Pin Amazon links to Pinterest
I wanted to highlight some Amazon products on some of my Pinterest boards and have them link back to my website. Unfortunately you cannot pin amazon product links. I could take a picture without a link and Pin it. That was the easy part.
I also wanted the link to open in new page. Here's where it got tricky. But I was determined so I worked at it until I got it figured out. If you haven't figured it out by now - I am stubborn. When I make up my mind I want to do something, I usually find a way.
There are other social media platforms besides Pinterest where the idea is to post pictures, such as Instagram. So I figured this would be good to figure out no matter what. If you want an example of what I'm talking about, look here:
and then here:
http://www.pinterest.com/yaymoms/babies-gift-ideas/
And again, I cannot post training for about another 6 weeks so - if you would like to know how, PM an email to me and I will send you a slide show.
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I tried one of your pins, but it take me to the baby-clothing, and not to the gifts. I know when people click and don't see what they expect, they might not look around to find it Stll a nice work-around , following you on Pinterest
I am surprised that you cannot post amazon links to Pinterest because I have always done that. I have been an amazon associate for a few years and I do post links..maybe it is different as an affiliate. I would check out your links to get a clearer understand. Glad you figured out a way though. Where thiere's a will there is always a way. Cheers
Here is one board that I pin amazon products http://www.pinterest.com/lyletteprimell/kindle-your-fire
That is cool, Angela. Including both links so we can see what you're talking about certainly helps with visualization. Can't wait to see your tutorial here. -Tina
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I thought you weren't able to post affiliate links on pinterest
You're not actually putting your affiliate link on Pinterest. I pin the image which takes you back to my site which has the affiliate link. I had to put a regular image on my web page and put the affiliate link in the caption. Because the regular way amazon gives you a pic with a link, you can't pin it. I just made a work around.
Ohh gotcha! What a great idea :)