Erik Sherman | Inc
From best practices to marketing buttons and widgets, here are some Pinterest resources to help you get more out of the platform.
Pinterest has gone from a curiosity, where people share images of things they like, to a Web powerhouse. This fall, the site beat Yahoo’s organic traffic to become the fourth-largest traffic driver on the Internet. It isn’t just another social network.
Now Pinterest has taken a more active interest in businesses and created four new sets of tools to help marketers improve their strategies on the site. Here’s the rundown.
Verified identities
You want to be sure that people realize you are who you say you are, and that others can’t try to ride on your coattails. To that end, you can use the website verification process, clicking the Verify Website button on your Pinterest settings page.
Buttons and widgets
Just as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and others have buttons or widgets that you can incorporate into your own site, Pinterest also has them, including a
- Pin It button, to let people quickly pin things from your site
- Follow button, to invite consumers to follow you on Pinterest
- Profile widget, to show up to 30 of your latest pins
- Board widget, to show up to 30 of your favorite board’s latest pins
The button and widget page lets you click one of the four types and provide your specifics. It shows a preview of what things will look like and provides the necessary code.
