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Among the most common questions we receive online and in person is the following: “How many pageviews do I need for Mediavine?” Short answer: None. Long answer: You’ll need a fair amount, but pageviews are not among the Mediavine requirements. We use sessions as our metric of choice. Mediavine requires that…
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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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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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When parsing content, Google has a tougher time with video than with text or even images. For this reason, it provides multiple ways for publishers to present their video content. The Mediavine Video Player makes SEO a top priority. By default, we output Schema.org markup via JSON-LD for any manually embedded…
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I think every blogger has experienced the following: Brand rep: Can you send me your media kit? You: Of course! Also you, internally: Oh crap, I need to make a media kit. I think every blogger has experienced the following: Brand rep: Can you send me your media kit? You: Of…
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“Mediavine is mostly for small bloggers and food sites, right?” Of all the questions we’ve received from prospective publishers over the years, this is one of the most common. While we are a force in this space (as Mediavine’s ComScore can attest), our holistic approach to ad management extends beyond food…
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It’s no secret that Mediavine doesn’t fill ads at a 100% rate. We’ve even been so bold as to say that 100% fill rate is actually a bad thing. It’s no secret that Mediavine doesn’t fill ads at a 100% rate. We’ve even been so bold as to say that 100%…
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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. As you’ve heard us mention before, Create offers amazing…
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At Mediavine, we’re big fans of collaboration. We’ve got several publishers who believe they’re better together! From world travelers like Andrzej and Jolene of Wanderlust Storytellers and Laurence and Jessica of Finding the Universe to healthy living experts like Christel and Tobias of Diabetes Strong, we’ve talked to many of our…
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Traditional banner ads, a staple since the dawn of digital advertising in the early 90s, have changed relatively little in the past quarter century. Traditional banner ads, a staple since the dawn of digital advertising in the early 90s, have changed relatively little in the past quarter century. Back to Blog • Back…
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Late last year, we launched our patent-pending, revolutionary page speed technology, appropriately named after its purpose: Optimize Ads for Mobile PageSpeed. Late last year, we launched our patent-pending, revolutionary page speed technology, appropriately named after its purpose: Optimize Ads for Mobile PageSpeed. Back to Blog • Back to Blog • Late…
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You did it! You started a blog, and you’re even posting on a regular schedule. You’re starting to see a little bit of traffic, but what’s next? When are you a “real” blogger? You did it! You started a blog, and you’re even posting on a regular schedule. You’re starting to…