1. Link to your products on Pinterest<\/h3>\n
The easiest way to make money on Pinterest is to add links to your product pages on pins. You can use all your product photos as pins for your product. Optimize the title and description for keywords. Then, add a link to the product page for the corresponding photo. If you do this for all your products, you\u2019ll start attracting traffic to them over time. Keep in mind that Pinterest is not the kind of platform where pins typically go viral immediately. Some pins gain traction months or even years after they are created. As you add new products to your store, regularly add new pins to keep your Pinterest account active.<\/p>\n
2. Create multiple pins per product page link<\/h3>\n
For each page of your site, aim to have 2-3 pins per link. You want different photos or created pins for each one to prevent spam. You don\u2019t need to upload all the pins for the same link at once. Spacing them out can give them another boost later on. However, having only one pin per post doesn\u2019t guarantee success. For some blog posts I\u2019ve written, I\u2019ve added 10 pins with completely different images and watched some of them go viral. It depends on the post you create. Some pins make sense to have many designs. While you don\u2019t want to risk getting your account taken down, you can add more than one pin per link on your profile.<\/p>\n
3. Run Pinterest ads<\/h3>\n
Pinterest ads aren\u2019t as profitable as those on most ad platforms, like Facebook or Instagram. However, there is a small hack that Pinterest ads are good for: amplifying search listings. A few years ago, I noticed that whenever one of my Pinterest pins went viral, it would rank on page one of Google for that keyword. If your page is properly optimized for search, you have a high domain authority, and want to increase your ranking on Google, you can run a Pinterest ad to amplify your search listing. In SEO, we call this social signals. Basically, after running a Pinterest ad, your pin gains more repins, which increases its popularity. Then, once the ad is done, the pin often continues
sending traffic for a while, allowing you to maintain your position since it\u2019s now ranked higher on Pinterest, too.<\/p>\n
4. Sell someone else\u2019s products on Pinterest<\/h3>\n
You can also make money on Pinterest by selling someone else\u2019s products on Pinterest. You can do this by joining an affiliate program. One example of an affiliate program you can join is Payhip Partner Program<\/a>. Payhip has an affiliate program where you can promote Payhip on Pinterest by adding your custom affiliate link and earning a 50% recurring commission on what Payhip makes from the sale. Overall, you can write blog posts and post them on Pinterest and earn sales. Affiliate marketing is allowed on Pinterest, with active pinners regularly posting links to other products.<\/p>\n You can make money on Pinterest by driving traffic to your blog. If your blog is optimized with products, affiliate links, ad networks, or any other income stream, you can add links to your blog posts on Pinterest and still earn money. To boost your blog sales, you need to have a ton of traffic. Sending traffic from Pinterest is a surefire way to get your sales rolling in. If you\u2019ve been building your blog for some time, you can add multiple pins per blog post, each with a different style and aesthetic. Try matching the looks of some of the currently ranking blog posts. Some pins’ aesthetics get grouped together visually, making it easier for your pins to rank for that keyword.<\/p>\n Those wanting to make money on Pinterest can also do so by becoming a virtual assistant for Pinterest accounts. If you\u2019re constantly active on Pinterest, you can pair up with brands by actively posting on Pinterest on their behalf. You\u2019ll be able to get paid for your work while building a following on a Pinterest account. While you won\u2019t own the Pinterest accounts, you\u2019ll be able to earn a living by managing Pinterest accounts for brands full-time.<\/p>\n You can also earn money on Pinterest by partnering with brands. You can do sponsored posts on Pinterest, where you pin another brand\u2019s products on your own Pinterest account for a sponsored post fee. If you own a popular blog or website, you can add sponsored pins as a service you offer to brands to market their business, blog, or products.<\/p>\n Before you launch your Pinterest account, choose a profitable niche. While you can add boards in any product category, having a focused niche will help you boost your overall followers since they\u2019ll want to see more of the same type of content you offer. For example, if you sell cookbooks, having multiple boards devoted to different cuisines, recipes, diets, and more will allow you to build an extensive collection while maintaining a niche focus on food. That way, people who see your bio link will be more likely to purchase your products since they\u2019re looking for exactly that kind of content.