5 Pinterest Secrets and How To Gain Traction with Them with Amy Locurto: Mediavine On Air Episode 17

Did you know that Pinterest and Google interact quite a bit?



Both are search engines and some of your Pinterest traffic may actually be Google traffic.



In Episode 17 of Mediavine On Air, I was joined by Amy Locurto from Living Locurto and Amy's Circle for a chat about how using Pinterest like a real user can boost your Pinterest results. She shares her five secrets on how to drive users to your site and the successful ways she's used it for her own blog.



Make sure to listen to the episode in full and let us know what you think!







Helpful Resources



Living LocurtoAmy's CircleAmy Locurto's 5 Pinterest Secrets and How To Gain Traction with Them Presentation Our Youtube Channel -- where you can find other Summer of Live and Teal Talk episodes!








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknNd0OLwZQ




Transcript



[MUSIC PLAYING] JENNY GUY: Hey! Hello, everyone. How are you doing today? Holy cannoli, it is Wednesday, June 2nd, which means it's summertime. So we are doing the only thing that we could possibly do, which is kick off our fourth annual Summer of Live. Yes, sound effects, applause, applause, applause. Yes, we are so excited.



I'm Jenny Guy, and as hard as it is to believe, this is my fourth year hosting our summer extravaganza, where the weather is hot, but the content is hotter. One Facebook Live featuring an industry expert a week for the next three months. Due to COVID-19, last year was all about the pivot, a word that we swore none of us would ever say unless it was in regard to that Friends' episode.



But we asked all of our speakers from our canceled conference in Baltimore to move to the Facebook Live format. But this year, we're masked, but we are on the road again with a new day, same time. We'll be on Wednesdays this summer. We'll have you out in an hour or less with all the knowledge you can cram into a lunch break.



And we also took applications for the first time ever this Summer of Live, and we are so, so glad you did. You guys were eager to share your expertise with our audience. And so we have some amazing pitches to go through.



Our theme for the month of June is growth, and we are walking directly into the lion's den with our first topic and speaker. It is Pinterest, the platform all content creators love to hate. My guest today wants to ask you, Are you frustrated with Pinterest and can't seem to gain momentum? Tell us the comments.



That's because Pinterest has changed, and doing the same thing you've always done is most likely not going to work anymore. Amy Locurto, former speaker for Pinterest, current DIY blogger, and Pinterest strategist, has the secret you need to know about today to up your game for more traffic and sales from Pinterest. Hello, Amy.



AMY LOCURTO: Hi Jenny! Thanks for having me. Hi, guys.



JENNY GUY: Thank you so much for coming. Oh, here come the frustrated comments. I knew they would come.



AMY LOCURTO: Be nice to me! Be nice.



JENNY GUY: Oh, they will be so nice. We will be so nice to you. We're just so excited to have your expertise here to shed some light on this. Everybody, if you have questions for Amy, please post them in the comments. I'm going to start out by reading a little bit about her, and then she is going to present to you. Not to worry. This slideshow will be available to you after the program. We'll put it into the comments. We will also have a special offer that we will make available to you in the comments.



But first, a little bit about my amazing guest today, her first time on a Mediavine live. She has been a graphic designer for 25 years a, DIY lifestyle blogger for 13 years at livinglocurto.com. She focuses most of her time now as a business coach and Pinterest strategist at Amy's Circle, a mastermind community with resources to help bloggers and online business owners increase their income. Amy was the very first Pinterest ambassador traveling to various social media conferences as Pinterest's official speaker.