Hi, lovelies we’ve all been hearing about the changes being rolled out on Pinterest in 2018. Have you seen the new layout yet? What is what and what do I need to do??
Well, let me help with that. I just watched the Facebook live video with Tailwind and Pinterest. There were two gals who worked at each place answering questions and dishing on the ins and outs of what you should be doing on Pinterest. Here is the link to watch it and it is gold! A bloggers Pinterest dream! this post does contain affiliate links so I may earn a small commision if you make a purchase. All reviews are my own.
There are so many things that I was happy to hear that I was doing right and things I have never even thought of I can’t wait to start doing. I will add a quick list of what I took away from it. But I really suggest taking the time and watching the video just so you can get all of the answers from the pros.
It is over an hour but well worth it I promise! I would love to hear your thoughts on the video comment below after you watch it. This is not a Pinterest strategy post it is just to clear up some questions I have been seeing people asking about.
5 Things to Do to Be Seen on Pinterest
1) pin as many times a day as you want. 5 or 100 as long as you are consistent. I have been pinning 75 per day using Tailwind scheduler so I will stick to this. Read this post I wrote to learn more about scheduled pins π
2) looping is ok. Pinning the same pin to the same board again. Say like once a month. She did say to change the description though and make sure it’s relevant. But not to do it too many times because you do not want people to unfollow you.
3) the first 5 pins a day are important but not the most important thing. SEO is still the best practice to get seen the most. So try and have 5 quality pins first. So I am Pacific Standard time so my first five pins after 5:00 PM
4) With the new following tab followers are important because they will see our content first. Make sure to have quality engaging followers not just quantity.
5) Pin tries and comments will help get you more impressions. One way to get more of those she suggested is to embed the pins directly into your post. And add a call to action like check this out and comment…. keep scrolling for the goods.
How to Embed a Pinterest Pin Directly into Blog Post
WHAT?! This was news to me! I love this so I want to dive deeper and show you how easy it is to do with screenshots! Basically, click and copy the code and then paste it into your blog post. Depending on your host it should only take a few seconds. First I found the pin I wanted to embed and this picture shows how to start.
Above is the pin I used for the example. Cool right?! It only took a few seconds and hopefully it will help us bloggers get more interaction on Pinterest. Right now I am at the 6.2 million impressions a month mark and I want that to double that at least by the end of the year.
Now can you do me a huge favor and click on the pin below and comment with your thoughts??? Or even better can you try it? If you add an embedded pin to your blog comment with the link below and I will check it out!
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bonjourchiara
Thanks so much for sharing this since I had no ideas about these changes!!
Tiffany
This is fantastic! I didn’t know about embedding a pin. Thank you!
Amber Stanfield
I have never used tailwind before but I with these changes I may have to look into it if it gets more traffic to my blog.
corey hudson
Amber StanfieldI love Tailwind. If you use my link above you can try it free for 30 days and it will help in that amount of time for sure.
Mimi
This is so helpful, pinterest is such a struggle of mine, I really need to look into tailwind, these new updates make me feel like I kind of need it
corey hudson
MimiYes Tailwind is a must in my opinion. It is not only a scheduler it tells what times of the day are best and gives you great analytics. If you sign up with my link above you get 30 days free and can cancel if you don’t like it after that π
Paula
Thank you for sharing this, Pinterest seams to be so stressful!
Melanie
Thank you! This was so so helpful!
Sarah
Thank you for the tips and the video! Iβm goung to try to be more consistent! I feel Iβve gotten off track lately!
Juanita Deloris
Thanks so much for this. Pinterest is still uncharted territory to me, as I feel I don’t know what to do with it. So I appreciate your post very much. I have never used Tailwind before, but I think I need to give it a try.
Blessings!
Amy
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I had no idea!
Meli
Wow! Thank you so much for these tips! I didn’t even know about the new changes… LOL!
Waren Jean
This is very insightful. Iβve been thinking for a long time to really organize my pinterest and I think I will do it soon because of these changes.
Raina
You are an absolute rockstar for sharing this! Thank you so much for the amazing info and I had been wondering how to embed pins as well!
Cristina Coroiu
Wow, thank you. I was at 1.8m monthly viewers and I dropped to 1.6 after a week of not pinning, so I get how important consistency is. I have to look into that tool you said about. I also did not know about the embedded pin. Have to try that as well. And I just love love love the new layout of a Pinterest profile π
corey hudson
Cristina CoroiuHi Cristina, that is a good amount of impression great job. That’s why I like using Tailwind because I can’t keep up some days and love to schedule it and not have to worry about it.
hillary
Super helpful! Thank you so much!
Amber Myers
Thank you for this! I don’t really know what I’m doing on Pinterest, so this is helpful.
Heather
It never fails. Once I finally master something, they go an change it on me. Thanks for the update.