<\/p>\n A Pinterest business account allows you to access analytics, advertising, ecommerce features, rich pins, advanced targeting, and so much more. There are more benefits to having a Pinterest business account than not. Plus, there are no fees for signing up. To create a Pinterest business account, you should go to Pinterest, then click sign up, then click Create a free business account, enter your details, and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n When optimizing your profile, ensure your business logo, name, and website link are included. You also want to create various boards that match the niche’s main keywords. For example, \u201cGym aesthetics,\u201d \u201cKeto diet,\u201d \u201cPersonal finance,\u201d and so on. Whatever board topics make sense to you. Pinterest also gives board name recommendations in case you\u2019re stuck with modern Pinterest search keywords rather than just your traditional SEO keywords. A combination of the two could work favorably for you, though.<\/p>\n You can perform keyword research by typing in standard keywords for your niche and digging around. You can see what people title their pins and how their descriptions are labeled to help inspire your own copy. Some people go for the strict SEO route, while others use keywords that their audience usually uses to describe their niche. Taking time to research keywords will also allow you to see the kind of pins that appear at the top for your keywords, so you can understand Pinterest\u2019s main aesthetic, too.<\/p>\n Some pins are more clickable than others. On Pinterest, you want to match the look of the pins for that keyword. One of my most viral pins was a screenshot from my notes app of different Instagram captions for an article I wrote. There was no call to action on the pin. It was just a list of caption ideas with some emoji graphics. However, the article link was to an article on that exact keyword, so the graphic matched the article’s intent, resulting in high click-throughs. For some pins, just adding a blog post title and a well-designed graphic can lead to high click-through rates. Your product photos, if they\u2019re compelling, can also drive impulse purchases from people who want to buy that exact item. Overall, there are multiple ways to achieve a high click-through rate, so you can try different styles to see what works best for your niche.<\/p>\n To make money on Pinterest, you need to create high-quality content to avoid being penalized for spam. The high-quality content can be a blog post, landing page, or product page. If you\u2019re promoting a product, if the product isn\u2019t yours but through an affiliate link, make sure you disclose that it\u2019s an ad. If the product is yours, you\u2019ll want to add multiple pins of different product angles. Some Pinterest users say you\u2019ll get dinged if you add too many pins to the same link in a short time frame. I\u2019ve actually done this before and didn\u2019t get marked as spam, and multiple pins of the same batch actually went viral. Use caution to not add too many pins for the same link at the same time, but you can do a few. If you\u2019re concerned, space it out.<\/p>\n If you want to make money on Pinterest, you need to post consistently. If you post a bunch of pins and then don\u2019t post again for several months, you likely won\u2019t see the traction you would\u2019ve gotten if you had kept posting on a weekly or biweekly basis. Stick to the schedule that works for you. If you\u2019ve only got time on Saturday nights when you\u2019re lounging on the couch, then stick to that as a routine. Setting a notification to post on Pinterest will help keep things going. Remember, you can schedule pins directly in Pinterest, so you don\u2019t have to be online for the exact time you want the pin up.<\/p>\n If you have a Pinterest business account, you\u2019ll have access to Pinterest analytics. Your analytics in Pinterest can be set for a specific range or a custom range of your choosing. You can get data on impressions, engagements, outbound clicks, saves, audience size, and more. You\u2019ll be able to see the exact numbers for all your pins, with your top pins appearing first per category.<\/p>\n A little secret most creators don\u2019t notice is that if a pin goes viral on Pinterest, your article\u2019s ranking in search engines also rises. You can actually get an article on page one of Google because of a viral Pinterest post, provided that your article is optimized for search. You can actually use Pinterest as a search amplifier by running Pinterest ads on a page you\u2019ve optimized well for search. What happens is that the ad drives traffic to your pin and repins. After the ad stops running, the repins, and your new elevated position keep working their magic to give you a consistent stream of traffic. I typically set a budget of about $50 for about 3-4 days on pins. Remember, your pin name should be the article’s main keyword to attract a relevant audience to your landing page. If you don\u2019t have a budget to do this, just keep adding pins, and with time, pins will start taking off.<\/p>\n If you create only one pin per link, you have only one shot to make it go viral. However, if you post multiple pins with different aesthetics, you could gain more visibility. For product photos, you might have lifestyle photos, product photos, or short videos of products; you could pin all of those with a link back to your product page to help you gain as much visibility as possible. If you\u2019re pinning a blog post, you could do one with the name and title of the blog post to get people to read it, another one of an infographic based on the details of the blog post, and more. You shouldn\u2019t add multiple images of the same exact pin to Pinterest, as you\u2019ll likely get flagged for spam. It can be a similar aesthetic, but not the exact same graphics.