I think it was three years ago I started a blog and struggled with creating it. Like most people, I haven't worked on it as much as I should and it's just hanging out doing nothing. Oh wait, it's me doing nothing, not the blog, it's waiting for me to make things happen. Thank you for all the information you share. Being retired my finances are very limited but from the time I started following you, I have wanted to enroll in Income School. I'm going to start saving my pennies so I can do it this winter and concentrate on my blog. You inspire me to do it. Now to figure out Pinterest, it's something I don't use and should. Thanks again.
Excellent, Ricky, awesome research and analysis and showing us how you did it as a deep dive as well. I have to come back to this again and again so I don't forget it. The steps you showed is practical and easy to follow as I do mine. Thanks as always. You have quite some expertise and broad :-) 👍
Now you're talking bro. This is beneficial info. Good work. (I re-subscribed to see if you'll keep talking about non-google stuff but other traffic platforms and will look to see where you take it)
How do you source photos? Do you have a stock photo site you recommend? I'm thinking of starting a blog, but I don't have a good camera. I heard Pinterest likes unique photos.
Unique photos are definitely best. We’ve used 123RF for stock photos for a while and they have a good selection. Now I try to take as many of my own photos as I can so they’ll be unique.
or.... or.... I took an entire Saturday... Had chatgpt build me a python script to scrape that info off my own websites and then I used a program to create all the pins for me and scheduled them out. And now I have 2,000+ Pins scheduled out to post to my boards at about 10~15 a day until 2025. :D
I have also been pinning 3-5 pins on Pinterest since Oct 2023, This is July 2024 and I haven't gotten up to 1000 clicks per month. And yes I have been following Pinterest best practices. So I wonder how that guy in your video got to 30K visits/month
Our site Cook for Folks gets over 5000 clicks per month and has only had Pinterest since December. There are lots of possible reasons why one site would do better than another but for some sites it’s definitely working.
@@IncomeSchool I agree but years ago they had this feature called "Tribes" where other people would share your pins on their boards. I used to get good traffic (lower quality though) from those. Then Pinterest did their updates and it kind of became redundant. Do you think those Tribes would still be worth it?
@@IncomeSchool I agree but they had this thing called "Tribes" (it's been years so I think that's what it's called) where other people would share your pins on their boards and vice versa. Some of those had hundreds of thousand of monthly views. Do you think that would still be useful or just do everything as organically as possible? Pinterest has changed a lot...
Hi Ricky, could I get access to Kara's course on Pinterest outside of the Income School membership. Happy to pay for the course, within reason. Please let me know!
I’ll let you know! I’m considering the best way to do this. Pinterest and other courses writing Project 24 may become available for individual purchase.
I like the one in Project 24. Or was created by a member who is a legit Pinterest expert. (It’s also available as a stand alone course here: project24.incomeschool.com/courses/)
I use ai software to create pins. I have 3 Pinterest accounts pointing to 3 websites. Ai reads my blog post and makes a month's worth of pins It's useless with images and different fonts but it's really good with the text it creates. I wish I had the money to make my own version of this software.
Yep, at least we tried to. The winner stopped responding after a few emails and never transferred the domain. After 2 years and multiple follow ups I decided it was probably okay to move on.
@@IncomeSchool It's amazing how unresponsive people are in general. I find it a big challenge. People fill out a contact form, get a fast comprehensive reply, and we never hear from them again even if following up. If they're not interested they don't care to communicate that I guess. It would be an interesting topic to research what's causing this and how to get more out of leads. Just knowing why they're not interested would be very valuable.
That's a big part of it. But even sites that created content for people first lost a lot of traffic, in large part because Google either can't tell the difference, or doesn't care to. They're relying a lot on other signals about the authoritativeness of the website and the brand rather than the content itself.
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I learn something new every time I visit your blog. Thank you for consistently delivering high-quality content that keeps me coming back!
I think it was three years ago I started a blog and struggled with creating it. Like most people, I haven't worked on it as much as I should and it's just hanging out doing nothing. Oh wait, it's me doing nothing, not the blog, it's waiting for me to make things happen.
Thank you for all the information you share. Being retired my finances are very limited but from the time I started following you, I have wanted to enroll in Income School. I'm going to start saving my pennies so I can do it this winter and concentrate on my blog. You inspire me to do it. Now to figure out Pinterest, it's something I don't use and should. Thanks again.
I've noticed my non-Google traffic has picked up as well since this last update
Excellent, Ricky, awesome research and analysis and showing us how you did it as a deep dive as well. I have to come back to this again and again so I don't forget it. The steps you showed is practical and easy to follow as I do mine. Thanks as always. You have quite some expertise and broad :-) 👍
Now you're talking bro. This is beneficial info. Good work. (I re-subscribed to see if you'll keep talking about non-google stuff but other traffic platforms and will look to see where you take it)
Any update on this now that you are using pin generator?
What kind of industries / businesses is Pinterest suitable for beyond fashion, cooking, lifestyle and hobbies?
Great question. I’ll dive into this thoroughly soon.
@@docutainment1852 travel, home decor, kitchen products, stationery
Would this work for a service biz though? Like a tool rental biz? Not really.... right?
Why not? Tool rentals may not fit the demographic of Pinterest, but lots of service businesses do.
Can I use it to send people to a Wordpress store?
