Okay, people! Give yourselves a pat on the back and get excited! Because now we're moving into the basics of setting up your account for success.
How do you set yourself up for success?
You steadily work towards your ultimate goal by making progress DAILY.
So how will this apply to our Pinterest accounts?
Well, in order for your account to grow and get a following, you have to set yourself up for growth. This means:
- creating boards
- creating pins
- following
- commenting
- pinning
- Making simple but eye-catching thumbnails
If you do these actively and manage to keep it up, even if it's just a little bit every day, YOU WILL SEE PROGRESS!
Because:
- creating boards = excellent content organization (which means people will know how to find what they need)
- creating pins = more eyes noticing your content (which means more potential traffic!)
- following = getting followers (building up your community)
- commenting = more interaction with the Pinterest community (more attention that will trickle down to your own account
- pinning = more attention from the people that shared the content you pinned (more traffic to your account)
Okay, okay, so how do we go about this?
If you're new to Pinterest, do this to get a jump-start!:
- Pin 30 niche related pins from other niche related accounts. BUT KEEP THEM ON A SEPARATE BOARD! You don't want other people's content pinned in the same place as your own content.
- Follow 30 niche relevant accounts. If you want to follow more people, by all means do so!
- Pin your blog content to your account once a day (if possible). But the most important thing is to have an update once a day or whenever possible. If you run out of material to share daily, consider leaving three or so tips on any subject in your niche.
- Create at least 3 boards for your blog content. Find three different subjects or topics that you regularly talk about on your blog. If your niche is fishing you could have these three boards on:
"The Best Fishing Supplies"
"Fishing: Tips and Tricks!"
"Fishing for Beginners"
(Remember to give them some catchy names too!)
- Make a thumbnail related to your first blog post pin.
Wait, how do I do that?
Do you have the program "Paint"?
It usually comes with most Windows computers and is VERY easy to use! If you don't already have it, you can find it for free online!
All you need to do to make a thumbnail is think about what will capture people's attention. Having your blog post title on the thumbnail will also IMMEDIATELY tell those who look what this pin is all about.
Here's an example:
The title of the post is "Adding some life to your home office" and this is what I made for the pin:
The pin is very simple, looks bright and clean, and tells onlookers what it's about.
This pin isn't perfectly designed by any means, but it serves its purpose. The point I'm trying to make is that it doesn't have to be busy or explosive to be good. This only took me 10 minutes to make up, and trust me, if I could do this, YOU CAN TOO!
Okay, on to the next page! "Sustaining Your Growth"
Thank you for sharing your valuable information. I did learn a lot.
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1. What is the significant of the 'Claim Website', why is that important and do I need to?
2. Business Type, what do I put or add from the drop down box?
3. Social Networks, am I using my Google+, Facebook or Gmail to login or do I leave that part alone?
4. Finally, what about Security, do I leave that blank as well or do I fumble around with it?
I would appreciate that when you respond, you answer all 4 questions.
Thank you Jess,
R.J.
What kind of friend would I be if I didn't?
Anyways, here you go!
1. Claiming your website makes your business account feel more professional, and people who visit will be able to see your website's link on your account profile. Also, you'll be able to see how your original pins are performing. How many clicks they get, etc. It's always best to claim it when you get started.
2. I would select the category that's most closely related to your niche.
3. You can use this feature to log in with your other accounts, but it's by no means necessary. I'd recommend just making an original log in for your Pinterest account.
4. The security section is an option to let Google save or not save your password. This means you can choose whether or not to automatically log in or not. This is entirely up to you, but logging in each time is a great safety precaution.
Hope this answered your questions!
1. Adding an HTML tag
or am I
2. Uploading HTML file?
Also, about the business type; which category would I fall under?
In our WordPress sites, we have a widget section called "Custom HTML", and this widget allows you to post whatever HTML code you want. This little guy is going to prove very useful for your website in general too, so getting used to it will be helpful. Whenever you need to post some code on your site, use this widget. This way, you won't risk messing up your website's code.
2. You could fit under media, because gaming is a type of media. Although, this section may be referring to news companies. If you're not sure, you can choose "other". That's what I did.
Sorry for taking so long. I got preoccupied :p
{We couldn’t find the HTML meta tag or verification file on your site. Be sure to pa(te the HTML meta tag in the <head> section of your site's homepage, or upload the verification file to your site's root directory. Try again or get help).
I don't understand what went wrong, I did what you told me but I didn't know there was extra steps; can you help me decipher this?
It'll take me too long to explain, but here's a video tutorial that'll show you how to do it: Pinterest: Confirm Verify Your Website
Have a Blessed Day!
Cora
