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The Absolute Best Way to Get More Pinterest Repins Using Facebook Do you use Facebook and Pinterest for your business? Have you ever wondered how to use the two pla;orms together to get more repins and Pinterest followers? In this ar?cle, you’ll discover the best way to leverage your exis?ng Facebook connec?ons in order to grow your following on Pinterest, get more repins, and drive more traffic to your website. Pinterest Pins and Facebook Posts – Even BeAer Together Facebook and Pinterest are both powerful tools in their own right, but you can use them together in smart ways to amplify your social media signal tenfold. Want to see how it’s done? Let’s look at an example. Peg Fitzpatrick is a genius at social media marke?ng. She is the social media architect for entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki, and a prolific content creator on her own blog, PegFitzpatrick.com . Let’s take a look at one of Peg’s recent Facebook posts . Then we’ll break down the steps of how she created this valueadded post for her readers and fans (and how it helps her get more repins and Pinterest followers). Check out this image:

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The  Absolute  Best  Way  to  Get  More  Pinterest  Repins  Using  Facebook  

Do  you  use  Facebook  and  Pinterest  for  your  business?

Have  you  ever  wondered  how  to  use  the  two  pla;orms  together  to  get  more  repins  and  Pinterest  followers?

In  this  ar?cle,  you’ll  discover  the  best  way  to  leverage  your  exis?ng  Facebook  connec?ons  in  order  to  grow  your  following  on  Pinterest,  get  more  repins,  and  drive  more  traffic  to  your  website.

Pinterest  Pins  and  Facebook  Posts  –  Even  BeAer  Together

Facebook  and  Pinterest  are  both  powerful  tools  in  their  own  right,  but  you  can  use  them  together  in  smart  ways  to  amplify  your  social  media  signal  tenfold.  

Want  to  see  how  it’s  done?  Let’s  look  at  an  example.

Peg  Fitzpatrick  is  a  genius  at  social  media  marke?ng.  She  is  the  social  media  architect  for  entrepreneur  and  author  Guy  Kawasaki,  and  a  prolific  content  creator  on  her  own  blog,  PegFitzpatrick.com.

Let’s  take  a  look  at  one  of  Peg’s  recent  Facebook  posts.

Then  we’ll  break  down  the  steps  of  how  she  created  this  value-­‐added  post  for  her  readers  and  fans  (and  how  it  helps  her  get  more  repins  and  Pinterest  followers).

Check  out  this  image:

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With  just  one  Facebook  post,  Peg  is:

• Driving  visitors  to  her  blog  post• ATrac?ng  more  Facebook  fans• Pulling  in  more  Pinterest  followers• Encouraging  a  higher  number  of  Pinterest  repins

So,  how  does  she  do  it?  Here  are  the  steps:

#1  Write  a  High-­‐Quality  Blog  Post  with  an  AAenHon-­‐GeIng  Headline

Start  the  process  by  wri?ng  a  great  blog  post.  Focus  on  crea?ng  useful  content  that  your  audience  will  love  –  and  don’t  forget  to  add  a  headline  that  grabs  people’s  aTen?on,  and  compels  them  to  read  your  post.  

#2  Create  a  Shareable  Image  for  Your  Post

AWer  you  write  your  post,  the  next  step  is  to  create  a  shareable  image  (I  some?mes  call  them  “photo  badges”)  to  accompany  the  ar?cle.  Your  graphic  should  include  an  interes?ng  image  and  the  headline  of  your  post  in  a  large,  easy-­‐to-­‐read  font.  This  is  Peggy’s  shareable  image:

       

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Your  goal  is  to  en?ce  people  to  read  your  post  when  they  see  this  image,  so  make  it  aTrac?ve  and  interes?ng.  You  can  also  add  a  small  watermark  with  your  business  name  (or  domain  name).

You  can  use  online  photo  editors  Canva,  PicMonkey  and  iPiccy  to  create  shareable  images  like  Peg’s.  

#3  Embed  the  Shareable  Image  Into  Your  Blog  Post

Once  you’ve  created  your  masterpiece,  it’s  ?me  to  embed  a  medium-­‐to-­‐large  version  of  your  shareable  graphic  directly  into  your  blog  post.  

You  want  the  image  to  be  at  least  400  pixels  wide.  Place  your  graphic  in  the  upper  half  of  the  post  -­‐-­‐  preferably  close  to  the  top  of  the  page.  Click  here  to  see  what  Peg’s  image  looks  like  when  she  embedded  it  in  her  post.  

#4  Pin  Your  Blog  Post  to  One  of  Your  PInterest  Boards

Now  that  you’ve  got  a  published  blog  post  with  a  shareable  image,  it’s  ?me  to  pin  that  new  post  to  one  of  your  Pinterest  boards.  

Pick  a  board  that  fits  the  topic  of  the  ar?cle,  then  pin  your  image  to  that  board  (making  sure  that  the  pin  links  back  the  original  blog  post,  of  course).    You  can  add  the  Pinterest  “Pin  It”  bookmarklet  to  your  browser  to  make  it  easy  to  pin  your  own  content  (and  other  great  stuff  from  all  over  the  web,  too)!  

