How We Grew Our Pinterest Account by 232% in 60 Days

We all know Facebook and Instagram usually take the cake for businesses' top platforms for divulging their marketing budget, BUT that does not mean you should slack on Pinterest! Our social media agency has always had a Pinterest account, but we can’t lie… Our posting strategy was erratic, inconsistent, and non-targeted for our key audience's wants and needs. We heard from other SMMa that a key part of their digital downloads and leads were all coming from Pinterest. 🤯 This was a HUGE eye-opener for our agency and we realized we were slacking on amazing opportunities by sleeping on this platform. 

We decided to roll up our sleeves and start consistently and strategically posting on our Pinterest for a consecutive 60 days to see if we could gain any traffic… Safe to say the results were amazing with over 232% total audience growth. The best part - Our strategy we implemented was easy to adapt to and achievable for ANY biz out there to grasp. Keep reading for our biggest takeaways to GROW your business on Pinterest!

Utilizing Pinterest to Our Advantage

Pinterest is a visual discovery engine that offers a unique space for its users to discover, share, and save ideas for ultimately ANY topic or niche out there! In our experience, we correlated Pinterest with more product-based businesses for fashion, home, decor, gift ideas, etc. OR we felt it was more personal based for inspo with relatable quotes, meal prep ideas, etc. We didn’t feel the need as a social media agency to market our services there, but we could not be more wrong with this misconception of the platform. 

Pinterest is an AMAZING platform for quite literally any type of business. Even for social media agencies that only sell services or digital products, Pinterest has proven to increase our digital downloads, website traffic, email subscribers, and social media profile views. So let’s get into the strategy of how we did it! 

Account Setup

For our social media agency, we already had a Pinterest account in place but it was scattered with the organization of content. We sifted through our account and deleted or made boards private that did not apply to our audience's interest so that when users clicked on our profile, our business was accurately represented on the platform.

Next, we had to create new boards. We made sure to utilize keywords and trending topics for our target audience so that they aligned with our content pillars and how we help with our products and services. 

We went through all the recommended steps on Pinterest Business Hub to make sure that our account was optimized and hooked up fully to our website so that traffic was seamless and easy for our audience to use. 

Content Strategy 

Now to the actual content! One thing we LOVE to do with our smma is repurpose all of our content across every applicable platform so that we are working smarter, not harder. Our highest traffic social media page is our founder's Instagram account @socialmarketingqueen We researched and found that video content is currently performing super well on Pinterest. So the first step for our content creation was repurposing all of our highest-performing Instagram Reels and publishing them to Pinterest. We made sure to adapt the Reels to Pinterest’s best practices with optimized keyword searches which you can find in your business hub on the platform under analytics. Every morning for 60 days we posted one of our top-performing Reels. 

Content Repurposing not only maintained our brand consistency but also leveraged the success of our proven content on a new platform. This was a HUGE timesaver and beneficial tactic for our agency to grow our analytics on Pinterest. 

Aside from Reels, we also honed into graphics that promoted our freebies. After some research, we saw that in our industry, content that had “FREE 30 DAYS OF CONTENT” or “FREE MONTH OF CAPTIONS” performed well. We had several freebies already created that offer our audience content that they can easily download and plug and play to use with their business. We used Canva to create various styles of graphics that were Pinterest-optimized to promote the freebies to see what would perform best for each deliverable. After a few weeks, we noticed a certain format performed higher than the others and we kept making various versions of that template to promote our freebies. NOTE - we also promoted our other paid services and offerings, but we did find that once users clicked off the platform and it took them to a landing page where they had to pay for the deliverable we would lose the transaction and they would not convert over. 

Although we continue to advertise our paid offerings on Pinterest, we do put our main focus into our FREE digital downloads and blogs since they tend to perform better in capturing our audience's email once they download the freebie. Over the 60 days, we posted the graphic content at night making it two posts a day going out. 

Account Engagement

Aside from publishing twice a day on the app, we researched and found that actively repinning was recommended for optimal growth on the platform. Since Pinterest is a community-driven platform where collaboration is key, we went in 4-5 times each week to repin our pins to our profile and pin other users' pins (that applied) to our boards. This fostered a sense of community and expanded our reach on the platform to give our profile visibility and establishment in our niche. 

Our engagement was 15-20 minutes minimum each day we were engaging on the platform to make sure it was actively being a consistent part of our niche community. We prioritized responding to comments, participating in group boards, and initiating convos on other boards that were based on trending topics. We noticed the more engagement we gave to other users in our niche AND on our pins, the more our engagement and reach analytics grew.  

Analytics & Keyword Optimization

A big part of our strategy over the 60 days was continuously analyzing our account's top-performing posts, keyword searches, and trends so that we could refine our strategy accordingly. Closely monitoring the performance of our pins, we could then identify what resonated most with our audience and adjust our content strategy in real-time. For us, we saw that Reels were trumping the static posts tremendously so we did switch to posting 2 Reels a day morning and night 3 times a week in place of the static graphics. 

End Results 

Pinterest has proven to be a goldmine for our social media agency, and the 232% organic growth in just 60 days is a testament to the platform's potential. By optimizing our profile, strategically repurposing content, actively repinning, and engaging with the Pinterest community, we not only grew our account within the platform but were also able to grow our email list, website traffic, and other social media profile views. 

