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HOW TO BOOST YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC WITH PINTEREST

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Pinterest,

A while back, I wrote about tips on using Pinterest effectively which was beginner friendly and really easy to follow. Today I’m back with another Pinterest post to help you out, you see, I used Pinterest way back before I even started blogging but all my boards were all over the place, which made it irrelevant since all they showcased were a mixture of stuff which one could deem more like a confused group of boards. It was until I started my blog that I found out you could actually use it to drive traffic to your blog. Now if you read my other post here, then you have already created an account and your boards and are ready to now move to the next step. Here is how to boost your blog traffic with pinterest.

HOW TO BOOST YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC WITH PINTEREST

1.  CONVERT TO A BUSINESS ACCOUNT

I am sure you’ve already heard of this and yes it is really beneficial for you to change your account to a business one. If your Pinterest account is not for a blog or a business and just for personal use, then you really don’t need to be looking at analytics but if not, then go ahead and convert it. Once you do that you get access to analytics which helps you to learn more about your audience and what they like and where they are from thus helping you to know what content to create and also what to pin which will bring in more readers to you. To convert your account to a business one, follow the steps here.

2. CREATE YOUR BLOG BOARD

Once you have your business account, then you should create a board specifically for your content only, that is if you have a blog then have a board for your posts and then you can add other boards within and around your niche. If you have boards that are far from what you write about or away from your niche, then just put them to be private not to confuse your readers. Also if you read my beginner friendly post, you already know how to create an awesome profile and so your boards should also have clear names to what content can be found there.

3. VERIFY YOUR SITE

Another step that will help with your traffic is make sure to verify your site in Pinterest, rather claim it. You can find how to do that in the settings section on the far top right. Doing this opens you up to website analytics and also the featured logos where your profile picture can be added to all your pins. This helps readers to know whose pin it is from and can click on your site if interested, that’s why your profile needs to be inviting.

4. APPLY FOR RICH PINS

Next thing is to apply for rich pins, rich pins add more information directly on the pin which makes it even more enticing and welcoming for it to be clicked and land straight to your site. Clicks is what we are after here which will be boosting traffic to your site, if you haven’t done that yet, you can apply for them here.

HOW TO BOOST YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC WITH PINTEREST

5.  JOIN GROUPS & TRIBES

Since we are trying to boost traffic to your blog, another strategy is by using Pinterest groups and tailwind tribes. Now I do know that it can be difficult to get groups to join in Pinterest and also the tribes. One thing you can do is to ask in other platforms and also email the admin of the group or tribe and ask if they can be able to invite you. I have done this before and got great responses from some and never got anything back from others so don’t be disheartened, just keep going. Find here some groups you can check out and ask to join and for some tribes, check some out here. Before I continue, if you haven’t joined tailwind yet do so here and start your free month trial.

6. VERTICAL PINS

We all know just like Instagram, Pinterest is also all about visuals and funny enough, vertical pins seem to be the norm and really do well too. So do yourself a favour and avoid my mistake where I took that for granted which really ended up costing me loads of traffic in the beginning. You can use Picmonkey or Canva and create beautiful vertical pins with eye catching titles to entice the reader to click through to your site. So remember that vertical long pins are key when it comes to boosting traffic with Pinterest.

7. USE KEYWORDS

As I said above, using eye catching titles are the way to go and to make it even better, try and incorporate keywords that are mostly suited to whatever you are writing about. The use of keywords does help you when it comes to SEO and raises your chances of having your pin or post clicked first hence increasing traffic to your blog.

8. DON’T FORGET DESCRIPTIONS

You have no idea how many times I have tried to pin something only for it to be denied due to lacking a description. I mean I could come up with something to write on it but it never is the same as the owner of the pin describing exactly what their pin is all about and making you want to visit their site. So, when you have created your pins, don’t forget to write an inviting description about what it’s about and any extra info you would like someone to know in order for that click to happen. Funny how just a click makes a difference but it really does in the long run,more on promoting blog posts here.

HOW TO BOOST YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC WITH PINTEREST

9. PIN ACCORDING TO YOUR NICHE

Another strategy is making sure that whatever you are pinning is according to your niche and not confusing your readers what you are all about, as I said before if it’s a hobby board, do put it on private mode and leave the most relevant ones that are in your niche. Also remember that if you are in groups or tribes, don’t go spamming them with all your posts at once, know how to space them out and which group to pin what to, sometimes it can be overwhelming if you’re in too many groups and have not read the groups rules on what is allowed or not. So stick to what you write about.

