Happy Day 21!
For today's Pinterest Tips email we're going to do some Q&A and a Week 3 Recap.
I know Recaps aren't that exciting, but it makes it a LOT easier for those that have missed emails...
and a LOT easier for me =)
Let's start with some quick Q&A
Q - Do You Ever DELETE Pins?
A - Nope.
The ONLY reason I would ever delete a pin is if I messed it up REALLY bad.
really bad = messed up the url the pin links to.
I have seen ugly pins and pins with typos and ALL kids of pins do well.
Deleting pins, in my opinion, is a waste of time.
Time that could be spent doing ANY of ALL the other things we bloggers need to be doing.
Q - Do You Ever Pin The SAME Blog Post URL Back To Back?
A - Yes, I do.
I don't do it OFTEN, but I do pin a url back-to-back when it makes sense to me.
Q - Do You ALWAYS Use ALL The Space Available For a Pin Description?
A - No, not always.
Sometimes, heck MANY times, my pin description will be a very specific longtail search phrase.
As they say - sometimes less is more.
You just gotta try all the things to find what works.
Q - Is That "Very Specific Longtail Phrase" ON The Pin Image?
A - Yes, if makes sense.
I DO try to make my pin title and words on my pin be very similar though.
Q - Do You Think Pinterest Can Read WORDS On Pins?
A - Yeah, I kinda do. I haven't run that theory though a really good test process to prove it, but I really feel that they can.
We KNOW Pinterest can identify images - so to me, it just seems that they can also 'read' words, don't YOU think?
Q - Do You ALWAYS Change The Pin TITLE?
A - Yes I do UNLESS I'm doing my special Hybrid Live Pinning thing I do - and then it's not an option for me to change the title.
Q - Does It MATTER If You Change The Pin Title Or Not?
A - In my opinion, yes.
Remember, Pinterest plays the same SEO Game that we bloggers play. Our pin titles are the SEO Title Tag for those pin pages.
Unique titles help Pinterest.
and...
Unique titles make it harder for Pintest to compete with YOUR blog post in Google search results.
Q - Is YOUR Pinterest Traffic DOWN Right Now?
A - Oh yes, it's always down this specific time of year.
We're in this "lull" after Valentine's Day but no real trend for St Patrick's Day, Easter or anything Spring-related YET.
Not only is Pinterest traffic down, ALL traffic is kinda quiet -
and ad revenue is leaving a LOT to be desired right now.
did I say that politely?
because I had some uh 'colorful' words to go with that statement lol!
Q - What Do You DO When Pinterest Traffic is on a DOWN Trend?
A - I pin my tail off for the next holidays / seasons etc.
There is still a good 3 weeks for St Patrick's Day traffic and much more time for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and all the fun stuff to come.
I also make note of what pinners ARE clicking and repinning right now to help me keep on point for potential trends at this time NEXT year.
Bottom Line When Things Feel YUCKY and SLOW Online...
Don't sit there and stare at it -
GET PINS OUT.
Make New Posts.
Do your blog 'busy work'.
Get a blog Opt-In Going.
Add new affiliate products to existing posts.
You know, do ALL THE THINGS...
Just do NOT sit and stare at it =)
We simply can NOT force search trends or user behavior.
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