We asked on Instagram recently what burning questions you had about Pinterest. Nothing off limits! And boy did you all deliver. In today’s podcast episode, let’s get all your Pinterest questions answered.

At least as many as I could squeeze in. If questions were similar or around the same topic, I combined the answers together.

Here in the blog post, I’ll list out the questions we received and any additional tools or resources that can help. I answer in detail on the podcast, so make sure to listen in!

YOUR PINTEREST QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Pinterest Strategy Questions

📌 After a looooong Pinterest break, and a million changes, where do I even start?

* “Start” Free Email Training – if you feel like you need to start with the basics* Pinterest Account Audit – have one of our Simple Pin experts take a look at your account and give you a list of personalized action steps and recommendations* Simple Pin Framework – how to determine what stage your ideal Pinterest is in

📌 What is a good basic strategy to promote a new blog and YouTube channel? Eventually leading to courses and template sales.

Your blog post is your pillar, all roads lead to your blog post. You can do a standard Pin, video Pin teaser, and Idea Pin. Note that the standard Pin and video Pin will lead to your blog post, so your Idea Pin should be a little bit of a teaser to get them to click on  your profile and come to your website.

* Follow Simple Pin Media on YouTube

📌 Does the order of the boards on the profile page matter?

Short answer – Nope!

📌 Is there something that can be done to the profile background image in order to became more Pinterest-friendly?

Yes! You can upload a custom image. It’s 800×450 in size. Don’t use a video, Pinterest has removed that capability from the platform.

📌 Best tip for someone just starting out AND strategies for being consistent?

* Start with your why – what do you want Pinterest to DO for your business? (this free email training will help with the basics!)* Figure out the numbers/metrics that will guide your performance* Master your images and brand style (grab a set of niche-specific Canva templates to get started!)* Get a great scheduling tool (see below)

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📌Which is the best tool to use these days for programming – Tailwind or Planoly?

It’s all about what works for your business, brain, and time. If somethings speeds up your productivity and helps you maintain consistent pinning on Pinterest, use it!

* Evaluation of multiple Pinterest schedulers (blog post)* Tailwind*