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Hi Warriors

I've noticed I've been getting some traffic from a site called Pinterest.com for the last couple of weeks on my health blog.

What happens is I get an influx of 20 or so visitors in an hour and then it dies down to a very slow trickle and then a few days later there will be another 20-30 visitors in an hour.

I've had over 200 visitors in the past two weeks from this traffic source so I checked it out.

From the About page, it says it enables you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.

From what I can tell, just one person has "Pinned" some of my blog posts to their pinboard, but I don't understand how that is generating so much traffic. They only have 49 followers.

Has anyone used Pinterest as a way to drive traffic? Or are you indirectly generating traffic from it like me?

Here's the link:

Pinterest / Home

Thanks,
James
#search engine optimization #pinterest
  • I've never used it to drive traffic, but I'll tell you what - my girlfriend is on there constantly just browsing. It's basically a social bookmarking site, but instead of "bookmarking" a page/picture/video/etc., you pin it up on your pinboard for others to see. Soooo, it's basically just a social bookmarking site with a few small twists.
  • I would like to find someone that could get some of my stuff pinned. If anyone has these capabilities, please let me know.
  • It's a great time waster. My wife's on it all the time.
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    • Pinterest is one of the biggest startups receiving millions of dollars in capital. Read about them on Techcrunch and Mashable.
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  • I was just thinking about using Pinterest to drive traffic to my site. They have a ton of niches, so you can get some pretty targeted traffic.

    Problem with Pinterest is that you need to request an invite ... and you need to use your facebook or twitter account to log in.
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  • It is funny that everyone is posting about their wives and girlfriends going on Pinterest. Sounds to me like if you have a site which niche is for women you may just get some Pinterest traffic out of nowhere. Funny but interesting.
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  • Really great site. I am starting to get the hang of pinterest, and I am learning more creative ways to gain exposure to my websites using it.
  • Sounds like an interesting place to get traffic (or should I say - to create some value). Thanks for the heads up.
  • you also need an invite to join right now.. not sure how long the waiting list is. tried to join just now myself
  • It sure is Pinterestng. I got my invite earlier this week. At first glance it is information overload. That is just my opinion. It is definitely a site on the rise. Alexa has it @ #106, and at this rate it will be top 25 by summer. Investors will be throwing tons of cash their way outside of the 37 Million so far. As far as a business model or monetization goes, facebook had no plan either in it's infancy.
  • Just the word "Pinteresting" - it kinda works. Somebody send me an invite so I can check out the potential of this entity.

    Just registered "Zinteresting.com" hehe lol nope jesting
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    • PM me your email address and I will send you an invite.
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    Hi Warriors I've noticed I've been getting some traffic from a site called Pinterest.com for the last couple of weeks on my health blog.