When to Pin Other People's Pins


Hey Reader,

I get this question so often and I'm honestly surprised I hadn't answered it yet. So I made an entire YouTube video about the scenarios around when you should or could pin other people's pins and be fine.

Spoiler: Pinning other people's pins might increase your reach but it won't increase your site traffic.

Watch today's video.

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In Other News:

I'm hosting the co-founder of Tailwind on my YouTube channel with my co-host Jana O on November 6th. We would love for you to come and listen, watch and ask questions. If you have questions you want asked but you can't make it please hit reply and let me know!

Here's the link to the scheduled live.

That's it for today!

Chat soon,

Heather

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