Pinterest has the potential to grow your blog fast. Unfortunately, it is easy to forget about the content creators behind those gorgeous images we all love to pin. Don’t be another face in the crowd.
Make it a point to be a friend on Pinterest and watch your blog grow as a result!
This is the third and final post the series “How to Make Pinterest Work for You” where I’m sharing the best tips for skyrocketing your Pinterest following. Catch up here and here.
Here’s how it works…
I’ll give you a list of Pinterest assignments each week, one per day. I’ll even throw in a bonus for when you’re feeling extra peppy.
Schedule five minutes per day to dedicate to each assignment and checkity check them off your list as you go.
Let’s get started! Oh yeah… and please follow me on Pinterest while you’re at it.
This week’s task is to be a friend on Pinterest.
ONE:: Complete your Pinterest profile and verify your site.
Put your best foot forward. Woo us with your description and include a catch phrase to reel readers in and follow you. Here’s a simple tutorial to help.
TWO:: Interact with pinners.
Click to “like” and repin others’ great content. Visit those who follow you and love on their pins.
THREE:: Check your Pinterest analytics to see what time you get the most traffic.
Be sure to pin or schedule for that time. It might correspond with your blog’s busiest day of the week. Max traffic equals maximum opportunity for interaction.
FOUR:: Let people know when you pin their content.
Leave a thoughtful comment on the post. They’ll remember you and likely return the favor.
FIVE:: Make a flashy pinnable image to advertise blog giveaways.
Ask readers to pin the image as an entry. This was the #1 way folks chose to enter my last giveaway. Grab helpful tips to rock your photography with this insightful e-book. This post contains affiliate ads to help support my family at no additional cost to you.
SIX:: Join and create group boards.
Collaborate with friends. More eyes on your pins means more repins and new followers. If you’re new to group boards, read this article.
SEVEN:: Join Pinterest linky parties.
Meet other pin-minded friends, share their content, and get your posts seen! Here are three of my favorites.
BONUS:: Try Pinwoot.
Pinwoot is a free service designed to help pinners promote their content and reel in new followers. For maximum success, be sure to fill out your profile.
Take a few minutes this week to be a friend and show courtesy on Pinterest. You’ll be amazed at where a little kindness can take you!
Say… if you’ve got group boards, I’d love an invite! Can’t hurt to ask, right?!
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For loads more tips on growing your blog, follow my board on Pinterest.
Hi Jelli, thanks for including my resource in your roundup – you give a lot of great ideas here, and I love that you’re encouraging people to focus on ways they can GIVE to others and not just “get.”
Great post! My about me needed a more creative introduction. I am now following you and pinning this to my Blogger Board
Cheers,
Stephanie
Thank you very much for sharing Pinwoot with your readers and your advice to fill profile is spot on!! 🙂
You bet! Thanks for the positive feedback, Alex!
Thank you Jelli for the heads up on Pinwoot. I have never heard of it before but I just joined!!
Raven J. True Blue Baking
Raven, it’s a great place to pick up some extra friends and followers. Just a few minutes every day at Pinwoot can really up your numbers count if you add your beautiful foodie images. Happy to point you in a new direction tonight!
I always forget about Pinterest but I have been using more and more. It’s my biggest traffic source!
It’s great that you know where your traffic comes from, Lauren. That’s a great first step toward maximizing your blog to get the most views and snag some new readers. Hope you found some helpful tips here today. Thank you for visiting.
Thanks for all the great ideas, resources and action steps. I’ve only hear of Gabby’s Pin Party so I’m looking forward to checking out the others.
So happy you found helpful tips here, Deanna. I love Gabby’s fiesta, and the other two are a goldmine for great posts and getting more pins. Thanks so much for visiting this busy week.
This is a great idea! Even though my posts get pinned a lot, people don’t usually click over to my actual Pinterest page. Following these tips especially the Linky parties :).
Hope you find tons more traffic both to your Pinterest page and your site!
I’ve been thinking about checking out pinwoot but was wondering if it was worth the time. I’ll have to check it out.
Did we ever invite you to our Ideas for Kids group board? If not, I send you an invite.
Lucy, Pinwoot is a great place to grab new followers who may have never stumbled upon your blog before. I wouldn’t say to invest hours with it, but even 10 minutes as week can bring in a helpful little trickle of newbies. I’d love to join your group board too! Thanks for stopping by.
