10 things I’ve learnt about Pinterest that helped me reach 100,00 monthly views

  Pinterest is a long term game. The more you put in the more you get out. Pinning everyday is the key to success. The general rule of thumb is 70/30 others content 70% and your own 30%. Pinterest likes you to use the platform and share  the love.   Boards & Profile Use keywords in your about me description but make is short and snappy - 160 characters - the optimum number of boards is 68 apparently but you can have 500! including- secret boards - archived boards - Name them (they’re searchable)   - give them simple names like Delicious dinner not Carby dinner - Give them a description that uses keywords and still makes proper sence - Arrange the boards on your pinterest page so the most important ones are at the top. - You can segment content on the boards so crafts might be together or recipes   Seasonal boards Think about seasonal boards and events (Easter/christmas)  - and post to them 45 days before the event as that’s when Pinterest say people start their searches as they plan .     Start typing for the best words- what people are searching for will come up as a good thing to call your boards. How to pin - Link every image to a website - obviously - Give it a good description using keywords - If you’re linking to your blog/website say that in the description - Check it out over on InsideStylists.com - add hashtags - 20 max  - make them relevant - start typing after # it will come up #your name / company / blog  website - Descriptions can be 500 characters long including hashtags Link your instagram to your Pinterest account - set up a specific board or pin where relevant - great way to get more people to your Insta account Get a business account so you can see what is being shared, liked and clicked through on. Podcast images - Sarah Colson light for 2LG - so far has 9391 impressions (pinned 10 days ago) ‘Pin for later’ on blog posts - Sophie Warren Smith . So people are encouraged to save your content for a later date and read it again. Use a scheduler tool like Tailwind . I use Later. Not sure if it’s Pinterest approved Make the images work hard: Tall images work best. If they have words on even better . Pinterest likes fresh content even if it’s saving to the same link so create fresh new images to pin 4-5 images not on web but pinned later