Unlocking $164 Daily: My 47 Day Success Story with Pinterest Affiliate Marketing
Anyone can make money on Pinterest
The first time I heard about affiliate marketing on Pinterest, I was skeptical. Could it be possible to make money by pinning images and sharing links?
But the journey from having made $164 in 47 days to a day where that became my daily earnings nearly $170 has been a game changer. And I want to share my story and what I did as a newbie so that you can have the same experience.
Step 1: Understanding Pinterest Affiliate Marketing
Pinterest goes beyond a social media platform and is one of the most vital search engines used by people to get ideas and inspiration and to buy products.
Affiliate marketing promotes other people’s products and earns you a commission for every sale made through your particular, unique link. Here’s how you merge Pinterest’s strikingly visual nature with affiliate marketing to tap into a massive prequalified buying audience.
Step 2: Create Your Pinterest Business Account
The first thing I did to get going was set up a Pinterest business account. This had to be done because a business account would give me access to analytics and tools that a personal account simply doesn’t have. Here’s what I did:
1. Sign Up: I signed up with a business account.
2. Optimize Profile: I’ve set up a professional profile picture, wrote a keyword rich bio, and included a link to my website in the bio.
3. Enable Rich Pins: Rich Pins make my pins more informative and clickable by including extra details.
Step 3: Selecting a Profitable Niche
Choose a niche; it is very critical. I chose to pick a niche that I had a passion for and had high potential for sales in affiliate marketing —traffic boosters. Here are some tips for picking the right niche:
Interest and Passion: You’ll end up creating better content if you are interested in the topic.
Market Demand: Check the search box in Pinterest to see if the keywords you are using come up when people are searching for things.
Affiliate Programs: Ensure adequate affiliate products in your niche to promote.
Step 4: Be Part of an Affiliate Program
I subscribed to some affiliate programs that I would subscribe to, which match the niche of my website; those were:
Amazon Associates: Ideal for just about anything.
ShareASale: Offers quite an array of merchants and products.
Etsy Affiliate Program: Especially great for unique and handmade items.
Step 5: Creating Good Content
Content is king, also on Pinterest. I am all about creating high quality, visually attractive pins. Here’s how I make my content:
1. Research: I looked into trending topics, popular pins, and different pins from the audience in my niche.
2. Design: I developed eye catching pins with clear images, bold text, and consistent use of colors using Canva.
3. SEO: Optimized pins with proper keywords within their title, description, and hashtags.
Step 6: Pinning Strategy and Scheduling
So I developed a pinning strategy: Consistency is the key.
Daily Pinning: I pinned 15-30 pins a day throughout the day.
Tailwind: This scheduling tool helped me automate my pinning and kept my timings at their best.
Step 7: Analyze and Optimize
To track the performance of my pins, I used Pinterest Analytics. Below is a snapshot of the progress:
Before: I began with about 10 followers, and in one month, my pins were getting me around 1,000 impressions.
After: In only 47 days, I reached more than 11 followers (Followers don’t matter) and my pins received more than 7K impressions a month.
Step 8: Driving Traffic and Conversions
The point was to drive traffic into my affiliate links, and this is how I optimized my conversions:
Call to Action: I had clear calls to action on my pins that encouraged users to click.
Landing Pages: I developed exciting landing pages that contained a considerable amount of value and then led to my affiliate links.
A/B Testing: I tested different pins’ designs and descriptions to see what drove the most clicks and conversions.
Stage 9: Scaling Up
When I began to see consistent results, I just scaled up.
More Pins: I created more pins for the top performing products.
Collaborations: I collaborated with other pinners and bloggers for broader outreach.
Paid Ads: I ran Pinterest Ads to boost the best performing pins.
Conclusion
It’s been such a rewarding journey with Pinterest affiliate marketing for me. These steps brought me from earning peanuts to creating a booming business. Whether you’re just starting up or finetuning your approach, success on Pinterest still takes patience, creativity, and persistence. And you never know, but today, you might just unlock the way to $164 per day yourself.
