How to Make Money with Pinterest

Use the “find friends” option
Social media sites are very integrated; use this to your advantage. Add all of the friends you can from other social media sites. This boosts your initial following, and will speed the process of gaining followers.

Focus on fashion and beauty
Now don’t get me wrong: you want to post from all the categories. But fashion and beauty are the stars of Pinterest, being largely the stuff that is posted, and they are also something that people are passionate about following.

Be an informed pinner
Don’t just re-pin stuff blindly. Post already popular stuff, post stuff that is currently in vogue, post useful information and sales and links. If your boards are actually useful to the user, you’ll have the best foundation to actually make money off of this.

OK, so we cleared the basics. Now how do we make money?

You’ll be pleased to know that making money is simpler than gaining followers. It used to be that  you could simply slap your Amazon or ClickBank affiliate links in your pins and get a commission whenever someone clicked on those links and bought the item(s). But that was pure spamming, and Pinterest put an stop to it, rightly so.

Now, you can follow the same principle (i.e., combining affiliate marketing with Pinterest) today with a few changes and still make money on Pinterest. There are multiple services, but personally, I recommend using ShopSense.

ShopSense is a service from ShopStyle that will allow you to earn money in return for driving traffic for certain retailers. Why do I recommend this one?

Well the good thing about ShopSense versus the competitors is that it will reward you JUST for driving traffic. It isn’t a commission-only service. So while you will earn a larger cut if your followers buy stuff, you’ll still make money just for getting them to check it out.

Furthermore, ShopSense has integrated pin buttons for every product. That means that you are definitely going to want to use this button when pinning products instead of your Pinterest button.

I can’t give you exact figures about how much you’ll earn, because the amount can fluctuate. However, you can always keep an eye on how much you’re earning from the dashboard at ShopSense.

A few tips to increase your earnings

In order to help you do your very best, I have these tips to offer:

Do NOT copy the product description from the site
It can be tempting, but it will make readers want to gloss over your post. Don’t let that happen, because it can be habit-forming.

Always write something in your own words about why you posted it– legitimacy is key here.

Pin across the categories
If you find a great unisex cardigan, why not post it to the Men’s category as well as the general fashion category?

This type of wide-focus pinning will get the maximum eyes on your posts, and net you more followers, to boot.

Emphasize deals and discounts
Sure, a lovely pair of pants is good… But what if you ‘just bought these great jeans ON SALE?’

It’s vital that you make your posts stand out, like an advertisement, but also don’t make them LOOK like an advertisement.

The key to that?

Just post it like you would if you weren’t making money.

Think about the time you’re posting
Sure, it might be fun to pin at 3am, but not many others are up at that time.

Try posting right after work, between 4pm and 8pm. This is when most users are taking a load off and browsing their phone.

Would rather get store credit than cash payments?

You’ll be pleased to know that you have this option, too.

Zulily and ShopLately are two sites that will credit you for directing paying customers to them.

ShopLately is actually willing to open negotiations with influential Pinterest users, so if your following is particularly large, you might want to establish a direct connection with them. They will set you a pin quota and reward you for keeping up on it.

Furthermore, they’ll give you an automatic $10 credit just for signing up through Facebook! How’s that for easy money?

Am I ready?

Yes, you’re ready!

There is no time like the present to get started on something like this.

If you don’t have a Pinterest account, making one is free and easy. You can do it in a matter of seconds.

If you already have one, good news– you’re already one step ahead.

You can get going right now if you put your efforts into it. And why wait? The opportunity to make money on Pinterest is right in front of you!

This is a chance to make money doing something fun, and you don’t even need to stand up from where you are right now. Follow the tips on this list, and you’ll be making your money in no time.