Once  you’ve  got  your  blog  post  pinned  to  a  Pinterest  board,  make  sure  to  grab  the  URL  of  that  par?cular  pin  –  you’ll  need  it  later.  Every  pin  on  Pinterest  has  its  own  unique  web  address  -­‐-­‐  so  just  highlight  the  URL  and  copy  it  by  typing  Ctrl+C  (or  Command+C  on  a  Mac)  and  then  pas?ng  it  somewhere  where  you  can  get  to  it  later  (I  like  using  text  editor  documents  to  keep  notes  and  links  like  this  –  but  you  can  use  whatever  works  for  you).  

This  is  what  Peg’s  image  looks  like  as  a  Pinterest  pin:

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#5  Create  an  Enhanced  Facebook  Post  About  Your  Blog  Post

With  all  the  background  work  done,  now  it’s  finally  ?me  to  move  over  to  Facebook.  

Log  in  to  Facebook,  navigate  to  your  page,  and  start  a  new  Facebook  post.  

Start  your  post  by  uploading  the  shareable  image  from  your  blog  post.  Click  on  the  “Choose  a  File  to  Upload”  buTon  (the  camera  icon)  at  the  boTom  of  the  status  box,  which  will  let  you  browse  your  hard  drive  to  find  the  image  file.

Locate  the  shareable  image  from  your  blog  post,  then  click  “Open.”

AWer  you’ve  uploaded  your  photo,  you  can  create  the  text  of  the  Facebook  post.  When  Peg  uses  this  technique,  she  includes  a  snappy  and  interes?ng  excerpt  from  her  blog  post.  She  gives  people  a  liTle  taste  of  the  post,  but  leaves  people  wan?ng  more  -­‐-­‐  so  they  really  want  to  click  over  to  read  the  post.  

You  can  use  an  excerpt,  a  quote,  or  the  opening  lines  of  your  blog  post  –  whatever  works  for  you.  Just  make  sure  it’s  compelling  and  interes?ng  for  your  target  audience.

IMPORTANT  NOTE:  Facebook  is  finicky  about  carriage  returns  in  their  status  updates,  so  you  might  want  to  create  the  text  of  your  post  in  a  Word  or  text  editor  document  so  you  can  get  the  spacing  right.  Then  you  can  copy  and  paste  that  text  into  the  Facebook  status  update  field.  

#6  Add  Links  to  Your  Original  Blog  Post  and  Pinterest  Pin

This  is  the  most  important  step.  It’s  ?me  to  add  links  to  your  blog  post  and  Pinterest  pin.  

At  the  boTom  of  your  Facebook  post  text  from  step  #5,  just  add  the  words  “Read  it  Now:”  on  its  own  line,  and  paste  the  URL  of  your  original  blog  post  (see  #1  in  the  image  below).  Then  add  the  words  “Pin  It  for  Later”on  its  own  line,  and  paste  the  URL  of  your  Pinterest  pin  (see  #2  in  the  image  below).  

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#7  Publish  Your  Enhanced  Facebook  Post

When  you’re  ready,  click    “Post”  to  make  your  enhanced  post  live  on  Facebook.  You’re  done!  

#8  Watch  for  clicks,  links,  shares  and  repins

Want  to  know  why  this  system  of  clever  cross-­‐linking  leads  to  more  success  on  PInterest?  Let’s  look  at  one  addi?onal  example,  to  show  you  why  this  method  is  so  powerful.  

Danielle  Walker,  creator  of  the  food  blog,  Against  All  Grain,  is  known  for  her  delicious,  healthy  recipes  and  mouth-­‐watering  food  photography.  Danielle’s  also  really  smart  about  cross-­‐pos?ng  on  Facebook  and  Pinterest.

 Check  out  Danielle’s  recent  Facebook  post  (on  next  page):

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Note  the  way  Danielle  adds  an  en?cing,  mouth-­‐watering  descrip?on  of  the  dish  and  lists  the  recipe  ingredients  –  right  there  in  her  Facebook  post.  Then  she  includes  links  to  both  the  original  blog  post  (which  gives  the  full  recipe)  and  her  Pinterest  pin.

Here’s  what  happens  when  Danielle  uses  our  smart  cross-­‐linking  method:

• Danielle’s  Facebook  fans  share  her  post,  because  it  includes  a  great  visual  and  a  compelling  descrip?on  (Danielle  got  over  1,300  Facebook  shares  from  this  post)

• Her  Facebook  fans  also  click  on  the  “Pin  It  for  later”  link,  and  they  repin  her  Pinterest  pin  to  their  own  boards  (Danielle’s  pin  has  been  re-­‐pinned  over  1,500  ?mes)  

• All  those  Facebook  shares  and  Pinterest  repins  drive  traffic  back  to  the  Against  All  Grain  website  –  and  those  visitors  sign  up  for  her  email  list  and  buy  her  best-­‐selling  cookbook

• Danielle  also  gets  more  Facebook  fans  and  Pinterest  followers  as  people  con?nually  share  her  content  all  over  the  web

See  how  it  all  fits  together?  And  it  all  comes  from  taking  a  liTle  extra  ?me  when  you’re  pos?ng  your  content  on  Facebook.  

Your  Turn

As  social  media  tools  are  becoming  increasingly  more  visual,  it’s  more  important  than  ever  to  add  powerful  graphics  to  all  your  online  content.  Great  graphics  make  it  easy  for  your  readers  to  share  your  ar?cles  on  Facebook,  Pinterest,  TwiTer,  and  Google+.    Once  you  create  shareable  badges  for  your  content,  you’d  be  amazed  at  how  many  different  places  you  can  use  them  to  promote  your  work  online.