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HowtoIncreaseBlogTrafficfromPinterest(Preview)-AlliKelley
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HowtoIncreaseBlogTrafficfromPinterest(Preview)-AlliKelley
About
Asanewblogger,Istruggledforoverayeartryingtofigureouthowtoincreasetraffictomyblog.Ireadandreadandsearchedandsearchedforconcreteinforma<onandaconcretesystemIcouldusetoincreasetraffic.IwasinterestedinpursuingPinterestfortraffic,butwasdiscouragedathowexpensivesomeonlinecoursescouldbe.Sincemyblogwasnew,itwasn’tmakinganincomeandIdidn’tfeeljus<fiedspendingthemoney.ADerpiecingtogetherallthefreeinforma<onIcouldandALOToftrialanderror,IfiguredoutasystemforPinterestthatworked.
IlearnedhowtogetmycontentinfrontofthousandsofpeopleandhowtoturnthatPinterestsuccessintotrafficon
myblog.Thebestpart?Ialsofiguredouthowtodoitallinlessthan30minutesaweek.Yep,youreadthatright.
Pinterestismynumberonetrafficsourceandmanagingitisthequickestpartofmyworkweek.WhileI’mnotaveteranbloggerorexpertbyanymeans,IamproudofwhatIhavefiguredoutandIwanttoshareit.IusedthestrategiesIoutlineheretotakemyblogfrom1,000PV/monthtoover70,000PV/monthinabout3months-andit’ss<llincreasing!I’vesharedmystrategywithfriendsinamuchlessstructuredformat,butaDersomanyrequestsIthoughtaneBookwouldbemorehelpful.IputtogetherthiseBookinhopesthatitwillsaveyousome<meandfrustra<on.Andit’ssomuchcheaperthananonlinecourse!
ThiseBookisforthePinterestbeginner,Iwilloutlinethetop3thingsyouneedtodotodrivetraffictoyourblogviaPinterest.IgoindepthandprovideyouwithscreenshotsofmyPinterestaccountandBoardBoosteraccounttomakesureyouhavealltheinforma<onyouneedtobesuccessful.Asanaddedbonus,IalsogiveyouacopyofthespreadsheetIusetokeepitallorganized.Whiletheexamplesinthisbookareaboutfoodblogging,thestrategiesIoutlinecanbeappliedtoanyniche.
Ihopethishelpsyouonyourbloggingjourney!
Bestwishes,
- Alli
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KeysforPinterestSuccess
ThemostimportantthingtorealizeaboutPinterestisthatPinterestisasearchengine,notasocialmediaplaborm.Thismeansthatcontentyoupinneedstobeop<mizedtoPinterest’salgorithm.Don’tstress,itisn’thardtodo!
Herearethetop3<psthiseBookwillfocuson:
• Pinterestvalueslong,ver<cal,beau<fulimages.ThefocusofPinterestisdefinitelypictures.Ifyoudon’thavebeau<fulphotos,beingsuccessfulonPinterestwillbeastruggle.(Ifyouneedtoimproveyourphotography,Ihighlyrecommendtheseebooks:TheFoodPhotographyBookandTastyFoodPhotography.)WewillcoverhowtocreatePinterestimagesusingCanvainSec<on1.
• Pinterestpindescrip<onsarealsoimportant.Thisiswhereyouwanttoputthekeywordsyouwantassociatedwithyourcontent.WewilltalkmoreabouthowtodokeywordresearchinSec<on2andthenhowtoapplythosekeywordstoyourpins.
• Pinterestvaluesconsistency.Idon’tthinkthereisamagicalnumberofpinsyouneedtopinadayforPinteresttolikeyourcontentandprofile.Themainthingthealgorithmvaluesisconsistent,reliablepinningtoallofyourboards.InSec<ons3,4and5wewillcoverprofilebasics,groupboardbasics,andhowtocreateaconsistentpinningstrategyusingBoardBooster.
