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December 9, 2024
Does your business have a Pinterest profile? Many business owners focus too much attention on Facebook and Instagram and ignore the potential of niche platforms that can help them reach their target audiences.
Pinterest is estimated to be the 4th largest social network is the US. In many ways it’s not a social network at all, but rather a visual search engine that holds an infinite number of images. The social aspect of it is the option to follow profiles and share pictures posted by others. Pinterest’s “smart feed,” however, includes not only posts from accounts that you follow but those that are similar in visual and description to those you’ve already interacted with. Unlike Facebook, where people browse content from profiles they follow, Pinterest users are looking for inspiration, so they are far more like to explore a brand they’ve never heard of before.
It’s important to note that Pinterest’s most significant advantage for businesses is the fact that every pin includes a link back to a website. That makes it an excellent channel for bringing traffic into your e-commerce store or blog.
Pinterest is known for a predominantly female user-base and a focus on “female” subjects, like interior design, fashion, food, DIY, crafts, event planning, etc. While this may be true to some extent, Pinterest is a growing platform that covers a wide variety of topics. Every brand with sharp product images or the ability to create compelling visual content will benefit from the Pinterest activity.
Pinterest is especially popular among US-based Millenials, who use it as a virtual inspiration board and a channel for window shopping. Women do seem to connect more to the visual aspect of the platform, making up the majority of users. But with numbers of users on the rise across the world, almost every business should consider adding a Pinterest presence to its marketing strategy.
Because Pinterest is primarily a search engine, keywords are essential here. Before opening your profile, map out the relevant keywords for your business. It’s easy to do with Pinterest’s internal search tool. Start by typing in the defining words for your product or service and analyze the results. The terms suggested in the top bar above the results are expressions worth including in your descriptions. Don’t overuse keywords and remember to write for humans, but do consistently sprinkle them into all your texts.
Creating a Pinterest profile is very simple and doesn’t require any special skills. But to make sure you’re maximizing its potential as a source of website traffic, you’ll want to make sure you did it right.
Here are seven ways to optimize your Pinterest profile:
Another advantage of Pinterest we haven’t mentioned yet is its lack of a linear newsfeed. That means that the time of posting and posting frequency is less important here. Although it’s important to stay active on the platform and interact with others, you are less constrained by the pressure to publish new content. Accordingly, the content you have published remains fresh longer and doesn’t disappear down the feed. For small businesses, this presents an opportunity to build a successful content marketing strategy.
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