diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/blog/layout.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/blog/layout.tsx
index 81a4d82c..2d5708ad 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/blog/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/blog/layout.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import Script from 'next/script';
 
 /**
- * Every blog page carries one CrawlProof unit under the post: the text strip,
+ * Every blog page carries one CrawlProof unit at the top of the post,
+ * above the content (never at the bottom, against the footer): the text strip,
  * filled by ad.js, which collapses to nothing when there is no advertiser.
  * The tracker is in the root layout; this is the ads half of the blog's
  * defaults (tracking + ads, both on).
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ import Script from 'next/script';
 export default function BlogLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <>
-      {children}
       <aside
         data-cp-ad=""
         data-slot="edebbd57-5071-42f5-87b0-1267df95eb2f"
         data-format="text_link"
       />
+      {children}
       <Script src="https://crawlproof.com/ad.js" strategy="afterInteractive" />
     </>
   );