Ifyoucanmasterthesethreesimplethings,you’llbewellonyourwaytobeingsuccessfulonPinterest.IusedthestrategiesIoutlineinthisbooktobringmyblogfrom1,000pv/monthtoover70,000pv/monthinabout3monthsanditiscon<nuallyincreasing.However,Iamnotheretotellyouthatyouwillbeanovernightsuccessusingthesestrategies-anyonewhotellsyouthatisbeingdishonest.The<melineofyoursuccessisdependentonmanyfactors(yourblog,yourcontent,yourphotos,etc.),anditwilltake<meforthePinterestalgorithmtorecognizeyouasaqualitypinner.ButIwilltellyouthatincreasingtraffictoyourblogfromPinterestis100%aaainable.
AsyougothroughthiseBook,IhighlyrecommendopeningupeachwebsiteIguideyouthroughandfollowingalongasyouread.Itwillmakemuchmoresenseifyouareclickingaroundandtryingthingsout,otherwisethescreenshotscanbecomeconfusing.IfyouarehesitanttosignupforBoardBoosterbecauseitisapaidservice,theydoofferafreetrialperiodfor100pins.Thiswilllastaslongasyouwantittoobecauseyoucontrolhowmanypinsadayyou’dliketo
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FromSec>on1:Crea>ngPinterestImages
Onceyouselectyourformat,youwillbetakentoapagewhereyoucanaddphotosandtext.Canvaalsogivesyoutheop<ontousetheirphotosandclipart.Someofitisfree,andsomeofitis$1.Totallyworthitifyouneedastockimageorclipart!Ikeepthemaindesignthesameandchangejustthe<tleandimages(Ihavemylogoattheboaom,butitisinwhitesoyoucan’tseeitunlessthereisanimagethere).Onceyouhavemadeyourimage,youclickdownloadandsaveitasanimage,CanvaexportsimagesasPNGorJPEGfiles.Thenallyouhavetodoisuploadtoyourblogpost!
ProTip:Ifyouwouldliketokeepacolorthesamebetweenpinsandothergraphicsyoucreate,savethecolorcodenumber(highlightedinblueintheimagebelow).ThiswayallyouhavetodoiscopyandpastthatnumberintoCanvaandthecolorswillalwaysmatch.
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FromSec>on2:KeywordResearch
TheeasiestwaytoresearchkeywordsingeneralforyourblogistheKeywordPlannertoolfromGoogleAdsense.ThisisafreetoolthatyoucanaccessifyouhaveanaccountwithGoogle(Gmail,Google+,etc.).I’llgiveyouabasicoverviewonhowtouseitandthenhowit<esintoPinterest.
First,youclickonSearchfornewkeywordsusingaphrase,website,orcategory.
Then,youtypeinafewkeywordideasyouhaveandclick“getideas.”
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Sec>on4:GroupBoards
Oneoftheeasiestwaystogetyourcontentinfrontofalotofpeoplequicklyistojoinmanygroupboards.Iamonabout60butpintoabout50daily.GroupboardsareboardsthatareownedbyasinglePinterestuser(whohopefullyhasmorefollowersthanyou)whoinvitesothercontributorstopintotheirboard.
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FromSec>on5:PinningConsistently
Pinningconsistentlycanbeachievedbymanuallypinning,howeveritismucheasiertobeconsistentandpintoalotofboardsusinganautoma<cpinningsystem.IuseBoardBooster,sointhissec<onIwillcoverhowIorganizemypinningusingthatsystem.Asageneralrule,Itrytopin50%mycontentand50%othercontent.
IuseallthreePinningToolsthatBoardBoosteroffers:Campaigns,Scheduler,andLooping.
Firstup,Campaigns.EverythinginCampaignsismyowncontent.ThisishowIpinmyowncontenttogroupboards.InmyPinterestprofile,Ihavesecretboardsformypinsdividedupbycategory:LongbournFarmFoodPins,LongbournFarmMainDish,LongbournFarmDessert,etc(screenshotbelow).
InBoardBooster,IhaveaRandomCampaignsetupforeachofthosecategories.IfoundthesewereeasiertomanagethanScheduledCampaignsbecauseofcertaingroupboardrules.
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