[UPDATED]: How To Master Pinterest And Instagram Like A Pro: Using Tailwind

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How frustrating it is,

You spend sleepless nights crafting your blog post like nobody’s business

Like everybody else, you want to drive traffic to your blog from Pinterest

You pour your heart and soul building your Pinterest account

You are confident that sooner you will gain a lot of followers

Days and weeks pass by, you are patiently waiting for a massive increase in followers

But sadly, no one is following you, let alone visiting your blog

It’s painful

You try to apply everything you read on mom blogs but nothing happens

Your views keep decreasing

As if Pinterest hates you

You give up,

You think Pinterest isn’t your thing, you decide to try Instagram

Again numbers are not increasing

Social media isn’t for you, right?

Think again, if it’s working for everyone, why not you

Do you have to become a pro to get the best out of those two platforms?

Hell NO, You can rock those platforms like a pro even if you are not

All you need is a perfect tool and the right strategies NOT a huge following so stop worrying yourself

How To Use Tailwind For Pinterest And Instagram

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No matter how hard it is to get readers to your blog or to increase social media followers, do not try to invent your own wheel

Do what others are doing or else you’ll keep on crying and wasting your time with strategies that don’t work

I am sure this is not your first time to hear about Tailwind

Everyone is talking about it and there are LOTS of incredible Tailwind testimonials on the web

Tailwind is a marketing application created to make your Pinterest and Instagram marketing easier

This app is perfect for bloggers of all sizes which means it doesn’t matter whether you started blogging today or last year

There is no right time to start using Tailwind

With Tailwind, you get access to a lot of features such as post scheduling, pin looping, content discovery and conversion tracking

All the Tailwind features are designed with you at heart to ensure you get the best out of social media

Tailwind For Pinterest

Earlier I have mentioned that you can rock Pinterest using the right tool and by now you know that the tool I was referring to is Tailwind

Note: Tailwind developers are constantly upgrading their tool so I’ll be updating this post whenever they release a new feature, don’t forget to bookmark this post and always come back for latest Tailwind updates

Tailwind is going to be your secret weapon to drive traffic to your blog and your success

All you need is a Pinterest account, create beautiful vertical pins, create some boards and you are good to go

Unlike Google (which takes months to drive traffic to a new blog),

Pinterest will drive massive traffic to your blog like crazy

It’s my main source of traffic so far and thanks to Tailwind, I am getting quite a good amount of traffic

Did I mention that you can use Tailwind for FREE?

With the free plan, you can schedule up to 100 pins, join 5 tribes (now communities) and post 30 pins every month on those tribes,

It’s up to you, whether you want to schedule those 100 pins at once, or if it takes 3-9 months for you to schedule 100 pins

The freemium plan isn’t for 30 days like what other bloggers say

What are Tailwind Tribes (Communities)?

Tailwind communities are online communities made up of bloggers where they share their content and discover new content from fellow comunity members

When I published this post Tailwind communities where called tribes that’s why you see tribe on the images below

Tribes are more like Pinterest group boards but they are very easy to join

A community can have more than 4000 community members which is why they can help drive massive traffic to your blog

To get the best out of Tailwind communities you need to pin other community members’s pins so that they return the favour

You can start with these communities for free:

• Bloggers Killin It on Pinterest | The Art of Better
• Blogging Friends Pins
• Mom Blogs
• Bloggers Chalkboard
  

Pin Scheduling

Another awesome feature is the pin scheduler

Every blogger LOVES this feature, it saves time

Tailwind automatically saves your pins as drafts

All you have to do is select the board for your pin and add to queue

Tailwind automatically pins them for you whilst you are on vacation or busy with other stuff

As you can see I have scheduled pins for the whole month, that way I can focus on other things while Tailwind does the work for me

Another cool thing I love is that Tailwind will suggest the best time to post your pins

And post them during your audience’s peak hours

Tailwind SmartLoop

On top of all the amazing features Tailwind has to offer, there is another coolest feature which you’ll fall in love with as soon as you start using Tailwind

It’s the SmartLoop which is used to automatically reshare your evergreen content to save you hours of manual pinning

That’s not all, Tailwind will also help you with your :

• Pinterest profile insights
• Pinterest board insights
• Website insights

Check out this infographic and see how the Tailwind premium (Plus Plan) members grow their Pinterest accounts

Tailwind For Instagram

What would bloggers do without Tailwind?

