Simple Pin Podcast: Simple ways to boost your business using Pinterest

Today we’re diving into the story of Neal Schaffer. He specializes in helping marketers figure out How you choose to spend your time, money based on what your KPI's are. This will be a great story of how someone out in the world works to figure out how to do this for their own business and others. Plus, we will talk about how everyone is wondering if Pinterest marketing is still worth it. Hint, it’s tied to ROI.

Throughout the summer we’re taking a bit of a pause in talking about the technical pieces of Pinterest marketing and deep-diving into the stories of other business owners. Our hope is that through story you’ll be inspired, take away a few nuggets of wisdom, and be fueled through story to keep your business growing and moving ahead. In this episode, I talk with Amber of Biceps after Babies about why she started the business and how she is balancing business and health.

We’re kicking off something fun here at the podcast, a summer story series. These are a series of business owners I’ve handpicked to hear their stories with the hope of being inspired. Some I’ve heard before and want to share with you, but others are totally new to me and I’m excited to be lead down the path of their story in hopes to learn more about them and possibly something about myself. And first up, me. I’ve asked my very first coach to interview me about what it’s been like to grow Simple Pin Media from the start.

Pinterest is one of the most underrated platforms for eCommerce brands but those who are already using it know that it’s one of the best-kept secrets for marketing their products out there. But it takes some convincing. Today I have our eCommerce specialist at Simple Pin to talk about what’s stopping people from setting up their shop and the advantages they have once they do get it set up.

I asked on Instagram what burning questions you had about Pinterest and I would answer them. Nothing off limits just go crazy with listing out all your burning questions. And boy did you all deliver! So today’s episode covers all those burning Pinterest Q&A’s.

Idea Pins are here to stay on Pinterest, so it’s time to come up with a content planning framework to keep yourself from burning out and feeling overwhelmed with this new form of marketing. We’ve come up with a special planning worksheet that we used with out students and they had huge success planning out 3 months worth of Idea Pins. 

Pinterest released a creator reward program in October and then a creator fund in 2022. It’s created some confusion and curiosity about how, when, if, and what the program is. Today we are breaking down what the Pinterest Creator Rewards Program is and if there are other avenues to make money on Pinterest that may be confused with this program.

Pinterest ads are hard to master, but they are even harder when you’re making mistakes over and over. Here’s a quick breakdown of some common mistakes that we see with Pinterest Ads and how to fix them.

Ever wondered what steps you need to take before diving into Pinterest Ads? Today we’re going to talk with someone about mindset and prep before spending any money.

Hiring is always a sticky point for business owners. What if you hire the wrong person? What if this person doesn’t fit your business? Abbey Ashley has created a solution for businesses to hire freelancers in a way that not only accomplishes being a great match but propels their business forward.