If your biz is not utilizing Pinterest in your marketing strategy, let this be your sign to START in 2024! Still need help implementing a proven strategy for GROWTH on social media?

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What Your Instagram Analytics Mean

Ever wanted to find out which posts perform the best or what your follower demographics look like? If you have a business or creator account on Instagram, you get access to key insights that can help you understand your target audience. Read more to understand everything your analytics can tell you.

Gain Access to Insights

First, to gain access to insights you must switch your account from Personal to Professional in your account settings. For more information on professional accounts, read Difference Between Creator and Business Accounts on Instagram. Then, you should be able to access all your insights.

Insights Overview

On the insights overview page, you’ll see an overall report of analytics based on the selected time period. You can change the date range from the last 7 days to 90 days or choose custom dates by tapping the drop-down at the top right.

Accounts reached tells you how many unique accounts have seen your content (posts, Stories, Reels, live videos).

Accounts engaged is the number of accounts that have interacted with your content. Interactions include likes, saves, comments, shares or replies.

Total followers simply tells you how many followers you currently have and recent trends in follower count within the date range.

Content You Shared shows you how much content you’ve posted in the chosen time period.

Tapping on each of these metrics will give you even more valuable information.

Accounts Reached

If you look more at accounts reached, you’ll get more details about the demographic of these accounts. Keep in mind that these stats are gathered from the time period you selected, so changing it will greatly affect the output. Here you’ll see where these accounts are located, their age range, and gender. You’ll also see how many of your views are from followers versus non-followers. Content reach is a super helpful measure that will tell you what type of content gets you the most reach. So if you’re looking to expand your reach, these insights will tell you just what audience you appeal to and what kind of content gets you seen. For example, if Reels provides great reach for your account, consider posting more with your target audience in mind.

Accounts Engaged

We love talking about engagement here, so here’s how to check your own engagement levels! Similar to accounts reached, you’ll get an overview of your engaged audience’s location, age range, and gender as well as how many of them are followers. But what we want to highlight here is content interactions. This breaks down all interactions on posts, Stories, and Reels in the selected time period. By seeing what kind of content gets you the most engagement, you can use that to tailor content for the future.

Total Followers

Getting a closer look at your followers not only shows you their basic demographics but also provides trends in follows and unfollows as well as when they’re most active. Your follower growth is provided on a line chart within your chosen date range and you can tap around to see specific dates where you had noticeable spikes. Most Active Times will answer the famous question, “What is the best time to post on Instagram?” Here you can see what days and hours per each day your followers are the most active and when you should post so your content is more likely to be seen. Knowing more about your followers will help you understand them better and make content that they WANT to consume.

Content You Shared

By taking a look at the content you’ve shared, you can get an overall ranking of posts, Stories, and Reels based on a chosen metric. Under posts, you can filter based on whether they’re photos, carousels, or videos (not Reels) and choose from a number of metrics as well as a custom time period. Reels are categorized separately, and let you filter based on only 7 different metrics: comments, likes, saves, reach, plays, shares, and Reels interactions. Under Stories, you can choose from metrics unique to Stories such as link clicks, replies, and so much more. The opportunities are endless when you are given this much knowledge!

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6 Tried and True Tips to Grow Your Instagram Faster

If your Instagram presence isn’t quite as robust as you’re hoping, it might be time to learn how to sharpen up your strategies for getting real, organic followers on Instagram. The larger your audience grows, the more opportunities you have to engage with users and create unique experiences for them.

Are you struggling to cultivate the growth of your Instagram account? Consider implementing these 6 key tips into your social media strategy.

1. Optimize your Instagram account

Before you set out figuring out how to gain followers on Instagram, one of the most important steps is to have your account fully optimized. Think of your Instagram bio as the “homepage” to your account.

2. Engagement is so Important

Engagement is essential–so make sure to take the time to interact with your audience regularly. We recommend spending a minimum of 15 to 30 minutes per day talking with your community. This includes commenting and liking posts, Reels, and Stories as well as making sure you respond to DM’s in a timely manner. 

3. Post Valuable Content

The content you post matters, so be mindful of the message you send. Does it tell a story that your audience will resonate with? Is it valuable or helpful? Are you more of a “learn from me” rather than a “look at me” account? If you answered no to any of these questions, it may be time to reevaluate the content you’re putting out.

4. Stay Top of Mind

The best way to stay top of mind with your followers is by utilizing Instagram’s Story feature. Stories are a great way to show behind the scenes and share exclusive offerings. You can even tap into your followers’ likes and dislikes with direct feedback using the poll sticker. For more Instagram Story inspiration, check out these 12 fun and engaging ideas!

5. Check Your Insights

In order to get a grasp on how well your posts are performing, you must check your insights! Review them weekly in order to see your best and worst posts so you can add it to your marketing strategy. Your insights can even tell you more about your audience as well as the best times to post!

6. Utilize Reels

Instagram Reels are short-form entertaining videos that can reach thousands of people you would have never reached before. But in order to find success using Reels, you need to know how to use them the right way. Fortunately, my Reels Guide, Reels4U Membership can help with that! Sign up to receive 1:1 support with 2-3 Reels sent to your inbox weekly. 

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