I think an important lesson to learn as a creative and an entrepreneur is to stop needing and start doing. Many people with dreams and goals fail to progress because they wait for others to give them an avenue or give them that big “break”. What happens is you end up working harder to impress someone else to give you an inch and you fail to realize your power. Instead of working harder why not work smarter and create your own way. The first step to creating your own way is to have a GAME PLAN. Utilize your vision board, your journal or your bathroom mirror to write down daily goals and affirmations. Create easy, attainable goals per day that can be completed by the end of the day and make PROGRESS.

Emulating how successful people move is also a great way to achieve similar results. For example, if you see somebody in a top position and you note that they walk with confidence and work strategically versus harder than maybe it’s time to ask the right questions and change your process. Success also does not happen overnight but if you are consistent, strategic, and not just goal oriented but a goal achiever than there is more of a possibility of you seeing success in your life. Acknowledge your light and never dim your light for anyone. Be able to see and visualize yourself in the right positions and soon you will begin to actually be in those positions.

Also, remember that life is a journey and that there is no wisdom without knowledge. Strive to continually learn and better yourself. Eventually, you can become a source of knowledge and people will begin to look to you for instruction. Step into yourself, step into your purpose and never dim your light.

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Pinterest currently has 200 million monthly active users. This fact alone is the reason why you should integrate a Pinterest strategy into driving new users and impressions to your site. Pinterest would further help you increase your brand footprint because Google will place Pinterest boards high up in Google searches which means that if you are strategic then you can increase visibility to your blog posts. Currently, I am in the process of creating a strategic Pintrest account for my blog and have learned and researched a lot of ways that people create strategic boards that drive traffic.

Here are a few ways that you can start building a brand Pinterest strategy:

Create a Blog Board

Creating a blog board will make it easier for new people to specifically find your blog post and even follow your board for new content. Make the title of your Pinterest Blog Board the same as your blog page title. Also, utilizing keywords in the title of your boards will make it more likely to show up in search results.

Use Strategy In Your Board Design, Themes, and Pins

If you are the type to just Pin everything and anything stop right there. Think about the topics and the things that you write about on your blog and create boards that align with your topics, brand and lifestyle. In the design of your boards you can also even look into creating board covers that align with your blog’s brand. It is also essential to pin a mixture of content and ensure that you link it back to your site.

Quality Images

Just like any visual social media platform, quality images are important. Higher quality pins will receive more re-pins. Also, statistics show that long pins get more re-pins so creating info graphics are also a great way to create brand awareness.

Be Active On Pinterest

On any kind of social platform it is important to engage and in addition engage with your readers. A few ways that you can engage with your followers on Pinterest is to pin relevant and original content, pin consistently, follow back, ask questions that can be answered to your blog, like and comment on great pins, and re-pin as much as you can re-pin.

Include a Pin It Button On Your Blog

Including this pin is essential and will make it easy for your readers to share your content and effectively increase your brand awareness.

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