If i ask you what is the best social media platform for making money then am sure you say youtube, instagram or tiktok. But there a secret powerhouse that smart content creators are using to make in dollars. And am sure these creators not tell you about the power of pinterest. Because They Don’t Want more competition in pinterest. So i tell you the biggest secret about pinterest. It is not a social media platform but its a visual search engine.
There is big difference between Instagram and pinterest. On instagram, youtube and tiktok people just scroll to see what their friends or favourite celebs are doing. But on pinterest people go there for looking for ideas, inspiration, products to buy, recipes to cook, and workout plans to try. Pinterest mostly users had already in buying or planning mindset. And this is the best opportunity To convert pinterest traffic into hard cash.
The best part is you don’t need thousands of followers to make money. Pinterest runs on keywords and search terms. If you have a new account on pinterest or you think about to create account on pinterest and you create high quality pins then you can go viral and get millions of views in just a few weeks. If you want to make money with your laptop or mobile then here are 3 highly realistic beginner friendly ways creators are making money using pinterest.
1. Driving Pinterest Traffic to a Monetized Blog or Website
If you have a website or blog then this trick work for you. Best part is if you don’t have website and blog then you can easily make it and start earn money. You just need a website or blog which is monetized with any platform. Am also using this trick from the last 2 years. You just need to create pin on pinterest and add your blog or article link there and after this people see your pin and click on link and redirect to your blog. If you are new in website or blog line then am tell you only people visit in your website or blog does not give you money.
You need to monetize your website and blog. Once your website monetize then people visit your blog or website and people watch ads on your website and you get money. You can join ad networks like google adsense, mediavine or Reptive. The more traffic pinterest sends to your site, the more views those ads get, and the more money you make passively. If you publish daily high quality pins then your pins goes viral in just few weeks.
2. Promoting Affiliate Links Directly on Pins
What if you don’t have website or blog? Affiliate marketing is the best solution for you if you don’t have website and zero knowledge of website and blog. Pinterest allows creators to add affiliate link directly inside their pins. This means you can make money without spending money on a website or blog. If you are beginner and don’t know what is affiliate links and how its work then don’t worry am tell you everything about it. Affiliate links give you some commission if anyone purchase product thru your link.
There is many platform you can signup for affiliate link like amazon associated, LTK or ShareASale. For earn money thru affiliate links you just need to join an affiliate program then create affiliate link and create high quality pins on pinterest and simply paste your affiliate link inside the pin. Every time someone click on your link and buy product then you get some commission. This is the best option many creators are using this trick. Because for this trick you don’t need to invest any one dollar.
3. Selling Digital Products (E-books, Workout Plans, and Templates)
Selling Physical products involves shipping, manufacturing costs. That’s why smart creators choose digital products. If you don’t know what is the digital product then i tell you, a digital product is something you create once and you sell it unlimited times. Because pinterest user constantly looking for solution to their problem. For example if you perfect in fitness and and you have good knowledge of diet and workout plan then you can create a digital product like fitness diet plan for weight loss, weight gain or workout plan.
If you good in design home inside with good interior or good products then you can sell digital room mood boards, interior design checklist or printable wall art. For earn money with digital product you just need for set up a simple free digital storefront on platforms like stan store, gumroad or etsy. Then you can create pins on pinterest that highlight the benefits of your digital product. For example if you create a workout plan or diet plan then your pin could show a beautiful infographic of a 7 days workout plan for workout and 1 week diet plan for diet. To get the full guide users click the pin buy the pdf file and download it instantly.
My Thoughts About Pinterest
If you ask me about my thoughts about pinterest then am tell you pinterest is a goldmine for creators who know how to use it. Once you know how to divert pinterest traffic in you website, blog, digital product or affiliate product then you make good amount of money. If you really interested make good amount of money then just pick one strategy that matches your daily lifestyle, setup your profile and start pinning. In starting maybe you don’t get views and clicks on your pin but don’t demotivate because once your one pin goes viral then you see results. For fast results create daily high quality pins, research about trending keywords. Once you understand pinterest algorithm then you make good amount of money. Many creators makes money from pinterest from the last many years and trust me many pinterest creators can’t tell you about these tricks because they don’t want more competition on pinterest platform. So Just go make a pinterest account if you don’t have. And start publish pins.