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Pinterest Archives - Megan Taylor

HOW I GREW MY PINTEREST MONTHLY VISITORS BY 20k IN A MONTH

I started my Pinterest account when it first launched in 2010. I was immediately hooked. My friend who works in advertising knew which social platforms were new and emerging and sent me a link to sign up. Back in those days you had to be invited to join. The 24 hours or so wait was tiresome but as soon as I joined I was in love. It was like my creative brain had exploded and there were other people that loved what I loved.

Eight years later and I have come to realise is an incredible marketing platform. I don’t have to be too “business” about it. I can be a bit “business” whilst still having fun and creating mood board filled with my loves and wishes. For a long time now I have read about bloggers saying their main source of traffic was Pinterest and I was so confused. I barely had more than one click through to my site a month. With a little bit of research and trial and error I now have about 50 people click through from Pinterest to my site everyday and I intend on growing that. These supremely easy 5 top tips are the ways I have been growing that traffic and my Pinterest monthly visitors.

Pinterest is no longer about how many followers you have, it is basically a search engine for you to use to your advantage, so wait no further and use these tricks to help boost your websites traffic. This is applicable for bloggers, brands and businesses alike.

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BUSINESS ACCOUNT

Your first step is to change your Pinterest account to a business account. This will allow you to see your stats and audience insights and is completely free. Without this account change you aren’t going to be able to follow the next few steps. To change to a business account, log in to your Pinterest account on your desktop, click the three dots in the top right and in the drop down menu it will tell you to change to a business account.

ANALYTICS – AUDIENCE INSIGHTS

Now you have a business account you are able to see your stats. However, it may take about 24hours to have the stats show. Now I want you to click the top left button which says ‘Analytics’ then click the drop down menu which says ‘Audience Insights, Early Access’. This section is your ticket to Pinterest fame as such. It is a page of statistics of all of the users from across the globe that use Pinterest. You can inspect the ‘Categories and Interests’  section and click on the categories which you tend to pin for yourself and in the category that you blog about or show on your personal website. An example being that on my site I write mostly about beauty. So once I click on Beauty at this moment the top three most popular beauty pins are to do with Hair Care, Make Up and Personal Care. With this golden insight I can now go and pin pins which are in these categories and expect to very easily gain audience and re-pins from a wider range of people. Another great idea would be to pin blog posts I have written in these topics.

PIN LITTLE AND OFTEN

However much you get sucked into a pinning hole it is a good idea to pin little and often rather than in one single block of time in the day. I like to do 5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes at lunch and 5 minutes in the evening. This means your pins will regularly at the top of search feeds.

PIN EVERY IMAGE FROM YOUR WEBSITE

This can be awfully time consuming if you have been blogging for a long time. You don’t want to pin every blog post in one day. As I said in the last tip, you want to pin little and often. I would suggest pinning your blog post on the day you are setting it live and make this pinning time part of your marketing plan for your blog post release. Your aim would be to have all of your content linked on Pinterest but unless you are only just starting blogging this may be something that will take a long time.

PLACE YOUR PINS ON DIFFERENT BOARDS

Pinterest now allows you to have an infinite amount of boards but you can also have sections within these boards to help you organise your creative mind. For example I have a BAKING board which has sections which include ‘Birthday Cakes’, ‘Easter’, ‘Christmas’ etc. Another tip I wanted to share about placing your pins on different boards is to share your own personal pins from your website to different boards to help increase their reach.

For more in depth helpful tips on social media and a print out illustrated timetable check out my ebook on ‘How To Ace Social Media’.

Desk Tour

Ever since I can remember I have been a huge lover of stationary and have always taken great care in having a productive desk area.
I have been working on my desk area for a while and have a white and copper theme running throughout.
A video of my Desk Tour is at the bottom of my blog.

For mine and my husbands wedding we were bought a gorgeous bespoke Louis carver chair from the Dormy House which I adore.
The handmade chairs are upholstered in your choice of fabric.
You can even send them your own fabric to match your homes furnishings.

I have filled my Ikea frames with quotes that I printed out from Pinterest.
I have printed out a few and regularly rotate them depending on my mood and the season.

I have fairy lights surrounding my desk and candles flickering beside me whilst I work to create a calming atmosphere.
I love to have fresh flowers on my desk to add a pop of colour.
My funny looking green plant is from Ikea and I adore it. It is easy to look after and never seems to die.

My copper tray from H&M keeps my desk tidy storing my plant and candles.
I use a metal bucket to store all my receipts in. I try to file away my receipts once a month. Having them in a bucket on my shelf helps to remind me to do the mundane job.

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I can not stop buying notebooks. I have so many and they are all beautiful so I feel they must be displayed rather than hidden away in a drawer.

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Sugar Free Sweet Popcorn Recipe

Every week I have three and a half days where I eat very well and this includes being sugar free. My way of sugar free is vaguely strict. I do not eat any refined sugar, added sugar, any food that has a sugar listed in its ingredients. I do not include natural sugars such as honey, agave or fruits in these ‘sugars to avoid’ list.
Even though I am being healthy I still have a need for that afternoon sugar hit like anyone else. My Quinoa Goddess Balls are a fab sweet hit. Here is another recipe I love which is very low in calories and has a low Glycemic Index therefore making you feel full for longer.

This recipe will fill your house with a festive scent of cinnamon and you will have a huge bowl of sticky and chewy popcorn. Best of all at only 205 calories, you can eat a very large bowl guilt free…although you may not be able to finish it because it is so filling.
(Measurements and calories are approximated for serving two people)

What you will need

80g Popcorn maize (278cal)
2tsp Ground cinnamon (12cal)
2 tbsp Date syrup (128cal) or Honey (120cal) or Agave syrup (120cal)


Method

1. Pop some kernels the traditional way in a pan with a little oil.

2. Set your grill to low.

3. Lay out your popped corn on some grease proof paper on a baking tray.

4. Drizzle honey / agave syrup or date syrup over the popcorn.

5. Now your popcorn is sticky, sprinkle ground cinnamon over the popcorn.

6. Place in the grill for about 5 minutes, continuously checking that they are not burning.