Absolutely. Kara uses it to send traffic to her store on her site and to Etsy directly.
How do you source photos? Do you have a stock photo site you recommend? I'm thinking of starting a blog, but I don't have a good camera. I heard Pinterest likes unique photos.
Unique photos are definitely best. We’ve used 123RF for stock photos for a while and they have a good selection. Now I try to take as many of my own photos as I can so they’ll be unique.
or.... or.... I took an entire Saturday... Had chatgpt build me a python script to scrape that info off my own websites and then I used a program to create all the pins for me and scheduled them out. And now I have 2,000+ Pins scheduled out to post to my boards at about 10~15 a day until 2025. :D
@@SmittySahn I’d like to know more. This could make a great product for you to sell!
Just build this product man. I would if I could. We could work together if you want.
Where can i find this Pinterest course?
It’s in Project 24!
If you're not in a position to join Project 24, you can now get just the Pinterest course here. project24.incomeschool.com/courses/
Great points all around. Thanks for the insight.
Hi, do we pay extra money for the Pinterest course or is it included when purchasing the project 24?
It’s included at no extra cost 😃
@@IncomeSchool thank you!
I have also been pinning 3-5 pins on Pinterest since Oct 2023, This is July 2024 and I haven't gotten up to 1000 clicks per month. And yes I have been following Pinterest best practices.
So I wonder how that guy in your video got to 30K visits/month
Our site Cook for Folks gets over 5000 clicks per month and has only had Pinterest since December.
There are lots of possible reasons why one site would do better than another but for some sites it’s definitely working.
Thanks for this info
That’s great news! Love Pinterest and use it for clients 👍📌
So Tailwind is worth it again?
Nope. You can do everything you need without using any paid scheduling tool.
@@IncomeSchool I agree but years ago they had this feature called "Tribes" where other people would share your pins on their boards. I used to get good traffic (lower quality though) from those. Then Pinterest did their updates and it kind of became redundant.
Do you think those Tribes would still be worth it?
@@IncomeSchool I agree but they had this thing called "Tribes" (it's been years so I think that's what it's called) where other people would share your pins on their boards and vice versa. Some of those had hundreds of thousand of monthly views.
Do you think that would still be useful or just do everything as organically as possible? Pinterest has changed a lot...
Will you talk about Universal analytics coming?
Can being on Pinterest have a negative effect on Google ranking?
no, they're not connected.
After what we've faced in the last year. I wouldn't want to let what Google thinks or wants decide what I do with my website. But yeah, Kara's right.
Hi Ricky, could I get access to Kara's course on Pinterest outside of the Income School membership. Happy to pay for the course, within reason. Please let me know!
I’ll let you know! I’m considering the best way to do this. Pinterest and other courses writing Project 24 may become available for individual purchase.
I now have this available here. project24.incomeschool.com/courses/
I'm going to be adding some of our other courses as stand-alone options.
should you verify your website on pinterest?
Yes
Great video Ricky thank you❤
What is the Pinterest course to take to build website traffic in 2024?
I like the one in Project 24. Or was created by a member who is a legit Pinterest expert.
(It’s also available as a stand alone course here: project24.incomeschool.com/courses/)
2:07 EXACT situation for me as well! :(
Awesome Ricky. Eyeopener for someone who never embraced social media and so now issing out ob the benefits
thank you, Ricky!
I use ai software to create pins.
I have 3 Pinterest accounts pointing to 3 websites.
Ai reads my blog post and makes a month's worth of pins
It's useless with images and different fonts but it's really good with the text it creates.
I wish I had the money to make my own version of this software.
Would you mind sharing which software you use?
@@kirintenshi I've tried replying to you with 2 accounts and my comments disappear. This is account number 3
@@everydaygoodhealth It's "Traffic Wave"
Thanks ... Reddit receives money from Google
I thought Etsy saved you
When did I say that? Check again.
At last! Pinterest😃
Didn't you give this website away in a competiion?
Yep, at least we tried to. The winner stopped responding after a few emails and never transferred the domain.
After 2 years and multiple follow ups I decided it was probably okay to move on.
@@IncomeSchoolwow! You'd give away a whole website. 👍🤝
@@IncomeSchool It's amazing how unresponsive people are in general. I find it a big challenge. People fill out a contact form, get a fast comprehensive reply, and we never hear from them again even if following up. If they're not interested they don't care to communicate that I guess. It would be an interesting topic to research what's causing this and how to get more out of leads. Just knowing why they're not interested would be very valuable.
@@digitalbizweb We've done it a few times over the years!
Why did you lost traffic? Becouse you create content for google boots, not for people. Simple.
That's a big part of it. But even sites that created content for people first lost a lot of traffic, in large part because Google either can't tell the difference, or doesn't care to. They're relying a lot on other signals about the authoritativeness of the website and the brand rather than the content itself.
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Hey ,
I hope you're doing well. I came across your RUclips channel, and I was impressed by the valuable content you share with your audience. However, I believe that improving your thumbnails could significantly enhance the overall presentation of your videos.
As someone with three years of experience in thumbnail design, I believe I can help elevate your channel's visual appeal.
Let me know if you'd like to discuss this further and explore how we can better enhance your thumbnails to represent your content.
Best Regards,
HASNAIN GRAPHICS.
Great info, thanks