About Zaytouna Studio
The Pinterest team for food bloggers
We have grown food blogs on Pinterest since 2019. Zaytouna Studio was founded in 2020 by Hamdi Saidani and Mohamed Shili. Today we are a team of 7, with 30+ clients around the world.
50+
Food blogs built
100M+
Pinterest impressions
$1M+
Ad revenue
$500K+
In blog exits
What makes us different
We do Pinterest for our own blogs first
Food bloggers first
We build food blogs, grow them and sell them. We know what Pinterest traffic is worth, because it is our own business too.
Tested on our blogs first
When Pinterest changes, we try new ideas on our own accounts. Only what works there goes into yours. No guru tips.
Our own data tools
We build tools that read real Pinterest data, like the free keyword tool on this site.
Try the free keyword tool arrow_forwardHow we research
We test Pinterest like scientists
No guru tips. Every method comes from a test we ran ourselves.
New tests every month
So your pins follow what works on Pinterest now, not last year.
Our lab rules
- 1
Real Pinterest data
Pinterest's own numbers, no guesses.
We measure with Pinterest's own numbers, never with guesses or guru tips.
- 2
One change at a time
So we know what worked.
We change one thing and keep the rest the same, so we know what worked.
- 3
Blind tests
Answers sealed until the end.
The answers stay sealed until the test is over, so we can't fool ourselves.
- 4
Everything written down
Every test has a log.
Every test has a log: what we changed, when, and what happened.
Research log
Oct 2026
Pinterest keyword study
The patterns we found power the free keyword tool.
6,000+ keywords with Pinterest's own numbers. The patterns we found power the free keyword tool.
6,000+ keywordsMay 2026
The 8 May Pinterest drop
Many accounts fell the same day: it was Pinterest, not the bloggers.
We tracked 12 accounts. Many fell on the same day, so it was Pinterest, not the bloggers. Our Health Check uses what we learned.
12 accounts trackedSee the Health CheckOngoing
What wins the top spots
Our designs follow the pins that rank first.
We study the pins at the top of Pinterest search for each keyword. Our designs follow what wins.
2,158 pins studied
The people behind it
Meet the Zaytouna team
Everyone runs full Pinterest accounts. Each person also leads one part of the work.
Hamdi Saidani
Co-founder
Mohamed Shili
Co-founder
Imene Dridi
Pinterest manager
Sabrine Hajri
Pinterest manager
Mohamed Thabet
Pinterest manager
Bilel Saidani
Pinterest manager
Dorra Thabet
Pinterest manager
7 years of Pinterest research
From our own blogs to 30+ clients
2019
Our own food blogs
We start growing our own food blogs with Pinterest.
2020
Zaytouna Studio
Founded by Hamdi Saidani and Mohamed Shili.
2020 to 2025
Building and testing
50+ food blogs built, grown and sold.
2025
Our own data tools
We start building tools that read real search data.
2026
Biggest research year
Pinterest drop study, top pins study, keyword study.
“Zaytouna means olive tree in Arabic. Olive trees grow slowly and last for generations. That is how we see Pinterest: steady work that keeps paying back.”
Why we are called Zaytouna
Want us to look at your Pinterest?
Start with a $100 Health Check: we check your account, send you a PDF report and talk it through with you for 30 minutes.