Pinterest Strategies for Small Business

Want to know more about Pinterest and how it can help you attract and retain customers? I’ve compiled a list of resources, articles, books and tips that you can study, but nothing substitutes for one on one assistance. If you’d like personal coaching, I’m your girl! Call me at 916-265-2521 or email julie -at- getonthemap.us and we can schedule an appointment.

You can also follow my 573 Pinterest Tips on Twitter, my Best Pinterest Marketing Pins on Pinterest or follow the hashtag #573tips for great info about social media.

How long is too long? We don’t know yet, but Pinterest is showing only the top of some pins in the feed instead of letting one pin dominate.

Suzanne Wartenbergh6 hours ago

Is Pinterest no longer 'accepting' long pins? All of a sudden I see a button 'open pin' appearing on long pins… Has anyone else seen this as well?

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Happy Easter! Do you know the Ten Commandments Of Pinterest? – bit.ly/VYLSm6

— SEO.com (@seocom) March 31, 2013

Tips for Using Pinterest to Market Your Business
Pin things your prospects will find useful, fun or inspirational
Use good Pin Manners

I just completed a 2 week Pinterest traffic campaign that generated

402 Website Visits
115 Re-pins
36 Likes
107,867 Targeted Impressions

Could your social media use some action like that? Call Julie at 916-265-2521

Tips on marketing your wine business with Pinterest

I’m 90% through with my upcoming e-book, Pinterest for Winemakers, and I’m putting out a call to wine bloggers, marketers and makers to see if they’d like to contribute some tips and get co-author credit.

I’m looking for a how-to on one of the wine related boards you’ve created.
Some ideas:

If you’d like to contribute, email me using this handy form. Let me know what you’d like to contribute in the message field.

Read Quote of Justin Lowery’s answer to Pinterest: What’s special about Pinterest? Why do some people find the site maddeningly addictive? on Quora

#Pinterest Beats Yahoo Organic Traffic, Making It 4th Largest Traffic Driver Worldwide tcrn.ch/UuzFq9 #sm #fb

— Sean Gardner (@2morrowknight) September 6, 2012

Here’s my class slides from my Pinterest class last March.