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Pinterest Best
Practices
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7. -reate at least a fe+ boards, rat&er t&an maintaining one de$oted to one
topic.
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11. 3dd links to all your social net+orks in t&e profile.
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1". 4ind Pinterest follo+ers searc&ing your 5+itter and 4acebook lists.
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15. #se creati$e pin titles.
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17. #se key+ords in t&e pin1s description
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!7. 8a$e company sponsored contests on Pinterest9 :ca$enger &unts, most
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!/. -&eck out +&at your competition is doing on Pinterest.
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"1. 0o key+ord searc&es for terms you +ant to rank for. :ee +&at ot&ers
are doing to rank for t&ose terms.
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can <udge &o+ muc& traffic is coming from Pinterest.
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"5. =mbed t&e pin*it badge on your site.
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"7. Pinterest is a $isual platform, so your pins s&ould be $isually
interesting.
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(1. ;ake sure your pin links to t&e content you are promoting, and not <ust
t&e &ome page of t&e content. Be direct.
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(5. -redit all of your sources.
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(7. >ike all social media * engagement is t&e key. 6ou need to use t&e
ser$ice as often as possible.
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(/. 4ind ideas and trends by using t&e ?Popular? button.
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51. #se a Pinterest add*on for your bro+ser, so you can pin easily +&ile
bro+sing t&e +eb.
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5". 6ou can add contributers to your boards t&at can &elp keep your content
fres&.
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55. 3dd ne+s pins as often as possible.
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57. Be interesting * 0on1t laug& t&is is actually &ard for some people.
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5/. :tay organiAed * keep boards focused on one topic. If you +ant to
eBpand topics, create anot&er board.
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,1. 4ollo+ any users +&o are acti$ely pinning about your business. 6ou
can learn t&e $ie+s and opinions of your customers by seeing +&at t&e
pin and re*pin.
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,". -reate your brand1s Pinterest account before someone else obtains itC
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,5. :et up a uniDue landing page for your Pinterest traffic. 6ou can create
t&e page to correlate +it& t&e info you are s&aring on Pinterest.
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,7. >isten to your follo+ers * put out potential fires Duickly.
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,/. -ategoriAe your boards. 6ou can put t&em into any of Pinterest1s "!
categories.
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71. 8as& 5ags %E' +ork on Pinterest as +ell.
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7". 6ou can follo+ people by boards. If someone only &as one board of
many t&at interests you, follo+ t&e single board.
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75. 6ou can add pricing to your Pinterest. 5&ere is a field to add it in t&e
description.
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77. Pins are usually engaged +it& t&e most, rig&t after it is posted.
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7/. 5ry putting teBt on top of your images. It may grab attention more t&an
t&e description +ill.
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.1. If someone re*pins your content, bot& like and comment on it.
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.7. :mall bursts of pins t&roug&out t&e day are more effecti$e t&an putting
all pins up once a day.
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/5. Feep it simple * a$erage person skims a pin in 1.! seconds.
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/7. =ncourage people to interact by asking t&em +&at t&ey t&ink.
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121.5&anking people for re*pins could start a con$ersation.
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12".3dd a link to your +ebsite in your profile.
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125.8a$e a &ealt&y miB of pinning your o+n finds, and re*pinning ot&er1s.
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127.6outube $ideos are really easy to pin, and t&e $ideo section on Pinterest
isn1t as packed as t&e image section.
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12/.Get a Pinterest p&one app to make Pinning on t&e go simple and easy.
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111.#se images in all of your posts so people can pin t&e images.
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11".:ince Pinterest is a $isual platform your pictures s&ould be &ig& Duality
and eye catc&ing.
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115.=nsure you follo+ PinterestHs -opyrig&t, Pri$acy and 5erms of #se
Policies.
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117.Be +ary of copyrig&ts, if images aren1t yours * state t&at.
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11/.Include IPin 5&isJ icons on content inside your email or ne+sletter.
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1!1.Feep your boards looking fres& by rearranging t&em freDuently so
featured pins are Iabo$e t&e foldJ.
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1!".Build relations&ips +it& ot&er Pinterest users +&o &a$e &ig& likes or re*
pins.
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1!5.Build relations&ips +it& ot&er users by re*pinning, liking, and
commenting on t&eir p&otos.
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1!7.0on1t spam and gi$e one +ord feedback. Gi$e t&oug&tful ans+ers and
post on images you actually care about. Being genuine +ill s&ine
t&roug&.
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1!/.0on1t be o$erly self promotional.
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1"1.Inspirational Duote images get re*pinned a lot. Include a logo
+atermark.
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1"".Knce you &a$e some follo+ers, &ost a best IboardJ contest %topic
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1"5.-omplete your entire profile * it looks more professional.
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1"7.4ocus t&e content of your boards on t&e lifestyle of your brand as +ell
as promoting your products.
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1"/.4ind out +&at people are pinning on your site. 5&is +ill gi$e you
insig&t into +&at is catc&ing people1s attention on your +ebsite.
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1(1.;ake sure you understand t&e risk of posting images you don1t o+n. It
probably +on1t be a big deal, but you s&ould kno+ it could be illegal.
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1(5.Be yourself, t&at s&ines t&roug& on social media.
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1(7.#se &umor +&en appropriate.
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1(/.L&ile you s&ould s&are important Pins on 4acebookM5+itter, don1t auto
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