I shared my best Pinterest marketing ideas in this interview with Jeff Sieh. But first, let me tell you a little about Jeff. He's the man behind the widely popular Google+ Hangout series called The Manly Pinterest Tips Show.
Yes, that's right, men love Pinterest too!
Jeff is also making a name for himself in the world of  video production and social media management with His Design Online, the company he started a few years back.
I think Jeff is the perfect person to advocate for the wide spread adoption of Pinterest by men around the world. I love when he talks about how he and his daughter have secret boards on Pinterest that are just for the two of them. Pretty cool right!
The Manly Pinterest Tips Interview
With all that Jeff has going for him when it comes to social media and especially Pinterest, you can just imagine how thrilled I was when he asked me to be on his Manly Pinterest Tips Show. Previous guests on his show included the likes of Shannon Hernandez, Rebekah Radice, Peg Fitzpatrick, Kim Vij and the list goes on. Jeff is so well liked that he has even been able to interview the folks from Pinterest analytics and scheduling apps like TailwindApp and Ahalogy.
Don't worry if you're not familiar with Tailwindapp or Ahalogy because I go into detail about how those tools can be used to improve your Pinterest marketing efforts.
So without further ado, here's the recording of the Hangout on Air event called Driving Traffic with Pinterest
Timestamps, Topics Tips and Tools Covered
- Introduction and how my daughter Nikki got me started with blogging 01:49
- The importance of belonging to blogging communities like Blog Engage, Triberr and Viral Content Buzz 04:51
- How Viral Content Buzz helped me understand the power of Pinterest traffic 06:14
- How I use Ahalogy and Tailwindapp to buffer my pinning schedule on Pinterest 07:13
- The content discovery Engine in Tailwindapp (note: this feature is no longer in beta, it's available for everyone) 09:00
- Hidden features of PostPlanner and how to use it for creating “image quote” posts on Pinterest 10:00
- How to use Buzzsumo to find the top pins from any domain on the web  12:04
- Re-purposing and cross-promoting your images on other platforms 13:44
- When and how to get involved with Group boards on Pinterest 18:50
- Strategies for getting your YouTube videos to perform well on Pinterest 21:26
- Commenting on pins and how to find comments in Tailwindapp 28:25
- The importance of optimizing your profile, board descriptions for SEO 36:20
- Pinterest related blogs and webinars: Canva, Tailwind Blog, Piqora, Vincent Ng. Oh So Pinteresting 37:17
- Real-life Pinterest topics and boards for Men 39:16
I hope you share the enthusiasm that Jeff and I have for Pinterest and I certainly hope that you take advantage of the marketing ideas we discussed in the video. If there's something you have questions about or if you have tips of your own to share, please leave a comment below.
Additional Resources:
- Manly Pinterest Tips – An Interview with Jeff Sieh –Â Scalable Social Media
- Pinterest Savvy: Strategies, Plans, and Tips to Grow Your Business with Pinterest
 Melissa Taylor
- Pinterest Tips for Bloggers Group Pinterest Board
- Resource list of royalty free image sites Free Gift Pack
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Hello,
Seems like this is yet another awesome post on pinterest and I really love this unique tips.
Thanks
Hi Samir! Thanks for stopping by. Let me know if you need a hand with your pins.
lololololol people have been telling me I’d like pinterest but haven’t been convinced – until now. thanks for making it manly!
William! You are too funny. Yes Jeff has those manly Pinterest tips covered. Doesn’t he?
Ileane, you’re such a sweetheart 🙂 Always mentioning Blog Engage I really appreciate that. By the way, is your kiddo still blogging? I don’t see or hear from her much anymore. I’m loving the pinterest tips 🙂 As you know from our chat I am looking into using that site some more.
Hey Brian! You’re welcome. Nikki is designing websites for clients now and she still has the fashion blog too! Usually when she completes a site she shares a screenshot on Facebook. Thanks for checking on her!!
Nice interview, have failed in Pinterest in the past but hope this piece of information will help me to get started back.
Olayinka, I hope you are posting great looking images on your blog posts – if you need some tips, let me know. 🙂
I am not using Pinterest that much for marketing yet but this ideas are really amazing. I will give a try and see how it goes!
Thanks for sharing!
Hey there Paulo! Keep me posted with your progress. Don’t forget to check out my SlideShare presentation about starting your first Pinterest board. You can check it out here: http://www.slideshare.net/Ileane/pinterest101-38153137
Hi Ileane,
Tremendously awesome opportunity here. I saw Jeff’s video about a few weeks back, where he dressed up as a ghoul. What a creative guy. Your definitely the person to talk to, when it comes to Pinterest. Congratulations on landing this Hangout 🙂
Communities are huge. Great reminder too, as I’m due to visit Blog Engage to give Brian’s community a little visit.
Hi Ryan! I thought you were a member of Blog Engage already – if not be sure to get involved over there because you will see a lot of familiar faces and meet some new folks too. Thanks for stopping by my dear. Have a great weekend.
Hi Ileane,
I love your works and article as it contain valuable information as this article.
Recently Pinterest marketing is on the fire. Many blogger and affiliate marketers got success via Pinterest. Therefore, I am also trying to take some action by this pinning site. This video taught me lot about Pinterest marketing.
Thanks –
MSI Sakib
Sakib, If you have any questions or concerns on the subject of Pinterest marketing, just let me know.
Thanks.
these days pinterest is the best source to drive traffic to blog.. Most of the people showing Interest to learn pinterest SEO
Bhanu,
If you do ads on Pinterest they will send you the popular keywords to target. Their SEO is pretty straightforward.
A great article and yes I can see why this would help you get more traffic to your blog.
Also it is important to take it step by step and not too rush into it and trying to achieve goals that are not realistic.
I have been trying to get more traffic to my site ever since I upload it to my server,
but only now have I really tried to improve my seo and other factors to get traffic to my site.
Thank you for this great post.
According to me Pinterest Marketing is very useful for every business. I love Pinterest sharing:)
Thanks for the in-depth articles Ileane much appreciated.
Hello, thank you for sharing this article with us Ileane, I used to have a friend that worked in a web design company, that company got most of their revenue out of any social media account from Pinterest so thank you for sharing this article with us to help us use Pinterest more effectivley.
Hi Ileane.
Very interesting. Like you say, I’ve always thought Pinterest was for foodies and the down with the fashion crew.
Some great tips here, I already have a Pinterest account and will be sure to go back and investigate it further!
Hey Richard, welcome to Basic Blog Tips.
Pinterest is great for generating traffic and Jeff is a great example of how men can use Pinterest effectively. I have a few more Manly Pinterest friends I can recommend if you want. Just let me know.
Thanks for visiting Richard, chat soon.
Hello Ileane,
I am a very basic Pinterest user and don’t really know much about it. I have a lot to learn and looks like it will take me a while to absorb this video. Looking forward to it, and am bookmarking this.
Very helpful as always!
thanks,
pragati
Hello Ileane,
I’m pleased to be here. It is very important for all bloggers. You described all things in very well manner. I loved your way how you present this.
Thanks to share this post:)
Have a great Day!
Regards,
Majid Uamar
Truly inspirational for blogger like me who always struggling. I would like to see more article like this. Motivates me lot.
Beautiful vblog on Pinterest. Talks about tailwindapp and ahalogy tools to improve Pinterest marketing efforts, are really helpful. Hoping to see something like this in future too.