Bailey
This was SO helpful. I’ve been so puzzled by the new changes.
karamel_kc
I’m still tying to figure out Pinterest. Thanks this helps
Ally
I was finally starting to get the hang of things and course they’re changing how they do everything. Thank you for sharing your advice, I will be following it.
Andrea
Thank you so much for explaining the new algorithm for Pinterest everything is changing all the time and it is so hard to keep up. I was finally getting things going so this is great. very appreciated.
kim
I’m a little confused about the first 5 pins, what time is measured? is it universal? and so, from when?
corey hudson
kimHi yes universal time. I am in California so it is 5:00 pm my time. Where are you located I can try and figure it out for you…
Alessandra
This posts is a very helpful explanation of what’s going on the new algorithm changes. I recently gave it up to focus on FB and Twitter, but used it a while ago.
Terri Beavers
Pinterest is my favorite social media site and my largest one where followers are concerned. I’m reading everything I can on how to make it work for me. I will have to check out that video.
corey hudson
Terri BeaversHi Terri, I cannot stress enough how good that video is. Hope you get the time to watch it. I was invited to a Pinterest conference I am hoping to learn even more and will share here!
Joanna Everyday Made Fresh
I love Pinterest. I use it all the time for my own site, as well as personal use. It’s my number one traffic source!
Kristyn
Great information. I still feel new to the blogging world and staying up to date with my social media channels (related to blog). These are great tips to drive traffic.
Akamatra
I am a huge pinterest fun but I can’t seem to make it work for my blog. This is a great tutorial!
corey hudson
AkamatraI get 84 percent of my traffic from Pinterest and I know other bloggers get most of their traffic from there to. My blog is new so my Google traffic will take some time. For now it’s huge for me.
Jennifer L
Oh wow thank you for the heads up on the new changes. Some of these i didnt even know about.
Julie Plagens
Thanks. Iβm going to try this today. I appreciate you showing how to embed a pin.
kim
Great things to know! Thanks so much for all of the great info!
David Elliott
That just seems crazy to me. But happy you have found a way to get your content out there. I will definitely be working on figuring out some of these best practices.
corey hudson
David ElliottWhich part seems crazy David? I would love to discuss further. I have been using these tactics and seen a very good increase in traffic.
Sarsha Bryant
Ugh I have been wanting to read something that covered recent changes to Pinterest and how to promote on it. Thank you!
Brooke
Oh my gosh thank you for that! I have pinned to try later!
Marina
This is a great pinterest guide! Thank you for sharing this!
Caitlin
Just started thinking about starting a Pinterest account for my business! These tips are GOLDEN!
Kailey Linton
This is really helpful!
Kendra
This info was very helpful! Iβll definitely be using some of it.
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Kim Dow, Sass Magazine
This post came at a perfect time! I’ve been trying to read up on how to increase my two business account’s Pinterest traffic. Thank you for these tips!
chelsea
Thanks for sharing! I’m going to have to check out that video from Tailwind to see what else is changing.
corey hudson
chelseaHi Chelsea,
There are a lot of changes but they are doing to help us content providers. I am actually going to go to a Pinterest conference in June and will do a post afterwards as well. If you have any questions I can try and get some answers just shoot me a message π
Dianne
Hey Corey,
The link for the video of the two girls you refer to in the beginning is not working. Any idea where else I could find it? Great article, very helpful. Iβve only b ban blogging in Jan 2018 and my head is spinning with trying to learn it all.
Thanks a bunch
corey hudson
DianneHey so sorry I had someone use it ok earlier try this https://www.facebook.com/Tailwind/videos/1984457738292249/
Brittney
Thank you for writing this! I just started on Pinterest so it is nice to know all the changes that are coming around!
corey hudson
BrittneyHi Brittney,
Pinterest drives over 80% of my traffic and it’s free. Can’t beat that!
Gemma
Thank you for the information. I am going to try to embed a pin later today and see if it works. Very helpful!
Andy
This was so informative! Thank you so much.
Amy
This is fabulous information — especially how to embed a pin! Thank you for the link to the video from tailwind. Your pins are absolutely gorgeous, BTW!
corey hudson
AmyThank you that means a lot.
Katie | Hospitable Homemaker
This is so helpful! Thank you for sharing all this info! Now to try to implement it…
Bailey
This is so interesting! I had no idea about embedding pins. Thanks for the practical overview.
Sophie
I had no idea about tip #5! I am going to definitely implement that in my pinning strategy! I love how you explained how to embed a pin. Again, no idea! Thank you for the tips!
Nikki
Thank you so much for explaining this! I had no idea what the whole Pinterest change was except for the "first 5 pins", and the embedding! No clue! Great post!
corey hudson
NikkiThanks I appreciate it
Katherine Walsh Beck
Well I learn something new just about everyday when it comes to pinterest! Thanks for sharing.
corey hudson
Katherine Walsh BeckNo problem glad I can help