We Nigerians have so many business ideas but little do we know how to get it to the right audience to focus on what they really need and buy. Most businesses like tailoring, braid making (Hair stylish), Ankara making, Nail painting and so on are been posted mostly on twitter page, Instagram page and Facebook page to get audience and customers but you will have to either promote the post or get it on someone who has a large number of audience and pay a certain fee before you can get your customers to your products
Pinterest is a platform where you can get ideas and showcase your own ideas and people will buy from your ideology and get to contact you via your details or social media pages you have posted. Little did I know that pinterest is a place to showcase my ideas and get a link back to my blog because of the large audience of over 200 million people with different ideas and business but what I do is share my page pictures which serves as a link back to my blog thereby generating the traffic for my blog.
Reasons why you should start using PinTerest
People come to Pinterest looking for ideas to discover, save and practice to better their ideas. Your Pins help our audience understand what your brand stands for and how it can fit into their lives.
The basics of Pinterest:
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Our audience: 200 million people use Pinterest every month, including 52% of US millennials
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How Pinterest works : People use Pinterest to discover and save new ideas, then act on their favorite finds
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Set up your account : It only takes 15 seconds to sign up
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Get your website ready : Make it easier for people to save content from your website to their Pinterest boards
Use Pinterest to reach your business goals
· Drive awareness: Get noticed by Pinners looking for ideas to try and buy
· Increase traffic: Send visitors to your blog, site or online store
· Boost in-store or online sales : Reach people planning future in-store purchases
· Deliver an action: Get signups, purchases and installs from your Pins
How Pinterest Really Works for Business people
Pinterest is filled with inspiring, actionable ideas: People use Pinterest to discover and save ideas. Ideas can take lots of forms, from recipes to renovation projects to the perfect pair of shoes. Every idea is represented by a “Pin” that includes an image, a description and a link back to the image’s source online. When people click a Pin’s URL they can find out more about the idea and act on it.
Pins come from all over the web: Both Pinners and businesses bring content to Pinterest. People can add anything they like from any website using our browser extensionsand the Save button. Once someone adds a Pin, other people will start to see that Pin in their home feed and search results. Businesses also create their own Pins to highlight products, build brand awareness and increase sales.
Boards help people organize their Pins: Every Pin lives on a “board” that clusters related ideas. Someone might sort their boards by need or interest. Businesses often sort their boards by product category, interest or seasonal topic.
...and then what?
People use Pinterest a few different ways: they search for things they’re interested in, browse their home feeds for new ideas and look at other people’s boards to see what catches their eye. When they like what they see, they either save the Pin to their own boards or click on the Pin’s URL to learn more, shop or buy.