<\/p>\n Success in Pinterest marketing boils down to experimentation and mirroring. The best way to experiment is to look at the top pins of any keyword and see the styles of pins people create. Look at specific keywords, as well as broader ones, to determine which aesthetic that keyword tends to rank with. Mirroring works really well on Pinterest. If you see everyone is creating a pin in a specific color palette, template, or design style, emulating that look for your own pin will make it more likely that you\u2019ll rank well and near the top.<\/p>\n Pinterest is a search-based social media platform. Optimizing your titles, descriptions, and alt tags for specific keywords will help you rank higher for those keywords. Knowing SEO and having experience in it will make you a better pinner. When labeling your title, just adding your main keyword can be enough. If you have a blog post title, you don\u2019t need to add the entire title. If your product names are titled non-SEO names, like Sophia necklace, you should use the keywords to describe what type of necklace it is, like gold pendant necklace, instead on Pinterest with a link to your Sophia necklace on your website. Adding the keyword in alt tags also helps explain exactly what the graphic is. Your description should be detailed and may include additional keywords in a more natural form. Avoid keyword stuffing in descriptions; keep them readable.<\/p>\n The odds that you will always be on Pinterest at the best times to post on Pinterest are rare. Life happens, work gets busy, and time slips through the cracks. Fortunately, you don\u2019t need an external scheduling tool to schedule pins on Pinterest, as you can do it directly on their website. You can find research online on the best times to post. On weekends, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. are the best times to post. On weekdays, particularly Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. are the best times. This data changes over time, so don\u2019t forget to check different sources over the years.<\/p>\n Payhip is a great tool for Pinterest users looking to make money on Pinterest. Payhip is an online store builder that hosts your digital and physical products securely, processes your payments, and has free marketing tools you can use to grow your business. You can sell ebooks, digital downloads, online courses, coaching, memberships, and physical products on Payhip. Payhip even has a free plan that doesn\u2019t require a monthly subscription fee but still lets you access all the platform\u2019s features without limits. Learn how to sell on Pinterest<\/a> with Payhip.<\/p>\n Sell Digital Products with Payhip<\/p>\n No monthly fees. No tech headaches.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Canva is a popular design tool for creating your pins. Many Pinterest users create pins for blog posts, landing pages, and product pages in Canva. After they download the graphics, they upload the picture to Pinterest. Some product pages aren\u2019t visual, like an online course where you can\u2019t just take a screenshot and create a pin for the product. As a result, they turn to Canva to create their own graphics to promote their courses.<\/p>\n Pinterest Trends<\/a> is packed with the latest trends in what people are pinning and clicking links to. There\u2019s always some seasonality to it, such as pumpkin patch outfits around Halloween, but you\u2019ll find hidden gems within this page. It includes popular trends, upcoming events that are big on Pinterest, shopping trends with the products with the most outbound clicks, and search trends with the exact keywords people are searching.<\/p>\n Yes, you can make money on Pinterest. You can make money on Pinterest through selling your own digital and physical products, being an affiliate for someone else\u2019s products, sending traffic to your site with ads on the page, or by partnering with brands.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no minimum number of followers you need to make money on Pinterest, especially if you\u2019re selling your own products. Pinterest followers are rarer than on most social media platforms. However, you can get sales from your pins because your pins can still appear in search results for their keywords on Pinterest.<\/p>\n No, Pinterest doesn\u2019t pay creators directly. Pinners don\u2019t get paid for pin views or engagement. Those who make money on Pinterest are typically selling a product, either digital or physical. They might have a blog that they monetize with ads. Some pinners might also earn money by selling services through their websites, where they share blog posts. Some pinners might also offer virtual assistant services, building and managing Pinterest accounts for businesses.<\/p>\n The fastest way to make money on Pinterest is by selling your own products there. If you have an ecommerce store with dozens of products, you could create pins for each product. The more pins you have on Pinterest, the more likely it is that a few of them will go viral. Having hundreds or thousands of pins on Pinterest promoting your products is a good way to make money on Pinterest.