In this week’s episode, I am doing something a little bit different. I typically bring you simple, actionable tips in order to help you DIY your Pinterest but this week, I am talking with one of my Simple Pin team members about her role here at Simple Pin. I’ve began building a team during the early days of my business, and it continues to grow as my business grows. I recently created a new Team Educator position. There is so much new information coming out almost every single day Continue reading

Pinterest users are planners. They tend to plan well in advance of whatever holiday, season, or event is on the horizon. As marketers, we need to plan and prepare for those particular time frames and by pin exactly what people are looking for at the time they are searching for it. Want more information about what to pin all year round? Check out my (amazing!) Ultimate Pinterest Planner.  Now let's talk specifically about July Pinterest trends! July Pinterest Trends What to Pin in Continue reading

Earlier this month, I went to Pinterest for the In the Making Pinterest conference. Pinterest set aside this time with content creators to listen, learn and provide a platform to create a great working relationship. The podcast recaps what I learned, as well as five things Pinterest wants you to know. If you're a content creator, Pinterest has a page devoted to helping content creators. Make sure you bookmark it and check back for updates. 5 Key Takeaways from the In The Making Pinterest Continue reading

Today's post has a dual purpose: I’m sharing a client success story AND having the client share his awesome food photography tips that enable effective visual storytelling on Pinterest.  Client Success Story: Foodness Gracious Gerry Speirs has been a client of Simple Pin for a year now and blogs at Foodness Gracious. Gerry is a stay-at-home dad and his blog is all about creating easy, healthy meals for busy parents. He's a former baker and pastry chef, so he also shares plenty of indulgent Continue reading

Time for June Pinterest trends already?!? Is it just me or did June come quicker this year? Each month, as I do these “What to Pin..” episodes, it seems like the month goes by more quickly. Here we are, at the official start of the summer and one of my favorite times of year. I love June for a variety of reasons. School is out and our family is together. Things finally turn green here in Portland before the dreaded brown lawns of July and August appear. Life just seems to slow down a little Continue reading

It’s celebration week! This week marks the 100th episode of the Simple Pin Media podcast. We will be giving away five $25 Starbucks Gift Cards to our most loyal fans all day today (May 23rd). Be sure to stick around until the end of the post to get the full details of how to enter the giveaway! With that, let’s start the celebration!   History of the Podcast Two years ago I said “yes” to starting a podcast. The person behind the popular Pinterest-related podcast at the Continue reading

Today we are back discussing Pinterest myths with Alisa Meredith. Some of you remember that Alisa and I have talked about this before in this “Pinterest Mythbusters” episode. Why Discuss Myths? You’re building a business and using Pinterest to help market that business. You don’t have time to mess around with rabbit trails or elements that distract you (ain’t nobody got time for that). You want to get in, make an impact, create content and products.  So we asked my Facebook group to Continue reading

Before we dive into May Pinterest trends, let me start of this episode by explaining how the Simple Pin Tailwind planner is designed. It’s divided into five sections: What to pin What to promote Content planning ideas A tip of the month An action item  If you haven't yet downloaded your copy of the Simple Pin Pinterest Tailwind planner, head over to this page and subscribe to our email list to get yours for free. The Planner is full of content marketing information to help Continue reading

Are your Pinterest marketing efforts tanking? Follow these tried and true solutions when your Pinterest marketing is not working to get things back on track! Recently, I polled my free Facebook group and asked for suggestions for my podcast editorial calendar. I create my calendar every six months and don’t like to get too ahead of myself, especially since we’re dealing with a social media platform that can change at any moment. I want to always cover solid tips that stand the test of time. Continue reading

  Today we are going to be talking about something that is really important, especially for those of you just starting out in Pinterest marketing. I’ve seen lots of conversation about manual pinning vs. scheduled pinning. I asked my friend Tracie from Penny Pinchin Mom to share her experience and the system that works for her. Tracie has been blogging for nine years, starting long before the days of Pinterest. She’s made a lot of mistakes along the way, which led her to want to be Continue reading

We're approaching the end of March, and you know what that means. It's time to talk about April Pinterest trends. April is just around the corner and we want to help you maximize your pinning based on what people will be searching for during April.  Getting Into the Smart Feed As most of you probably know, Pinterest operates using a smart feed. The whole goal of switching from the chronological feed to the smart feed was to create a custom curated feed for each individual, based on Continue reading

Today, we’re doing an Ask Kate episode! I'm answering all of your Pinterest marketing questions. I asked my Facebook group to send me all the questions they might have about Pinterest. We'll be addressing those today (click here to join the Facebook group, it’s totally free!). I’ve brought along my friend, Angela Davis from Frugal Living NW to help me with the questions and also provide some humor. So let’s dig right in.   What’s Driving You Nuts Right Now? To start off Continue reading

Today we are going to be talking all about working with brands and Pinterest. I get a lot of questions about whether more followers are needed to get brands to recognize you, if sponsored content is best, what all of it looks like, etc… How do you appeal to both your brand and your target audience? Is it even possible? Well, I decided to bring Jenny Melrose in today to talk about sponsored content with me.    This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase Continue reading