9 Super Easy Ninja Hacks to Rock Your Pinterest for Business, Generate 5-10 Leads Daily and Make Sales – Podcast!
I know, I know, you already use Pinterest for business…So are you actually leveraging it to Build your List?
We implemented some super pinterest for business hacks and I am going to share them with you today.
We’ve seen an increase in subscribers via Pinterest, and so I believe it’s time to share some tips on how to rock Pinterest for your business.
By the end of this blog post you will know exactly how to leverage Pinterest for Business purposes, generate leads, build a list and make sales…Using your awesome images!
If you already have a Pinterest account, you may learn some tips to Refresh & re-launch it, to attract more Followers and Pinners.
Way back in 2012 this is what Amy Porterfield said of Pinterest for business:
“Would you love to tap into the power of a social media site that can send you more referral traffic than Twitter? Bring you more leads than LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube combined? Convert more fans into paying customers who will easily share your content with their friends?”
And I always listen to people that know what they’re talking about. You want to read her 10 Commandments for using pinterest for business asap.
But before you do…
If you are still on the fence or not even using your Pinterest for Business growth let’s check out some Pinterest stats: It is growing so fast that Pinterest Statistics for business from 2014 differ hugely today.
See some of the 2015 Pinterest for Business Stats Below:
Pinterest was launched in 2012 by co-founders Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp and Paul Sciarra. And if you wish to learn a whole lot more about Pinterest generally and pinterest for your business then read this article.
Pinterest says it has 100 Million monthly active users and boasts of over 50 billion Pins served as of March this year. While these stats are way behind Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter; Pinterest would rather be considered less a social network and more a search and discovery service…! So more like google, bing, yahoo please See Image Above for More stats from Martin Beck’s Post!
Now I had a peek a ComScore’s stats for earlier this year and confirmed that I need to leverage Pinterest for Business more, and so should you!
With all these crazy numbers if you want to stand out on Pinterest, you’ve got to set up your pinterest for business marketing account for success properly & ASAP.
So here are my 9 Super Easy Ninja Tips to a ROCKING Pinterest for Business Profile…
1. To Maximise Pinterest for Your Business – Set up a Business Account
Below are some of my boards:
To be honest if you wish to use Pinterest for businesses purposes, it’s important that you specifically sign up for a business account. The usual sign-up page is for personal accounts so — to create a business account, use this site.
Emily La Grange a Super Social Media Blogger Shared a Step by Step Guide on how best to make that Pinterest for Business account count and get you Leads!
And to clear some cobwebs; if you are new to Pinterest; pins are simply the images/content you share on Pinterest, and boards are the spaces that you use to organize that content — like visual bookmarks. And before you can start pinning anything, you’ll need to create your boards. Pinterest for business gives you very clear guidance on how to best set up for maximum leverage!
And Below are 3 essential things you must implement in order to set up your pinterest for business account best:
- Make sure you use a clear professional front facing image of YOU. Not a generic image or a product image. Remember this is Your Pinterest business account not your company product page! A great quality recognizable photo of your beautiful smiling face is always best. You are the brand right!
- Ensure your Pinterest for business page description has Your Keyword/s and make sure people know that you are there to help them succeed.
- Ensure your Boards descriptions also have your Keyword/s because Google indexes these. i.e. people can find your pinterest business page and offers via search engines.
2. To Maximise Pinterest for Your Business – Use Rich Pins (I love Article Pins)

Rich pins are (in Pinterest’s own words) pins that “include extra information right on the Pin itself”. At the moment, there are 5 types of Rich pins: article, recipe, movie, product and place. As a blogger you probably use images in your posts, and as long as an article features an image, it can be pinned to Pinterest. With this kind of Pin, users can automatically see your article’s headline, author and a story description — So they are easily searchable. This distinguishes them from other content on the platform. And this is what makes pinterest for your business awesome. Your pins and articles can be found via search engines. Again head over to emilylagrange’s blog later, to learn how to set up Rich Pins.
But Here is a super tip…
Use/Create vertical images for your special business boards. Long photos (vertical picture collages) or infographics do really well on pinterest for business boards. They take up valuable Pinterest real estate in the feed, which makes your brand and offers standout. Bringing you more targeted followers and subscribers too!
As of today, the best image size for pinterest for your business is approx. 600 px by 1200 px.
3. To Extend your Pinterest for your Business – Add a watermark to Your Images.
When pinning your own original content, consider adding a watermark of your website or logo to your image, to preserve pin integrity. This way the image will always stay connected to your website, and will continue to promote your brand, no matter where its pinned or shared.
And for SIX MORE Pinterest for Business Super Hacks, You’re gonna have to Tune into the Downloadable Podcast. Which by the way means you can read or do some other stuff as you listen like cook that diner, do the laundry, jog etc. Coz I am good like that
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If you found value from my post on Pinterest for business tips, let me know in the comments below. It would be really lovely if you shared it on social media – You can simply highlight some text to share on Twitter or Facebook as well, super easy!
