{"id":9225,"date":"2019-01-23T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T20:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=9225"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:01:26","slug":"ads-and-affiliate-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/ads-and-affiliate-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediavine Ads and Affiliate Marketing: Striking the Right Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\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=\"\/blog\/\">Back to Blog<\/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)\"><div class=\"aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Advertising<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Mediavine Ads and Affiliate Marketing: Striking the Right Balance<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b38c6d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-author-name\">Brad Hagmann<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2019-01-23T14:13:06-06:00\">January 23, 2019<\/time><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/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\">As a company founded by content creators, which now partners with more than 10,000 content creators in helping build their sustainable businesses, Mediavine recognizes the importance of diversifying your income stream.\n\nWhile programmatic display and video advertising are always our primary focus, many other opportunities exist. Sponsored work with brands, selling products, e-books and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/affiliate-marketing-that-sells\/\">affiliate advertising<\/a> could all contribute to your overall earnings.\n\nIn fact, if you look at some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-income-reports\/\">income reports<\/a> submitted by our fantastic publishers, affiliate advertising often represents a significant piece of the pie.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mediavine-Pins-with-Photos-6.png\" alt=\"Mediavine Ads and Affiliate Marketing: Striking the Right Balance\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mediavine-Pins-with-Photos-6.png 735w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mediavine-Pins-with-Photos-6-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Mediavine-Pins-with-Photos-6-307x460.png 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n\nThe million-dollar question: Can your programmatic and affiliate ads coexist in harmony, maximizing earnings without compromising website speed or quality?\n\nThe answer: Yes, if you strike the right balance. Below, we break down Mediavine\u2019s best practices to help you achieve this equilibrium.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer.png\" alt=\"A man viewing charts and graphs on a Mac desktop computer.\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer-441x294.png 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer-690x460.png 690w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/analytics-computer-735x490.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<h3>Block ads from posts, not the entire site<\/h3>\nIf you have certain posts or pages that are rock stars at generating affiliate revenue, it may be best to remove Mediavine ads from that content. Why?\n\nWe\u2019ve written extensively about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-programmatic-advertising\/\">what programmatic advertising is<\/a> and how the ads placed on a website are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/do-i-choose-the-ads-on-my-site\/\">chosen<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-an-ssp\/\">SSP<\/a> and advertisers they work with are parsing every page and every visitor in order to find the perfect ad for that page and user, and at the best price.\n\nThat\u2019s what programmatic advertising is and why it\u2019s effective, but not if you\u2019re competing with yourself. The ad exchanges may well pick up on the affiliate product you\u2019re promoting within your content, and subsequently serve an ad for the same or similar product.\n\nIn this scenario, you\u2019re taking attention off of your affiliate ad or links with display ads which, while relevant to your users and content, won\u2019t produce as much revenue.\n\nObviously, you shouldn\u2019t turn off Mediavine ads from the entirety of your site, but in specific cases like this, giving affiliate links free rein may boost conversion rates.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"A woman using a smart phone.\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile-441x294.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/woman-reading-mobile-735x490.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<h3>The delicate balance of doubling up<\/h3>\nLucky for you, turning off ads for a specific page or post is as easy as pasting (or removing) a small snippet of code onto that page.\n\nThe reason this is effective is that it leaves highly-viewable, optimized Mediavine ads running on the majority of your site\u2019s pages, which may help earn even more revenue from your affiliate traffic.\n\nWait, what?\n\nLet\u2019s break it down further. Say you\u2019ve created an affiliate post around a great new cleaning product. Within that post is an affiliate ad or link.\n\nThe user clicks through and places that product in the cart, but then prices a few more items that caught their eye before eventually purchasing the product.\n\nNow that user has visited a product\u2019s website, where very likely a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-are-cookies-and-why-do-they-matter-for-advertising\/\">cookie<\/a> has been placed to identify the user as someone interested in their products.\n\nSuddenly that user becomes very valuable to that specific advertiser. Anytime they go to any other page on your site, they will see highly relevant ads from that product\u2019s website.\n\nBecause that programmatic advertiser is likely paying top dollar to place those ads in front of that user, you\u2019ve now earned off of that user twice: Once for the affiliate product, and once for the programmatic ad(s). The definition of double dipping!\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing.jpg\" alt=\"Hands typing on a wireless keyboard.\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing-441x294.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/typing-735x490.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<h3>The importance of affiliate ad placement<\/h3>\nMediavine\u2019s approach to advertising is to display fewer ads than we theoretically could, but in highly viewable positions, enhancing user experience and revenue alike.\n\nAffiliate ads should follow the same guidelines.\n\nPoor placement of affiliate ads, links or widgets could not only hurt affiliate ad performance, but also lead to decreased Mediavine ad performance.\n\nFor example, placing a large affiliate widget in the middle of your content can mistakenly signal the end of your post to some users, causing them to bounce early.\n\nIdeally, larger widgets are placed at or near the end of your post, below your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/optimizing-your-most-valuable-content\/\">most valuable content<\/a>. This keeps users engaged with your content \u2014 and the ad units contained within that content \u2014 all the way through to the end of your post.\n\nHow do you know what users are really engaging with? Consider using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/using-heat-maps\/\">heat map<\/a>. Besides being super awesome, these maps actually help identify audience behavior in ways that are eye-opening. Use that data to place affiliate ads accordingly!\n\nConventional wisdom isn\u2019t always on point. The sidebar, for instance, is always viewed as an easy, open piece of real estate. Seems like a no-brainer for affiliate ad placement, right? Not necessarily, as overloading the sidebar can hurt your earnings.\n\nYou might convert a few more affiliate sales, but adding extra sidebar length (remember your sidebar site health) may dent your Mediavine ad revenue in the process.\n\nAgain, it\u2019s all about balance and using all the tools \u2014 and information \u2014 at your disposal to make the best choices on a site-wide and page-specific level.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger.jpg\" alt=\"mobile blog reader\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger-441x294.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gdpr-blogger-735x490.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<h3>Don\u2019t forget about site speed<\/h3>\n<blockquote>Site speed isn\u2019t everything, it\u2019s the only thing. \u2014 Eric Hochberger<\/blockquote>\nThis wouldn\u2019t be a proper Mediavine blog post if we didn\u2019t mention site speed at least once. Affiliate ads can be heavy, especially if using multiple images and links.\n\nCoupled with the fact that most affiliate ads typically don\u2019t utilize lazy loading, this can have significant impacts on your overall site speed scores.\n\nAny time site speed is affected negatively, ad revenue is also affected negatively. Keep this in mind when adding new affiliate income streams.\n\nIs $46 a month from a new affiliate really that much? What did it cost you in earnings from Mediavine ads as a result of poorer page load times?\n\nThere are situations when going all-in on your affiliate links makes sense, other cases when it clearly doesn\u2019t, and others still when it\u2019s a little less clear.\n\nIf you\u2019re smart about it and consider all the factors, you\u2019ll know the difference and reap the benefits from an intelligent affiliate advertising strategy.<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09aec4f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--3\">About the author<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div 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