Pinterest Traffic Tip: Forget SEO, Learn PIO

SEO never worked for me, that I could really tell. Maybe I just wasn’t smart enough to figure it out. Or maybe I was in too competitive a market niche and there was no frikkin way I was going to break into the first page. Or maybe my brain is not wired to understand computerContinue reading “Pinterest Traffic Tip: Forget SEO, Learn PIO”

[Infographic] Pinterest Marketing Insights

Wondering when to pin, what day to pin, and where people are coming & going? Me too. Here is my best shot at pulling together this information from reliable sources: Ps. Do Me A Favor, Pin This, and don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest Here:

Pinterest Traffic Tips Series

Hi everyone, In our reader pinterest poll you said the top issue you wanted to learn about was generating traffic from Pinterest to your site. So I’ve started a new 10 part series, and a Pinterest Board called, Pinterest Traffic Tips. Here’s the first installment. For the rest of the story, visit my Pinterest TrafficContinue reading “Pinterest Traffic Tips Series”

Our January 2012 Pinterest Traffic Numbers…

In our recent pinterest marketing priorities poll you told us, by a vast majority, that driving traffic to your site from Pinterest was your top priority. But you might be wondering… Hey Jason – are you really driving traffic to your sites from Pinterest? Or just acting like you know what you’re talking about? “Continue reading “Our January 2012 Pinterest Traffic Numbers…”

Our Pinterest Business Profile Hits 500 Followers

Hi everyone, Can we celebrate a milestone with you? Today we hit our 500th follower on our business profile – http://www.pinterest.com/cinnamonmiles. When we launched our Pinterest profile in December we set a short-term goal of getting to 1,000 followers. So we’re half way there. Interestingly, on our American Girl Board, (which is our primary niche),Continue reading “Our Pinterest Business Profile Hits 500 Followers”

Pinterest Secret: The Curiosity Driven Pinutorial

Joe Sugarman in The Adweek Copywriting Handbook states, If I had to pick the one major psychological reason that makes direct marketing so successful today, it would be curiosity” How are smart marketers taking advantage of this in Pinterest? With the ‘Curiosity Driven’ Pinutorial of course. A ‘Curiosity Driven’ Pinutorial is one that uses anContinue reading “Pinterest Secret: The Curiosity Driven Pinutorial”

Pinterest Secret: Taking Advantage Of The Long Form Pinutorial

Long-form pinutorial? That sounds like marketing right?! It is… Pinterest gives you an opportunity to create a pin, that serves as an ‘advertorial’ for your website. What’s more, they allow odd sized images, and odd sized images really stand out. Let’s call this new (strange creature-like) thing “The Long-Form Pinutorial” Smart marketers are using thisContinue reading “Pinterest Secret: Taking Advantage Of The Long Form Pinutorial”

Pinterest Secrets, Part One

Want some Pinterest secrets? Okay, here are our very best insider tips. [And just as background, although our company is tiny, and our brand is small, as of this writing, we have 951 referring links coming to our primary ecommerce site from Pinterest, and that number is growing exponentially]. Is that a big deal? IContinue reading “Pinterest Secrets, Part One”