Leaf Group Ltd. provided preliminarily earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. The company preliminarily estimates that for the three months ended December 31, 2017, the company's total revenue will be between $39.2 million and $40.2 million, compared to total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2016 of $34.0 million. The increase in total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is primarily the result of increased conversion and average order value in Marketplaces segment, the acquisition of Deny Designs in May 2017 and increased traffic on Livestrong.com. The company preliminarily estimates that for the three months ended December 31, 2017, the company's net loss will be between $4.4 million and $6.3 million, compared to a net loss of $6.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The change in net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is primarily the result of revenue growth on Livestrong.com, improved operating contribution in Marketplaces segment and an overall reduction of operating expenses in Media segment, primarily from lower personnel and related costs. The company preliminarily estimates that for the three months ended December 31, 2017, Adjusted LBITDA will be between $0.7 million and $0.2 million, compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is primarily the result of revenue growth on Livestrong.com, improved operating contribution in Marketplaces segment and an overall reduction of operating expenses in Media segment, primarily from lower personnel and related costs. The company preliminarily estimates that for the year ended December 31, 2017 total revenue will be between $128.5 million and $129.5 million, compared to total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $113.5 million. The increase in total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 is primarily the result of increased conversion and average order value in Marketplaces segment, the acquisition of Deny Designs in May 2017 and increased traffic on Livestrong.com, partially offset by lower monetization on eHow due to strategic shift to launch several category- specific media properties leveraging topics and content from eHow, the realignment of content studio in 2016 and decreases in traffic from the divestitures of certain media properties, including Cracked in 2016.