24. Using Pinterest to Grow Your Business to $300K with Corey Hudson

In this episode of the Etsy Seller Podcast, host Cody McGuffie interviews Corey Hudson on how she uses Pinterest to attract customers to her Etsy and Shopify stores. Corey shares her strategy for optimizing her Pinterest account by creating pins that drive traffic to her products, resulting in over $300,000 in revenue in only two years. They also talk about the importance of engagement with customers to discover what they are searching for and how Corey sold her business for a great exit. The Etsy Seller Podcast is hosted by Cody McGuffie, CEO and founder of EverBee. In each weekly episode of this podcast, you’ll hear from experienced Etsy Sellers on how they run their Etsy business, how they got their first sales on Etsy, how they market their Etsy shops and so much more.EverBee is a Etsy product analytics tool that helps Etsy sellers find best selling products and keywords so they can sell more on Etsy. It helps Etsy sellers speed up product research and product discovery so they can get their first Etsy sales and grow their business.Sign up for EverBee for free at the link - https://everbee.io[01:57] Using Pinterest for business[05:37] Shopify Success Story[09:20] Pinterest as a traffic channel[15:56] Pinterest automation[19:04] SEO for Etsy users[22:11] Pinterest as a marketing tool[25:28] Pinterest for new sellers[29:00] Optimizing photos for e-commerce[31:53] Pinterest for new Etsy sellersPinterest, Etsy, customers, revenue, engagement.,Etsy seller, sales, eyeballs, Pinterest, blog.,Shopify, sales, Etsy, revenue, blog,traffic, actionable things, blog, Pinterest, Etsy shop,Pinterest, Etsy, traffic, SEO, shoppable pins.,Etsy shops, social media, Google search resultsGuest Bio:Corey Hudson is a Pinterest strategist who has utilized the platform to drive over $300,000 in revenue to her Etsy and Shopify stores. She has optimized her Pinterest account for almost two years and offers one-on-one calls, courses, and audits to help people manage their Pinterest accounts. Corey speaks and teaches at conferences for social media and small business.