So I thought I was this big expert on Pinterest, right? I ran all these experiments on getting the best SEO from your pins. I was getting great traffic. Then I ran this Pin to Win Your Wedding contest and got NOTHING! Very little traffic. What the…??????

I thought I was so smart using these shortlinks so they would look good on my pins. You know shortlinks… http://wp.me/p1oDYa-Dn instead of http://blog.storymixmedia.com/2012/07/pin-and-win-your-wedding/  Well it turns out that is the kiss of death. Pinterest does this when someone clicks it:

Now, be honest. If you saw that toxic warning, would you click through?

If you actually do want SEO from Pinterest, I highly recommend watching this quick YouTube video from Kathy at BrideAppeal. It worked for me. That is, until I decided to get all cute with the links: