Does Pinterest Work?

[Jenelly]

I use twitter and instagram to promote my videos but i recently found out that some users use Pinterest,
i havent created me an account yet but was just wondering if that even works?

what about Tumblr or reddit???

i dont have no accounts on either so some tips and advice would help, thanks!

 

[darkstarmedia]

Personally, I've only ever regarded Pinterest as a giant mood board - which, in all fairness, is ideal for design and inspiration, but not so much for marketing - that I've seen anyway. I could be wrong!

Tumblr is good; there are blogs dedicated to helping out smaller YouTubers and Reddit can be brilliant as long as you post in the right place and don't just spam. Again, there are certain subreddits dedicated to smaller YouTubers, so that's a good place to get started if you don't know the site all that well. c:

 

[Neimers]

I don't think Pinterest is a good forum for advertising unless you accompany your videos with a blog post - and if they're more tutorial-y (ie. DIY type things.) Tumblr is a good place - it's easy to use hashtags to get followers as long as you obviously hashtag appropriately. You can even go around and message people and reblog their own stuff to get a following - similar to twitter but you can make your blog look prettier Reddit, I hear is a hit or miss. Lots of people get positive feedback but if no one likes your video then it'll be downvoted to oblivion. Plus I'm scared of the community there as they seem very forward in their language. I think you can try Google+! There's a fair amount of small communities for Youtubers and you can simply share your video and get a couple of views, have some chats with people and best of all - it's connected to your youtube account so it's simple!

I would suggest venturing into Tumblr - but even that is a hit or miss. I think Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat are your biggest leads in terms of social media presence.

 

[ChrisLegend]

I'm not too sure about how good Pinterest is in terms of marketing, I haven't heard too much about it though so I don't believe it is very effective. I'm a big fan of Reddit and think that's a really good platform to share your stuff on as long as you don't spam of course.

 

[xingcat]

I have pinned every video I've made to Pinterest for over a year, and there's very little return on it. It is fun to have the boards with each of my video categories up there, but..it just doesn't seem to be a place people go for videos. The recipes do the best, because I think people go to Pinterest for recipes to begin with. I think beauty channels may do well there, but they probably have different strategies for using Pinterest other than just pinning their videos there.

 

[PositivelyBrainwashed]

If you post stuff on Instagram you might as well post the same thing on Pinterest. The reality is, a lot of women use Pinterest. There are 100 million active Pinterest users. I read one study that says 79% of Pinterest users are women. So if you have something that targets them, you gotta learn how to play in their playground. Just like Instagram you gotta have good pictures, and use proper descriptions with hashtags. Don't just create boards with only your contents. What's great about Pinterest is that when you do pin something that gets popular, it stays high in the ranking for a long time.

 

[Jenelly]

Personally, I've only ever regarded Pinterest as a giant mood board - which, in all fairness, is ideal for design and inspiration, but not so much for marketing - that I've seen anyway. I could be wrong!

Tumblr is good; there are blogs dedicated to helping out smaller YouTubers and Reddit can be brilliant as long as you post in the right place and don't just spam. Again, there are certain subreddits dedicated to smaller YouTubers, so that's a good place to get started if you don't know the site all that well. c:

Thanks for the response! I dont use pinterest i was just wondering, i thought its where you can sale like crafted products and show of arts and crafts and things like that[DOUBLEPOST=1463165403,1463165314][/DOUBLEPOST]

I don't think Pinterest is a good forum for advertising unless you accompany your videos with a blog post - and if they're more tutorial-y (ie. DIY type things.) Tumblr is a good place - it's easy to use hashtags to get followers as long as you obviously hashtag appropriately. You can even go around and message people and reblog their own stuff to get a following - similar to twitter but you can make your blog look prettier Reddit, I hear is a hit or miss. Lots of people get positive feedback but if no one likes your video then it'll be downvoted to oblivion. Plus I'm scared of the community there as they seem very forward in their language. I think you can try Google+! There's a fair amount of small communities for Youtubers and you can simply share your video and get a couple of views, have some chats with people and best of all - it's connected to your youtube account so it's simple!

I would suggest venturing into Tumblr - but even that is a hit or miss. I think Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat are your biggest leads in terms of social media presence.

Thanks for the tip! i created me a tumblr but have no idea what the heck im doing, but im learning also how does snap chat work???? i mean like its just short what 0-15sec videos???
and you just take pics, how good will that do with video promotion??? i just have twitter and instagram and now tumblr[DOUBLEPOST=1463165473][/DOUBLEPOST]

I'm not too sure about how good Pinterest is in terms of marketing, I haven't heard too much about it though so I don't believe it is very effective. I'm a big fan of Reddit and think that's a really good platform to share your stuff on as long as you don't spam of course.

i want to try reddit but i hear thats where the as they call ( trolls ) like to hang.... im worried if i share my video their ill get disliked / trolled hardcore
not wanting to do down that path if so[DOUBLEPOST=1463165595][/DOUBLEPOST]

I have pinned every video I've made to Pinterest for over a year, and there's very little return on it. It is fun to have the boards with each of my video categories up there, but..it just doesn't seem to be a place people go for videos. The recipes do the best, because I think people go to Pinterest for recipes to begin with. I think beauty channels may do well there, but they probably have different strategies for using Pinterest other than just pinning their videos there.

i was thinking about that, in fact thats where my sister in law went for ideas for my babyshower and i was like what the heck is Pinterest then when i hear people use it to promote youtube videos i was like... huh?? confused how it would benefit me if as you say mostly for recipes and stuff like that.... thanks again![DOUBLEPOST=1463165670][/DOUBLEPOST]

If you post stuff on Instagram you might as well post the same thing on Pinterest. The reality is, a lot of women use Pinterest. There are 100 million active Pinterest users. I read one study that says 79% of Pinterest users are women. So if you have something that targets them, you gotta learn how to play in their playground. Just like Instagram you gotta have good pictures, and use proper descriptions with hashtags. Don't just create boards with only your contents. What's great about Pinterest is that when you do pin something that gets popular, it stays high in the ranking for a long time.

(you gotta learn how to play in their playground.)
hmm i didnt think of it like that...