I met a guy at a conference where we were a sponsor and his company was a sponsor. We got to talking about his business, centered on accounting and taxes for creators, and it hit me. This is not your parents' CPA. Nate Coughran talks with us today about what you need to look for when you hire a CPA and it can’t be just because your parents know a “guy”.  Today’s episode is sponsored by Cookie Finance. You’ll hear more about Cookie Finance throughout this episode. At SPM we choose sponsors because we believe they have great tools for our audience. Accounting and tax services are essential ..read more

The holiday season comes every year but somehow it catches us all off guard. Pinterest thrives during Q4 and your business should too if you’re using Pinterest in the right way. Today we’re going to be talking about 3 ways you can get ready for the Pinterest holiday boost and 1 way we can help you.  Intro - Call to Action:  For a limited time we’re offering 15% off our Pinterest marketing services when you book a discovery call with our team.  We have services ranging from monthly management, Pinterest image design, Pinterest Ads, and account cleanup.  Stop feeling frustrat ..read more

We all wonder if we’re doing a good job with our business. It’s natural and normal. But what you compare yourself with to determine if you’re doing a good job is not helpful to you or your audience. Today we’re diving into some history and will give you some action tips for how to effectively answer that question – am I doing a good job? Intro - Call to Action:  Feeling the pinch of limited reach on social media and Google?  Struggling to figure out how to get more leads and sales but the traditional methods don’t seem to be working? You’re not alone. Many business owners are facing ..read more

This episode comes as I sent out an email last week that garnered a big response. Business is hard right now and if we’re not talking about it we can feel alone. Here’s a bit of what I’ve been going through.  —------- See full show notes for all episodes at Simple Pin Media and click on articles. Get our weekly Pinterest Made Simple newsletter delivered to your inbox every Wednesday by subscribing here. Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Book a discovery call today and we would be happy to figure out how to serve you in the best way for growth.  Curious about the best ..read more

Lately I’ve seen a lot of pins from Etsy pop up in my feed when I’ve searched for products. Then we held a live event and someone asked about Etsy pins. It’s been a while since i’ve done an episode about Etsy so i figured I would answer some common questions we get about Pinterest marketing for Etsy products.   Intro - Call to Action: If you have the money, why hire out your Pinterest marketing. Why I hire for projects that i can’t manage nor do I like.  If you’re not the hire out kind of person and you need a plan we have several small courses, products for you. OR if you need someo ..read more

Not all of us get into business because we want to be a business owner. Some of us it’s accidental and some of us it’s a simple side hustle. When Gwen of Meraki Lane started her blog she intended on using the money to pay for a weekly cleaning service. After that she realized that it was much bigger than just covering weekly cleaning. Hear her story plus how she leveraged Pinterest to get explosive growth.  Intro - Call to Action: You love Pinterest. You think it’s awesome for marketing. The market online is shifting and you want to make sure Pinterest is getting you the results you’re lo ..read more

An hour is a small amount of time to invest in Pinterest but if I only had that much time here are a few creative things I would do with that hour. I’m going to make a few exclusions from my hour so that it’s really worth the time I’m spending.  Intro - Call to Action:  Simple PIn Media is a Pinterest marketing agency with one goal – make Pinterest marketing easier. Whether it’s our done for you services or our done with you ads membership or our DIY products in the Simple Pin Shop. Our commitment is to help you get on Pinterest the right way so it can deliver up the results that you ..read more

At a recent conference I spoke at an attendee was lamenting the fact that it felt like there were so many Pinterest experts out there but they all said different things. I think in all industries you have this problem, but for Pinterest, how do you know what’s true and not true. And ultimately trust what the data tells. You.  Intro - Call to Action:  Simple PIn Media is a Pinterest marketing agency with one goal – make Pinterest marketing easier. Whether it’s our done for you services or our done with you ads membership or our DIY products in the Simple Pin Shop. Our commitment is to ..read more

Leading a team is hard. Even leading one person is hard. Today’s interview is with Barrett Brooks, someone people raved about at the latest conference I attended. Their response, this guy knows how to help people lead with empathy.  Barrettbrooks.com —------- See full show notes for all episodes at Simple Pin Media and click on articles. Get our weekly Pinterest Made Simple newsletter delivered to your inbox every Wednesday by subscribing here. Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Book a discovery call today and we would be happy to figure out how to serve you in the best wa ..read more

Funnel feels like this fancy marketing term that people throw around like they have known it for years. But there are some of us out there that don’t know what it means and we’d like it broken down into simple, easy to understand steps. So that’s what I’m going to do for you today, but as it relates to Pinterest.  Intro - Call to Action: Confused about how to get started with Pinterest? Don’t know what your next steps are? Here are two options. If you’re a DIY kind of person then you can head to our shop at simplepinshop.com and purchase our Blueprint mini course. This will get you up and ..read more