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How To Create Responsive Pins On Pinterest

My pins got 4643 saves on Pinterest last week and I am now up to 2.7 million monthly viewers. So I must be doing something right with my latest pin creations.

Recently, I have changed how I created my pins and the results seem to be working wonders. Small changes that have made a big difference in the numbers of saves, close-ups and clicks my pins now deliver.

These are design changes within the pins and also “coding” changes which I have made on my web pages. I have become serious with my Pinterest marketing and I have explored many different approaches to expanding my reach.

Pinterest Results Saves

Since my Pinterest marketing seems to be gathering traction I have written a very detailed “How To” section on my main website. This content is on BizwareMagic.com for those interested in improving their Pinterest numbers. This is a detailed report on my latest Pinterest Stats/Numbers and a simple guide for creating more responsive pins.

If you want to improve your own Pinterest numbers – I would suggest you have look at these new tactics I am now using. These simple Pinterest tips and tactics may also help with your Pinterest marketing.

You can find it here: Pinterest Marketing Tips.

Why Is Pinterest Blocking Website Traffic By Throwing Up False 404 Links?

Recently, Pinterest has been showing false or incorrect “404” Not Found page signals for Pin URLs that are definitely on the web. Why?

Why Is Pinterest Incorrectly Blocking Traffic?

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What’s going on here? Does Pinterest have a coding problem or is it deliberately blocking traffic to your website by throwing false 404 links? Or is it blocking traffic to affiliate sites/links?

Something is definitely not right in the land that Pin built. I have been getting these 404 “not found” links (like the one in the Screenshot below) for over a week now and it is totally ticking me off because I am a die-hard Pinterest fan and user.

Pinterest Giving False 404 Not Found Pages Screenshot

I like finding helpful content and clicking thru to read the article on the linked site. But lately, all I am getting is these annoying “404” pages.

I swiftly learned these sites/links are not 404 pages – but are still up and running. I just as quickly started to edit out the jumbled link and click the desired URL.

Here’s what I am talking about. You see an interesting pin in your feed.

Pinterest Incorrectly Blocking Traffic Example Screenshot

Then you click the Pin for a closeup.

Pinterest Incorrectly Blocking Traffic Examploe Closeup Screenshot

You click the Pin to go to the interesting content and this happens:

Pinterest Incorrectly Blocking Traffic Screenshot - NOT FOUND!

But don’t despair – the content and page IS STILL on the web.

Pinterest Incorrectly Blocking Traffic Screenshot - Blog Page Example Alive and Well on the Web - Marked 404 by Pinterest.

If it’s great content and it’s still on the web – I want to read and view it. Just takes a little more work since Pinterest is falsely 404ing these pin links or pages.

Don’t know why Pinterest is doing this? Coding problems? Blocking affiliate links?

Or do they want to keep visitors on their site longer?

Can’t believe they would be so foolish as to try the last one. Mainly because their whole business model is letting users view images and then clicking thru to read the bookmarked content. It’s what makes Pinterest work. It’s what makes Pinterest fun to use.

And it’s what makes Pinterest great!

Just wonder what’s really going on and how long I will have to play “hide & seek” with Pinterest links?

Meanwhile…

This Is How To Find The Good URL In Your Pinterest Pins:

How to find the valid URL in the Pinterest Code - Paste it into your browser to go to the URL.

HAPPY PINNING & BROWSING!

This Issue Seems To Be Fixed So It Probably Was A Coding Hiccup.

Pinterest Marketing For Online Marketers



Pinterest Marketing For Online Marketers



Pinterest Marketing Image

Pinterest is the latest social “buzz” site of the moment, stacking up numbers which
would even make Google blush. This “picture” bookmarking site has only been around
since 2010 (domain was created at the end of 2009) and holds the record for the fastest

growing site in history.

It took Pinterest only 9 months to go from 50,000 to 17,000,000 users. It is increasing at
40% each month and is on track to reach 180 million users by the end of this year.

Impressive numbers indeed, but for webmasters and online marketers, that’s not really
the important factor concerning Pinterest. What really has marketers buzzing is Pinterest’s
referral numbers.

Members or users of Pinterest “click thru to your site” more often than users of Facebook,
Twitter, Stumbleupon… in other words Pinterest has become a valuable source of free
targeted traffic on the web. More importantly, because your pins can get re-pinned over and
over again, your content lasts a long time and has legs.

Many experts compare this traffic to YouTube content which can deliver traffic to your
site for years.

That’s what really has online marketers excited about this new picture sharing site, use it
properly and Pinterest can deliver targeted prospects for your business for years into the
future. It is also great for building a community of customers or interested parties, ready
for your latest offering.

Of course, like any online site or platform, Pinterest has to be used in the right manner,
if you plan on marketing your business or site on it. If you just figure on signing up for
Pinterest, pinning a few images and then wait for the referral traffic to flood your site –
well, you might hit it lucky but like all these social programs, you have to prime the pump.

One of the best resources or experts on Pinterest (which I have found) is Jason Miles –
Vice President for Advancement at Northwest University. He runs a very informative site called http://marketingonpinterest.com

But the real reason I pay special attention to what Jason has to say – his wife runs a Doll’s Clothing/Pattern site on
the web! They have first-hand experience of how Pinterest has helped their niche business and have figured out ways to
take full advantage of Pinterest from an online marketing perspective.

As a given rule, I find it is these “hands-on” individuals who supply the best information, regardless of the program
or platform. The same applies here – they have been there, done that and give us the best nuggets of information which
bring in the traffic and sales.

So if you’re wondering how you can use Pinterest for your business or site, watch the following video carefully and
take notes. This video is called “Pinterest Marketing for Niche Businesses” and was done via Ken Evoy’s SBI SiteBuildIt Review program.
It will give you valuable information on how to use Pinterest to your advantage and help you really discover what
all the fuss is about.


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Important Takeaways:

– Always create an Attractive/Informative/Interesting image for each
piece of content you have on the web. Make these images your “pre-selling” tools
which will get re-pinned and bring targeted traffic back to your site or business.

– Always remember it’s about building online communities and joining those
communities together. Fully integrate your Pinterest followers with your
Twitter, Facebook… followers.

– Always make sure you have your images fully optimized with your
information – product name, product description… and of course,
a link back to your site.


Titus Hoskins

www.bizwaremagic.com


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