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      How to See What is Being “Pinned” from Your Website
      by Erin Chase on September 26, 2011

      On Friday, Crystal tweeted out the link for how to see who is pinning photos and posts from your website.

      It’s as simple as can be…

      http://pinterest.com/source/yourdomain.com

      and change “yourdomain.com” to “savvyblogging.net” or “5dollardinners.com” or “onedishdinners.com”

      So take a minute, copy that URL, add your URL and then go take a look and see what is getting pinned…

      Now it’s time to use what you are seeing to your advantage.

      I thought I’d throw in a few tips and ideas of how you can analyze and use the information from this Pinterest about your domain page.

      1. Make a list of the 5 most common images or posts that you see on your domain’s page. These are your Pinterest $$ posts. If people have pinned these several times before, chances are they’ll get pinned again.
      2. Promote these posts periodically on your other social media networks. Keep throwing these great ideas back out onto your other social networks. (Without overwhelming of course!)
      3. Ask your community to pin these popular posts. Post a request on your FB wall…or RT the direct link to your pin. This also helps others on your other networks see that you are on Pinterest, and they will follow, you follow back, etc.
      4. Write a “Most Pinned Post” each month on your site. Great way to repurpose and recycle content! And get more pins into the mix. And build a stronger community on Pinterest.
      5. Post prettier photos :) Pinterest is 80% visual – 20% creative. Meaning that some posts or ideas do really well and get circulated widely because they are creative. But that majority of something spreading on pinterest has to do with it’s visual appeal. (Some might disagree with these percentages. They are not researched at all…my best guess based on personal observations of Pinterest.)

      And don’t underestimate the power of Pinterest! Toni recently saw over 40,000 pageviews in one day from Pinterest alone. Pinterest is turning out to be a very powerful traffic driving tool in social media…definitely drives more traffic than Twitter…and who knows…it very well could surpass Facebook traffic if it continues to grow as it is!

      Pinterest is an essential tool to your blog, your community, and your growth.

      Happy Pinning and Pinterest Analyzing!

: Leave a Comment

  • Traci Lehman on September 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm
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    Thanks for this information. I recently joined Pinterest, but did not even think how to use it to my advantage other than keeping track of what I like. So good to know!
  • Gena on September 26, 2011 at 4:28 pm
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    This is some great information. I know my first goal now will be to take better pictures! :)
    –Gena
  • Noel Chapman on September 26, 2011 at 8:44 pm
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    This is absolutely some great information! I can definitely see how it can help with future visits and posts.
  • jessica@nucheysmommy on September 26, 2011 at 8:45 pm
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    I tried but link doesn’t work :(
  • Mara @ Kosher on a Budget on September 26, 2011 at 9:18 pm
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    So cool! Love these practical hands-on tips. Def. want to do a “most pinned” post round-up – great idea.
  • Marsha @ Splenderosa on September 27, 2011 at 8:59 am
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    Great information! I looked up my link and was amazed to see so many of pics uploaded to Pinterest. Definitely will look at this in the ways you suggested. Thanks so much! Marsha
  • Tricia @ {every}nothing wonderful on September 27, 2011 at 10:00 am
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    Any idea how to figure out how many things from your site are pinned/how many pins total? I’ve loved figuring out what was pinned but don’t know any easy way to tell how many things have been pinned. Maybe it’s an option in pinterest but I haven’t seen it. Thanks!
    • Sierra on January 21, 2012 at 1:10 pm
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      I have been wondering this as well! I hope there is a way.
  • Heidi on September 27, 2011 at 6:22 pm
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    What a great tip. I didn’t even think our blog/site was pin worthy. We are not a cooking blog with pretty pictures like some of the other great blogs mentioned but we have a few pins! Cool!
    • Andrea @ Savings Lifestyle on September 28, 2011 at 9:56 am
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      Hey Heidi, thanks for visiting! A lot of sites related to couponing and deals are getting pinned. It’s great!
      • Heidi on September 28, 2011 at 4:44 pm
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        Thats cool, now to try and come up with pin worthy posts!
  • Alison@Mama Wants This on October 02, 2011 at 8:34 am
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    Thanks for the tips! Found that my posts on baking and cooking had the most pins (no surprise there), so at least I’m doing something right.
  • Tawra@Living On A Dime on October 05, 2011 at 2:40 pm
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    Wow, I checked it out and people actually like our stuff! LOL I LOVE pintrest and I think it’s going to zoom WAY past FB or any other type of social networking. I want to figure out how to use it to our advantage for marketing quick!
    Thanks for the info!
  • Tammy on October 08, 2011 at 3:01 pm
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    Great information! Thanks for sharing and for the tips.
  • Jimmie on October 11, 2011 at 8:25 pm
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    Yes! I was looking at what has been pinned from one of my sites. It was very eye opening. I can see what the readers like (and probably don’t like) based on it. THANKS!
  • Kimberly Turner on December 05, 2011 at 4:06 pm
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    I’m a pinterest newbie, but was so excited to see how many photos were being pinned from my blogs!! Thanks for sharing this link! I’ll be sharing it all over!
  • Kay on December 05, 2011 at 5:17 pm
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    Thanks for the valuable information. I look forward to doing this for my site.
  • Archer from archerfriendly on January 31, 2012 at 7:39 pm
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    Thanks for the tip! I’ve been looking to see what people have been pinning on my site.
  • Mrs. Sarah Coller on January 29, 2013 at 2:38 pm
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    Awesome, thanks for this!
  • ~*~Patty Szymkowicz Magpie's Nest on February 19, 2013 at 11:11 pm
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    I am not a member of Pinterest but do notice that people pin some things from my blog now and then. I used to be able to click in Pinterest and see what people had pinned of mine, but when I put my domain in the link as you suggested above it asks for me to Log In :( … thank you for this interesting post.
    ~*~ Patty in Virginia