How I Use Pinterest to Sell My Products and Services

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Ali Asadi, MBA, MA (IT) Author, Business Coach, Professional Speaker

As an author and business coach, I use Pinterest in many ways. I have created different boards for business tips, books, videos and even an affiliate program. But; what is Pinterest? Considered to be one of the fastest-growing social media sites in the world, Pinterest has beaten Facebook in terms of its capability to generate business. It has been estimated that a user on Facebook who follows a link and goes on to a business site ends up spending about $85. A similar user on Pinterest ends up spending $180. Accordingly, understanding Pinterest becomes very important to your marketing effort. When you become a member on Pinterest (for free), you create your pin board. On this board you can pin pages, pictures, videos, and other kinds of media files you like on other websites. For example, if you like shopping for books at a particular store, you can pin their website to your pin board. The pin board can be private or public. People can comment on your pins; for example, someone can comment on the bookstore pin on your board and say that there is a better option available elsewhere.

Pinterest membership is primarily oriented toward women, so if you are marketing merchandise that may interest women, Pinterest is one site you cannot afford to ignore. You can make money through Pinterest by different ways such as:

• Selling your own products or services: Posting images & videos of your products or services and link them to your website, so people can buy from your ecommerce site or contact you to get more information.

• Affiliate marketing: Posting images and videos of other online stores like Amazon

which has an affiliate program and get the commission of sale. Please visit my Pinterest profile to learn more: http://www.pinterest.com/aliasadi/

Ali Asadi is an author and professional business consultant. He specializes in helping businesses achieve success in today’s highly competitive business environment. Visit Ali's website to download Free eBook (The Golden Rules of Business Success) www.aprofitmaker.com