<\/p>\n Yes, beginners can make money on Pinterest. If you\u2019ve just started an ecommerce business, you can add your pins to Pinterest as soon as you sign up. You don\u2019t need to have experience to be active on Pinterest. Some graphic design experience can be helpful when designing pins. However, it isn\u2019t necessary. Some people simply pin photos from their product pages.<\/p>\n It typically takes between three and six months of regular pinning and optimizing your pins for search and clicks to start making money on Pinterest. The more active you are on Pinterest, the more potential you have to make money on Pinterest. With every product link you share, you have more and more potential to make more money from Pinterest.<\/p>\n The best digital products to sell on Pinterest include: Notion and spreadsheet planners, Canva and social media templates, digital planners and journals, printable wall art and home decor, and wedding and event invitations.<\/p>\n Yes, affiliate marketing is allowed on Pinterest. You can easily pin a third-party partner\u2019s products or website onto your page. When pinning an affiliate link, you need to disclose that it\u2019s an affiliate link or a paid partnership. You also can\u2019t use link shorteners to hide affiliate links. You\u2019ll also want to post your affiliate links alongside non-commercial pins to prevent your account from being flagged as spam. Not every pin you create should be aimed at earning commissions, according to Pinterest\u2019s policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n No, you can\u2019t sell products directly on Pinterest, as it doesn\u2019t manage transactions or checkouts. Pinterest is primarily for sharing links to your online store, website, or app. You can use Payhip to host your products and pin links from your Payhip store or blog on Pinterest.<\/p>\n No, you don\u2019t need a website to make money on Pinterest. You can be an affiliate marketer sharing someone else\u2019s links, partner with brands through sponsored content, or offer freelance services where you build another brand\u2019s Pinterest account. However, having your own website is the most profitable way to make money on Pinterest, as you receive the full sale amount of every product you sell rather than a small cut.<\/p>\n You should post at least 1 to 5 new pins every day to grow naturally on Pinterest. If you\u2019ve created, for example, 100 pins all at once, your best bet is to schedule them over the course of a couple of weeks with a few pins added per day. Staying consistent and adding new links is a great way to showcase activity on your Pinterest account to maximize your performance.<\/p>\n Pinterest is still worth it in 2026. It still has a massive audience, with Gen Z actively on Pinterest, using the platform to build their aesthetics, learn, and find products they love. Pinterest is also known for providing evergreen traffic, with some pins sending traffic to sites for years. Most Pinterest users are in the research or buying phase when on the platform. For example, someone looking up wedding invitations on Pinterest is likely planning to buy a template or design for their invitation.<\/p>\n\n5. Drive traffic to your blog<\/h3>\n
6. Become a virtual assistant for Pinterest accounts<\/h3>\n
7. Partner with brands<\/h3>\n
<\/span>How to Start Making Money on Pinterest<\/span><\/h2>\n
1. Choose a profitable niche<\/h3>\n
2. Create a Pinterest business account<\/h3>\n
3. Optimize Your Profile<\/h3>\n
4. Perform Keyword Research<\/h3>\n
5. Design Clickable Pins<\/h3>\n
6. Create High-Quality Content<\/h3>\n
7. Publish Consistently<\/h3>\n
8. Analyze Your Results<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Pinterest Best Practices<\/span><\/h2>\n
1. Use Pinterest as a search amplifier<\/h3>\n
2. Create multiple pins for each link<\/h3>\n
3. Test different pin styles<\/h3>\n
4. Write SEO-optimized titles and descriptions<\/h3>\n
5. Schedule your pins<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Best Tools for Pinterest<\/span><\/h2>\n
1. Payhip<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n2. Canva<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n3. Pinterest Trends<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Can you really make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
How many followers do you need to make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Does Pinterest pay creators directly?<\/h3>\n
What is the fastest way to make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Can beginners make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
How long does it take to make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
What are the best digital products to sell on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Is affiliate marketing allowed on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Can you sell products directly from Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Do you need a website to make money on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
How often should you post on Pinterest?<\/h3>\n
Is Pinterest still worth it in 2026?<\/h3>\n