10. MAKE YOUR SITE PINTEREST FRIENDLY

Last but not least, you cannot be able to boost traffic to your blog if your site is not Pinterest friendly. That is the mistake most bloggers tend to make so make it possible for anyone to be able to share some of your content to Pinterest and to not have to struggle finding a pin it button. If you have problems doing this, there are many plugins that you can easily install and make it ready to go.

That’s it everyone, those are some of the tips I have on how to boost your blog traffic with Pinterest. If you have any other tips please do share, I would love to learn even more and continue working on Pinterest. Also, do tell me if there are any other topics you would like to read more of and if I know any of them in detail, then I will happily share with you. Once again thank you for all the support and do have a lovely week. So, what you doing this week to up your blogging game?


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91 Comments

    1. It was like that for me a while back but it has started catching up again. I guess it’s when a group isn’t active for a while then traffic dwindles but will come back up again.

  3. I have to admit I keep forgetting to utilise Pinterest as best I can, I really need to start getting back into pinning as I do think it makes a difference.

  4. These are great tips that I am currently implementing and seeing an improvement in my traffic from Pinterest.

  6. I am happy to say “check” at every single step on your list. Pinterest is not a social network, it is a search engine, and if you understand this and optimise accordingly, there is no way you can’t get a lot of traffic from it.

  7. Thank you for these tips. I’ve been using Pinterest more often because I always hear how great it is. I hope I can boost my traffic!

  10. It’s a great topic! I’ve seen Pinterest really change people’s blogging careers. I belong to Tailwind and can honestly say I see a huge difference. And I love group boards.

  11. These are really great tips for any beginner and how easy it is to miss some of these steps only to realize after a few months how important they are!

  12. I’m not using Pinterest however I already have an idea how to use it thanks for sharing!

  13. I have never tried to use Pinterest but it looks like a great way to make your post to be more beautiful and attractive to your reader!

  14. Pinterest is one of my favorite apps. Just type in to the search box and it will direct you to a lot of results. Thanks for these tips, I will convert my account to business and see how effective it will be.

  15. I have been hearing about Pinterest and I think it’s a great app to start with. I just have to invest in good photographs and convert my account to business. Thank you!

  16. I really need to use my pinterest more. I used it for about a month straight and noticed a huge different in my stats, but lately I have been forgetting!

  18. I love Pinterest. There was a time where I was afraid of it but now, it’s a social network that brings a lot of traffic to my blog.

  21. If I’m pinning and there is not a good description, unless I am 100 percent sure what it is, I will skip pinning it. I saw a blog group for vertical pins once. I didnt know it mattered until I saw it.

  22. These are good tips to boost blog traffic. Pinterest is one of my favorite apps. Thanks for this information. Great post.

  24. Great tips! I’d like to promote on my pinterest more to gain traffic but then again hesitant when asked to pay to promote pins. I might’ve to read more about this.

  25. Thank you for sharing such useful information. I have found Pinterest to be a great source for views therefore, I will need to try more of your tips.

  30. I’ve been blogging for almost a year and I find it really difficult to increase my traffic. I don’t use pinterest so maybe I should finally give it a try. 🙂

  31. Pinterest is one that I have a love hate relationship. I really need to work on mine because it looks like a total disaster and if I want to make it work I need to clear it out.

  32. Pinterest is my best friend…well after Linkedin lol! Converting to a business account and using rich pins has greatly helped my business.

  33. Some fantastic tips right here 🙂 Pinterest is such a great traffic boost for blogs, and your advice is so welcome.

  34. Thank you for sharing such useful information. I love Pinterest. I really need to use it more.

  35. I am really working hard on Pinterest these days to improve my blog’s traffic. You have highlighted some great points and they are very helpful.

  37. These are some great tips. I am struggling tremendously with Pinterest right now. I have a Pinterest board, but my account has boards that are just all over the place. I cannot figure out rich pins either. This post really makes me want to buckle down and try to figure it out so I can really leverage it to drive traffic to my site.

  38. Pinterest is a platform I do not use and it is a goal of mine to learn AND use it next year to increase traffic to my blog site. I have it it my mind that it is very time consuming, bUT im going to try! !

