Discover how POWERFUL social media is for getting traffic & making sales online (with proof!). Plus some free resources & creative ideas you'll LOVE... even if you're skeptical and resistant - like I was. 🙂
To the left is a screenshot of one of my social media updates, shared earlier today, that is performing VERY well.
But I need to backtrack and tell you how this all started, because you may feel the exact same way I did.
It was a couple years ago, I don't remember the exact date - but I realized I had to expand my social media presence and get more consistent with it.
I'll show you HOW I discovered that too. It's super cool!
I was skeptical, reluctant, and admittedly annoyed (lol). I'm an introvert... and the last thing I needed was more to keep up with. Plus I don't actually USE social media myself. I don't read content streams, I'd never been on Pinterest or Instagram, etc.
My favorite saying about that was: "I'm just not pinterested." 🙂
Fast forward and my business has grown by leaps and bounds, my exposure and profit potential is through the roof, and my business is doing better than ever!
To give you a "taste" (I love a good pun! lol) that food promotion you see above... resulted in 254 sales in the first 72 hours alone. 🙂
I truly was resistant at first. To the point that I actually outsourced it at first. Then one day a light bulb went off... and I realized how much money I was NOT making and how much highly targeted traffic I was totally missing out on.
And why - out of personal preference, or lack of interest?! So I finally (reluctantly, lol) decided to just DO IT, and at least see what happened.
Truth: Now I'm actually having FUN with it. 🙂
The results speak for themselves...
254 sales in 72 hours is nothing to sneeze at (unless you're allergic to cake!), especially when it's a real product that real people want and love:
I did NOT think that Instagram would "work" for me. You can't use live links in your updates, for starters. That alone held me back forever. As you can see in my example above, I've gotten over that and work around that. 😉
I use the Free Pretty Link Plugin to create "shortlinks" for my Instagram audience.
I proved myself wrong...
It really doesn't take up that much more time to simply repurpose your content across more platforms. Hello copy & paste! DUH, lol. And yes: It really DOES result in TONS more traffic and sales. And it IS totally worth it! 🙂
My business would not be where it is today if I hadn't gotten over my personal aversions. Truth: your opinion and preferences don't matter. You need to be where your market is... period.
I promised to tell you how I discovered where my market was hanging out online, and how to easily get in front of more of them. And I mean EASILY! That was via Tagboard.com - which is a super cool free resource that allows you to see social updates from across the web (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc) all in one place.
Try it out: Tagboard.com Search one of your main keywords. 😉
It was Tagboard that made me aware how HOT my topic was on Instagram, and that was the day I took it seriously - and grew my account to over 50,000 followers (free, easy & super fast).
Now things are starting to get Pinteresting...
I did get more active on Pinterest as well. Admittedly, I am very lazy about it. I did add a "Pin It" button on my blog, and I do "pin my posts" after I publish them, but that's about it. And I had never even logged on to Pinterest myself (since I outsourced the initial setup)... until recently.
Guess what? I have over 13,000 followers there. 🙂
Ha! I had NO idea. THAT got my attention, for sure!
That plus the fact that my consulting clients are killing it with Pinterest in terms of traffic & sales, so yes - I took a serious interest.
One of my male coaching clients was recently SHOCKED at how popular his niche topic was on Pinterest. I was too, in all honesty. 🙂 Yes, MEN use Pinterest too. It's like Instagram - it's super hot and sending tons of traffic, and a crazy easy way to get traffic & exposure.
If your market is on Pinterest, you need to be there too!
Just as all of this was unfolding, Jennifer Ledbetter (aka "Pot Pie Girl") released a MEGA training course on Pinterest Marketing called Pinterest Success Strategies.
Knowing how GREAT my results have been on Instagram (and Twitter, and Facebook, and even Tumblr!) I was ALL OVER THAT. 🙂
I didn't even read the sales copy (because I know Jennifer, and knew it would be great). I also printed it out, because I study best that way:
This is seriously in-depth training!
First though, you need a little proof - so your own light bulb goes off. 😉
Is YOUR Market on Pinterest?
Find Out Real Quick! Here's How...
Go to Pinterest and search your main keyword, or any word relevant to your niche or business. And check out these random examples too: survival or wordpress or lawn.
Also check out the results for mortgage on Pinterest. Wow - right?!
(check out the numbers on those, and the tabs across the top for even more ideas)
Cool, right? 🙂 I bet you saw some surprising results!
The thing is, there's a "strategy" to Pinterest - and I simply don't have time to do the trial & error and testing on it. Besides, Jennifer has already done all of that AND documented it... in an easy to follow step-by-step guide. 🙂 Bingo!
Check it out for yourself:
Read up on Jennifer's Pinterest Success Strategies
On that page you can see how she broke TWO MILLION pageviews in ONE day, then 3 million - and growing - without any additional work. Plus tons more.
I *did* go back and read the sales page (at the link above) later... and was even MORE excited about the course, lol.
You'll also find a free download on her page, so at the very least grab that. It's "8 FATAL Pinterest Mistakes -and How To Fix Them" (free).
In Jennifer's own words:
"This ain’t no little $7 ebook – this is a massive, in-depth training resource that took me an enormous amount of time to learn, test, and put together for you."
If you want to ROCK Pinterest, THIS is what you need.
Get Pinterest Success Strategies
I hope you enjoyed the free resources & insights, and that my story inspired you to move on this stuff quicker than I did - because the RESULTS are totally worth it. 🙂
Best,
p.s. Jennifer's Pinterest training course is $97, and you might ask yourself: Is this worth $100? ALL DAY LONG. Just ask anyone that is rocking it on Pinterest. 😉
Just consider what over 250 sales in 72 hours - the FIRST 72 hours alone - would be worth to you. Instead of spending money on paid ads (which would cost you way more than 48 bucks!), you could have a long term organic "profit strategy" in place that consistently brings in traffic & sales. 😉 Enjoy!
Notice how WELL product-based Pins are doing?! Right... 😉
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Thank you, Lynn Terry
I will definitely going to use it. You always recommend the best
Thank you, Lynn, for the heads-up! Looking forward to diving in! 🙂
Oh, I have only just found this and I missed out on the discount! 🙁 It sounds fantastic, just what I need! Thank you Lynn!
Hi Petra! I got it extended 🙂 Just use: lynnterry50 - Enjoy!
This sounds like the course I've been looking for. Thanks for your research on this. I do use pinterest but not for business. Looks like there's a lot for me to learn. Hopefully the coupon code still works. Thank you, again.
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it, Fran - and why I got it myself. 🙂 Yes, the coupon code will work for a few more hours - until 11:59pm Eastern time.
Too bad I'm traveling ATM, missed the coupon. Will add to my list of things to look at later.
One of the most common mistakes that I've seen people doing is marking up their posts as products when they don't actually sell the products from their site. This is against Pinterest's recommendations. Even if you're writing about a product, if you're an affiliate, the correct markup for Pinterest would be to have it as an article rich pin. Anyways, I love the advice in this post.