Do you ever feel like this with your blog:
You write your heart out, stick to a schedule, sacrifice sleep, set BIG goals for your blog, and then brace yourself for the growing wave of traffic that everyone tells you is going to come pouring in any minute now.
And then you wait. And wait. And wait some more.
But the traffic doesn’t come. The readers don’t come. Your blog just sits there pretty and perfect with no readers.
But then you hear about Pinterest.
Bloggers all over the interwebs are reporting massive traffic growth from the social platform. You want in!
But how? So many of the stories you hear are from bloggers that are already established, and you wonder if it can work for you.
Can a blog just a few months old really get on the Pinterest Traffic Train?
In just 3 short months, Elna tripled her blog growth in all areas… on her new blog!
She spills the beans on just how she did it in our 10-minute interview below:
Webinar outline:
Here’s a handy-dandy worksheet to help you get these strategies taken care of stat (no opt-in)!
Step #1: Sign up for Tailwind
This online tool allows you to schedule all your Pins and have it do all the work for you. This will save you a ton of time & allow you to grow quickly.
Step #2: Optimize your Pinterest Profile
Optimize your Pinterest profile with keywords that your ideal audience will be searching for. These 3 areas are key:
1. Optimize your Pinterest bio
2. Optimize all of your boards (titles + descriptions)
3. Optimize your Pin descriptons
Step #3: Join & Pin to Group Boards
Search for popular group boards in your niche and join them! Pin your stuff there to get it in front of a larger audience.
Did you catch that keyword advice around the 5-minute mark? Genius, right?!
And if you’re confused about group boards and how to use them “the right way”, don’t miss Elna’s (no stress) approach at the 7-minute mark.
Lastly, make sure you watch for the bonus blog growth tip Elna shares at 9-minutes – so smart!
Have you tried any of Elna’s Pinterest blog traffic strategies? Have any of your own to share? Let’s chat below 🙂
Elna Says:
Pin this, mama!
Great advice, Elna!
I’ve also seen massive growth on my blog from Pinterest using BoardBooster, but I’ve heard really great things about Tailwind. I need to check it out and see which works better for me!
Hi Cheri! I’ve heard some people say they use a combo of Tailwind & Board Booster, since they have different featured that are unique to each one. I just started using Tailwind at Elna’s recommendation and I find it such a time saver already!
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Hey Candis!
Thanks a bunch for featuring me! I hope I helped some of your tribe learn how to use Pinterest to grow their blog!
Love these mini-webinars and can’t wait to see the next one!
Of course! Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom 🙂
I have been considering Pinterest. Thanks to your article, I believe I should move forward. Thank you for the helpful resources as well.
Great Roy! Best of luck as you wade into Pinterest-land 🙂
Hey Roy!
That’s great. Pinterest rocks and it will totally help you to grow your blog 🙂 Good luck!
This is very helpful. I’ve been concentrating my time on Pinterest for my blog as well. It’s been quite a journey. These were all great tips and have given me a great path to start on.
So glad you found this helpful, Sima! With all the info out there, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. That’s why I loved Elna’s tips – the fact that she used these strategies on a NEW blog and had such success is a testament to how effective they are!
Hey Sima,
That’s great. I hope these extra little tips I mentioned with Candis will help skyrocket your traffic!
I love following Elna. I started my blog, the same time she started Twins Mommy and I have been able to get awesome tips from her that has worked instantly!
She’s one smart cookie, that’s for sure 😉 – Good luck with your blog Carmen – thanks for stopping by!
Hey Carmen,
That’s great! Love to hear others that are just starting out like me! Let’s grow our blog together 🙂
This is great advice.
I have a tailwind account, but I can’t even remember to schedule to post with that because I’m doing so many other things! ????
But I’ve began to notice that the more that I pin random things, the more people come to me from pinterest.
Thanks for the encouragement!
Hi Krysten 🙂 – I just started using Tailwind after chatting with Elna and it’s been great so far! Isn’t it a constant struggle trying to find time with all the things we need to to as bloggers (and moms!)?? One thing I’ve started to do that has really helped is dedicating about 15-20 minutes 1 day a week to scheduling a TON of pins through Tailwind. Then, as Elna said in the webinar, it literally just does all the work for you by spacing & scheduling it out.
Best of luck and thanks for taking the time to watch the webinar & comment here <3
Hey Krysten,
I know what you mean! Tailwind does a good job at emailing me letting me know my Tailwind account is empty. I’m like, oh no! And it only takes a few minutes to schedule some more for the week.
But, if it happens on a super busy day, I can lose track too!
I’m actually toying with an idea of doing some Pinterest management for bloggers, but not sure how I will coordinate all that.
Super helpful!! Thank you so much for sharing Elna! Following you now and look forward to spending some time on your site! I just started using Tailwind last month and love it but didn’t know about key words and joining groups. Candis- these videos are so amazing! I just made dinner and learned something new at the same time! Thank you!
This just made my day Stephanie 🙂 That’s really the whole point of these quick webinars – sometimes that’s all we have time for! You’re going to love Elna’s blog <3
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Hey again Stephanie! Thanks again for the kind words – they resonated so much I just had to include them on my sign up page: https://www.smartmomblogger.com/10minutetalks/ (with link back to your blog, of course!). – Glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙂
Are all the pins you are posting your own content?
Hi Nicole – it’s a mix! Yes, my own content, but also mixing in others’ content (on topic for my blog) that my ideal audience would love.
As the blog owner for my home automation company in Chennai, I am always on the lookout for new strategies to improve my blog’s visibility. Have been debating on using Pinterest for quite a while and this post of yours has persuaded me to step out and take the first step to create an account. Thanks.
I use a combination of both Tailwind & Boardbooster and they each have amazing features. You can definitely get away with either or and get amazing results. Elba always has awesome tips…
Yes, totally agree! You can get great results from either scheduler, and they’re such a time saver. I’m currently experimenting with manual pinning as I’ve talked with a lot of bloggers that have had fantastic results with it. We shall see ;). And love your blog – thanks for stopping by to comment!
Hi Elna, I love your posts about blog traffic growth, they are very helpful. Definitely tailwind has been helping me a lot.