Mastering Pinterest Marketing: Unlock Your Brand's Potential
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HELP OF PINTEREST
Why Pinterest is so great?
I’ve encountered so many times business owners who say that they don’t use Pinterest for their business because Pinterest is only for women who create inspirational boards for their weddings or repin recipes or the latest fashion trends.
Those people are usually unaware of how amazing Pinterest could be for their business.
In addition to Pinterest being an eye candy for all aesthetics lovers, Pinterest’s power is in its search engine function.
Pinterest is often misunderstood as just a platform for wedding planning, recipe sharing, and fashion inspiration. However, it's a powerful tool for businesses across various industries.
This post will delve into why Pinterest should be an integral part of your marketing strategy and how to leverage its unique features for maximum impact.
Pinterest is NOT a social media site
Pinterest isn't your typical social media site. It functions primarily as a visual search engine, making it more akin to Google than Facebook or Instagram. This distinction is crucial for developing an effective Pinterest strategy.
Many social media sites can give you social media anxiety. Pinterest gets you concrete results.
You can use Pinterest like you use Google. You can think that Pinterest is Google’s little more visual and beautiful cousin. Its main function is to be a visual search engine. When you absorb it the use of Pinterest for marketing purposes will be much easier.
Key points:
Pinterest as a visual search engine
Difference in user behavior compared to other platforms
Focus on discovery and planning rather than real-time sharing
The Power of Pinterest for Businesses
Your dream clients are already looking for inspiration and solutions to their challenges and problems on Pinterest. You need to have their attention to what you can offer to them!
Your Pinterest strategy will serve your Pinterest tribe, your dream audience.
Start answering their biggest pain points and create pins that truly attract their attention.
Pinterest offers unique benefits that can significantly boost your brand's online presence:
Long-lasting content: Pins have a much longer lifespan than posts on other platforms
Intent-driven audience: Users often have a clear purpose when searching
High purchase intent: Pinterest users are more likely to make purchases based on what they find
Brand discovery: Excellent platform for increasing brand awareness
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Creating an Effective Pinterest Strategy
Create content that your dream audience will absolutely admire and love. Create content that makes you the expert that your audience wants to contact and get answers to their questions.
Pinterest will drive traffic to your website or blog when people find your content interesting and helpful.
The increased traffic to your site grows your brand awareness and establishes you as a leading expert in your niche of expertise.
To harness Pinterest's potential, you need a tailored approach:
Identify your target audience and their pain points
Create content that addresses these challenges
Optimize your profile and boards for discoverability
Develop a consistent pinning schedule
Use a mix of your own content and curated pins
Content Creation for Pinterest Success
Curate your Pinterest profile to showcase who you are and what your business does.
Pro tip: I highly recommend that you don’t use free stock photos because they are usually very generic and many other people use them also on Pinterest. Your pins won’t get the attention needed if your audience is seeing the same photos on other people’s pins, too.
In your Pinterest bio explain who you help and what benefit they can get from you.
Add a high-quality photo of you and some keywords that you want to be found on Pinterest.
If you have a hard time curating your boards think about them like blog categories or themes. What are the topics that you’d like to talk about?
Edit the boards that are no longer relevant to your business and make them either secret or archive them. You don’t need to delete the boards. If your current boards can offer a solution or inspire your audience you can keep them.
Creating compelling content is crucial for Pinterest success:
Focus on high-quality, visually appealing images
Create infographics and how-to guides
Use vertical images for better visibility
Incorporate text overlays to convey key messages
Ensure your content provides value to your audience
Optimizing Your Pinterest Profile
Your profile is your brand's face on Pinterest. Make it count:
Use a clear, professional profile picture
Write a concise, keyword-rich bio
Create board names that are both descriptive and searchable
Use board descriptions to include relevant keywords
Organize your boards logically and make them visually appealing
Mastering Pinterest SEO
Pinterest SEO is all about knowing the best keywords related to your niche and business. The keywords that people are searching for on Pinterest.
You want to infuse your Pinterest bio and your content with the best keywords so that people will find you. You want to include keywords in your profile, your boards, and your pins.
You can start listing 5 - 10 keywords that describe what you do. Use a few of those on your pin’s description. Write whole sentences. Do not just keywords stuff your descriptions.
If it’s hard to find those keywords start googling to find a solution to your problem. Which words you’re using when searching for info on your services or products on Google?
And...I’ll tell you a secret. You do NOT need a huge following on Pinterest to get your content in front of the right people.
SEO is crucial for getting your content in front of the right audience:
Conduct keyword research specific to Pinterest
Use long-tail keywords in your pin descriptions
Incorporate keywords naturally into board names and descriptions
Use hashtags strategically (but sparingly)
Optimize your website for Pinterest sharing
Pinterest Analytics and Performance Tracking
To refine your strategy, you need to understand what's working:
Utilize Pinterest Analytics to track engagement and traffic
Monitor which pins and boards perform best
Analyze your audience demographics and interests
Use UTM parameters to track Pinterest traffic in Google Analytics
Regularly review and adjust your strategy based on data
Maintaining a consistent presence is key to Pinterest success:
You need to use Pinterest regularly. Not once a week or once a month. Use Pinterest daily.
My current recommendation for daily pins is 10 - 20. However, your daily pinning depends greatly on how much content you have and how often you create new content.
Aim for 1-20 pins per day, adjusting based on your content volume
Use scheduling tools like Tailwind/Canva/Buffer to maintain consistency
Create a content calendar to plan your pinning strategy
Regularly refresh and update your existing pins
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Pinterest offers a unique opportunity for businesses to connect with an engaged, intent-driven audience. By understanding its search engine nature, creating valuable content, optimizing for SEO, and maintaining a consistent presence, you can transform Pinterest into a powerful marketing tool for your brand.
Start implementing these strategies today and watch your Pinterest presence – and your business – grow.
Success on Pinterest doesn't happen overnight. It requires patience, consistency, and a willingness to learn and adapt. But with dedication and the right approach, Pinterest can become one of your most valuable marketing channels.
This blog post is updated with the help of AI (Claude) on 12 July 2024.
