Over the last 7 days, I've veered off the decor course to shed some light on a topic that frustrates many content creators. Pinterest's white dots that auto-tag verified merchants' products and promoted product links. After a ton of Googling and brainstorming with fellow creators, I discovered we have a few different options on how to re[...]
Well, Wednesday's post seemed to have rattled some cages over the Pinterest white dots and questioned whether or not Pinterest pins are copyright infringement because, late that night, I received an email from Silvia Oviedo, the Head of Creator and International Growth at Pinterest. I'd like to share that email with my response here.[...]
OPEN LETTER TO PINTEREST — Dear Pinterest, as one of your biggest fans, I've gotta tell you I'm having some Pinterest problems. Yes, your platform is a major source of inspiration, and you drive traffic to my website, but can you do me a huge favor? Please stop auto-tagging products with those little white dots for brand partners on my[...]
Good lord, I would have saved myself time if I had read a TikTok tutorial on using the timer for multiple clips. If you've passed my beginner's TikTok tutorial and are ready to take the next step into seamlessly stitching together multiple clips into one video in TikTok, you're in the right spot. Are you mystified by how these 14-year ol[...]
I discovered TikTok last summer while freelancing and was curious if it could be a platform to sell. But before I could create a marketing plan, I needed to understand it myself. Therein started my newfound obsession with TikTok. Now that the platform is getting more hype and I'm sharing my social media secrets, I figured I'd share a lit[...]
Wanna know all my social media secrets? Well, guess what…you’re in luck cuz I’ve got two speaking events coming up! First off, I’ll be in San Fransisco, March 1-3, for the Design Influencers Conference (my session is early afternoon, March 3), and I’ll be speaking about all things social media…not just Pinteres[...]
We've all seen those posts about THE home decor Instagram accounts that you should be following and guess what...you already do. We all know the heavy hitters like Emily Henderson, Justina Blakeney, and Studio McGee, but I've got some hidden gems for you. I'm gonna bet that there is at least one account in today's list that will be new t[...]
Do you ever wonder what a content creator does all day? Like, what do they REALLY do? Yes, I'm all about home decor, but I'm also the content creator behind the Instagram account I Have This Thing With Pink ( @ihavethisthingwithpink aka IHTTWP). I build crazy little stop-motion videos for Pepto Bismol and just wrapped a photoshoot for Me[...]
I think I need to start off here with yes, these are just awful photos, but bear with me here. It gets much prettier to look at =) Instagram has been on my mind as of late. I joined WAAAAAY back in March 2011 and had a shtick. If you scroll all the way to the bottom of my feed, you can see it for yourself. Quiet embarra[...]