Visual Contenting March 2016 | Page 28

SOCIAL MEDIA What to Post You don’t always have to post about your business when you’re on Pinterest. You can explore the common interests of your followers and topics that are indirectly related to your business. And while you’re doing it, you can get some additional followers by posting thematic content on key days. While this schedule won’t generate leads or sales for every company in the world, you can at least use it to appeal to lots of Pinterest users: • • • • Sunday: Food / crafts Monday: Fitness Tuesday: Technology Wednesday: Inspirational quotes • Thursday: Fashion • Friday: GIFs / humor • Saturday: Travel All of these make sense, to some extent. People have spare time on Sundays, so they’re looking for low-commitment things to do. Monday is the beginning of the work week, so you should start strong with a good workout. Tuesday is kind of an anomaly. But in a tech-centric culture like the US, there’s bound to be a day dedicated to all things technology. On Wednesday, people need inspirational quotes to get through the rest of the week. It may not make sales, but you can at least build brand awareness with a couple quick quips. People are probably thinking about the weekend on Thursdays, which is reflected in their interest in fashion and style. And who doesn’t like to have a laugh before the weekend? That’s probably why Fridays focus so heavily on humor, specifically .gif files. Last, everyone has travel aspirations, and weekends are the time to head somewhere new. That’s why travel is so successful on Saturdays. Seasonality Much like how retailers try to make holiday shopping happen earlier and earlier each year (we made it to Halloween this year!), holidays aren’t single days on Pinterest. They’re long periods of time, sometimes spanning as long as six months. Visual Contenting