

The buzz words for Pinterest are “pin,” “repin” and “boards.” This site has grown popular for the female audience, nearly 80 – 90% of its users (as of late 2012). Pinterest is a social media site that allows people to “collect and organize” things (pictures) they love. Pinterest and Houzz Intro In 2009, a little website called Pinterest popped up. This is a long term decision for these guys to make sure they are seen more and more in their market, on and offline. I have a number of my clients (annual revenue over $ 1M) that typically invest $ 250 – 500 a month with Houzz. I think if you are a larger company or are looking at branding in a lot of different areas (have a bigger budget) investing in Houzz Pro+ has some value. It will also depend on how much competition is already advertising in your market, the reviews they have and overall portfolio. You will not get a good ROI if you invest in Houzz Pro+. I think for the small service businesses, Houzz will most likely disappoint you. To save you some time, please note that advertising on Houzz is not for everyone. As you can see, there are quite a bit of comments about people’s experience with advertising on Houzz. They also just started their advertising platforms.

Updated 9/ 29/ 2016: This blog was originally written in early 2013 when Houzz was still pretty new to homeowners and the building industry.
