Skip to main content

Getting to Third Base with Pinterest – How to Maximise Your Links and Conversions

333 links from one Infographic share…. Meet Pinterest, the flirty social media princess!

Pinterest is the flirty prom queen of Social Marketing. So good looking, so adored, so easy….. She's every girl's heroine (and heroin) and she has the Social Marketing boys drooling. So, how do you charm your way in and get the most out of Pinterest Social Marketing?

Pinterest
1. Remember to include your links

It may sound obvious but if you're uploading from your hard drive, you need to go into "edit" and add your link. Similarly, if you're sharing from another page (as many do from Stumble Upon) you will need to change the link to your own. Be careful though, Pinterest's terms and conditions leave you in a precarious legal position if you violate copyright law!

2. Name your boards

Unlike the uber sexy Google Plus, Pinterest doesn't allow for anchor text. The best you can do is name your board with your keyword, that way at least the link appears to have some relevance.

3. Deep Linking

Link to multiple pages on your website. Pinterest is the free and easy way to gather up powerful social links, and although followed links are now a think of the past you can still spread that social love around your website.

4. Use Hashtags and post topical stuff and memes

Like Twitter, Hashtags allow you to be listed by topic and to be found by those interested in your boards. Hash tag all your pins and add nice meaty keyword rich descriptions for search engines too.

5. Use it like a boss

SEOs tend to go after SEO goodness and forget to actually create a user experience. Interacting, sharing, making your boards pretty and being part of like minded communities GREATLY increase your share rate (and your enjoyment of Pinterest). At the very least, like the boards of some big influencers, so you can @tag them when you pin!

6. Make it easy

Add a "pin it" badge to your website and browser so that you can pin easily and others can pin your stuff. If uploading from your eCommerce store, simply type $ and the price and click "Pin It" to label your products with a price tag and give instant click through to your shopping cart. Take advantage of Pinterest's infancy (and lack of rules) and run social marketing competitions to entice repins.

Pinterest has the highest click through rate of all Social Media platforms, because she's young, pure and so very good looking! Like other Social Platforms, the Pinterest experience will soon be degraded by spammers. While it's great to get tons of Social benefit for little time investment, producing quality content will always be best practice online!

Dana Flannery is the Creative Director at Online Marketing firm, Talk About Creative. She helps small business develop an online presence through social media marketing, SEO Content, Branding and Copywriting. 

Image Credit - Mashable 
Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

A Super Funny Joke - The Boy And The Priest

A housewife takes a lover during the day, while her husband is at work. Unknown to her, her 9 year old son was hiding in the closet. Her husband came home unexpectedly, so she hid her lover in the closet. The boy now has company. Boy: Dark in here.. Man: Yes it is. Boy: I have a baseball. Man: That’s nice. Boy: Want to buy it? Man: No, thanks. Boy: My dad’s outside. Man: OK, how much? Boy: $250. In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the mom’s lover are in the closet together. Boy: Dark in here. Man: Yes, it is. Boy: I have a baseball glove. Man: How much? Boy: $750. Man: Fine. A few days later, the father says to the boy, “Grab your glove. Let’s go outside and toss the baseball.” The boy say's, “I can’t. I sold them.” The father asks, “How much did you sell them for?” The son says, “$1,000.” The father says, “That’s terrible to overcharge your friends like that, that is way more than those two things cost. I’m going to
Post a Comment
Read more

Earn Money By Becoming A BigRock Affiliate

About BIGROCK Affiliate Program The BigRock Affiliate program is an online marketing program where affiliates promote BigRock products to their friends, family, customers etc and are paid attractive commissions for every successful purchase. Once you sign-up, you will receive a URL from BigRock (http://.bigrock.in). This URL will be your website from where you can sell BigRock products and start earning Commissions. In case you already have a Website / Blog, all you need to do is place BigRock banners or text links on your website, blog, facebook/twitter page and drive visitors to your unique URL and earn commissions. What products can you promote? As an affiliate, you can sell all BigRock Products. The Products include: Domain Name Registration Website Hosting Email Hosting Do-it-Yourself Website Builder Tool Build-it-For-Me Professional Web Design Service Digital Certificates. You can Signup by following this direct link :  http://www.bigrock.in/affiliate
Post a Comment
Read more

Locked Keys - Blonde Joke

A blonde walks into a gas station and says to the manager, "I have locked my keys in my car. Do you have a coat hanger or something I can stick through the window to unlock the door?" The manager gives the blonde a bent coat hanger. A few minutes later, he goes out to check on her. As her approaches the blonde working the hanger in the window, he notices another blonde inside the car, shouting "No, no! A little to the left."
Post a Comment
Read more