Oh and drop your Pinterest URL in the comments too so I can connect further with you! Your link will be like this https://pinterest.com/YourUsername
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Thank you for finding my stats useful!! Pinterest started back in 2011, sharing this article (Am not the only fan) http://hispanic-marketing.com/semantic-search-engine-pinterest/ where it shows that Walmart incorporated a feed from Pinterest back in the day. Pretty amazing.
Hey Havi,
We love linking to quality content esp, statistics. Glad you found us too 🙂
Its pretty amazing indeed!
I want to kick my butt for totally ignoring Pinterest. I have this, but I have not been using this for my business. Thank you for these tips!
Lol My dear dont beat yourself up, we made the same mistakes probably, you are there now so leverage it to the maximum!
J&PK~
This is great for those having a business in Pinterest. So useful tips
I have only been blogging for a few months. I have seen such a difference since I bhave been focusing on pinterst type links . wonderful post with greaqqt info
Thanks for the great tips. Pinterest is one of my best referrers.
Pinterest for business is great when you know how to leverage it. Glad you are profitably leveraging it Patty!
J&PK~
That is awesome information. I always try to include a picture that will be visually appealing to “pinners”. I will have to make sure I make them rich pins and check for the size going forward.
We’ve been working the last few months on growing our pinterest account. Great tips!
Flip Flops and Furs
Glad you are doing great Sarah!
J&PK
great tips! i recently switched to a business account on pinterest and am loving it
Great hacks. I need to work on “water marks” . I need to do updates in my Pinterest account.
I do love Pinterest. I don’t use it enough though.
Great tips! Thanks!
You are most welcome Jennifer!
J&PK~
Thanks for sharing these hacks. These are so helpful.
These are great tips for business on how to use pinterest successfully 🙂
It’s so funny as my Pinterest following has been quietly growing without any extra effort on my part! I do have my picture there and some of my pictures have my logo watermarked but I have not been intentional about this medium. Might have to pay more attention to it. Thanks Julie.
This is really helpful for my website. I use Pinterest for my product.
Glad you found value Ryan 🙂
J&PK~
Love these tips! I am going to have to make sure I start using them to help with my Pinterest. Pinterest is such a great tool I think many people dont really know how to fully utilize correctly. I know I haven’t been getting all that I could from it so now with these tips hopefully that will change!
Pinterest is awesome esp if you focus on finding your niche communities on there and boards collaborations. While we have a young and growing Pinterest following, our pins seem to attract lots of interest and we find we are getting the traffic to our website via Pinterest according to analytics. So these tips do work Stacy B 🙂
J&PK~
Pinterest is an awesome tool for business. Especially if you’re trying to introduce people to your products! These are really helpful!
Pinterest is amazing Liza O and we are glad you agree
J&PK~
Very informative post! Thanks for sharing!
You are most welcome Patricia!
J&PK~
Fantastic post as always. I really want to start building upon my Pinterest but because I used it as a hobby before turning it into a business is somewhat strange for me!
LOl Create a Pinterest for Business Page. They are not limiting your use yet Ana 🙂
And go crush it. Women are crying out for your awesomeness!
J&PK~
I use Pinterest for my recipes. That helps my website.
Glad you do Tara,
We waited at our peril 🙂
J&PK~
awesome Julie… I’m so glad you made me aware of this post and of Emily’s info appreciate that and this post ROCKS, you are awesome and again thanks for sharing
Hi LuAnn,
You are most welcome Glad you fund value too!
J&PK~
Great post. I like Pinterest but man I can get lost in it. I like creating what you called Rich pins. I never heard it phrased like that. I do purpose myself now to created pins that are pin worthy. They can take hours but it’s a great reward.
Hey Tanya,
Glad you found our post informative.
Do you use Canva or Picmonkey? you can create great Pinnable images of the right Pinterest Pixels in minutes
and utilize your time better elsewhere.
Please do shout out if you need any help in that direction and thanks for your comment.
love the instagram hacks you shared here. thank u so much
Glad you found value Sheena.
Thanks for stopping by!
Julie
Hey Julie, I love pintrest. Have been on it now for a couple of years so will need to see how I can move from social to business use. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely Diane. Pinterest is rocking some real savvy business owners lives, tis time more of us jumped on and leveraged it better.
We cant focus on just one or two. Facebook is awesome. yet Pinterest for business rocks!
Pauli
WOW this is what im looking for. Great info thanks for sharing Julie!
You are most welcome Husni!
Julie
Coincidence? I think not. This is the second post regarding Pinterest that I have seen today. I have been toying with Pinterest, but have not continued to add Pins with the correct information. I can see it’s high time I got busy on my site and clean it up so that it becomes income-producing. I really liked that you said you go after fast-converting avatars because you want to make money. And…..don’t we all? Thanks Julie.
Hi Carol indeed its time you got jiggy with Pinterest.
