{"id":10,"date":"2013-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/mcapwr\/how-to-use-pinterest-to-promote-your-blog-and-increase-traffic-to-your-pages\/"},"modified":"2013-07-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T00:00:00","slug":"how-to-use-pinterest-to-promote-your-blog-and-increase-traffic-to-your-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/mcapwr\/how-to-use-pinterest-to-promote-your-blog-and-increase-traffic-to-your-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Blog and Increase Traffic to your Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>You can choose to have a simple<strong>\u201cPin It button\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0on your blog, allowing users to add images from your blog to their own Pinterest Boards. After you select this choice, \u00a0choose the\u00a0<strong>\u201cImage hover\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>type. This is means that when viewers hover over an image on your blog, they can immediately \u201cpin\u201d the image to their Boards.<\/li>\n<li>You can have a\u00a0<strong>\u201cFollow Button\u201d<\/strong>. Blog visitors can click it to automatically follow your Pinterest account.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>\u201cPin Widget\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is useful because it allows you to show one of the images from your Pinterest boards on your website. Viewers can also click on the image to go directly to the Pin on your Pinterest profile.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>\u201cProfile Widget\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>shows a sample of Pins on your Pinterest Boards. This can give a wider snapshot of your Pinterest interests, and interest your blog readers into following your account.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>\u201cBoard Widget\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>is similar to the profile widget, but shows images from a particular Board. You can strategically place this widget to bring to life an otherwise plain or \u201cboring\u201d part of your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>And how do I add a widget or a button to my Blogger page?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When you have chosen which button or widget you want, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You must build the widget or button on the Pinterest \u201cButton and Widget Builder\u201d page I mentioned at the top of this section. For most buttons and widgets you are asked to enter a URL, whether of your Pin, Board, or profile.<\/li>\n<li>You can also choose the size of the widget or button in \u201cAdvanced Options\u201d. When this is complete, click \u201cBuild It!\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Next, an image will appear of the button or widget, and you can preview it to ensure that it looks correct before continuing. Below it will say insert the link or load the JavaScript. Copy one of these links.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>For widgets or buttons that you want to have in certain places on your blog \u2013 for instance on the right hand sideboard \u2013 you will now need to go to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Blogger Interface &gt; Layout &gt; Add a Gadget (choose where you want to add it to on the page, and look for the option there) &gt; HTML\/JavaScript &gt; Now paste the HTML or JavaScript code from Pinterest into the \u201cContent\u201d box &gt; Click save &gt; Click Preview to check it appears correctly &gt; If so, Save Arrangement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>For functions such as the \u201cImage Hover\u201d Pin It Button, you have to enter this into the HTML of your website. Copy the code, then go to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Blogger Interface &gt; Template &gt; Edit HTML &gt; Look where Pinterest told you to put it on the Widget Builder page. If just before the closing body tag (&lt;\/body&gt;), it may be useful to search (ctrl+f) for this tag. Then paste the code just before this &gt; Preview Template &gt; If correct, Save Template.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>So in closing,<\/h2>\n<div id=\"txtd_22582129\">\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this guide on\u00a0<em>how to use Pinterest to promote your blog and increase traffic to your pages<\/em>, or at least found it useful. If you did, let me know! I value your opinion.<\/p>\n<h2>To recap\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Remember to add your blog URL to your Pinterest profile, \u201cpin\u201d images from your blog, follow Pinterest members, and add buttons and widgets. Happy \u201cPinteresting!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can choose to have a simple\u201cPin It button\u201d\u00a0on your blog, allowing users to add images from your blog to their own Pinterest Boards. After you select this choice, \u00a0choose the\u00a0\u201cImage hover\u201d\u00a0type. This is means that when viewers hover over an image on your blog, they can immediately \u201cpin\u201d the image to their Boards. 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