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Pinterest pins don't show up in searches

by ElleBlue
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Hi everyone,
Hopefully you can help me shed some light on this subject. I have a few Pinterest boards and I like to make my own memes with a link to my blog site. I have under 100 followers because I'm still new to Pinterest, but I do get a lot of pins. I find that no one is pinning any of the memes I make. It turns out, no one knows they exist, because they're not showing up in the Pinterest searches.

I read the Pinterest ebook on how to search optimize my memes and did everything they said to do. I use descriptions for each meme with the relevant words people would use when searching for photos in my genre. I put my web url in the web url field when I post each photo. I also use the hashtags. Still my photos don't show up anywhere. The book also said that in order for pins to show up in searches, they have to have been pinned a lot. How do I make people aware of my pins when they don't show up in searches?
#pins #pinterest #searches #show
  • Profile picture of the author pororo
    Hi Elle,

    If you want your pin(s) to be viewed by more people, why don't you join to other board which has thousands of members and most of the pins have repinned, likes or comments. Boards that have the same pins as what you are pinning.

    Goodluck!
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    • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
      Thanks! I'll try that too. I'm open to any suggestions on optimizing though. I know I'm missing something.
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    • Profile picture of the author shafiqrifat
      Originally Posted by pororo View Post

      Hi Elle,

      If you want your pin(s) to be viewed by more people, why don't you join to other board which has thousands of members and most of the pins have repinned, likes or comments. Boards that have the same pins as what you are pinning.

      Goodluck!
      Yes these are the best way and i am using these way now so much .
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      • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
        Originally Posted by shafiqrifat View Post

        Yes these are the best way and i am using these way now so much .
        People don't seem to visit one another's boards so much. It seems everyone is just pinning from what shows up in searches. I'm seeing the same old pins circulating.
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    • Profile picture of the author YvonneDustin
      Originally Posted by pororo View Post

      Hi Elle,

      If you want your pin(s) to be viewed by more people, why don't you join to other board which has thousands of members and most of the pins have repinned, likes or comments. Boards that have the same pins as what you are pinning.

      Goodluck!
      This is very true! I have been using this one as well.
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      • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
        Originally Posted by YvonneDustin View Post

        This is very true! I have been using this one as well.
        Some people have invited me to pin on their boards. Starting to see some results.
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  • Profile picture of the author BranTheMan
    It can take up to a week sometimes. Usually mine show up within a few days, but on occasion they do not show at all (maybe 1 in a dozen). They've got a strange algorithm now to deter spammers who try to manipulate their search results, which is why I assume so many people are having this problem.

    So here is my advice...
    Wait a few days
    Repin your pins and see if they show
    Post your pins on a secondary profile and repin to your own and see if they show
    Use a link shortener every now and then if you are going to continue to share the same link
    Don't attach a link to every single pin you make...After every 4~5 posts, pin something, but don't attach any links to it.

    Just play around with it and eventually you will find the magic formula that will work to your benefit.

    Also, I'd like to add that the ebooks are not always the most reliable sources of information when it comes to social media marketing Even if they are only a few months old, it is likely that the site has updated since the book was written so much of the advice is likely to become outdated.

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    • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
      Originally Posted by BranTheMan View Post


      Repin your pins and see if they show
      Post your pins on a secondary profile and repin to your own and see if they show
      Use a link shortener every now and then if you are going to continue to share the same link
      Don't attach a link to every single pin you make...After every 4~5 posts, pin something, but don't attach any links to it.

      All the best,
      Thanks Bran the Man! I already tried repinning them, but it may be too soon to tell if they show up in searches.

      If I make a secondary profile, won't they know because my IP address will be the same?

      That sounds like a plan to not attach a link to every pin I make.

      Not sure what a link shortener is.

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      • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
        I bought Thomas Mitchell's ebook (WolfWebMarketing.com). I am such a newbie, I feel this will help me with Facebook too.
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  • Profile picture of the author pororo
    If not, send me a message, I have an ebook from someone that I think might help.

    Goodluck!
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    • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
      Originally Posted by pororo View Post

      If not, send me a message, I have an ebook from someone that I think might help.

      Goodluck!
      Thanks! I'm inboxing you now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Denise Hall
    It does take a few days for them to appear in the search (as someone else mentioned) but also, Pinterest users don't always search for things to pin. Many times they repin what they see on their home feed or on a specific board they visit. So keep pinning and you should see results.
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    • Profile picture of the author ElleBlue
      Originally Posted by Denise Hall View Post

      It does take a few days for them to appear in the search (as someone else mentioned) but also, Pinterest users don't always search for things to pin. Many times they repin what they see on their home feed or on a specific board they visit. So keep pinning and you should see results.
      I'm finding that pins that are new or never been repinned don't generally show up in other people's feeds. I have to rely on people coming to my board and liking my pins there.
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