Pin It with Pinterest

Do you use Pinterest? It’s a really cool social network and I’ve spent hours on it in my spare time. Pinterest is a social networking site, virtual scrapbook and bookmarking site all in one. Whether you’re a new artist on the rise, a business or just wanting to do something with your leisure time, Pinterest is the spot for you.

Pinterest is ranked as the third most popular social-networking site in the US –behind only Facebook (#1) and Twitter (#2). You’re probably wondering why you should care about Pinterest, right? Well, it has 28 million visitors a month, 48.7 million users and 9 million monthly Facebook-connected users. This is a great site to market yourself, business or whatever it is you have to offer. It only takes a few seconds and clicks to join. You can create an account by connecting Twitter or Facebook or use you email address.  Once you’re signed up, create a profile and you’re ready to pin. A few ways to pin are to upload from your computer, mobile app and from any URL on the web.

 

Ways to share:

Re-Pin a pin to one of your boards -- Share on Facebook or Twitter --Send via Email-- Embed the pin on your site

Following:

Like Twitter, you can follow anyone

Not “friends” relationship – so they don’t have to follow you back

You can follow particular boards a user has created; you don’t have to follow all of their boards

You’ll notice a discrepancy between boards follows and people follows on both your account and others

People share just about anything on Pinterest like pictures, recipes, books, movies, infographics, home décor, clothes, causes, inspiration, humor, places to visit, links to their social sites, content from websites, and etc.

Incorporate your website with Pinterest

Make an effort to add visually engaging content to your site & posts

·      Photos

·      Videos

·      Infographics

      Make sure that your content is optimized & pinnable.

·      All images on your site are linked to your site.

·      Have keyword rich title

·      Keywords in alternative text

Add “Follow Me on Pinterest” icon to your other social icons.

Add a “Pin It” button to your pages & posts

For more tips on how to use Pinterest check out The Yummy Life. Check out the link to the right and follow me on Pinterest :) 

Want More Twitter Followers??

Twitter is the perfect social network to connect with people, share your thoughts, news and information ……for Free! It’s an excellent marketing tool to use and spread the word about you or business. According to Mashable, Twitter has over 200 million active users and it’s growing. If you’re looking to build your following on Twitter, I’ve listed 10 steps to gaining more followers below. 

1.     Upload a photo for your avatar. Make sure it’s a clear photo. Using your company logo is okay instead of a personal photo but avoid using random graphics because it can give the impression that the account may be spam.

2.     Create a short bio that gives followers a little information about you and what you do. Add a link to your website if you have one.

3.     Tweet consistently. I recommend that you should have a minimum of one post a day and a maximum of three post a day. Tweeting more than 3x’s is acceptable (I Encourage It) but don’t flood your timeline.

·      Some personal/funny insights into who you are. Remember you are painting a picture of you or your businesses with your tweets.

·      Tweet a variety of topics and not just your personal thoughts.

·      Conversational (as in talking to someone using the @reply feature)

·      Quote-able or “retweetable” thoughts and links – things that your audience will want to retweet.

·      Post photos, videos, and links to posts that are interesting and entertaining.

4.     Engage Followers. Use the ‘search’ feature and look for comments about your niche –respond to as many as possible.

·      Respond to @replies and thank people for mentions and RTs.

·      Create #hashtags for your posts to aggregate them. Using hashtags is another way to link up with people with the same interests as you and increase the visibility of your tweets.

5.     Build your audience:

·      Follow back anyone who tweets about you, your services, website, and those who engage with you.

·      Using keyword searches and lists, seek out people to follow and engage.

·      Set up auto-follower back anyone who follows you.

6.     Create Twitter “Lists” of strategic business partners, clients and other businesses in your portfolio. Make it public, and use a keyword rich title. Consider other types of lists you could create and make public.

7.     Use services like FriendorFollow.com or Untweeps.com to unfollow those who haven’t followed you back. You should do this regularly.

8.     Always put “Follow Me On Twitter” icons/links on your blogs, websites, email, and all other social media platforms. This allows people who are interested in what you’re doing to find your profile and follow you.

9.     Repost your most popular tweets. Observe which tweets get the most replies and RTs and repost them 8-12 hours apart.

10. Sign up and list yourself in directories such as Wefollow.com, Twellow.com, and Listorious. It can boost your following over time.

@Hi_ImKimmy & @GoodLevelMedia