20 Ways to Get More Pinterest Followers: Part 1

20 Ways to Get More Pinterest Followers PART 1 1. Complete Your Profile People will look through your profile before following you - so make sure it's complete Add your name and upload a good profile image Fill up the "About" section properly Name socialmarketingwriting.com Display your location Add and verify your website address Connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts 2. Follow Others An easy way to get many followers is by following others • Follow a lot of people while sticking in- side the follow limit and wait for 2-4 days Follow Follow • A percentage of them will follow you back • Continue following ones who have fol- lowed you back and unfollow ones who Follow haven't • Repeat the process and in time you will gain more followers • For the above strategy to work, only un- Follow Follow follow those who haven't followed you back, never unfollow those who have. 3. Invite and Find Friends You can invite and find friends through email, Facebook, Yahoo and Gmail accounts GMail Y] • Through Pinterest you can email and invite friends to join you on Pinterest • You can also connect your Facebook, Yahoo by Google YAHOO! and Gmail accounts to your Pinterest account and find friends • Get loyal followers from people you have already built relationships with. EMAIL 4. Pin a Lot Pinning a lot of content and images can get you more followers Pin, Pin and Pin! • Pin a lot of useful and helpful content and images • The more you pin, the more people see your pins • Focus on pinning images and content that potential followers will enjoy as this will improve your presence and get you more followers. Bed tr 5. Repin, Like and Comment Repinning, liking and commenting on others' pins can also attract followers H Repin Like - Comment • Repinning, liking and commenting will help you form bonds with other users • And, like pinning, this will get others to notice you It will result in more Pinterest followers • Make sure you stay within the limits set by Pinterest, especially while commenting. Colorful bed! www.socialmarketingwriting.com Great Pin Comment 6. Tag Others Tagging is a great way to form relationships and to get others to notice you • Tag users whenever possible Compliment them by adding a comment before the tag • This will get them to notice you and your pin • You will form close relationships which will result in more loyal followers. 1 comment Mitt Ray Beautiful Picture! Thank you for sharing @Social Marketing Writing Add a comment. Comment 7. Publish Activity to Facebook Timeline Adjust settings and have your latest Pinterest activity published to your Facebook timeline • Every time you perform certain ac- tivities Facebook will automatically Your friend just Pinned 'How to Ride a Dragon' to the board 'All About Dragons' on Pinterest... update your status informing peo- ple about your activity Your Facebook friends and follow- ers will know what you're up to on Pinterest They might want to check out your profile • This can help attract new Pinterest followers from Facebook - followers you already know. 8. Tweet Your Pins Tweet your pins and draw in Twitter users to your profile Check out this pin! • As soon as you pin an image, Pinterest prompts you to Tweet it • If you think your Twitter followers might enjoy it, Tweet it • Ask them to check out the new pin • This can attract new followers from Twitter. 9. Add Pinterest Details to Other Social Media Profiles Add your Pinterest URL to your Facebook, Twitter and other social media profiles • Write a call to action urging people to follow you on Pinterest • This should divert some traffic to your Pinterest profile • This can result in more followers • You could also add the Pinterest App to your facebook Facebook thumbnails. 10. Add the Follow Button to Your Blog or Website Adding the Follow button to your blog or website can help divert some of your website traffic to your Pinterest account • Pinterest Follow me on Choose your favourite button from the selection offered • Add it to prominent places like header, footer, Pinterest sidebar, etc. • This will make it easy for people to find your profile • It can help convert website traffic into followers. Check out Part 2 for the Rest By Mitt Ray of Social Marketing Writing Sm SOCIAL MARKETNG WRITING P /mittray O Ismwriting f /mittray f /socialmarketingwriting t @MittRay E @SMWriting www.socialmarketingwriting.com