The Amazon Associates affiliate program is an easy way to diversify your blog’s income. By recommending your favorite, tested products to your readers, you can earn a commission on any of their Amazon purchases. Pretty neat! However, affiliate marketing takes a bit of planning and finesse, and giving it the attention it deserves can really […]
We’re in the middle of an ongoing case study where we’re trying out new ideas and finding ways to increase traffic from Pinterest using Pinch of Yum’s Pinterest account to test our theories along the way. This is the update looking back at January, 2019. You can check out all the posts in the series here, sign up on our email list to get future updates, or just keep reading to find out what we learned in January.
In this post, we’ll cover common sources of traffic for food, craft, and lifestyle bloggers. We’ll discuss what each source is and how you can anticipate the traffic source affecting your traffic over time.
Raise your hand if you’d like more traffic from Pinterest? ✋ Raise your hand if you’d like more followers on Pinterest? ✋ Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like you’re randomly pinning stuff and hope it helps you with those two goals we mentioned above? ✋ You’re not alone! Pinterest marketing is an oft-discussed topic. […]
Pinterest is ever changing and the newest feature, carousel Pins are a great new way to showcase your content! Just like an Instagram carousel post or a Facebook photo album, carousel Pins are the perfect way to showcase step by step photos for a recipe, multiple ways to wear a new piece of clothing, process […]
Pinterest can be a blogger’s best friend. On Pinch of Yum, Pinterest is the #2 source of traffic – right behind Google. Operating somewhere between social media and organic search, Pinterest is in a unique place to help your content go viral – even if you’re new to the blogging game. In this article, we’ll […]
Pinterest is a fantastic source of traffic for bloggers of all types, and especially food bloggers. Many bloggers report that Pinterest is one of their top sources of traffic – in fact for Pinch of Yum it’s #2, right behind Google! Getting people to repin your content on Pinterest is key to Pinterest success. Pinterest […]
One of the most prominent aspects of Pinterest marketing is the image that gets shared. Images themselves aren’t searchable (the text that describes them is what gets searched), but a good image helps get people to click over, where a poor image makes them scroll on by. Thus, making sure your best images are consistently […]
When you think Kentucky, you probably think mint juleps and race horses. Today, we’re going to introduce you to another one of the state’s endearing gifts to the world – The Kentucky Gent Josh Johnson. Josh is a popular lifestyle blogger, bourbon aficionado, and an all around nice guy. This savvy southern boy shares his […]
When it comes to holiday cooking, home chefs can be roughly divided into two groups: the ones who zestfully approach turkey roasting as an extreme sport and the other ones, looking for their corkscrew and another bottle of wine (and not the cooking wine, either). Both groups are scouring Pinterest and Google for recipes, which […]
Uploading videos to Pinterest is a great way to get more interaction with your Pins, and to get more traffic to your website from Pinterest. Learn how to upload videos to Pinterest with this step-by-step article.
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