This is great, thank you! I’m definitely pinning it
Thanks so much for sharing the tips, Jacquelyn! Sure hope you find some time to implement a few. I guarantee you’ll find more Pinterest followers joining you, especially now that the holidays are in full swing and people are looking for holiday ideas. Have a super weekend!
Great tips and info, thanks!!
Great post. I’m always eager to get info on using Pinterest. Thanks so much!
Kristi
Thanks for the great tips. I’m now following you on Pinterest and look forward to being Pinterest friends! 🙂
Thanks so much, Mariah! I’ll be sure to look you up on Pinterest to follow along tonight too once my kiddos go to bed. Hope you learned a few new tips to make the most of your Pinterest page. Have a super weekend.
THanks for the great info! I am just learning PInterest and don’t use that often. Will have to spend a day next week playing with it. Feel free to follow me there as well! http://www.pinterest.com/khewitt19/
Kristen, I was in your shoes just a few short months ago and probably knew less than you. Read through all 3 of my posts in the Pinterest series, take 3 weeks to implement some of the tips, and I guarantee you’ll see your follower number jump fast! Thank you so much for stopping by.
Great advice. Im off to look into Pinwoot – wasn’t aware of that, and Im now following you on pinterest.
http://www.pinterest.com/dianakeith
Thanks so much, Diana, for coming over to learn a few new tricks for Pinterest. I hope you find Pinwoot beneficial to you and that you come by again soon.
I LOVE Pinterest. But I have very little clue “how” to use it. It’s such a great site though… I’m slowly getting into it. For a while I didn’t understand it, but it is totally great, particularly for guys like me who have “read” more picture books than word books… 🙂
stopping by from sits! i’m saving this post as it’s tres informative!!
Thanks for all the Pinterest tips. I just followed you and am going to look into some of your advice. I’m Jenwag57 if you want to follow me back.
Thanks so much, Jennifer. There are some real gems in those posts. Hope you see those numbers soaring!
I love these tips girl! I am a Pinnaholic and never thought of half this stuff. I need to get crackin!
Great! Thank you, Jen. There are still so many things to learn about Pinterest. I’m just learning the ropes myself, but having tons of fun seeing my following increase with every new tip and trick I learn. Hope you see lots of new pinning followers soon.
This is so helpful! Thanks for sharing, PIINNED! Stopping by from Turn it up Tuesday.
Thank you! Hope you find loads of new traffic heading your way from Pinterest very soon. If you have any questions, just send me a line. Have a terrific weekend.
Awesome, awesome tips! I can’t wait to put them to use! Thank you!
You’re welcome, Heather. All you need to do is plan out a chunk of time to get rolling on a few of these tweaks and you’ll be off to a great start. Thanks so much for visiting.
Hi Jelli, I found your site through the SITS Saturday Link Up and am so glad! You provide incredibly good tips and I’m especially anxious to start applying these Pinterest tips. There’s so many ways Pinterest is helpful both personally and with blogging, I appreciate how you’ve broken down some new ideas for me to try.
I’ve just pinned this post and started following you! 🙂 http://pinterest.com/daidris
Thank you so much, Daidri! You’ll see a big difference in your Pinterest interactions when you put some of these tips into practice whether you’re already the queen of Pinterest or just starting out. Hope you have a beautiful weekend!
It’s been a month for me using Pinterest. I always try to share unique and informative content but later I find out that it has been already shared.
So most of the time ,I just repin other people’s best posts on my Board. I got about 22 Followers there.
I will try your tips 🙂
Thanks
You know, it can be beneficial to you to be repinning, as long as the original source is correct. When people see you repinning their content, it’s likely they’ll come back and follow you. Hope you learn lots and really start to rock out Pinterest! Thank you again for visiting this weekend.
I haven’t utilized Pinterest for my own benefit yet.I am looking to increase number of followers first.
Btw, I hate the commenting system of Pinterest.
They prompt whenever someone write comments below yours.
ABC responded to your comment.
etc
HI Jelli, I recently stumbled upon your website and have been loving someone of your posts . Especially these tips on starting and helping your blog grow. I am very new to the blog scene but have been wanting to do it for so long.. Couple of months ago I finally started, which is great and hopefully with all your tips my blog will grow soon. Still need some work though but getting there one step at a time.
Keep posting the great content. xx
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