You can take full advantage of Pinterest by directly entering your affiliate link into the URL of objects that you rePin. Please do not steal the link. By this I mean if someone has already created a direct link to their affiliate link, leave it intact. We all must get along and removing links is just hitting below the belt. If you need to promote the product, pin the image from somewhere that does not include a competing affiliate link.
To do this:
- Pin the image to your board.
- Open the image by clicking on it.
- Acquire your affiliate Link from Amazon, Commision Junction or another affiliate program.
- Cloak the link using the my linker tool here at WA.
- Paste the cloaked link into the Link box on the editing window.
- Save the pin.
It has been postulated that amazon links have been changed by the powers that be at Pinterest. You can get around this by cloaking your links.
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smokeywins
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Great training! I have actually been using it to get more exposure for the craft supplies I have been selling on eBay. Have already had some successful re-pins. I also follow others who re-pin, like, comment on my pin or another pin I had commented on that is not in my list which helps extend my overall reach.
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Kyle
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Great training. Pinterest is a great way to obtain reach.
The key is to host images and to pin images (on your site) that people want to share. The more shares you get, the more followers you have, and ultimately the more reach and traffic you will get from your Pinterest account.
Don't forget to add your affiliate links within your Pins (where necessary)!
The key is to host images and to pin images (on your site) that people want to share. The more shares you get, the more followers you have, and ultimately the more reach and traffic you will get from your Pinterest account.
Don't forget to add your affiliate links within your Pins (where necessary)!
PierWalkerSOS
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It is true that Pinterest do replace Amazon Affiliate's links with their own links.
If you simply pin a picture, along with your Amazon Associate linked URL, the only ones likely to make any money are Pinterest themselves. And they are making bucket loads of it, I understand!
WA's My-Linker gets round this nicely.
What worries me though is if Pinterest devise a way to replace Amazon bound My-Linker links with their own links. Anyone know if this is feasible or likely to happen?
Good article. Thanks.
I like the new layout, by the way. Much easier to find exactly what I want on WA.
Well done to all involved in the upgrade.
Dave
If you simply pin a picture, along with your Amazon Associate linked URL, the only ones likely to make any money are Pinterest themselves. And they are making bucket loads of it, I understand!
WA's My-Linker gets round this nicely.
What worries me though is if Pinterest devise a way to replace Amazon bound My-Linker links with their own links. Anyone know if this is feasible or likely to happen?
Good article. Thanks.
I like the new layout, by the way. Much easier to find exactly what I want on WA.
Well done to all involved in the upgrade.
Dave
