If you’re a blogger, you likely rely on Pinterest for a large chunk of your traffic. However, not so long ago, Pinterest released what they call their “Smart Feed,” which attaches certain attributes to Pins. What that means is that your Pin should be of value. Pinterest’s new algorithm looks at a few different things when rating it for other viewers – They take into a account the quality of the pin, and the quality of the source that the pin is coming from (You can read more about the new algorithm, here).
With these changes, knowing how to optimize your blog’s pins for maximum traffic has become even more important. Today we’re going to share with you over 100 ways to Master Pinterest’s Smart Feed.
Tips to Master Pinterest Smart Feed
- The first step to optimizing your blog for Pinterest, is to actually understand what the Smart Feed is. This post from SimplePinMedia, can help you understand what the Smart Feed really is.
- Now that you understand what the Smart Feed is, it is important to know and understand what it means for your business. Business2Community’s post The Pinterest Smart Feed and What it Means for Your Business, can help you clear the confusion.
- In order to get your pins seen on Pinterest, you need to do things a bit differently than you always have. This post from Social Media Examiner, explains How to Opitmize Your Pins for the Pinterest Smart Feed.
- With Pinterest Smart Feed, users no longer see the Pins that were most recently shared, they see the BEST pins for their interests, which means you need to optimize your pins. The Pin Junkie shares tips on how to unlock Pinterest’s Smart Feed and Get Your Pins Seen.
- Did you know Pinterest is a search engine, with the ability to repin your content? And, we should treat it that way. This post from Blog Chicka Blog, titled Pinterest Smart Feed: Formulating Comprehensive Blogger Stratgy, dives into more details surrounding this.
- Want tips straight from the horses mouth, on how to drive traffic with Pinterest search? Check this post out, directly from Pinterest.
- If Pinterest’s Smart Feed is still confusing to you, then here are additional tips that will help you go step-by-step, to a better understanding.
- How long have you been a member of Pinterest? If it’s been awhile, then it is likely that you have Pins from the very beginning that aren’t very relevant to you or to your blog’s mission. Sarah Titus shares 9 Reasons You Should be Deleting Your Pins!
- One way to get your Pins seen, that hasn’t gone to the wayside is Pinterest Group Boards. Blog Chicka Blog shares more information in their post, Pinterest Group Boards: Love ’em or Leave ’em?
- Pinterest has been many bloggers platform of choice for quite awhile, don’t let the Smart Feed derail that. Here are 16 (more) Tips for Using the New Pinterest Smart Feed.
- Are you concerned that Smart Feed could hurt be hurting small businesses? Small Business Trends shares the reasons why it won’t hurt small businesses, but how you need to change.
- Do you think that you’re Pinning correctly? Anna, from Anna C. Bennett, shares 7 Ways that You’re Seriously Pinning Wrong.
And Finally…
- Through all the changes with the Pinterest Smart Feed, there are really GOOD things about it, too! Melissa, from Blog Clarity shares, Has Your Pinterest Traffic Tanked? (And What to Do if It Has).
There you have it! Now, you can become a rock star at the pinning with Pinterest Smart Feed and watch your blog traffic skyrocket!
What did we miss? What other tips do you have when it comes to Pinterest?
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Awesome! So glad we could help, Robert.
Thanks for sharing tips, I think it is very important
I just started my blog and Pinterest account about 2 months ago, but Pinterest is already my n.º 2 traffic source. That shows how powerful Pinterest is. Thanks for sharing all these tips!
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Pinterest is great for traffic!! So glad you found the tips helpful.
Interesting and informative post..!!
Great information about Pinterest, thank you for sharing this.!!
Our pleasure, Tom!
All points are very helpful for me, as social media is the best medium to place the business in market and Pinterest is very much helpful.
Glad you found them helpful, Rachel!
Thank you so much for linking up to my articles on Pinterest! I think we all have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest!
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Really informative article for Pinterest!
Pinterest is one of my top 5 traffic sources and the bounce rate of Pinterest traffic is the lowest so I am working on making it the top traffic source. Hopefully, I will get some tips and tricks by going through this articles!
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This was so helpful! I’ve been a Pinterest user for years now, but just as a pinner and not as someone adding content. Since Smart Feed has entered the scene, I’ve noticed a hugely negative difference in my Pinterest repins (both for my content and content I’ve simply repinned) and haven’t been able to make sense of it. What I’m pinning hasn’t changed, but less people are seeing it.
As a newer blogger, it’s tough to instantly have the kind of traffic and following it takes to be Smart Feed-worthy. I’m definitely going to see deleting previous pins helps. It makes sense, but I would’ve never thought of it. Thanks for sharing!
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It’s our pleasure, Emily! Another great tip is ensuring you add more than just your blog title in the image caption (for Pinterest). Making it keyword rich, helps!! Good luck!
this one is really nice pinterest is best way to get good traffic and the method of smart feed i heard first time and wanna to implement thanks for it
Very interesting these tips, I will use on my blog. thank you very much
So glad to hear that, Marcos!!
Awesome post which contains very useful information. It is informative, inspirational and instructive. Thanks for sharing such an excellent post.
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First off, this was a very informative post. I got great tips from it. But secondly, this quote:
“With Pinterest Smart Feed, users no longer see the Pins that were most recently shared, they see the BEST pins for their interests, which means you need to optimize your pins. The Pin Junkie shares tips on how to unlock Pinterest’s Smart Feed and Get Your Pins Seen.”
Perfectly explains the frustrations of those of us hoping to provide original content. I’m not so sure that Smart Feed is a good thing for my blog. I’ve been working diligently with biweekly blog posts for the past few months and even though I have already figured out and applied many of these techniques I have still yet to be noticed on Pinterest. That is really discouraging.
Thanks for the tips! I appreciate them. I’m a go-getter and I have no intention of quitting.
It can definitely be frustrating, Brandi! But, don’t give up! It is a mix of trial and error, for sure. One of the things that I have found that works really well, is changing up the description of a pin, to say more than just the post title. Using a couple of keywords in there and then adding the title at the end. Good luck to you!
I’ve really been trying to focus on using Pinterest to drive traffic to my blog since I recently noticed that it’s one of my top referrers. This round-up is just what I needed to get my action plan together, thanks!
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Woot woot! Glad we could be so useful, Janelle!
Great collection, Actually am new to your blog but your posting are awesome very helpful posts…Thanks for sharing & keep posting.
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Hello, I’m still new to pinterest, thanks for sharing these tips.
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That’s great to hear! Look forward to seeing you again. 🙂
Pinterest is really used to be the #1 website to drive traffic. However not all bloggers know how to use it in a proper way. Thanks for your help in that. I will use the tips for my personal website.
You’re very welcome, Melissa! Thanks for commenting!