Pinterest is in every social media news site right now. “How Pinterest grew 400%”, “How to use Pinterest to get more traffic”, “How Pinterest is making money, and what they aren’t telling people” are all headlines I’ve seen scattered throughout the web recently. We’ve even received a call from the Wall Street Journal asking us to fill us in on how Pinterest is making money and why it’s such a big deal. Obviously Pinterest is a hot topic right now. Everyone is worried about if it’s going to be able to compete with the big social networks or how they can use it (or if they should use it at all) but no one is really talking about the reason behind Pinterest’s growth and it’s

Social media marketing can be cumbersome for small business who cannot afford to hire someone on specifically to manage social media. There are multiple log ins and if you have your own personal accounts that can get downright messy! Then you have the problem of monitoring all your networks! Thankfully there are loads of social media tools for businesses out there to try and lighten the burden of managing a social media presence on top of everything else. Don’t get too caught up in all the little tools that are floating around out there, remember that growing a social media presence can be done without any of these but also recognize when certain ones that can optimize or save you time! Here are a few