re telling you, you’re missing out — then you’re likely familiar with its awesome Recommended Content feature. Recommended, or personalized, content provides users with a superior browsing experience, encouraging them to authenticate and consent to personalized ads. Grow widgets will display content…

Greetings content creators and welcome to another episode of Mediavine On Air, the podcast just for you. RPM, or revenue per mille, is often mistakenly thought of as the amount or way that a website earns. While this is not the case, RPM is a math equation that provides an overall…

Updated 8/30/2021 – The Trellis Open Beta is now available to all! Turbocharge your WordPress site and conquer those Core Web Vital scores with the theme built for speed. Learn more or get Trellis now! The much-anticipated (or at least much-talked-about) Google Page Experience algorithm is officially in effect as of…

As you know, Mediavine recently brought back the mobile interstitial for a second act after its unspectacular debut a few years ago. Now, as promised, we’ve launched its desktop counterpart in all its glory (and scary user experiences, which we’ll touch on shortly). The New Desktop Interstitial Like the mobile interstitial,…

Call me a typography nerd, but choosing brand fonts is always my favorite part of the design process.  Typography, the study of fonts and the way letters are designed has long been pivotal in providing readers with easy reading experiences.  (Okay, yes, I am a typography nerd.) Best practices for choosing…

Bloggers are no stranger to the Jump to Recipe button, or as we sometimes call it to encompass more than just recipes, the Jump to Card button. If you’re a food or how-to blogger, you’re likely familiar with the dilemma: Writing more content before the How-To or Recipe Card improves RPM…

With the end of third-party cookies looming, it’s no secret that the industry is betting big on first-party data as the premiere solution. As such, it’s no surprise that one of the top industry publications, Digiday, has added a Best First-Party Data Strategy category to its annual awards. Today, we’re excited…