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Pinterest for Fun and Profit
Kelby CarrPinterest.com/kelby
Pinterest.com/typeaconAuthor: Pinterest For Dummies and Pinterest
Marketing For Dummies
The View on PinterestPinterest is a virtual pinboard.
Fun and Profit
Pinterest for Fun• It is an addictive pleasure• It is a great place to be
inspired• It is pretty • It is funny and silly• It is entertainment and
diversion• Pursue interests and
personal hobbies
Pinterest for Profit• Drive traffic• Humanize your business or
brand• Drive sales• Encourage buzz• Get to know your readers,
customers and clients• Make plans, coordinate
projects and generate ideas
Why Pinterest
• Pinterest is seeing huge traffic growth
• People spend time on Pinterest
• Pinterest is a place for discovery
• Pinterest can drive mad traffic• Pinterest can drive sales
TIP: Find pins from your site at pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAIN.COM
Pinterest Basics
Boards Pins and Repins
Pinterest Toolbox
• Pinterest Mobile• Pin It Button for
Browser• Pin It Button for
Websites• Pinterest Plugins
Etiquette
• Follow, engage and interact.
• Don’t be too self-promotional. Don’t be that guy.
• Pin responsibly.• Don’t violate copyright
laws.
Finding People to Follow
• Import friends and contacts
• Follow your followers
• See top pinner lists
• Follow via pins • Follow friends of
friends Tip: Follow Profiles, Not Boards
Be Pin-Worthy
• Use a great image• Use an optimized
image• Have great content
with the image when people click
• Be easy to pin• Remind people to
pin TIP: Protect your images with watermarking that includes your URL
Tracking Results
• Monitor Pinterest referrals
• Drill down to see which pins (and pinners) drove traffic
• Compare Pinterest to other sources
• Compare Pinterest visitor behavior to other sources
Pinterest for Fun and Profit
Kelby CarrPinterest.com/kelby
Pinterest.com/typeaconAuthor: Pinterest For Dummies and Pinterest
Marketing For Dummies