Today we are going to talk about how as an independent contractor and Pinterest VA you need to be prepared for PTO expected and unexpected.  

For full show notes see our blog post about it at Pinconciege.com/14

Today we are going to talk about using videos as pins on Pinterest.  Video isn’t new to marketing, but we are seeing better results than a year ago as Pinterest has taken a larger interest in videos for advertising and organic relevance and users are interested in it. Jenny Smith of PinandTonicMarketing.com has been experimenting with video and has some surprising and unique results to teach us how to use video.

For full show notes and details go to PinConcierge.com/13

Trends for every niche on Pinterest for your pinning ideas in April.  Plus we talk news of Catalog shopping on Pinterest and how marketers are seeing low CPMs on pinterest.  And more tips for Pinterest Virtual Assistants from Pinterest Strategists 

Full Show notes available at PinConcierge.com Episode 12

Talking with Melissa Sasser of Polished Tasks about her specialty Teachers Pay Teachers. When you use a pinterest account to promote content you sell on another site that is not your own things can get a bit different.

Also our peculiar pin is Sculpted Animal hair

Potential Pinterest clients often have trouble understanding how Pinterest differs from FAcebook and Instagram and Snap Chat. As a Pinterest account manager you want to help them understand pinterest’s unique audience, placement in the sales cycle and long term value to their website. But you’ll need to break it down for them.

And our Peculiar Pin Segment Talks about “Pinterventions”

Talking with Katie Hart of Create Wherever. She manages pinterest accounts for travel bloggers and services.  We discuss the seasonality of travel, what you should and should be doing to market travel on Pinterest. Do you want text overlay on pins or just images?  What are travel sites biggest mistakes on Pinterest that you should avoid as a Pinterest Virtual Assistant. Also Our Peculiar Pin is about Introvert Traveling.

What should a virtual assistant be pinnning in March for the major niches on Pinterest, including, travel, fashion, home, wedding and seasonal insights.  Also a round up of the latest news including Sustainable Living trends, the newest guidelines from Tailwind about how often to revive your content on Pinterest and image sizing recommendations from the HQ.  Our peculiar pin is very pinteresting, "Bread Stapled to Trees"

We are talking account set up on Pinterest today.  Everyone says be on Pinterest.  But how do you optimize your account for Pinterest.  Here is our formula for setting up boards. We'll also discuss Uninspirations in our Peculiar Pin Segment.

We will be talking about using Google Chrome Profiles as a Pinterest VA with Mellisa Sasser of PolishedTasks.com.   This tool can speed up your process when you have multiple clients since Pinterest doesn't allow you to be logging in to more than one account at a time.  We'll talk how to set it up, when to use it.  And what limitations it has.  We'll also discuss Horseshoe home decor in our Peculiar Pin Segment.

On this episode we'll talk go through all the latest news from Pinterest over the last month including 2019 Top 100 Trend predictions, video ad price changes and a possible IPO.   We'll also talk about what to pin in February for your clients.