Updated November 4, 2019 Blog Tips: How to Get Better Results from Pinterest The following content uses affiliate/referral links. Read my disclosure policy for more info. With 175 million active monthly users, Pinterest is the place to be if you’re a blogger. “But my niche doesn’t fit Pinterest!”– that’s something that I often hear new bloggers say. Well, the good news is that Pinterest is also no longer niche and/or gender-specific. There are more and more men who sign up as new…
Growing your email list with Pinterest It’s been a while since we’ve discussed the importance of having an email list. If there is one thing that I wish I’d done sooner when it comes to running my blog, I’d be working on building my list. While overwhelming at first, I was surprised to learn that I was able to get my first 1,000 subscribers in short, 30 days. Creating an opt-in form and/or an incentive is easy and pretty straight-forward. Once…
Updated November 4, 2019 The following content uses affiliate/referral links, which means that I earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you decide to make a purchase. Read my disclosure policy for more info. Last month, my Pinterest profile hit nearly 7 million monthly views. I constantly talk about Pinterest with my fellow bloggers because, duh, it’s free advertising! Whenever I get contacted by a new reader or a blog friend, 80% of the time I hear that they…
Here’s the thing you need to know about Pinterest: It is not a social media platform. It’s in an entirely different category than Twitter or Facebook. Everyone who visits Pinterest is looking for value, something that will help them improve their life. Users come to Pinterest to find business or blogging tips, to find a haircut inspiration, to find ways to deal with stress or anxiety, to learn about self-improvement, to find recipes, makeup tutorials, and reviews. So, no. Pinterest…
Having a blog taught me quite a few things; one of them being this: you can’t be everywhere at once. There was a point when I realized that I’m spending less time blogging and more time “hanging out” on social media. Okay, when I say “social media” I mainly mean Instagram because.. well… I’m just not a huge Twitter or Facebook fan. Well.. guess what? That can suck the fun out of blogging. I suddenly realized that replying to my Instagram…