Story: Work, life & hobby
Pinterest is an American image sharing and social media service designed to enable the saving and discovery of information on the internet using images and, on a smaller scale, animated GIFs and videos, in the form of pinboards. – Wikipedia
When I searched Pinterest on Google, a description shows “Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try.”. I accessed Pinterest’s home page after logout. Hero section shows food, interior, fashion and gardening. It would be the main target, but people who search for Pinterest also search for Instagram, Etsy and Behance. So, design usage maybe fifth.
Web/graphic design is my job, but I naturally like design, interior, architecture, fashion, music, any design-related topic. I am using Pinterest for enjoying other’s creative work. After all, it is accumulated in my knowledge and reflected in a project. You can see my boards below. It’s completely public.
YouTube: Pinterest Business
©Pinterest Business
I am using Pinterest just for getting inspiration, not business(selling something). When I scroll the feed, I look at some interesting product ads. It’s quite engaging and effective. Pinterest does not make people depressed. Pinterest is a unique positioning in Social Media.
What is Pinterest and How Does Pinterest Work for Business, Bloggers and for Personal Accounts
©Anastasia Blogger
I often look at the posts that promote the Behance page. I feel it works to increase the number of visitors, but I won’t be a client. I am not sure that the target audience uses Pinterest to look for web/graphic designers. I little doubt it.
15 Things You Didn’t Know About PINTEREST
©Alux.com
Just for the general information of Pinterest. I have never felt stress on Pinterest, in my experience. Because of no competition and comparison on Pinterest. Maybe it depends on how people use it.
How To Use Pinterest For Business! My 7 Step Strategy
©Alex Tooby
Very strategic usage. Can web/graphic designers do this by themself? We generally have Facebook, LinkedIn, Behance, Dribbble as well. I feel this is too much.
– Create pins for a blog, offer, freebie
– Join group board
– Pingroupie.com
– 70% own contents, 30% others
– Optimize, rich pin, select keyword
– Social sharing button on the blog
– Track traffic
Pinterest Marketing 101: Why Pinterest ROCKS for Business and Bloggers
©Create and Go
– Enough amount of user, daily activity
– Free organic traffic
– No need for massive follower
– Group board and borrow the follower
– Contents stay long
– Search engine usage
– Not tipical social media, communication tools
– Relatively spend the money?
– Potential growth
Conclusion: Daily habit to the business
I actually enjoy Pinterest ads. It shows very creative goods. You can see it here. As I said, I don’t intend to use Pinterest for business right now. Therefore, It does not consume my time.
My target audience may not use Pinterest. It’s free and we never know what your client finds your business in the future.
