Comments on: Pinterest Slapped By Google ( No! You Will NOT Build a Wall! ) https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 By: Kristy, Life-n-Reflection https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37401 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37401 Once again you are on top of it! I’m so glad Carly sent me a link to this post today. I was starting to 2nd guess my pinterest strategy. Thanks again Jennifer

]]> By: Mireille | the Tortilla Channel https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37399 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37399 I kept on wondering why my traffic from Pinterest would not pick up in March. Thank you for explaining Jennifer this really explains a lot. I expect things will change and will change fast. Pinterest benefits from traffic as much as all of people using Pinterest for sharing their content and the traffic it creates.

]]> By: Angela Johnson https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37398 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37398 I am one of those people who refuse to sign up on a site just to read their material. I am already a Pinterest user, but I chose to sign up on my own. They would have lost me with their wall.

]]> By: Charlice Eedu https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37397 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37397 Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I was beginning to learn how pinterest works and trying to drive traffic from it. I was browsing some Facebook groups when i saw a link to this blog. This should give me a head ups.

]]> By: Dana | SEO https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37396 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37396 What a great read! As someone who specializes in SEO but also gets a good chunk of traffic from Pinterest I’m on both sides here…for smaller websites who just can’t compete with big authority sites, having Pinterest land in the first spot of Google for them and direct users to their site is huge.

At the same time, it reaaaally lowers UX to have to sign up to view something.

I can say that my Pinterest account hasn’t slowed down, it’s been growing steadily but I also don’t think I’ve been one of those people who have been getting any traffic through Google on Pinterest. I don’t think my pins have gotten that type of authority yet..

It will be interesting to see where this goes!

]]> By: Dee Sims https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37395 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37395 This is the perfect example why you should ALWAYS diversify and never focus on one source of traffic.

My top 4 passive traffic sources for my businesses are:
1. Google
2. YouTube
3. YouTube Ads
4. Facebook Groups (groups I personally own)

Several years ago, thousands were using Squidoo and Ezine Articles as their traffic sources. Google slapped both of these portals and they disappeared off the face of the earth.

Not sure about the future of Pinterest. Thank goodness I did not jump on this bandwagon!!

]]> By: Joanne |No Plate Like Home https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37394 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37394 My blog is about 1.5 yrs old and I noticed a big jump in Google traffic and a dip in my Pinterest traffic. Thanks for explaining it. I hope I can regain my Pinterest traffic and retain the Google traffic. I was very happy to get a lot more organic traffic!

]]> By: Dustin https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37393 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37393 Great rundown of what happened – I always dislike running into those gated Pinterest pages, so a lot of times I would go immediately back to the search results and find something that wasn’t gated. I could see how that might happen on a mass scale and get Google’s attention. Great research!

]]> By: David https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37392 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37392 Like you, my first thought when I noticed the forced sign up was, “how long can Google let this go on?” But then I thought, perhaps they are Pinterest and don’t really need Google. Some genius in Pinterest should get fired. Even mediocre SEOs like myself know that big G hates this kind of stuff.

]]> By: Sarah Fuller https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37391 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37391 Ah ha! No wonder I saw an explore page for a topic I was getting ready to write about one day and the next day it was gone. Makes perfect sense now. Thanks because I have been puzzled. I loved your Advanced Pinterest Training and can’t wait to take more of your trainings.

]]> By: Michelle https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37390 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37390 This same thing happened to eBay a few years ago. It didn’t kill eBay but it really did sting! Thanks for sharing, we can always depend on you Jennifer for our online businesses! Thanks a million for all you do! I just bought 1644 and I use the same thing, just didn’t know how to get infor from it. YES! Next I’m getting your SEO training, even though I said I wasn’t buying ANYTHING this year. Oh well!!

You’ve got me excited about blogging again and making more money with them. 🙂

]]> By: Kate | Freebies-For-Baby.com https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37389 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37389 Jennifer, thanks for the heads up! In spite of applying your P.I.M.P. strategies for the past few weeks I noticed my Pinterest traffic has definitely been dropping. I’m so glad this is a Google slap and not something I did. Just goes to show how we shouldn’t have all our eggs in one basket. 😉

]]> By: Kristi Corrigan https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37388 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37388 Awesome post! My traffic has dipped more than 50%. What’s even funnier, is one of the terms you used as an example in the screenshot, was an exact term I was getting Pinterest traffic from.

]]> By: Crystal https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37387 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37387 Great post. Thanks

]]> By: Rebecca https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37386 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37386 Thank you Jennifer for sharing this…it all makes perfect sense now. BTW- your 10 Steps rocks (and the 1644 tracking strategy too!) I’m a huge fan and owe a lot of my success to you!

]]> By: Anna https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37385 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37385 As always, a super enlightening read. Thank you for going into this in such detail. REALLY helpful!

]]> By: john https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37384 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37384 so it’s the end of pinterest marketer?

]]> By: Dyana https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37383 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37383 LOVED this post! I’ve noticed a dip in traffic but everyone advised that it was normal for this time of the year. I started to up my SEO game just in case there was some huge change and now I’m glad I did!

]]> By: Susan Velez https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37382 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37382 Hey Jennifer,

I’ve been reading your blog for Pinterest tips since I bought the PIMP course. I can definitely say that I’ve learned a lot from you about Pinterest.

While I haven’t noticed a huge increase in traffic from Pinterest, but then I really wasn’t getting a lot of my traffic from them.

For the past month, I’ve finally started noticing more traffic from Pinterest. I hope that it continues because it’s taken me a while to finally figure things out.

I’ve also been working on optimizing my pins for both Pinterest and Google. After all, why would you want to work so hard and not focus on both of the platforms?

Thanks for sharing these tips and I’ll be sure to keep an eye on my Pinterest traffic.

Have a great day 🙂

Susan

]]> By: Alex https://www.potpiegirl.com/pinterest-slapped-by-google/#comment-37381 http://www.potpiegirl.com/?p=6415#comment-37381 Thanks for explaining this, I sure hope Pinterest clean their act up. NOBODY messes with Google!!

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