I learned a cool Pinterest trick this week using the NEW Insights feature in my Tailwind Tribe. So, of course I’m going to share it with all my readers. Now, if you aren’t on Tailwind yet, here is my affiliate link – that will get you a FREE month of Tailwind, which comes with five memberships to the Tailwind Tribes of your choice (even on the trial plan).
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The Tailwind Insights Feature is fairly new. By clicking the Insights button (shown below) in any one of your Tribes, you can see exactly who your top pinners are in your Tailwind Tribe.
How to Pick Out the Top Pinners in your Niche
However, that’s NOT ALL you can do with this information. If you go down to the Tribe Highlights section, you can see all the top pinners for each of your Tribes. Since you’ve likely chosen these Tribes carefully to fit your particular niche, you are looking at some of the high-ranking pinners in your niche.
In this particular example, all 3 of the top pins for the week are from the same pinner. Two of her pins were repinned from my Tailwind Tribe 38 times and one was repinned 31 times. She has 187 shares overall this week. And that’s just for my Tribe. She probably is getting similar results in her other Tribes. It would be a pretty smart move to go and check that pinner out, by clicking on the button below her name to see her pins.
She does have some nice pins and they are getting decent repin rates on Pinterest as you can see by the blue score boxes in the upper right hand corner of her pins. If these fit your niche, you’d be smart to add several of them to your queue so you can get the benefit of her highly popular pins. Also, look at her pin style and wording to see what is making her so attractive to other pinners. There’s some great lessons to be learned here.
Going Out of the Tailwind Tribe into Pinterest for More Info
If I click on her name, Tailwind shows me even more info about her. From there, I can either visit her website, or go and find her on Pinterest. I did and it turns out she was a bit newer than I had hoped – only 500 Followers, but she’s doing a lot of smart things, so I’m betting she will grow fast. And a couple of her group boards look pretty interesting, so I will definitely Follower her. And I’ve still got a bunch of other top pinners on my other boards to explore.
This would be a smart thing to do every week or so with ALL your Tailwind Tribes. You’re likely to find some highly ranked pinners to Follow, some very popular pins to pin, and maybe find some good group boards to join. All of those smart moves can’t help but boost your Pinterest rating.
These are the Tailwind Typical Results – Pinterest is crazy unpredictable even at the best of times, so your mileage may vary. But I’ve had a great experience with it.
Here are some other Pinterest or Tailwind related posts you might enjoy:
Why You NEED Your OWN Group Boards
Powerful Ways to Make your Pinterest Account Skyrocket
How I get my Tailwind account for FREE – and you can too
Adrian’s Pinterest Ebook
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SiteGround – I have four sites hosted through SiteGround and I’ve used them for years. They’re cheap and their customer service is AMAZING – very fast, very helpful. Learn more about SiteGround HERE.
Tailwind – I’ve been working with Tailwind for about five years. They are the pin scheduler of choice and it is jam-packed with great features. If you haven’t already, sign up for a FREE month of Tailwind HERE.
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Pinterest Resources – Pinterest is definitely my jam. I have an Ebook that is very affordable and is packed with helpful tips. OR, if you want a more personalized touch, I will do a Pinterest/Tailwind audit where I go over your account with a 30-point checklist and then set up a Zoom call with you to give you TONS of suggestions. Order the Ebook HERE and the Pinterest Audit HERE.
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Hello again Adrian,
This is David from Tailwind. Great article. We’re excited to unlock new ways to help Pinners collaborate. Would be great to get your ideas on other things that might be helpful?
Thanks in advance!
You bet David. I’ve spoken to Stephen, Melissa, and several of your team members in the past. I LOVE giving opinions and ideas for improvement. Shoot me an Email with some dates and times and we’ll set something up. Adrian@helpfornewbloggers.com