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Pinterest is a great source for growing your blog! Here are a few tips on how to grow your blog traffic using Pinterest. The most important thing is you need “pin-worthy” photos in your posts. Take a look at most of the pins on your boards. Don’t you have pins that are clear, focused, cropped, and […]
Welcome to the fourth in a series of posts about getting started on different social media platforms! Today we are focusing on Pinterest, an image sharing/content curation platform with social features. Pinterest: The Backstory Pinterest launched in 2010 and now has over 44 million users. Although initially using Pinterest for marketing was discouraged, features for business users have since expanded. […]
Pinterest Personalization If you have been on Pinterest lately you may have noticed that your Pinterest feed looks different than it did in the past. That is because Pinterest added a new “personalization” setting to your account. Which means you will see images from pinners that you haven’t even followed. Here’s how it works: When […]
As craft and food bloggers know, Pinterest is an important resource for driving traffic to blogs. However, if you’ve blogged for more than two years, chances are that your old blog posts are riddled with horizontal photos. As all Pinterest users know, the pins that are shared the most often have similar qualities: Good or […]
Pinterest is one of the most efficient ways to drive traffic back to your site. The large photos and short text encourage readers to click back to your site and learn more. You can also post often without feeling like a spammer, creating a ton of opportunities for new people to find (and bookmark) your […]
Pinterest can be an amazing resource (and a fantastic time-suck). You can find brand new blog followers and potential customers when you post blog content on Pinterest. You never know who will repin your image, share it with a friend, or simply like it. That one connection could lead to a lifetime of sales and […]
Pinterest – you either love it or you hate it. For many (myself included), it’s a black hole of beautiful images, life hacks and aspirational ideas. For others, it’s a frustrating, non-nonsensical waste of time. There isn’t a wrong or right way to look at Pinterest, but like it or not, it’s not going away. […]
Social media has changed the way we meet people, share ideas, and do business. If you’re not using social media to your fullest potential, now is the time to start. Social media can be a little intimidating. There are a lot of networks out there and more keep popping up every day. Don’t overwhelm yourself […]
Today we are going to take two posts that I’ve written here—Creating Audience Profiles and How to Use Pinterest for Creative Businesses—and mash them together for a really fun project. Ready? In the first post I gave you all sorts of insight about creating audience profiles using analytics from Facebook and Google. Today I want […]
By now you’ve heard all of the hoopla about Pinterest. You may even be fairly addicted to the image pinning site and spend a fair amount of time getting inspiration for your home decor, recipes or party ideas. But you can also use Pinterest to promote your creative business. The first thing to do is […]
