If you’re on social media, have websites, looking to grow a client base, and have plenty of content, you absolutely should be leveraging Pinterest to promote yourself.Laura Rike is a Pinterest Strategist who helps high-performing business owners implement content growth plans, outsource their visibility and steadily grow their monthly revenue through her signature growth to greatness framework with done for you services and course packages. In this episode, Laura offers advice on best practices and a Pinterest toolkit that will jumpstart your success today!Let’s jump right in and learn more about how Pinterest can build your business. Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 07:20] Opening Segment   I introduce today’s guest, Laura Rike Laura gives us some background on his story Energetic and extraverted  Background in design Parents’ career background and support The moment of switching directions Getting work virtually  [07:21 - 23:23] How Pinterest Can Build Your Business How Laura began getting clients after the pivot  Years of work niching down  The importance of saying no Laura’s advice on Pinterest as a tool for business  Don’t think of it as social media but as search Give solutions to potential problems Who should be using Pinterest Getting into the video world  Examples of what you can do Relating your content to the clientele  Test out different content Focus on quality of content A word from our sponsor [23:24 - 35:40] Laura Rike on Building Your Network Biggest missteps in Pinterest marketing Not taking time for the foundation of the profile  Not giving it enough time Who you know or what you know? They play into each other  What you know helps who you connect with  You can always leverage who you know  How credibility of your network can affect your Pinterest 99% of the content should be yours  The 1% is communities  How a podcast can be leveraged  Bringing people into your ecosystem  Using Pinterest as a redirection site [35:41 - 47:47] Closing Segment How to get started! Links below  ThE RaNDoM RoUnD How to engage with Laura Links below  Final words  Tweetable Quotes: “If you start to think about how you can market yourself with someone who is searching for a solution to a problem that they have, that’s really how you’re going to be successful on the platform.” - Laura Rike “It doesn’t have to be perfect if it’s quality content.” - Laura Rike“I help you grow your audience, grow your authority, and grow your traffic using the power of Pinterest; so that you can increase your email leads while, I say, flooding your bank account with ‘mula!’” - Laura RikeResources Mentioned:  Pinterest Toolkit Pintastic Jumpstart Pintastic Rock Star Connect and engage with Laura on Twitter, LinkedIn, and of course Pinterest! Check out https://laurarike.com/ and start making your Pinterest profitable.Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices