The core of receiving traffic from Pinterest is by creating pins or graphics that drive people back to your blog posts or website.
For each post, you need to make a minimum of one pin. Most bloggers advise making 2-4 pins for each post.
I know.. you will say it's a lot of work!
Yes, if you begin from zero for each pin, and every time. But there are templates that will help you. Just by replacing text and images with a template, you will get with a completely new pin.
Have you noticed how most bloggers who grow a well-established Pinterest presence, look to have the identical appearance for all of their pins?
If you think you do not know how to create a template (although it's very useful), there are several places, such as Etsy, Creative Market, and others where you can buy the Pinterest template.
How To Create Your Own Templates?
Since I'm trying to save on my budget for the site, I make my own templates.
For you who know how to use Photoshop or Illustrator, you will have no problem. For me, that is, however, too complicated.
So, I`m using Canva. ( www.canva.com)
It's very easy and simple, and also a free program where you can design your pins. You can also use Canva for other social networks, as well as for ebook covering and related stuff.
In Canva you will already get recommended sizes for different social networks, as well as ready-made templates that you need to customize to your website and brand.
In the beginning, your pins can be a little simpler or "ugly", but you will get the practice in time. And I noticed that the moment changes over time and is getting better.
Before you start making your pins, take a peek at the trending pins in your niche categories on Pinterest. Here you can get a lot of ideas, but remember that your pins should match your website or brand.
NEXT: Uploading Pins on Pinterest
I have added at least 1 pin to each of my blog posts as told in this training.
Can I add my affiliate link to an image in my post which can be placed as a pin by my visitors on their Pinterest Boards?
I tried this but when clicked on this pin in Pinterest it directs the visitor to the website of respective merchant I have affiliated with and not to my own website.
So is this fine or will I be violating any T& C’s of Pinterest if I do this?
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As mentioned in the first part of the training, I have already created 3 pins for each of my website articles in my Pinterest Business Account. I have used my own images from my website articles but they are not visually appealing as they are non-vertical pins. However, they have quite a few Impressions, Saves and Link clicks on Pinterest so far.
Now, this training asks us to create new vertical pins using the template from Canva. So does it mean that I have to delete and replace all the previous non-vertical pins with the new vertical pins for all my website articles?
Am I getting this right?
If so then what happens to all of my Impressions, Clicks, and Saves on Pinterest for these old pins?
Thanks,
Nick
So how many new pins per blog post do I need to make?
And if I make and add the new pins then the old pins plus the new pins will increase the total number of my pins.
So in order to maintain the 80:20 ration of my pins and other's pins, do I need to add more number of other's pins?
Thanks
Nick
Also, Congratulations on the purchase of your home, and becoming debt free. Those are fantastic events that some people never achieve.
I'm a mortgage underwriter, so helping someone get into a home is a great feeling - especially when it was a challenging deal.
But becoming debt free is a HUGE accomplishment! Not many people ever do that.
I'm brand new to WA, so reading your post was extremely inspiring; especially when you are getting 80% of your traffic from Pinterest.
I . LOVE . PINTEREST!
I already have a bazillion personal pins and many boards. I even have over 700 personal followers. When I get my site completed, I will definitely be using Pinterest as a tool to drive traffic to my business(es).
And you just gave me an idea for possibly being able to convert a couple of the personal boards to business boards, since they are my passions, and I haven't decided on a niche yet.
Thanks so much for the tutorials!!!
Kim
We have just completed your second tutorial and we are really excited to get started but of course, it is a learning curve for us.
We want to get everything right from the beginning. We do have a question for you regarding the "boards" that you recommend we set up.
Would it be correct to describe the "boards" as the equivalent of or similar to, the "categories" on our website? Are we understanding this correctly?
Colette and Philip
