How do I monetize my Pinterest?

Best Practice Tips

• Use Pinterest to guide traffic to your other performing outlets, such as your blog. This platform is known for driving traffic, not converting it into orders. Keep that in mind as you get started!
• Pin original content. Photos that you own the rights to and have taken yourself are an absolute must for Pins with ShopStyle Collective links. Using a tool as simple as your phone's camera should do the trick. If your concern is in regards to owning the actual products that you're promoting we offer the following advice:
  • Some of the best bloggers work on a small budget and post selfies from their homes, with reasonably priced products from the likes of Old Navy, Target, and Nordstrom Rack
  • Sharing related/similar items is always a good idea! Users love to see a plethora of options and they do not have to always be limited to the exact product
  • Promoting items that you can genuinely speak to and recommend creates a stronger connection with your audience, builds a lasting element of trust, and is likely to improve your sales conversion
  • Find out more about photo rights here

Strategy Tips

• Save content during peak times: evenings and weekends
• Use the explore tab on Pinterest to see what’s trending and apply it to your content
• Use these best practices when naming your boards:
  • Make sure names are specific and relevant to your audience
  • Avoid extra spaces between letters and words
  • Don’t forget to fill in the board category, it helps people find your content
    
• Save Pins consistently throughout the week rather than all at once to maintain a steady content flow for maximum engagement. You can utilize a scheduling tool, like Tailwind, to make this easier. *Use our exclusive link for a month's trial with Tailwind
• Add the Save button on your blog or website. It increases saves up to 5x by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive for your audience to save your content on your behalf.
• Turn your fashion and home Looks into Pins. This is an exciting way for you to monetize Pinterest and allows your audience to shop the products they see in your Pins. You must monetize original content--never create a Pin with an image that is not your own
• Don’t delete any of your old boards or Pins since existing information and past engagement help Pinterest better understand your content. Rather than deleting, keep saving to those boards to utilize their influence. It’s more beneficial to continue to use a single board with a longer history, rather than create several newer boards with shorter histories
• Update your profile to a business account and claim your website
• Save the same Pins to multiple boards with categories both broad & specific for increased exposure
• Turn on Showcase to feature your top five boards at the top of your Pinterest profile. Include your Shop The Look board in Showcase as well!

Remember to always follow our FTC guidelines

Please keep in mind:

• Remember that randomly adding links that do not result in any purchases could result in being identified as a fraudulent member. ShopStyle is a partner to help content creators grow their brands and connect them with retailers. People who drive poor quality traffic hurt the community and industry as a whole, so we look to everyone to stick to best practices.
• Monetizing your Pinterest is an excellent supplementary tool to complement your blog Widgets and your Instagram Looks & Collections. We do not recommend relying exclusively on Pinterest as your sole tool for monetization.