How to Get More Followers on Pinterest
Pinterest is a content sharing service that is growing in popularity with every passing day. The service allows users to share or “pin” images, videos and other content that they find interesting on their pin-board. The service also has standard social networking features, thus making the service even more appealing.
There is hardly anything as satisfying on Pinterest than to find a large number of Pinterest users following your pin-board. While there is a desperate “follow me and I will follow you back” method of making your followers grow, you can also attract follows by coming off as less desperate and more classy.
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Be creative when naming your boards. Let the marketing genius in you come up with a really catchy title that also clearly depicts the theme of the board. Do not stretch the name too much. Instead, try to make them as browser friendly as possible, so that new followers can easily breeze through them to find something of their interest.
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Hashtags is an extremely popular way to attract followers due to its effectiveness. Using hashtags makes it easier for people to access your content. You can also increase the hype of your content and posts by using the “@” symbol to tag friends. This will also help you attract more followers, though it is really important to make sure that you do not overdo the hashtags or any other tags in your posts, as that can be a real turn-off for some people.
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You should sync your Pinterest profile with your Facebook and Twitter profile. You will get an access to far more people, thus far more potential Pinterest followers. The availability of new options such as friend massaging and following will allow you to send out Pinterest invites to your Facebook and Twitter friends. You can also share your pins on Twitter to attract people who share your interests. Continue to tweet your pins and soon people with similar interests will start following you on Pinterest.
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If you are a blogger and already have a loyal audience, bring them over to Pinterest. This can be done easily by installing a Pinterest button on your blog and plugins for each post.
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Do a bit of research to find out about the most popular pins and check what is being pinned from your own website or blog. This will give you an idea about what the people want to read and see. By giving people exactly what they want, you are bound to attract a lot more followers.
