1. 4. Pen a clear yet clever profile description
1.1. 160 characters
2. 5. Give your board covers a consistent visual theme
3. 6. Make your blog post pins taller than they are wide
3.1. Look of your images is important on Pintrest
3.2. Avoid all horizontally wiiiiide rectangle images.
3.3. . The standard recommended dimensions of 735 x 1102 will do just fine
4. 7. Make all the pins from your blog posts look the same
4.1. If someone starts seeing pins in their feed that look similar, eventually they’re going to click on them to check out the blog.
5. 8. Use specific, SEO-Friendly keywords in your board titles + descriptions
5.1. Pintrest is database where you can actively seek out information + products you’re looking for
5.1.1. If you want your pins found, they need to be labelled with words that actual people might use
6. 9. Organise your boards so the most important ones come first
6.1. content that is centered around the core of your brand
6.2. Content that is relevant
6.3. Content that is plentiful
6.4. Content that is well-designed/curated
7. 10. Keep the look and feel of all your non-blog pins consistent (where possible)
7.1. Before you pin
7.1.1. Is the look consistent with your brand?
7.1.2. Will it compliment other photos you have pinned?
7.1.3. Does it look like a high quality image?
8. 11. Write longer, keyword-rich pin descriptions
8.1. What words and phrases would someone use to search for your pin?
8.2. Tip
9. 12. Pin consistently and frequently
9.1. Tailwind - free trial
9.2. Pin scheduling app
9.3. The more you’re in the feed and keeping your boards updated + growing, the more chances people will find you and repin you.
10. 13. Sign up for rich pins
10.1. Rich Pin?
10.2. Why?
10.2.1. Anytime you update a post/page that is attached to a rich pin, that pin is automatically updated.
10.2.2. It makes your pins more noticeable + official
10.2.3. It’s customer-friendly and reader-friendly.
11. 14. Thank people in the pin comments
11.1. Add a personal touch!
11.2. Thank people for repinning
11.3. When people experience this gratitude from you they’ll:
11.3.1. 1) remember you
11.3.2. 2) be more likey to follow you
11.3.3. 3) be more likely to pin your stuff
12. 15. Mention people in your pin descriptions
13. 16. Join group boards that have a decent repin rate
13.1. What is its average repin rate?
14. 17. Participate in pin promotion threads in Facebook Groups
14.1. you only want to join in threads that will let you use a Pinterest comment and/or like in place of a re-pin as your means of ‘support.’
15. 18. Run promoted pins
15.1. A Promoted Pin is a pin that you pay to be shown in people’s feed when they search for certain keywords (that you specify).
16. 19. Link your pintrest page on your blog
16.1. When they visit your blog they should see a link to it somewhere in your header, sidebar, footer, or at the bottom of your posts.
16.2. You should also post board widgets within your posts.
16.3. Other places you can place a basic Pinterest link.
16.3.1. Email list footer?
16.3.2. Business/personal email signature?
16.3.3. Facebook page?
16.3.4. Twitter account?
17. 1. Upload a profile photo
17.1. At least 165 x 165
18. 2. Add keywords to your profile name
18.1. Tip 1
18.2. Tip 2
19. Fill out and verify your website URL
19.1. GOAL
19.1.1. NOT just to get people following along with your pins, but to love them SO much that they click over to your website