Learn & implement it and you will be getting a shed load of traffic to your awesome content and offers. Pinterest for Business rocks!
You and I know its no good toying with something. Either jump in or walk away 🙂
Glad to have added some clarity for you 🙂
Jules
I haven’t fully used Pinterest but after reading your post I feel urged to start learning more about this tool. Thanks for dedicating your time to explain us your strategies Julie =)
Well Pedro,
Its time you used it. In Your industry you will see a great increase in subscribers.
we are obsessed with our food and your Beach Volleyball…
Well post a few Videos on Pinterest and you will understand what I am talking about 🙂
Glad to be of service. Thanks for your comment!
Awwww – you just ROCK em out Julie!
Thanks so much for the awesome shoutout’s too, what a lovely surprise that was! Appreciate you big time!
Pinterest is super HOT, so thanks for sharing these fabulous pinning tips to help make everyone happier pinners! Rich pins ROCK!
? My Pinterest is over at http://pinterest.com/iEmilylaGrange
Hi Emily,
You are so very kind and you do deserve the shout out.
We were neglecting Pinterest until we read Your blog posts.
And Got some super training via Amy Porterfield!
Plus Anyone who is an online marketer and blogger should bookmark your blog for ongoing WHATS CURRENT and WORKING NOW Tips.
Thanks for your comment!
Jules 🙂 <3
These are awesome hacks from these ninja tricks when it comes to start leveraging the Pinterest social media platform! Thanks so much for sharing this Julie!!!
My Pleasure Danny,
Glad you found value in our Hacks to rock your pinterest for business 🙂
Julie
Thanks for that Julie. I definitely must look back into Pinterest. My goodness. Your blog is a source of awesome information to help us all. Once again thank you!!!
Hi Sharon,
Paul & I are happy to serve, and once again I am glad to serve.
Definitely you must revist your Pinterest for your Business.
Its growing so fast and Google does Index the Board contents.
That means people can actually find you through your boards and pins.
Not just your blog. So an extra prime online real estate for you.
Do shout out if you need any help!
Thanks for stopping by
Julie
Pinterest is really on the rise as a business site. Great post and good information.
It sure is Chris and Its time to leverage it, Get the leads onto your CRM and Phone!
Thanks for your comment.
Julie
Hi Julie, I’m trying to get back in the swing. Sure have missed reading your articles. This is another great one showing the hidden value of Pinterest for business. Thank you for sharing!
Hey Mary,
I have missed you too. welcome back. I know You had a purpose and I know you have lots to share with us.
Now Its time to rock Pinterest!
Go rock it!
Julie
wow I have really ignored Pinterest as a branding and lead tool. I appreciate your post. Now to dig into the resources you have here. Thanks!
I am sure you ignored it in preference of Mastering another right.
Well now is the time Coach Jamie. Go rock Pinterest for Your Business.
Its a fast growing resource. Plus you can post Videos too, which is cool!
If I can be of any help, do shout out!
Julie
wow awesome value here Julie on using Pinterest for your business. Thanks so much for sharing, I’m currently in the learning process now on Pinterest so I so appreciated your info.
Glad to be of service LuAnn and that you found value.
Implement and you will truly find a whole new playground for lead generation!
Pinterest for Business rocks.
Julie
Wow Julie thats all I can say!….I have been on the sideline with Pinterest as I really didn’t know what it meant at all!…I think I need to go through this quite a few times before I feel comfortable with it, but it’s important we all keep learning and keep up with the times. 🙂
Hi Sonia,
I am Glad you are finding some clarity on leveraging Pinterest for Business!
truly its a great lead generation and Sales generation platform!
we either keep up or we get left behind 🙂
Julie
Hey!! This is great, because the one network I’m really getting to love right now is no other than Pinterest!!
Love this post, great info for new people… thank you!!
Jana
Hey Jana,
Glad you love Pinterest coz its truly one targeted Resource.
I am loving it too and growing a following super fast. Since I gave it the focus it deserves.
Someone has to inform the new people right 🙂
As they say what you focus on expands. Very true!
Julie
Wow! Amazing value here Julie! Phenomenal tips. Following you now and here’s ours…@bandflea! Thanks for your amazing leadership!
Hey Brian & Felicia,
I am humbled and you are most welcome.
Glad you found value. I have tried t find you Pinterest Handle and I just couldn’t would you please re-post it or PM me on Facebook!
Thanks for taking the time.
Julie
I think most people underestimate Pinterest as traffic source. Very informative article!
Very True Annalize,
And I used to be one too. Predominantly because they have no clue how to leverage it.
Yet People are making SALES DAILY Directly via Pinterest! If you SEO your Boards Properly and
Implement these Hacks , you will notice a decided increase in Subscribers if you include your squeeze page links in relevant Pins!
Julie
All of my blogs go to my Pinterest. I have several “walls” and try to post per category.
Fantastic, Keep doing What you do Stephanie! And Thanks for your comment!