Are You Using Pinterest to Promote Your Website?

Are you using Pinterest to promote your site?  If not, have you considered it?  It's such a wonderful way to share what you are up to with the visual nature that appeals to most of our readers.

One of the biggest benefits to using Pinterest over another form of social media is how little you need to actually do to have success driving traffic to your site.  This is because others do the work for you by pinning your images.  Here are a few things you want to consider:

• If you haven't, you need to set up an account.


• If you haven't, you need to verify your website for best results.  This also allows business accounts to post Rich Pins which include your logo.


• Have pinnable images on every page.  This means attractive images and, ideally, with a watermark or some other reference to your website.


• Have a Pin It button available so people can easily click it and post your image to Pinterest.


• Share images from other sites that you feel your readers would be interested.  It's nice to share the love and promote others as well.


• Keep an eye on what images have been pinned from your site by logging into your Pinterest account, and going to http://pinterest.com/source/domain.com/ and replace domain.com with your website's domain. Then you'll see all of the images people have pinned from it. This will help you know what your readers are loving.


• Read this article for some great tips on creating great images for Pinterest and more.


• Read this article for more creative ways to use Pinterest for your business.

I'm always looking for easy ways to promote and share and Pinterest is definitely one of them.

 

Bonus! Need help creating a button or widget for your site?  Check out this resource.

If you are looking to use Pinterest and are a client with Be Inspired, we can help you verify your website for best results for just $35 - well worth the money.  Contact Michele at michele@michelebergh.com with your Pinterest log in information, we'll send over an invoice and get 'er done for you so you can focus on what you love to do!