It all started a month ago. I decided I wanted to be more serious with my blog which meant, I needed to be more serious with my Pinterest as it’s the best platform to get your blog/website seen. At that time, I only had 16k Monthly Viewers. This was without sharing anything or pinning new pins for a while, but from pins I already had that people kept seeing. So that is why I have written this blog post on how I grew my Pinterest Monthly Views in ONE month.

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Now I know monthly viewers aren’t the biggest thing or something that should be looked at. But I feel knowing I have a lot of viewers helps my blog posts be seen. At the end of the day, it is all about Link Clicks and that is what we want. But we can’t complain that seeing a good high monthly viewers number keeps us going and motivated.

So a month ago, I decided “THAT’S IT!” I am going to be more consistent on Pinterest and get my Monthly Viewers up in hopes my blog views goes up too. Within a month of seriousness, I went from 16k views to 249k views! Now, I am no pro and I just did some things that I knew was important when it comes to using Pinterest. I know there are many Pinterest Pros out there with tons of tips and tricks and do’s and don’ts, but I wanted to share from my end as a regular blogger how I grew that much in one month.

And for those of you wanting to grow like me, the first step is to remember that Pinterest is not another social media platform. It is a Search Engine where people go to search for things such as recipes, home decor inspiration, topics on parenting and more. So if you are in the Pinterest game for the social aspect of it, this is not the right platform for you.

Below are photos from when I started (well, a couple days after as stupid me forget to take a photo of my starting numbers) compared to todays monthly viewers.

Simple Steps How I Grew My Pinterest Monthly Views In ONE Month

First things first, Pinterest is all about SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This is going to be your main focus throughout everything you do on Pinterest.

Enhanced My Pinterest Profile:

When I went back to my Pinterest after a while of not using it, I saw how much I needed to change it up: from my profile picture to my bio. I was so simple then and didn’t care about these things, but they’re very important!

I first started off with my name people see. Mine is: The Stylish Mommy – Motherhood and Lifestyle Blogger. You want keywords in your name. It is all about SEO, even when it comes to your profile. I know mine can be better, but that is what I have for now.

Next is your Bio. This is VERY important. You want to add any and all keywords that have to do with your Niche and what you post. This will help people searching about topics you post find you.

Lastly, you want a great profile picture. The best is a photo of yourself so people can see the face behind all those pins and posts. Also, closer up is better than a full body picture because when people see a face more clearly, it makes it more personal.

Boards:

I went through all my boards. I archived ones that were old and didn’t pertain to my niche (from before blogging days). The boards I kept I fixed them up. What do I mean? SEO / Keywords are important for Board Titles AND Board Descriptions. So I went in and edited all this the best I could. Because like I said, I am no pro LOL.

So for example, I have a board called “Motherhood & Children.” I feel that has 2 good keywords. The description also includes these keywords as well as some other ones that have to do with the Pins that are pinned to this board. The descriptions are very important when it comes to Pinterest SEO. For me, I lacked the keywords and board descriptions, so editing this definitely helped.

Below are photos of a few of my Boards showing the title and descriptions I have (and I am still working on perfecting them, so they’re not fully complete):

Pin Images:

Now this is where I stepped up my game. They’re still not perfect, but they look good to me and people are definitely noticing them. My old pin images were not interesting or good to the point I look at them now and I am like “what was I thinking?” They were simple and boring.

Also, don’t stick to ONE pin image per post. You want to create multiple pin images including different titles, but that have to do with the link you are sharing. Think of the catchy titles or call to action titles. Also, create new pins which are called “Fresh Pins” and Pinterest loves and favors this over the same pin image being re-shared / re-pinned many times. Now, you can re-share the same pin image to multiple boards you have that have to do with the same subject, but I would give it a week in between doing so.

As far as what I did with my old pins? I deleted some. I left some. All depended on if they had views/saves or not.

ALSO, when you Pin an Image, YOU MUST REMEMBER: Use Keywords in the title and description of that pin. This is how your pin will get noticed. You want this part to be as good as you can get it to be.

Of course many advise to keep all pin images similar, but that for me personally isn’t something I stuck to and my Pinterest still grew. I have used different Instagram story apps to create my pin images (like Seen and Ash), but I am now using Canva more. Also make sure the graphic is the size recommended by Pinterest which is 735 x 1102 pixels. Canva actually has Pinterest Images you can create. Lastly, make sure the fonts you are using are readable. You want people to see your title instantly and not have to quint to see what it says which could cause them to just keep scrolling. I also like to use a couple fonts for the same image to make it more fun and interesting.

And always, ALWAYS create quality pin images, titles and descriptions – ALL the time. Not just when you have the time to do so.