How to Use Pinterest for Affiliate Marketing
If you’re looking to learn how to use Pinterest for affiliate marketing you’re in luck. This is a guide on how to use Pinterest to get more affiliate sales.
Pinterest had formerly banned affiliate links on their platform but in the recent years have allowed them to come back. With that allowance you can now monetize your pinning and make an income without actively pushing out new content.
What is affiliate marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a tactic to earn a commission on products you love to use but don’t make yourself. You sign up for programs and they give you a custom link that is trackable and when you make a sale you earn a small commission.
How do I get affiliate links to put on Pinterest?
The most common way to get link to share on any platform is to use affiliate networks like Rakuten, ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, FlexOffers, ImpactRadius, PartnerSnack, Amazon or going directly to the website and locating their affiliate signup link.
For example with Tailwind you can see in their footer it says “become an affiliate”. You want to find those.
Can Amazon affiliates post on Pinterest?
Yes, Amazon affiliate links are allowed on Pinterest now. If you’re wondering how to promote amazon products on pinterest one great way to do it is to create high value content like this idea pin showcasing my desk setup and tagging your affiliate links in the idea pin. Amazon is one of the programs where you can tag your links on your idea pin directly.
What can I create affiliate links for?
Great question here are some of the most common things you can create pins for affiliate products.
- Tools used in your business
- Tools used to build things
- Furniture
- Decor
- Cooking supplies & tools
- Cookware
- Clothing, shoes, hats, sunglasses
- Makeup & beauty products
- Books, movies & games
- Courses, hosting software, etc
What are the disclosure requirements?
You are required to disclose an affiliate relationship. Even though some people might not read your description you need to put something in there.
The most common disclosure at the end of the description is to put (affiliate) or simply type “this is my affiliate link”…
I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. Please seek the help of a professional if you are at all worried about using affiliate links on Pinterest.
How to make affiliate links effective?
- Don’t go overboard with your links
- Add only relevant pins to your existing boards
- Create posts that highlight products and pin those
- Write how to posts & review posts for better conversion
- Craft great keyworded descriptions
- Create multiple images for your affiliate products
- Create idea pins for your affiliate links & tag your links in them
- Do not under any circumstances use link shorteners on Pinterest
- Always disclose it’s an affiliate link!
How can Pinterest help with affiliate marketing?
Pinners are a known for their planning and shopping habits. They are looking for things to help them in their lives and this platform is great for driving that traffic and sales. Pinterest can help with affiliate marketing by allowing you to create a traffic source to your affiliate links.
You shouldn’t just spam your links though. Be sure you’re creating high value content and Pinterest images.
Do you need followers on Pinterest to make money?
Can I make money on Pinterest without a website?
Pinterest affiliate marketing tips
Now that you have the basics let’s cover the details for what you need to do on Pinterest to get your affiliate pins found.
Create multiple pins for each piece of content
Don’t just stop at creating 1 pin and being done. Create pins for your content regularly and link to those affiliate links. The more you use your keywords and make pins the more chances you have to be found.
Optimize your pins for Pinterest SEO
Be sure you’re creating pins with Pinterest SEO in mind. You’re going to find keywords related to your affiliate offers then use those to make pins. Add your keywords to your text overlay, pin title and description.
Keep your affiliate pins related
I get this question a lot and I want to remind you if you didn’t know this already… Pinterest will get confused if you’re promoting totally different things. For example, you’re promoting affiliate marketing tips & makeup is going to confuse Pinterest. So if you want to promote makeup keep it to that beauty theme. Don’t confuse the platform.
Publish new pins consistently
I like to create pins for products and free content regularly. This means I’m going to be creating pins for Tailwind frequently because I’m an affiliate partner. So don’t just post about that product once and be done with it.
What not to do on Pinterest for affiliate marketing
You definitely do not want to steal content in order to make money with affiliates and I break that down in this video.
Advanced Pinterest Affiliate Marketing Strategies
If you’re looking for more advanced Pinterest affiliate marketing strategies then you definitely need to watch this video.
In Conclusion
You may want to consider adding affiliate marketing for Pinterest to your strategy. We teach more about this topic inside of Pin Profit Academy too.
Heather Farris went to school for accounting and worked for years in banking and finance. After finding all of that entirely too boring she started her first blog in her basement in August of 2016. She has started 3 blogs in the marketing, motherhood and travel niches and used Pinterest to grow them all. She quickly became the go-to Pinterest strategist in her peer circles and has been implementing strategies, driving traffic and sales through organic and paid tactics for her clients. On this blog and her YouTube channel, as a renowned Pinterest marketing expert, she educates the public about clear and transparent marketing strategies to help them to grow on Pinterest and in other places online.
