Common strategies to get traffic from Pinterest

i recently wrote a loooong post about pinterest ;-)
i don't think you need to hire someone, the most important is persistance. and you need to also do a bit research first and make your pictures really stand out. maybe you like to check out my post here:
Pinterest For Business - Your Ultimate Pinterest How To Guide
i added a video about how to give your pictures a better notice. getting more visitors from pinterest is pretty easy because they are very engaged.
good luck!

Often I hear that Pinterest has lots of women users, and I am not that. I wonder if I can compete!

I really appreciate your link and we will be starting our program just as soon as I fix one programming issue.

Any tips on tracking traffic or charting your progress?

you are welcome, dvduval :-)
i check out my traffic stats with google analytics. it allows me to see how many people from pinterest are coming to my site.
if i use stand-out images to direct traffic to affiliate programs i can check in the affiliate programs stats (if i can track the link) how much traffic was sent there.
hope that makes sense?

exrat, you are very welcome :-)
i´m not sure that it is a german phenomenon ;-) in general, a lot of women love pinterest to organize their ideas for crafting, DIY + fashion, i guess that´s why. what should men pin there? i can't see a man looking for ideas for his wedding dress. i might be wrong though and some love it but in general i think that this is more women-oriented

very nice to meet you and have you as a new follower!

and YES, fashion included make up ;-)
personally i also love to pin quotes and travel ideas but also pictures of sceneries. there are sometimes so beautiful ones that i can hardly resist

PS: subscribed to your blog - looks and sounds very interesting!

thanks so much for your kind words, it really means a lot to me :-)

If the business is related to a popular subject matter on Pinterest (photography, art, crafts, food and drink, weddings, animals, etc.), look for group boards that are related to the subject matter at hand and ask the owner of the board if you can join. For example, if you have a business that does wedding photography, look for group boards related to weddings.

Once you're in a few of these boards, become an active member by posting stuff related to the topic at hand. Seek out interesting items with cool pictures people are going to like. Every once in a while, add in a picture that's related to your business with a link to your business. The key here is to make sure your business is related to the subject matter of the board and that the picture is something people are going to want to share.

You can get hundreds of click-throughs to your site if you use the right pictures and post on the right boards. If one of your pictures gets reposted to a Pinterest power user's board who has hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers, you will see a huge boost in traffic.

one thing that I usually do is create a graphic for every blog post. I'll just throw up something clever that summarizes my post in a powerpoint slide format and then pin it. If it is "witty" enough they generate a fair amount of traffic but I haven't found a way to get consistent traffic. There is no way to determine what people will like.

Wonder how long it takes for Pinterest to be completely violated by marketers

You don't have to hire someone to work for your pinterest, you can do it on your own. I man pinterest is just easy and not time consuming.