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How I Overcame A Pinterest Suspension 😱 Fri 28th march

Published 13 days ago β€’ 3 min read

I woke up at 3 am to feed my newborn daughter and decided to check my emails to help keep me awake.

I saw one of my Pinterest accounts got suspended; the email I received was below:

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So, where was I?

I received an email that my account was suspended.

BuT, I am still on maternity leave, so my hands are pretty tied up - I simply do not have the capacity to jump in and put out fires right now.

So I immediately messaged my new Pinterest VA , I hired her to help while I am on maternity leave.

She said it must have been this new strategy we were trying (I took a new Pinterest course, and I wanted to try something different)

Side note- We later discovered the new strategy was fine, she just misunderstood my instructions and implemented it wrong, so my account looked spammy O_O

Alarmingly, the traffic and revenue for this blog, ground to a halt overnight.

Here is what I did to fix it, incase you too, face the same situation

1- Reminded myself no one died, and if I could grow an account once, I can grow it again

2- Made a decision to appeal multiple times for 2 weeks, and if it were still suspended, I would create a NEW Pinterest account for the same blog.

3- Appealed every 2 days.

Here was one of my appeals :

'I just recently had a baby , she's only 4 weeks (you can check on my Instagram to verify its true, my IG is @aishapreece). I am trying to juggle my blogging business with being a new mom.I just noticed an account suspension, but I am a real person who tries to share useful content on my xxxx blog on Pinterest and my blog. This suspension is incorrect, but if there is a mistake or a violation, I will try my best to remove any offending content and continue to post valuable content for Pinterest users. Please help. I desperately need this Pinterest account, its the main traffic source and income for my blog :( I just checked the spam guidelines and I haven't violated any of the spam guidelines. Please help!''

After 4-5 appeals, I received this email :

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I want to share this super useful article which helped me during this stressful time!

She shared her tips on how to get a suspended account back

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Some lessons from this experience

1- Dont implement new strategies with a new staff member when you are on leave

Its your business and your responsibility, people may make mistakes but the buck lies with you.

2- DIVERSIFY

Traffic and income for the blog, both. You are one algorithm away from blog destruction. Think ahead.

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3- Be a real human

A real human reviews your appeal. Lean into your authentic human self. This is something no AI tool can take away from you.

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4- Draw a line under it

There comes a time when you get sick of reacting to blog traffic dips

Expect them, embrace them. No one dies

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5- Make hay while the sun shines and then save it

The reason I didn't panic, was because any money I make for this blog, I pay off the costs and save the rest.

I am frugal and careful in the good times, which saves my back, in the bad times and helps keep me afloat.

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6- Learn the skill, ONCE, reap the rewards forever

If you can grow a Pinterest account once, you can do it again

If traffic drops, you can fix it

If your account gets suspended, you start another one

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In another future email, I can share how I overcame a Pinterest violation for another account.

Reply to this email and let me know if you want me to share what I did!

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Thanks for reading. Have a great week

Aisha Preece from Outandbeyond.com​

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Aisha Preece

Hi, I'm Aisha and I love helping others achieve financial independence though blogging. I run a portfolio of 6 blogs and teach others how to grow and monetise their blogs using evergreen strategies that don't stress you out! Follow me for valuable blogging tips and digital nomad hacks.

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