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About

Asanewblogger,Istruggledforoverayeartryingtofigureouthowtoincreasetraffictomyblog.Ireadandreadandsearchedandsearchedforconcreteinforma<onandaconcretesystemIcouldusetoincreasetraffic.IwasinterestedinpursuingPinterestfortraffic,butwasdiscouragedathowexpensivesomeonlinecoursescouldbe.Sincemyblogwasnew,itwasn’tmakinganincomeandIdidn’tfeeljus<fiedspendingthemoney.ADerpiecingtogetherallthefreeinforma<onIcouldandALOToftrialanderror,IfiguredoutasystemforPinterestthatworked.

IlearnedhowtogetmycontentinfrontofthousandsofpeopleandhowtoturnthatPinterestsuccessintotrafficon

myblog.Thebestpart?Ialsofiguredouthowtodoitallinlessthan30minutesaweek.Yep,youreadthatright.

Pinterestismynumberonetrafficsourceandmanagingitisthequickestpartofmyworkweek.WhileI’mnotaveteranbloggerorexpertbyanymeans,IamproudofwhatIhavefiguredoutandIwanttoshareit.IusedthestrategiesIoutlineheretotakemyblogfrom1,000PV/monthtoover70,000PV/monthinabout3months-andit’ss<llincreasing!I’vesharedmystrategywithfriendsinamuchlessstructuredformat,butaDersomanyrequestsIthoughtaneBookwouldbemorehelpful.IputtogetherthiseBookinhopesthatitwillsaveyousome<meandfrustra<on.Andit’ssomuchcheaperthananonlinecourse!

ThiseBookisforthePinterestbeginner,Iwilloutlinethetop3thingsyouneedtodotodrivetraffictoyourblogviaPinterest.IgoindepthandprovideyouwithscreenshotsofmyPinterestaccountandBoardBoosteraccounttomakesureyouhavealltheinforma<onyouneedtobesuccessful.Asanaddedbonus,IalsogiveyouacopyofthespreadsheetIusetokeepitallorganized.Whiletheexamplesinthisbookareaboutfoodblogging,thestrategiesIoutlinecanbeappliedtoanyniche.

Ihopethishelpsyouonyourbloggingjourney!

Bestwishes,

- Alli

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Firstedi<on.

Thisisafreesnippetofthefullbook.TopurchasethefulleBook,clickhere!

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KeysforPinterestSuccess

ThemostimportantthingtorealizeaboutPinterestisthatPinterestisasearchengine,notasocialmediaplaborm.Thismeansthatcontentyoupinneedstobeop<mizedtoPinterest’salgorithm.Don’tstress,itisn’thardtodo!

Herearethetop3<psthiseBookwillfocuson:

• Pinterestvalueslong,ver<cal,beau<fulimages.ThefocusofPinterestisdefinitelypictures.Ifyoudon’thavebeau<fulphotos,beingsuccessfulonPinterestwillbeastruggle.(Ifyouneedtoimproveyourphotography,Ihighlyrecommendtheseebooks:TheFoodPhotographyBookandTastyFoodPhotography.)WewillcoverhowtocreatePinterestimagesusingCanvainSec<on1.

• Pinterestpindescrip<onsarealsoimportant.Thisiswhereyouwanttoputthekeywordsyouwantassociatedwithyourcontent.WewilltalkmoreabouthowtodokeywordresearchinSec<on2andthenhowtoapplythosekeywordstoyourpins.

• Pinterestvaluesconsistency.Idon’tthinkthereisamagicalnumberofpinsyouneedtopinadayforPinteresttolikeyourcontentandprofile.Themainthingthealgorithmvaluesisconsistent,reliablepinningtoallofyourboards.InSec<ons3,4and5wewillcoverprofilebasics,groupboardbasics,andhowtocreateaconsistentpinningstrategyusingBoardBooster.

Ifyoucanmasterthesethreesimplethings,you’llbewellonyourwaytobeingsuccessfulonPinterest.IusedthestrategiesIoutlineinthisbooktobringmyblogfrom1,000pv/monthtoover70,000pv/monthinabout3monthsanditiscon<nuallyincreasing.However,Iamnotheretotellyouthatyouwillbeanovernightsuccessusingthesestrategies-anyonewhotellsyouthatisbeingdishonest.The<melineofyoursuccessisdependentonmanyfactors(yourblog,yourcontent,yourphotos,etc.),anditwilltake<meforthePinterestalgorithmtorecognizeyouasaqualitypinner.ButIwilltellyouthatincreasingtraffictoyourblogfromPinterestis100%aaainable.

AsyougothroughthiseBook,IhighlyrecommendopeningupeachwebsiteIguideyouthroughandfollowingalongasyouread.Itwillmakemuchmoresenseifyouareclickingaroundandtryingthingsout,otherwisethescreenshotscanbecomeconfusing.IfyouarehesitanttosignupforBoardBoosterbecauseitisapaidservice,theydoofferafreetrialperiodfor100pins.Thiswilllastaslongasyouwantittoobecauseyoucontrolhowmanypinsadayyou’dliketo

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FromSec>on1:Crea>ngPinterestImages

Onceyouselectyourformat,youwillbetakentoapagewhereyoucanaddphotosandtext.Canvaalsogivesyoutheop<ontousetheirphotosandclipart.Someofitisfree,andsomeofitis$1.Totallyworthitifyouneedastockimageorclipart!Ikeepthemaindesignthesameandchangejustthe<tleandimages(Ihavemylogoattheboaom,butitisinwhitesoyoucan’tseeitunlessthereisanimagethere).Onceyouhavemadeyourimage,youclickdownloadandsaveitasanimage,CanvaexportsimagesasPNGorJPEGfiles.Thenallyouhavetodoisuploadtoyourblogpost!

ProTip:Ifyouwouldliketokeepacolorthesamebetweenpinsandothergraphicsyoucreate,savethecolorcodenumber(highlightedinblueintheimagebelow).ThiswayallyouhavetodoiscopyandpastthatnumberintoCanvaandthecolorswillalwaysmatch.

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FromSec>on2:KeywordResearch

TheeasiestwaytoresearchkeywordsingeneralforyourblogistheKeywordPlannertoolfromGoogleAdsense.ThisisafreetoolthatyoucanaccessifyouhaveanaccountwithGoogle(Gmail,Google+,etc.).I’llgiveyouabasicoverviewonhowtouseitandthenhowit<esintoPinterest.

First,youclickonSearchfornewkeywordsusingaphrase,website,orcategory.

Then,youtypeinafewkeywordideasyouhaveandclick“getideas.”

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Sec>on4:GroupBoards

Oneoftheeasiestwaystogetyourcontentinfrontofalotofpeoplequicklyistojoinmanygroupboards.Iamonabout60butpintoabout50daily.GroupboardsareboardsthatareownedbyasinglePinterestuser(whohopefullyhasmorefollowersthanyou)whoinvitesothercontributorstopintotheirboard.

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FromSec>on5:PinningConsistently

Pinningconsistentlycanbeachievedbymanuallypinning,howeveritismucheasiertobeconsistentandpintoalotofboardsusinganautoma<cpinningsystem.IuseBoardBooster,sointhissec<onIwillcoverhowIorganizemypinningusingthatsystem.Asageneralrule,Itrytopin50%mycontentand50%othercontent.

IuseallthreePinningToolsthatBoardBoosteroffers:Campaigns,Scheduler,andLooping.

Firstup,Campaigns.EverythinginCampaignsismyowncontent.ThisishowIpinmyowncontenttogroupboards.InmyPinterestprofile,Ihavesecretboardsformypinsdividedupbycategory:LongbournFarmFoodPins,LongbournFarmMainDish,LongbournFarmDessert,etc(screenshotbelow).

InBoardBooster,IhaveaRandomCampaignsetupforeachofthosecategories.IfoundthesewereeasiertomanagethanScheduledCampaignsbecauseofcertaingroupboardrules.

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