Tailwind didn’t stop on Pinterest alone, it also offers Instagram services

So that you keep your followers engaged whilst you’re working on your blog

There is also a free plan for Instagram users, you can schedule up to 30 posts for free

Note: The Instagram plus plan has more features than the free plan and it works best with an Instagram business account

Now that you are familiar with Tailwind for Pinterest it will be easy to use it for Instagram

Tailwind For Instagram Features

In Tailwind for Instagram you’ll find:

1. A drag and drop grid planner which helps you to visually plan your feed
2. SmartSchedule and Hashtag Finder to easily optimize your posts
3. Built-in content plans and posts inspiration to help you stay consistent
4. Mobile apps to help you schedule on the go
5. Smart.bio an auto-updating bio link tool to help you get more traffic
6. Mad-lib style caption suggestions to keep your creativity flowing
7. And many more

This step-by-step video tutorial will help you master Tailwind for Instagram like a pro

Adding on to the video

Hashtag Finder + Hidden Hashtags

We all know using hashtags on Instagram is a BIG thing

They help you expand audience and increase your brand awareness

When folks search for a specific hashtag they’ll see your branded posts in the results

And also when they search for your brand they’ll see the relevant hashtags you’re using

I’m sure now you know how to use hashtags, it’s all in the video above

Instagram allows you to use a maximum of 30 hashtags in the caption or in comments

As I have mentioned earlier hashtags helps you build authority and drive engagement

They’re extremely essential but that doesn’t mean they look great

They kinda look awful and a bit spammy, ouch! sorry for that

But luckily Tailwind has a cool feature that will take care of that, let’s call it the hashtag finder

The hashtag finder lets you add hashtags to your first comment right within Tailwind

You can put your hashtags in the first comment instead of the caption to keep your feed pretty and clutter free

This feature also saves time,

Folks used to run on their notes app >> grab hashtags >> return to Instagram to put hashtags into a comment

You no longer have to go through all those daunting processes

This feature makes it easy to add hashtags in your comment with a click of a button

Here’s how it works:

1. Hop over to your Tailwind account and upload your post, drop in your caption and then type the # symbol to get predictive hashtag suggestions.
2. Click to choose or add frequently used hashtags from your list.
3. Check the box to move those comments from your caption to your 1st comment.
4. Click “add to queue” to automatically schedule your post for the best time.

Content Plans

Raise your hand if you don’t know what to post on Instagram

You’re not going to wrack your brain anymore

Tailwind’s content plans are loaded with post ideas that are customized for your niche

They make it easy for you to keep creating

They’re more like Mad-libs for your Instagram captions

Keeping track of what and when to post is now easy, thanks to the 9-grid color coded plans

Not to mention that your images and videos will auto-publish without putting any effort

Unsplash Integration

Tailwind has an Unsplash integration which means you can easily search for free stock photos on Unsplash to schedule to your Instagram feed

Smart.bio

Struggling to drive traffic from Instagram to your blog?

You’re not alone

Almost everyone who doesn’t use Tailwind’s smart.bio tool have the same problem

Smart.bio is a free auto-updating bio link tool which automatically updates your page with new post links as soon as they go live on Instagram

Here’s a video with detailed information about Smart.bio and how it can help you turn your Instagram bio into a never-ending stream of leads:

Visual Planning

Tailwind has a drag and drop grid planner which helps you to visually plan your feed so you can easily build a beautiful Instagram feed

Are you ready to rock Instagram like a pro?

Wrapping Up

What would we do without Tailwind?

We would probably have given up our Instagram and Pinterest accounts due to poor engagement, how would we keep up with everything, after all, we have busy lives

All thanks to Tailwind every blogger is jumping with joy and the good thing is that you can use Tailwind without spending a dime

And drive traffic from Pinterest and Instagram in no time

Remember it's not about how many followers you have on Pinterest, it's about how many folks you drive to your blog

Over To You

Will you try to use Tailwind, on which platform?

If you already use Tailwind let me know your favourite feature, As for me I'm madly in love with the SmartLoop

Do you have any question(s)? Please feel free to ask I am always ready and happy to help

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