{"id":16801,"date":"2020-03-11T14:14:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=16801"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:05:04","slug":"seo-case-study-the-clean-eating-couple","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/case-study\/seo-case-study-the-clean-eating-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO Case Study: The Clean Eating Couple"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-beige has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-772205c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-beige--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs aligngrid has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61973aa6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68226ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediavine-dev.d1.moderntribe.qa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chevron-left2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:20px\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--2\"><a href=\"\/case-studies\/\">Back to Case Studies<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-20-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h1 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default wp-block-post-title has-80-font-size\">SEO Case Study: The Clean Eating Couple<\/h1><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Here at Mediavine we have often heard people question whether or not ads and SEO can coexist. Let us cut right to the chase with this SEO Case Study and confirm that yes they can!\n\nWe even have a whole blog post dedicated to that exact topic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/seo-and-ads-fact-vs-fiction-and-how-mediavine-optimizes-both-together\/\">How Mediavine optimizes ads and SEO together,<\/a> in order to back that up.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nSince we would never want to compromise speed or SEO for ad income, Mediavine always makes sure both of these are our top priority.\n\nWe even run our technology on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-sites-does-mediavine-own-how-do-they-help-yours\/\">own sites<\/a>, all of which have search engines as their #1 traffic source.\n\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/category\/case-study\/\">SEO Case Study series<\/a> was created to show you real examples of how publishers leverage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/the-ultimate-easy-seo-checklist\/\">Mediavine\u2019s SEO resources<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavines-pagespeed-resources\/\">pagespeed tools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-video-the-ultimate-guide-even-if-you-dont-have-any-video\/\">video<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-in-content-ad-settings-how-to-self-audit-for-best-results\/\">ad settings<\/a> to try to rank higher in search engines, boost traffic and earn more income with their ads.\n\nHere is our latest series installment, and we are very excited to introduce you to Elizabeth Falcigno of the site <a href=\"https:\/\/thecleaneatingcouple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Clean Eating Couple<\/a>.\n\nLiz is sharing about the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavines-seo-resources\/\">SEO and the resources<\/a> she uses, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-video-details\/\">video<\/a> strategy and its positive impact on her revenue, how much she loves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-wins-two-2019-google-certified-publishing-partner-awards\/\">Mediavine&#8217;s award-winning customer service<\/a>\u00a0and more!\n\nWelcome to the blog, Liz!\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"SEO Case Study with the clean eating couple\" width=\"735\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-307x460.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSP-0443-copy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\n<h2>How long have you been blogging? When did you join Mediavine?<\/h2>\nI&#8217;ve been blogging since January of 2013 \u2014 so just about 7 years! I joined Mediavine in September of 2017.\n<h2>What is your current ad density setting in the dashboard for desktop and mobile? Why did you choose this setting?<\/h2>\nAll of my ad density settings are at the default, except for my desktop settings, which are at 25%.\n\nI don&#8217;t want to bog down my site with ads, but definitely want to make sure I&#8217;m being compensated for my great content!\n<h2>When did you start focusing on SEO and\/or site speed? How has working with Mediavine impacted your SEO, site speed and site overall?<\/h2>\nI started focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-seo-introducing-the-mediavine-search-engine-optimization-series\/\">SEO<\/a> and site speed back in May of 2018.\n\nI am confident that Mediavine is doing everything they can to optimize for SEO\/site speed \u2014 so I don&#8217;t worry too much.\n\nThey&#8217;re doing their best, so I control what I can and let Mediavine keep doing what they do best!\n<h2>What steps have you taken to improve your SEO and\/or site speed? What resources\/tools have you used?<\/h2>\nI took Hashtag Jeff&#8217;s SEO course and immediately rethought the way I created content. My posts were too story heavy and not helpful enough for my readers.\n\nI started thinking of every single question readers could possibly have related to my recipes and included all the helpful tips to share with them that I could.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16805 size-mv_create_no_ratio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-735x1103.jpg\" alt=\"chicken pot pie soup \" width=\"735\" height=\"1103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-307x460.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chicken-pot-pie-soup-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\n<h2>Did you find any Mediavine resources useful as you optimized your site speed or SEO? Specific help docs, blog posts and\/or YouTube videos?<\/h2>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-rpm-challenge\/\">Content Upgrade Challenge<\/a> is great, and all of the Facebook Live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/teal-talk-season-2-part-1\/\">Teal Talks<\/a> that you guys do are really helpful.\n<h2>Could you please describe your video strategy? What platform do you use to create video? How many videos do you have uploaded through the Mediavine Video Player? How has the use of Mediavine&#8217;s Video Player impacted your revenue?<\/h2>\nI have outsourced my video creation. I have 16 videos right now, and I focused on creating them for my most popular posts.\n\nVideo has been HUGE for my revenue! I&#8217;m so glad I started doing it!\n<h2>Where do you learn about SEO news and updates? How do you keep track of changes?<\/h2>\nI learn about and stay updated on SEO thanks to a variety of podcasts, emails and also Facebook.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16806 size-mv_create_no_ratio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-735x312.png\" alt=\"the clean eating couple logo\" width=\"735\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-735x312.png 735w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-441x187.png 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-1082x460.png 1082w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-eating-couple-logo-2-1536x653.png 1536w, 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