Wait, Can You Use Pinterest to Grow Your Author Platform?

📌 Can you really use Pinterest to grow your author platform, drive book traffic, and attract newsletter subscribers...without daily posting?

Yes, yes...and YES!

I’m proving it with my 100-Day Pinterest for Authors Challenge. In this video, I’m sharing WHY I’m doing it, HOW I’m doing it, and WHAT I’ve already learned.

If you're an author who's tired of the social media grind and want a long-term strategy that works while you write, this is for you.

🎯 In this video:
✔️ Why Pinterest is a search engine—not just another social platform
✔️ The goals behind my 100-day challenge
✔️ Real metrics from my Pinterest growth so far
✔️ What’s working (and what’s not!)
✔️ How you can follow along and learn in real-time

Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, blog content, or have books to promote, Pinterest can help readers discover you—and your work.

📌 Follow along, subscribe, and let Pinterest work while you write.

Want to Go Deeper? Follow Along Here:
📬 Substack: Follow my full 100-day journey + writing/marketing insights
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📝 Medium: Read curated articles on Pinterest strategy + author marketing
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✨ Y'all, let’s stop chasing algorithms and start building evergreen discoverability. Pinterest is THE way to do that.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Book Marketing on Social Media
00:23 Pinterest as an Untapped Tool for Authors
00:50 100 Day Pinterest for Authors Challenge
01:44 Can Pinterest be a Long-Term Marketing Tool for Authors?
02:29 How is Pinterest Working for You?

🖤 Straight from my story witch heart, Your Bourbon & Books Host Melissa Bourbon

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📺 CHANNEL PLAYLISTS
• Marketing Monday (Pinterest Tips for Authors):    • Set Up a Pinterest Profile, Authors, And S...  
• Writing Craft & Story Structure:    • Deep POV in Fiction: Stop Telling, Start I...  
• Author Interviews:    • How to Add Humor to your Fiction Writing  

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