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There is a lot of talk about selling products on Pinterest, but what are the real-world examples, and what does the setup look like? Tara Jacobsen is on that journey, so we wanted to start with an interview with her as she is starting out, and then our plan is to revisit this project in the next 6 months to see if it’s actually working.  Tara didn't figure this out overnight; she had support, a strategy, and a community around her. That's what SPM Insiders is built for. If you want that same kind of guidance for your Etsy shop on Pinterest, join us. Monthly trainings, a Q&A with me, and people who are in the messy middle right alongside you. https://www.skool.com/spm-insiders  Follow Tara - https://www.pinterest.com/artsyfartsylife/  marketingartfully.com/spm - worksheet, links, class —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

 I’ve used the Hubbub plug in before it was owned by Hubbub. From social pug, to grow owned by mediavine to now being owned by Nerdpress and called Hubbub. This powerhouse Pinterest shares plug in for websites has been through a lot of iterations and now it’s going through another one. With the move away from visiting websites do plugins for social shares still matter? That’s what we will dive into today.  Intro - Call to Action:  If you want to learn more about Hubbub and how to install the plug in on your site, visit their website (get our affiliate link here) – 25% off your first year subscription. —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

I shared this with a friend recently and thought, why don’t I share it here. Pinterest is now calling itself an AI-powered search platform with an emphasis on shopping. No doubt you’ve seen more and more products in your feed. But not all products get the same exposure or sales. So here’s what we’ve seen within our agency that might help you gauge how much emphasis to put on growth when it comes to Pinterest marketing. —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

It’s been a long, confusing topic for content creators to figure out how to work with brands leveraging their Pinterest content. Most brands want the virality of the latest trending platform, and the long-tail traffic from Pinterest doesn’t seem appealing. But Kaya Mariott Intro - Call to Action: Quick question — when Pinterest makes a change, where do you go to figure out what it actually means for your account? If the answer is Google, ChatGPT, or a random Facebook group... I've got something better. SPM Insiders is my $9/month community on Skool where you get my unfiltered take on platform updates, monthly live Q&As, and intel I get directly from the Pinterest team — before it goes anywhere else. No courses, no hand-holding, just the inside scoop. Head to simplepinmedia.com/spm-insiders  to join. Connect with Kaya - Kaya Marriott || Content Creator Tips —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

My two guiding principles right now in business – where is the money flowing and where do people need transformational wins – big or small. I started out in 2010 with Facebook and the boom of affiliates. Coupon clicks, prints, and it basically feeling like the wild wild west of the internet. The joke in the 2010’s is you could basically print money. A lot of people got rich off courses, affiliates, and the easy money.  It’s harder now. Algorithms, discovery is more difficult and neither ads nor organic work 100% of the time. You have to stay curious, open to new pathways, and agile.  That’s tough in this market when you’re burned out. I was on threads the other day, and the amount of posts from people feeling like they couldn’t do one more thing was abundant. It made me sad. I’ve been there before and in that season, and only one thing helped me.  What’s the one thing I can do right now (big or small) that will put me in the path of the money flow and support people with wins? Sometimes that meant writing an email to those in a particular industry. Sometimes it meant connecting with someone. Sometimes it meant creating a new Pinterest image for a post. Other times it meant sitting back to do a little dreaming.  Leaving my consistent workplace for a coffee shop, corner of a hotel lobby, or something different to jog ideas.  Q2 is tough on Pinterest. It feels like there is no movement. If you’re in the US, you just paid a crap ton of taxes, and you’re feeling the itch of summer, but it’s not quite there yet.  I would leave you with one question today – what’s one thing that you can do to position yourself in the flow of commerce within your industry and connect with someone or a group of people that just need help and support.  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Rachel Farnsworth started 2026 with an announcement that she was “quiet quitting” blogging. Not because she didn’t want to invest in the community that she had built over the last 10  years, but because she wanted to invest more. Learn why she changed course and what 2026 holds for her.  Intro - Call to Action:  You know, one of the questions I get asked most often is: "Kate, how do I actually make Pinterest work for my business without spending hours every single day on it?" And here's the truth - Pinterest is one of the most powerful cold-traffic platforms out there for creators and shop owners. But it requires a consistent strategy, fresh content, and staying on top of all the platform changes. And let's be honest... most of us don't have time for that. That's exactly why we created our Pinterest management services at Simple Pin Media. For over twelve years, we've been managing Pinterest accounts for clients - from bloggers and content creators to course creators and ecommerce businesses. We handle everything: the strategy, the pin creation, the scheduling, the analytics, the optimization, and Ads. And here's what sets us apart: we're constantly learning, strategizing, and pivoting our approach based on what's actually working on Pinterest right now. When the platform changes, we adapt immediately - and all of our clients benefit from that expertise. If you're tired of Pinterest being on your never-ending to-do list, or you've tried DIY-ing it and just aren't seeing the results you want, we can help. Head to simplepinmedia.com to learn more about our management services and see if we're a good fit. That's simplepinmedia.com. Connect with Rachel at Stay at Home Chef —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

I love email marketing and think it’s really important, but other people hate it and have a hard time embracing why it’s important. Or even how to do it.  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

In thinking through the best Pinterest strategy, I’m going in with blinders on. What can I learn from my data, my clicks, my saves, my images, my keywords? If I really sat with that, it would go counter to what the online world has trained me to do. Look at what other people are doing, who has the right answer, and how can I follow their rules. More of my thoughts on that. —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

