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How much time each day should I spend on Pinterest? (6 posts)

Topic tags: pinterest, time management

Rich Brooks said
3 months ago:
I decided to try and decipher Pinterest on my new marketing project b/c I hadn’t been able to figure it out before.
I know there are a lot of Pinterest experts out there in the forums, so I was wondering how much time you spend each day on Pinterest, and what you spend your time doing?
Thanks!
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Ann at greenoak said
3 months ago:
i spend about 15 minutes a day on it…i post about half   in totally business related things…pictures of   the things our store stocks and is passionate about….things we are known for, things   we hope for in using our products,the trends we are in, and especially design [rooms, store displays,garden ideas,furniture]..i try to put a lot of pictures of ours on with links to our website…..it fits my   customers like a glove….they use it , they love it, they bring pictures of projects from   it to my store to buy the parts for their projects…a few times a week i hear   from customers that they follow me…. i think i have about 3500 followers…
its all about the pictures…we dont talk to each other on there….but it tells me a lot when one picture gets 20 repins…thats good info for our store……..
plots i havent tried are about getting in the same stream   as the leaders in my field…. it kind of happens naturally but i havent put much effort into it…
the other half is all about me and what i like and my   outlook on the world, there is some relationship there to the store too….
heres my page http://www.pinterest.com/annatgreenoak
my experience probably doesnt relate much to your social media business …but hopefully helpful to you if you ever have clients like me out in the real world…
the best social media person i have seen on pinterest used to be on here…she did something with lunchbags…????? she seemed to have a good following..
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Kristy C. Cartier said
3 months ago:
@rich-brooks I spend a scant amount of time on my association’s Pinterest page – it’s more of a cool archive spot. I spend maybe 15 min/mo. on my personal one. The main reason? I’d get sucked into looking at all the images!
Work: http://pinterest.com/ahaaorg/
Personal: http://pinterest.com/kristycartier/
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E N Brown said
3 months ago:
Hi @rich-brooks —
I have not really gotten into the ‘monetization’ aspects of Pinterest. If I had more personnel and/or a bigger biz all around I would spend the time to figure it out.
There are a lot of help pages at Pinterest for this very thing. However, last year SME had a nice article too —
6 Tips for Using Pinterest for Business
Eileen
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E N Brown said
3 months ago:
Oops! I did not even answer the question – when I go there, I spend too much time. But to get to know the ins and outs I’d say spend a good half hour to full hour studying what others are doing each day. In a week or two you’ll know a whole lot more than you know now.:D
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Cynthia Hernandez said
3 months ago:
Like with most new networks that come up, I created an account simply to learn about it to educate my clients…well, little did I know this one sucked me right in!
It is a powerful tool when used correctly. I advise clients to add photos that lead back to their web site and to include product details and pricing when appropriate to facilitate sales.
I’ve found that great photos accompanied with a clever story in the description have a greater click-through rate.
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