Pinterest is hot! The platform, which is already a huge success in English-speaking countries, is now also becoming increasingly popular in our country. Besides Instagram, it is the fastest growing platform in the Netherlands . As an entrepreneur, you should definitely consider creating a Pinterest account! In my previous blog , I explained to you the enormous potential of Pinterest. In this blog, we’ll dive into setting up a Pinterest account.
TIP 1: CREATE A PINTEREST ACCOUNT
If you’ve never used Pinterest and create a Pinterest account for your company for the first time, you will immediately be given the option to create a business account. You should definitely do this, because once you want to start making money through Pinterest, this is a requirement.
Some of you may have used Pinterest a lot in private, but not yet for business purposes. If you already have quite a few followers on this account and you think that these followers are also the target group of your company, you can transfer your Pinterest account to a business account in an instant. You do this in the settings. Go to ‘Account settings’ and scroll all the way down. At the bottom of the screen you will see the option ‘Convert to business account’.
TIP 2: BRANDING & MARKETING
Once you have created your Pinterest account, you will be directed to your profile. If you have created a new profile, this means that you still have to optimize everything. It is important that you take your branding and marketing strategy into account. Do not just enter some profile information, but immerse yourself in your target group and what you want to radiate as a company. After all, you want people to recognize your brand, regardless of whether it is on Pinterest or on another social media channel such as Facebook.
In addition, it is important that you are well aware of the interests of your target audience before you just start creating boards and pins. So go out and investigate! Talk to your target group and find out what they like to ‘pin’ on Pinterest. You can also look at group boards that are related to your company. Here you can also find a lot of valuable information about the ‘pin’ behavior of your target group.
TIP 3: CREATE PLATES
It is recommended to create about 15-20 plates that you regularly pint on. Therefore, try to come up with 15-20 topics that interest your target group and create a board for each topic. Some people like to give these signs funny names, but I advise against this. Pinterest is basically a search engine and you should treat it that way. People don’t search for ‘AK’s Pinterest Imperium’: they search for ‘Pinterest tips’. Keep this in mind when you come up with names for your plates. Think search engine friendly. SEO is also very important in your board description. Try to include all kinds of words and hashtags in your board that are related to the subject of your board.
INSIDER TIP 1: USE THE PINTEREST ALGORITHM
If you use the search bar on your homescreen, Pinterest will give you all kinds of search suggestions. These are of course not just there. This is valuable information from the Pinterest algorithm about the search behavior of its users, which you can include in your descriptions. Use these search terms as hashtags or incorporate them into your texts. This will make you easier to find!
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INSIDER TIP 2: USE ONE BOARD FOR YOUR OWN PINS!
Create a board on which you only distribute your own pins. Why? First, you can set up a ‘cover cover’ on your Pinterest account that displays your Pins. By selecting the board, which only contains your pins, your cover-cover is nicely in line with your branding. Second, it is virtually impossible to fill 15-20 boards with at least 2-3 different Pins on your own every day. Quality over quantity. In addition to your own pins, you also fill the rest of the boards with relevant content from other ‘pinners’.
INSIDER TIP 3: MAKE BEAUTIFUL COVER PHOTOS FOR YOUR BOARDS
If you’re a branding fan like me, this tip is important to you. You can also set a cover cover for each board you create. Create your design in Canva for example and upload it as a pin on the board where you want to use this design as a cover photo. Then go back to the homepage to open your board and change your cover in the settings of the board.