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Regarding ads are not showing on site Even after approval

bhavic gedekar

Even after the site got approval from the mediavine journey platform on October 29, today is November 8, ads are not showing on my site. When I open my site from PC or smartphone, instead of ads, I only see the promotional banner of mediavine journey in the middle of the content, whereas other ads should be visible in the content.

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  • Support
    • Journey Support Team

    Hey Bhavic, it looks like ads ARE running on your site. But there are several things happening here. 
    1. You're on your site more than most, so you're not going to be served premium ads which then causes lower ad fill for you, as a user. 
    2. Your content is super short, so your overall performance won't be great since there's not a lot of space on your site for those in content ads to populate
    3. You have some brand safety things going on that might be causing advertisers to spend their budget on more family friendly sites. Things like drugs, meth, sex, are going to cause brand safety concerns.

    So while you're site isn't performing optimally, ads are running as they should be on your site. 

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  • Muhammad Naeem

    I'm having exactly the same problem.

    I recently activated the Mediavine plugin on (my website) after getting approval. However, I noticed that most displayed ads are promotional banners for the Mediavine journey. Unlike AdSense, where ads from various companies are shown, my site seems to display these Mediavine-branded ads predominantly.

    Is this normal during the initial setup phase? If yes, how long does it usually take for other advertisers' ads to start showing? Do I need to check specific settings or steps in my Mediavine dashboard to optimize ad diversity?

    See the screenshot below showing the ads that are currently appearing on my website.

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  • John
    • Journey Support Team

    Hi Muhammad Naeem. It's not at all uncommon for placeholders to display on the site, particularly for site owners who are on the site more than normal readers. There are some open threads on the topic like this one that you can refer to for more on the topic. Thanks!

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  • Muhammad Naeem

    I didn't find any specific answers to my questions in this thread.
    Please answer these questions for me:

    Is this normal during the initial setup phase?

    If yes, how long does it usually take for ads from other advertisers to appear?

    I'm on my third day of installing the ads but I'm only seeing Grow's promotional ads on my website.

    Do I need to check specific settings or steps in my Mediavine dashboard to improve ad diversity?

    Please explain to me in detail. I'm taking this issue more seriously.

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  • John
    • Journey Support Team

    Hi Muhammad Naeem. As Rachel explains in the thread that I linked, if you're seeing primarily placeholder ads when you visit the site that just means that ad spend is low for you specifically. It can be more common for spend to take a little while to ramp up as advertisers get to know the site, but there are a number of factors that advertisers take into account like location of readers, content, traffic, etc… 

    With programmatic advertising, ads are targeted to individual readers of the site - so what ads you're being served would be determined by the ad spend for you specifically and wouldn't necessarily be what readers are seeing when they visit the site. For instance, when I visit the site, I'm being served live ads that are targeted to me. I'm also seeing earnings in your analytics, so that means that other readers are being served ads as well. 

    Ads are working great on the site - there aren't any additional settings on your end that you would need to adjust. Thanks!

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  • Muhammad Naeem
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    Hope you are well.

    Thank you for your previous explanation in which you provided an explanation about Mediavine ads on my website. I would like to ask you a question for further clarification:

    How long does it take for premium ads to appear in most cases? I have noticed that my website traffic is reasonable, user engagement is also good, and my articles are unique and quality.

    Furthermore, I asked various users of my website about the ads, and they all told me that they are seeing only Mediavine promotional ads (placeholder ads).

    Is this problem common, and is there any additional steps required for premium ads to appear faster?

    Because due to these ads, my website is earning very little, if not non-existent.

    I will wait for your response.

    Thank you and regards,

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