Creating a Marketing Strategy for Using Hashtags on Pinterest

How to Use Hashtags on Pinterest. Tips for online marketing with Pinterest from PinSmart Academy #pinchat #pinsmart #pinterestmarketing
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You might be wondering if hashtags should be part of your Pinterest marketing. The answer might surprise you about hashtags on Pinterest. Here’s what’s changed and how you can stand out on Pinterest in 2018!

Recently you may have logged onto Pinterest and something just didn’t seem right time. Let’s be honest it’s happens time and  time again, different features have changed on the Pinterest platform. Listening to online circles, I am sensing a little bit of frustration but with the latest change is a big change. Continue reading →

4 Facebook Groups Updates You Need to Know for Online Marketing

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One key strategy to your Facebook Marketing is using Facebook Groups. The past year facebook has made so many changes to their facebook groups as part of their new mission. It’s time to take note and know that facebook groups can be a game changer for your online business.

Bloggers and brands have a direct line to connect with and build your community through facebook pages.

Did you read the news that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new mission is to: Bring the world closer together?  

Facebook Groups are the solution!  Continue reading →

Creating an Editorial Calendar for Summer Content on Pinterest

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Setting up your editorial calendar for Summer Content on your Pinterest Account should be a HIGH priority for your summer marketing plan. Pinning LIVE needs to be a part of your summer plan too. Here’s why…. 

Many bloggers go on a lighter schedule during the summer time. They acknowledge their readers are busy offline with their families at home and traveling on summer vacations. Should you?  Continue reading →

What 150 Million Users Have Taught us About Pinterest

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Pinterest is showing it’s in the game, are your pins there to play? See the latest updates and how to optimize your pinning efforts on this popular platform.

Join PINCHAT AT 1PM EST on Wednesday 10/26.

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Did you see the latest Pinterest updates for October 2016?

150 Million Active Users on Pinterest

There are so many new updates to Pinterest in the past few weeks! Have you been following along in our PinChat Facebook group? Here’s a peek at some of the articles that have been shared by Kelly and myself and several PinChat Community Members. The biggest news focuses on the growth of Pinterest this past year… it’s up to 150 Million Active Monthly Users! Here’s a few of the recent article about Pinterest and it’s growth…  Continue reading →

Discover Tools and Tips for Scheduling Pins at PinChat

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Happy Wednesday! It’s PinChat Day! Tonight we’re talking about tools and tips for scheduling pins on Pinterest.

There are lots of things going on in the world of Pinterest the past few weeks. Have you been keeping up in the PinChat Facebook Group?

Click here to join PinChat for free!

Plus the kids are all heading back to school, it’s TIME to gear up for the Fall and Holiday Season on our Pinterest boards. I know many of us, including myself, must confess that pins and boards did not our full attention over the summer. Tonight’s chat is all about getting back into the routine of things by talking about Pinterest SCHEDULING.

I’ll be sharing my post this week about Pinterest Scheduling after our chat.  Can’t wait to share with you the secrets behind our schedule for building up our Pinterest account to 1.6 Million followers!

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Tools and Tips for Scheduling on Pinterest

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Summer Topics to Pin on Pinterest

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Tips for Pinning this Summer on Pinterest. With the start of summer what are some things you are focusing on pinning for July? Some of the topics might surprise you what you should be pinning this time of year.  Here are some suggested topics to pin.  

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Summer can potentially be a great time to attract new followers to your Pinterest account. Especially if your target are teachers. They are at home enjoying their well deserved break from the school and truthfully on Pinterest searching for ideas for their classroom for next year.  After 10 years in the classroom, trust me now is the time to capture their eyes with your pins. Why do you think the Target dollar spot carries adorable classroom supplies starting in June and July? It’s a huge market to address. Plus there are many Moms taking moments on Pinterest to search for fun ideas for their kids this summer there too.

Do you have a Summer Pinterest board?

SUGGESTED TOPICS TO PIN for JULY

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Pinterest Trends to Watch for at SMMW16

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At SMMW16 there will be quite a few trends to take note on focused on Pinterest.  With over 100 million active users Pinterest is definitely  HOT topic in Marketing but do you know why and where to start? Pinterest has been around for quite a few years and it seems that many brands both big and small are realizing they need to up their marketing game plan.

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In growing my Pinterest account to 1.5 Million followers I learned quite a bit about Pinterest that I enjoy sharing with others to help them succeed.  Each week I have the chance to connect and interview many brands and business owners who focus on Pinterest as I host #PinChat with Kelly on twitter and a facebook community I am truly amazed at some of the case studies that they are able to share about with their results on Pinterest.  They are driving traffic, awareness and more importantly revenue to their businesses using pins with various trends on Pinterest.

Are you using Pinterest for your business?  Continue reading →