275: Optimizing Ads - How Food Bloggers Can Make the Most Out of Display Ads with Paul Bannister and Becca Clark

Ad revenue in Q4, common traits of top ad revenue-earning sites, and balancing ad revenue and user experience with AdThrive. ----- Welcome to episode 275 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Paul Bannister and Becca Clark from AdThrive about how ad revenue works and how food bloggers can increase the income they get from ads. Optimizing Ads  Let’s talk about ads. They’re a simple way to make some money from your site (essentially, the more traffic you have, the more ad revenue you can potentially make), and there are many different strategies to help you optimize your ad revenue out there. But ad placement and revenue is an art and a science. Paul and Becca from AdThrive are here on the podcast to talk about how ads work and how food bloggers can optimize the ads they run on their sites. It’s an interesting conversation in how ads operate behind-the-scenes, as well as how incredible content is essentially the ultimate driver of ad revenue. In this episode, you’ll learn: What they do at AdThrive Common traits of top ad revenue-earning sites How to evaluate ad managers How to optimize your ad income What a Google Certified Publisher is What viewable ads and sticky ads are How recipe ads work How to balance ad revenue and user experience How to optimize ads for Q4 How the food industry is trending Resources: AdThrive WP Recipe Maker Tasty Recipes If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to [email protected]. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership