8 Pinterest Resources to Explode Your Pinterest Traffic

In my world, there are two Pinterest experts. This post is about one of them and why I love her.

I’m really excited to share her knowledge with you. Her advice can simplify your blogging life and Pinterest efforts.

Check out Pot Pie Girl’s resources below. She also has lots of freebies on her site, so you’re sure to find something to fill a need.

I STRONGLY recommend signing up for her tips and newsletter. She keeps up with the latest Pinterest changes and sifts, sorts, and interprets them so you don’t have to!

Why is Pinterest important?

Social media is one of the best ways to promote your blog and explode your blog traffic. And each social network has its own best practices.

You can’t ignore the value of social media platforms to your blog, readers, and traffic. Some bloggers have successfully figured out the tips and tricks a blogger needs to make the most of social media sites.

So, why try to bumble through and figure it out on your own?

Pinterest is my favorite site. I use this social media network to get information, so naturally, it was the one I focused on to let people know about my blog posts. I use it to drive traffic—readers interested in knowing more about my Pinterest Pins and what I blog about.

But there’s so much to learn, including how to design Pins that get clicks, how to target your audience, the art of designing Pinterest boards and Pin images, how to use Pinterest analytics, what you should include in your profile, where to put social share buttons and a Pinterest share button, what makes a Pin-worthy image, how to use affiliate links on Pinterest and more.

Should you create idea Pins or product Pins, your own Pins, or pin other people’s Pins? Do you mean a great idea or want to create brand awareness but just don’t know how to take the first step?

Pinterest statistics (according to Pinterest.com)

• 463 million people use Pinterest a month—from all walks of life, cultures, and countries—each is looking for ideas and inspirations for purchases
• 60% of the users are women
• The use of Pinterest by men and Gen Zers is growing by 40% a year
• The use of Pinterest by millennials is growing by 35% a year
• 45% of the people in the US that make over $100,000 a year are on Pinterest

What does that mean to you?

Here are a few reasons you might make Pinterest a priority for business or blog:

• You are trying to reach LOTS of readers or buyers for your products (i.e., the niche interests are ENDLESS. That means Pinterest users are looking for YOU)
• You sell or post information of interest to women
• You sell or post information of interest to men
• You sell or post information of interest to Gen Zers or millennials
• You want to sell anything

Why should you trust Pot Pie Girl?

One of my favorite bloggers is Jennifer Ledbetter, AKA Pot Pie Girl. I have followed her advice for many years, from when I was making micro-niche affiliate sites and writing content-rich articles to drive traffic to them to today for my lifestyle blog.

She BREAKS some of the rules…take a look at how simple her blog site is…and she MAKES others. Don’t ignore the power of following her wisdom.

Jennifer has been a blogger for a VERY long time, flying somewhat under the radar and making lots of money.

She is understated but very wise. Any blogger who wants to be successful—and particularly successful on Pinterest—needs to heed her advice. And, thankfully, she loves to share it.

Check out the resources below and see which ones suit your needs the best. But I highly recommend each of them. You won’t be sorry.

Pot Pie Girl Pinterest Resources

I don’t know any blogger who’s been more prolific both in terms of offering training courses and resources for other bloggers and the number of years she’s been at it.

I trust Jennifer, and I know from experience that her trainings and advice work. She doesn’t just talk the talk— she has walked it…very successfully.

She offers a multitude of courses, some paid, some free. She offers free email tips and too many more things to list.

Do yourself a favor. Find Your Easy by grabbing some of the resources Pot Pie Girl has to offer. Your future traffic (and income) will thank you.

1. Pinterest Images for Bloggers

I have a blog. I have a Pinterest account that, hopefully, sends people to my blog. But I had no idea that my blog images needed to integrate with the social platform. What?!

This information was a real eye-opener for me. I had only ever thought of Pinterest as a one-way street to my blog. But that meant I was ignoring half of the equation.

Jennifer lays it all out here in this ULTIMATE guide to creating and working with Pinterest images in your blog posts. Learn how to make pin-worthy images.

This one is a game-changer. Take my word for it—or better yet, the word of one of the most successful bloggers ever. You need this info!

Check out Pinterest Images for Bloggers.

2. Pinterest SEO Tips

Just like your blog, your Pinterest account and Pins must be optimized for the search engines (i.e., Google). That’s what SEO is all about.

And each of your efforts needs its own SEO efforts. You need to choose the right keywords and make relevant Pins and great Pins.

SEO is SUPER important! Learn the difference between popular keywords and long-tail keywords.

Learn the importance of writing Pin descriptions, how to write them properly, how to write Pins for SEO, and more!

Don’t put all that effort into creating beautiful Pins, then fail to write descriptions that get people to your Pins.

Follow Jennifer’s Pinterest SEO Tips to get the most exposure for your Pins.

3. Three Pinterest Tricks

I’m all about TIPS and TRICKS, and here are 3 from Jennifer (AKA Pot Pie Girl):

1.    Reduce Pinterest Bounce Rate

2.    Hide Pinterest Images

3.    Group Board Trick

Find how you can use these 3 Pinterest Tricks here.

4. How Many Pins Should I Pin a Day?

Is there a magic number of Pins to pin a day? Can you pin too many Pins a day? How do you know how many Pins you should pin?

Other factors might be more important and unique to your situation. Learn the answer to this question and use it to guide your pinning efforts.

Check out How Many Pins a Day is the Right Amount?

5. Should you Delete Pins? How do you Delete Pins?

Should Pins be deleted? Does deleting Pins affect the Pinterest algorithm? Will deleting Pins affect what Pins are shown?

How can you possibly know what Pinterest is thinking? The simple answer is that you can’t.

But you can listen to and learn from other successful bloggers who’ve used the social platform to send readers to their blogs and make sales.

If you don’t want to learn the hard way, take the advice of Pot Pie Girl. This resource will help you know what might or might not happen if you delete Pins and whether it’s a good idea.

Here’s what you need to know: Should you delete Pins? Find out now before you’ve made an error that hurts your Pinterest account and your traffic.

6. Pin Signals with Bonus Wednesday Work Training Video

Pin signals—Personal Boards—Tailwind…oh my!

I know Pinterest had my head spinning just over the terms: tribes, Tailwind, signals, looping, rich pins, repinning…I didn’t know any of them, let alone how to use them or which were the most important.

So many nuances to learn! Jennifer explains them all and what you need to do to expand your reach.

Check out Pin Signals and learn the unspoken, between-the-lines secrets of Pinterest.

7. How to Loop Pins with Tailwind

What’s the best way to Pin?

Should you repin? How often should new Pins be posted? What is Tailwind, and do you need it? How are Pins scheduled on Tailwind? How are Pins looped on Tailwind? Should you loop Pins?

Don’t try to figure all that out on your own and risk getting it wrong when other bloggers have already learned the hard way.

Jennifer will help you learn how to loop pins on Pinterest to supercharge your pinning efforts!

Check out this resource: How to Loop Pins with Tailwind

8. PinTest Playbook

This playbook is all about ranking Pins, viral Pins, Jennifer’s in-depth Pinterest testing, and a new super-effective Pinterest Strategy.

Create a viral Pin to get lots of traffic.

Learn Pinning strategies that work, with proof shown by Jennifer.

And if you’ve lost Pinterest traffic, there’s one simple tip here that will do a LOT to help bring your traffic back.

Check out this resource: PinTest Playbook, where she tests her strategies, so you’ll see what works.

Social media marketing MUST be a part of your blogging marketing efforts as a business owner.

Increase your page views the easiest way by harnessing the power of Pinterest. Learn from the experts and save yourself the time and frustration of trying to figure it all out yourself!

And…a complete Pinterest strategy course!

Wondering who my other favorite Pinterest expert is? It’s Carly from MommyonPurpose.com.

I read so many positive reviews of her course, Pinteresting Strategies 2.0, that I invested. It’s a comprehensive course, FULLY UPDATED FOR 2023, with self-paced modules.

If you’re looking for an all-in-one Pinterest course, this strategy is for you.

Are you struggling to keep your blogging efforts organized? Try these tips.