Today, I’ve got five quick links for you.
How to Add a Pinterest Pin It Button to WordPress and Thesis
You might have heard about Pinterest. It’s becoming a huge deal, and in the past few months, has soared into one of the most popular websites on the interent (Alexa ranks it at 135). See the graph here:
Well, here’s how you can add a Pinterest Pin It button to your WordPress blog so you can potentially score some traffic.
Note: I don’t usually value Alexa data, but when a site soars that quickly, and it can be seen on Alexa just like that, it’s usually a huge deal.
Discover How Your Readers (and Customers) Make Decisions
Ever wonder what makes people choose one product over another? Or why discounting is HORRIBLE for business? Or why people use emotion in decision making (Hint: If you’re as rational as Spock, you’re doomed)?
Listen to this audio master class with Jonah Lehrer and I to learn all about it.
Why Stories Sell: Transportation Leads to Persuasion
By now you’ve heard about the importance of stories, but why are they so effective? In this article by Psyblog, you’ll learn about the psychology behind what makes stories sell. Hint: It’s all about transporting your reader from one place to another.
Read Why Stories Sell: Transportation Leads to Persuasion
The Beginner’s Guide to Email Marketing
Did you see the latest resource on DIYthemes? It’s called Email Marketing for Everybody, and we dub it the “beginner’s guide to email marketing.” If you haven’t already, check it out.
A Complete Guide to Ranking Higher in Search Engines
This is an older resource, but still just as valuable today as it was when it was first written. This is the beginner’s guide to WordPress SEO. If you need a refresher, go check it out.
And that’s it for today!
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Wow. I just added a Pinterest button to my site (Thesis, of course) – glad to see I’m doing something right. : ) Now I’m going through the rest of the links….
As always, Derek, your posts are just. the. best. Thanks!
Pinterest is making a lot news this week, I think its going to be next tumblr? Its time to start exploring Pinterest for sharing, free traffic. Thanks Derek.
Thanks for the great links Derek!
With you guys the learning curve just never ends, and I absolutely love that! Never a dull moment eh?
I will be checking them out with a hawk’s eye one by one!
You asked whether there are any links we think that DIYthemes users may be able to put to good use. Well, I just recently had to move my whole site to a new domain from the very unfamiliar ccTLD .co.za to the master of all, good ol’ .COM.
Now as you an imagine, the thought of moving my Thesis site and settings, SEO efforts, layout etc; that is pretty scary when you’ve never done it before. I also know that most guys recommend NOT to do it if it can be avoided. My guess is that process might be scaring the living daylights out of them too.
But, I had to, and to move forward one needs to take risks right? So I did it, and I am really proud to say that I had not one single issue with any setting after the migration.
So, I thought it might come in handy to other Thesis users too, and wrote a post with step by step instructions and illustrations on how to “make your move” without any complications. It can be found at http://ebookstutorialsandguides.com/how-to-migrate-your-thesis-and-any-other-wordpress-blog-to-a-new-domain-in-8-easy-steps/
I would love to know what you guys think, and leave me your thoughts; if there are any other shortcuts, let me know; I’m sure this wasn’t my last move!
Derek – again — WOW — love your information and the sharing! I know that you probably hear this a lot — but Man I LOVE YOU!
Cheers, Phillis Benson
Derek,
This one worked. The e-mail title was a tad reminiscent of the junk mail style but since it was DIY I stayed with it.
I read through the landing page and hooked in seconds. Usually, I’m gone in seconds.
With choices you engaged me. I was busy deciding which article to read “first.”
I read two book marked both.
The transcript “here tonight” hooked me. I will be back to get it.
But, this whole process started months ago when I subscribed to your e-mail. I can’t tell you how many titles I saw read and didn’t read before I clicked on this one.
They capacity to stay in the game seems to be a plus for pursuing business via e-mail.
Awesome stuff brotha! Your rolodex must be full…
I just got my Pinterest invite in my email today after applying for it a couple of days ago. Thanks for the info.
Yes, there’s a 2-3 day delay on Pinterest “invites” — you can invite yourself — at least right now.
Not a big deal — until you poke around and realize there’s a ton of rockin’ vanity (the sub-directory kind) URLs available… c’mon emails, get here already!
Godhammer:
I can get you an invite or invites if you need some. Shoot me an email and I will send them right over. Also be sure to include your fake Google+ account name so I can add you to a circle.
To your point, the activity and links on Pinterest is bar none like nothing I have ever seen. Better than Twitter by far. Stuff can go viral in literally seconds from the time you pin something and generate a ton of links to your site. It’s a lot more fun and engaging than Twitter in my opinion and without all the negativity of Facebook.
email is first name @ firstnamelastname .com
Appreciate the offer — I grabbed a “few” the other day, guess I’d better leave some for the rest of the world.
ok where and what to sell i been searching and looking and prying,,
Thank you so much for all your wonderful posts. I really appreciate them. I just added a pinterest button to all my posts and teasers, along with the three other social buttons.
Thanks again!
I use the jetpack wordpress plugin’s sharing function to add social media buttons to the bottom of each post.
I can add a new service, it asks for sharing url and image url?
How would I add the pinterest pin, or rather which bit of code would I use?
Thanks for any help!