This discussion with Ellen Yin was one for the books. Thought-provoking, very interesting use of Pinterest, and where to take your business in the next year.  The Next Era of Cubicle to CEO: What's Coming in 2026 Apple Podcasts YouTube Winning Mrs. Oregon America (and why I decided to compete in my first pageant) Apple Podcasts YouTube Hosting an Event? Our Pop-Up community Playbook to Elevate the Attendee Experience Links: Join 23K+ entrepreneurs who read The CEO-StandUp, a free weekly case study newsletter: https://cubicletoceo.co Subscribe to the show: https://cubicletoceo.co/podcast (this will eventually be converted into a sales page for the premium podcast subscription) Connect with Ellen & Cubicle to CEO:https://instagram.com/cubicletoceo https://instagram.com/missellenyin —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Insiders Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Founders' story and the need to tell that story, how, and what it looks like. I’m so fascinated by this movement in 2026 that I’m still thinking about how it can apply to Pinterest marketing. Here are my thoughts.  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

When I first learned about Work Play Branding, I instantly loved their business model, but what made me fall in love with them even more is how they are creatively using Pinterest as a collaborative tool with their clients. To surface the clients' ideals in photos and pictures, to be able to support their photographers and designers to give the clients exactly what they are looking for. We’re going to dive into an interview with their founder and CEO Lyrik Fryer.  WorkPlay Branding  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Human connection is still needed. Trust recession and AI picking up on nuance. In this quick take, I just want to remind you that you bring something valuable to the table that AI can’t replace. Lean into that big time as you go through 2026 —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

AI is taking over many conversations and platforms. It’s been an active conversation as it relates to Pinterest, but there is room for us to see it in a positive rather than a negative light. That’s what Meaghan Williamson and I are chatting about in this episode.  Podcast we mentioned - The Last Intervention: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-last-invention/id1839942885  or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvwphwviRgA  Meagan Williamson  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Your 5-minute dose of Pinterest marketing in real time. Twice a month, Kate Ahl shares her unfiltered thoughts on the latest Pinterest trends and updates that matter to your business. Quick insights from the founder of Simple Pin Media—because you don't have time for fluff. Pinterest Predicts 2026 —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Pinterest Predicts 2026 is here, and the list of 21 predictions is amazing! But who created this list? How did they come up with the ideas? What data were pulled in, and how did they interpret that data? I wanted to speak with the creator, leader, and mastermind behind this massive research project. Sydney Stanback joins me on this podcast to talk about how this report came to be and what she has learned from being part of the development of Pinterest Predicts for 6 years. This was a fun conversation. I know you’ll love it.  Pinterest Predicts - 2026 —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Pinterest has just added its new AI-powered assistant. It’s so fun and opens up the door to new opportunities with search. Let’s talk about where we are as it relates to Pinterest search, what the future looks like, and some tips for leveraging the platform for your business growth.  This podcast and video were created in partnership with Pinterest. I am part of the Pinterest educator program, and their team helped me build and create this episode.  Article to read and reference - Pinterest leans into search as Gen Z adoption surges  Say hello to Pinterest Assistant: Revolutionizing the way you shop online  Link to podcast - Podcast - Jay Schwedelson —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Pinterest has been releasing at least 2-3 updates per month to its platform. All with the idea of helping to better the experience for the pinner, content creators and advertisers. Let’s go month by month, all the way back to May of 2025, to see what the latest updates have been on Pinterest and who they benefit. Intro - Call to Action:  If you want to stay up to date on all of the changes and updates happening on Pinterest make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter. We send out our Pinterest Made Simple newsletter on Wednesday and it’s filled with everything you need to know. Go to simplepinmedia.com/newsletter  —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

Are you an ecommerce seller new to Pinterest marketing? This episode covers everything you need to launch your e-commerce brand on the platform: account setup, creating high-converting Pins and videos, Pinterest SEO, and the daily strategy that drives qualified traffic in 30-60 days. With almost 600 million users and 80% actively searching for products to buy, Pinterest is a goldmine for online stores. Learn how to tap into it without spending a fortune on ads Intro - Call to Action:  Ready to make Q1 2026 your breakout quarter? Let Pinterest be your growth engine. From building a high-performing account from the ground up to creating scroll-stopping images that drive clicks and saves, to running ads that deliver 5x return on ad spend—we've got the Pinterest expertise to match your goals. Visit simplepinmedia.com/services to schedule your free consultation and discover which Pinterest strategy will unlock your 2026 success. Podcast on Pinterest boards Pinterest Assistant  Latest shopping features in 2025 Pinterest Trends —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram

In a recent conversation with one of my Pinterest educator friends we discussed some hurdles that marketers might have regarding using Pinterest. Namely, how boards work on Pinterest. For me, this was a lightbulb moment. I hadn’t really thought about how boards worked on Pinterest. I’ve always just know. For the first I empathized with the concept being one that would cause some marketers to be confused. In order to help overcome any misunderstandings people might have about boards, I wanted to teach more about the history, the concept, and how this can help marketers reach more people on Pinterest.  I thought it would be best to partner with Pinterest and pull together definitions, resources, and workflows for how to be utilize boards for Pinterest marketing.  Important links mentioned: Video from Ben Silbermann Pinterest Educator Program Product tagging on Pinterest Understanding Sections on Pinterest —------- Here are some helpful links from the podcast: 🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles.  🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple 📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team.  🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos!  Other helpful links: Simple Pin Shop Our YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorials DM us on Instagram