Leveraging the Power of Pinterest for Passive Income
When thinking about how to make money online with social media, platforms like TikTok and Instagram are probably the first that spring to mind. But there’s one platform most people don’t think about: Pinterest. With a whopping 478 million active monthly users and tons of potential for making money, Pinterest can be a very interesting way for those interested in making some passive income.
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Did you know that 90% of Pinterest’s millions of visitors believe that the platform influences their shopping choices? Plus, 78% appreciate brand content that appears in their feed, and an astonishing 66% end up buying something they saw on Pinterest. And interestingly, Pinterest sends 33% more shoppers to websites than other platforms, including Facebook. With these metrics in mind and considering the low saturation of the platform, Pinterest is a strong tool for earning money without many followers. Below are four proven strategies that can help you make up to $1,500 per week on Pinterest, even without a large following.
Strategy #1: Leverage Pinterest Affiliate Marketing
Earning commissions when people buy something via your link after you posted your affiliate products on Pinterest is quite an easy way to earn money passively without having a huge following. The first thing you need to do is create an account with various affiliate programs. The videos in the description will give you a more detailed explanation about how to get signed up with the programs and how you can find programs that don’t require a large number of followers.
When creating your pins, please include a description with compelling words that, with the right keywords, can make your pin appear on searches and increase the likelihood of someone clicking on your affiliate link. Avoid using URL shorteners since they sometimes get flagged on Pinterest. To make $1,500 per week through affiliate marketing, you will have to make around 50 sales in a week, equivalent to about 7 sales a day. This number of sales is very much achievable considering millions of people are on Pinterest, and you only need a 1% conversion rate—high-quality pins will help you out in this case.
Strategy 2: Sell Products and Services on Pinterest
You can also sell your physical or digital products directly on the Pinterest platform. Use visually appealing, high-quality images to represent your products. Also, consider making some lifestyle images to show how people use your products in real life. For digital products, make exciting images explaining the product’s features and benefits. Add clear text overlays and engaging visuals.
You can also use Pinterest’s shopping features, such as the “Shop” tab, to make your products easy for people to find. For you to earn $1,500 per week selling products on Pinterest, you will need to sell approximately 30 products per week, which translates to about 4 sales per day. With the right product and the right pricing, along with the right marketing strategy, this goal will definitely be achievable.
Strategy 3: Leverage Brand Deals on Pinterest
Another way of making money through Pinterest is through brand deals. As a Pinterest account holder, you can partner with different brands and get paid for creating, sharing, or pinning their content to your audience. At the beginning, you can charge $500 per month for 30 pins, or one pin per day. As your views grow, you can start charging more for your services.
Strategy 4: Drive Traffic to Your Blog with Pinterest
The best part about Pinterest is that you can attach an article or a blog to every pin that you create or repost. Since you can drive traffic to your blog through Pinterest, you can then monetize it with Google AdSense, affiliate marketing, or the sale of your own product or service. Start by creating a free blog using the tools and tutorials in the video descriptions. Then, start posting pins on Pinterest that link back to your blog. With as few as 2,400 daily blog views from Pinterest alone, you can potentially earn $1,500 per week through a combination of AdSense, affiliate marketing, and product sales.
The thing is, you need to be consistent. Keep updating your content, refreshing the old pins, and keep hammering away at this thing. By utilizing these four strategies, you can turn your Pinterest account into a monster of income at a passive level, even with no big number of followers attached to your account.
So what are you waiting for? Use these strategies, and watch the earnings come in. Good luck, rockstars!