  39. Oh, I didn’t even know that you can put descriptions! hahaha I am such a noob in Pinterest. Honestly, I have been overhauling my blogs and don’t have the time nor energy to discover more about what Pinterest can do for me. Sucks. 🙁

  40. This is a great read and super important for bloggers. Changing my pinterest completed upped my blog game. The business account is so much more useful and I am getting so much more traffic.

  42. Of the social media I have, Pinterest is the most neglected one. I think I should give it more time.

  43. I love pintrest but I don’t think I am using right. I am going to use these tips to up my pinterest game!

  44. I love pinterest so much people should definitely use it more for traffic. Some of my pins get pinned and it does bring a new set of traffic to my page.

  50. I love using Pinterest! I need to do more posting and get mine more organized. I’ve have been working on it, and I would like to get more followers. Thank you for sharing these tips.

  51. That’s something I should definitely consider in the future, as I still don’t have my pinterest account. I see it as a great possibility to increase my blog traffic. I’ve just come back to this post, as I’m more ready for that right now! 🙂

  52. Thanks for these tips. I have been trying this but it doesn’t work the wonders I hoped it would I guess it depends on the niche and also a bit of luck. Also, I might be doing something wrong 🙂

  54. I am really glad to know these from you! I don’t have yet blog but maybe soon, I will surely apply those tips you shared!

  55. I haven’t used Pinterest in a month, as I have been away traveling. I need to get back to it, slowly, so I don’t get my account blocked. I did notice however that my traffic stayed constantly during my time away

  56. Getting lots of pins from your blog posts can increase engagement and drive traffic. It can also help boost your performance on search engines because pins to your post are ‘do-follow’ links. … Many blogs are using Pinterest effectively to increase traffic and build engagement.

  57. Oh Pinterest. it’s such an elusive platform for me. As a user, I love it a lot, but as a blogger I have to learn how to prioritize images so they are “pinnable”. I’ll add that to my list of things to learn about as a new blogger 🙂

  58. I am working on my Pinterest strategy as we speak! Great timing for this info. Thank you

  59. Pinterest can definitely bring you some views. I really need to get back to implementing this into my strategy!

  65. I’m slowing getting the hang of what works & what doesn’t in regards to pins! With that said, I’m not getting nearly as much traffic as I would like too from it. I definitely need to invest in Tailwind!
    -Madi

  66. It wasn’t until recently that I started using Pinterest as a business profile for my blog, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the traffic I get from Pinterest. Will definitely be looking into the rich pins that you mentioned!

  67. Great tips..I have all this under my belt..except tribes..ugg! Tailwind is so hard to use for me…too techy It ‘s another platform to manage too and I’m going nuts lol. The other thing I struggle with is titles for my pins..I have great images..but not many of my pins get pinned or clicked through..so something is not right . Thanks for all these great tips!

    Valerie

  69. Such great tips. Pinterest really is untapped resource. Our blog gets a lot of traffic from Pinterest so it is worth utilizing.

  70. Excellent tips. As Pinterest is a search engine now people should also be making sure they use proper SEO on their pins. That and tailwind helps me no end.

  71. These are nice tips. I need to check out rich pins. I don’t know about it. I have to search tribes in same niche. I don’t know which pinterest plugin is friendly for wordpress.

  73. Thanks for the tips! I just left a bunch of group boards because they aren’t niche-specific, and I feel like they might be harming my account. Overall, though, these strategies have really helped me, and I’m now receiving about 40% of my traffic from Pinterest.

  76. Thank you so much for the informative post. I am new to blogging and Pinterest. I am going to follow all these strategies.

  80. This is great! I am new to using Pinterest to drive traffic to my blog, so I went through each of your steps as I was reading. I’ll have to learn more about Rich Pins because I had a hard time following those instructions! 😉 I’m so new to all of this!

  81. I agree: pinterest is super powerful and I totally feel I don’t utilize it in a best way

  82. Such great tips! I still can’t figure out the rich pins. Your post inspired me to up my pinning game again. Thank you for sharing!

  83. There are some really good tips here for sure. I’m not up on pininterest so will have to look at this more x

  84. Those are great tips to improve Pinterest traffic. I never thought of make some of my boards private.

  85. Pinterest is really a nice and lovely platform , though I had never tried or utilize it yet as increasing traffic. Very nice tips, especially for beginners like me. Thank you!

  86. This is very timely as I plan to take my blogging seriously next year. Honestly, I have been neglecting pinterest and would love to get started. Thank you for sharing these tips. These are really helpful.