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with Kalamali Church, MPH
Introductions
Outline
1. What is Pinterest?
2. Pinterest’s Amazingness
3. How it Works
4. Best Practices
5. Conclusion
What Do We Know About Pinterest Already?
Raise Your Hand if……
What is Pinterest?
• Pin + Interest • Made up of Pinners, Boards, and
Pins • Bulletin board of ideas and content • Very visual and image-oriented • Service & purchase-oriented
Why Is a Site with Images So Great?
• 90% of information transmitted to brain is visual
• Images are processed 60,000 times faster than text
• Images are the highest form of engagement – Tweets w images 90% more likes, 150% more shares – Facebook w images 53% more likes, 104% more comments
Source: 3M Corporation
Pinterest’s Amazingness
• Drives NEW traffic • FASTEST growing • SEO Boosting • Top site for sales • 4th largest driver of traffic on the web • 70% of users go for inspiration on what
to buy • 80% of content is re-shared
How it Works:
Example of a Pin User
Site Traffic
Click on the
image-- go to
the source!
Creating Your Pinterest Strategy
• Intention? • Audience(s)? • Vibration? • Resources? • Content Marketing Plan • Sharing the Account • Networking & Community
Intention?
• Business vs Personal • Website traffic • Blog posts • Purchases / Sales • Service-oriented • Video content • Other social media site promotion
Audience? Let’s Review ...
• Who? – Interests – Passions – Questions
• Pinterest Behavior? • Core Values? • How to communicate? Practice identifying target audience and core values with our e-book:
Practice: What’s the Vibration?
Resources?
• Time to spend • Don’t get caught! • Prioritization Tips on organization and prioritization appear in the 10-Page Guide to Success
What is Content Marketing?
Can anyone define from last time? ….
What is Content Marketing?
A Unified system including various online media channels that work together to reach exponentially more people.
Content = information shared
• inspirational • helpful • serviceful
Creating Content: A Pin Plan
• Title of Board • Board Description • Inviting other Pinners • Keywords (#’)s • Imagery and Creating
Content • URL (Call to Action)
Pin of a Min-Pin...
Pin Plan: The Right Pin Descriptions
Creating Content: You can Pin from a Website as you surf the internet for
content or from your own site
Creating Pins for Success
• IMAGERY – Infographics – Creative text (Quotes, How to’s, Checklists) – Colorful – High-quality (resolution 600 pixels works best)
• Call to Action (CTA)
– Pin this – Comment – Click here (URL)
Infographics
Creative Text
URL / Call-to-Action
Source: Amy Porterfield.com
High-Quality Imagery
Dharmic Pinning
• Image copyright • Article & Helpful Stock Photo Lists: http://expandyourimpact.org/2014/04/find-free-stock-photos-copyright-free/
SEO Checklist for Pins
• Profile Name & URL address • Profile Description • Board Title • Board Description • First word in Pin Description • Keywords (#’s) in Pin Description • Pin URL or hyperlink • Image file name (Format: xxxxx-xx-xxxx)
Example of SEO for a Board
Examples of Keywords
Pinterest allows spaces if you have a keyword phrase of 1-2 words:
#ananda #self realization #kriya yoga #Yogananda #meditation #autobiography of a yogi
How to Edit a Pinterest
Board
How to Edit a Pin for SEO
Magnetizing Your Website’s Success with Pinterest
• Pin-It Button for your website (business.pinterest.com)
• Pin-able header images • Videos!!! • Pinterest Tool Bar (help.pinterest.com) • Social Media icons
– Website (footer/header) – Newsletters / Email – Ap for Facebook
Social Media Icons
Pin-Friendly Web Surfing
Networking & Community
Pinning Resources • Each Other! Ananda Pinterest Network List: http://www.anandawebservices.org/blog/networking/ananda-friends-on-pinterest-to-connect-with/
• Content creation tools: – Paint (easiest!) – Infogran – Pic Monkey – Canva – Screenflow (MAC) or Camtasia (PC)
• Expand Your Impact Article: http://expandyourimpact.org/2013/03/into-to-pinterest-build-pinterest-network/
Conclusion
• Be Pinspired
• Be Dharmic
• Channel a Higher Vibration
• Sharing is Caring!
Affirmation
I leave behind me both my failures and accomplishments. What I do today will create a new and better future, filled with inner joy.
Thank you! Additional articles, marketing templates & ex’s:
www.ExpandYourImpact.org /store for E-Books
Questions? Email: [email protected]