You pick up your phone, open Pinterest, and scroll past meal plans, wedding centerpieces, and fitness boards. You stop. Why are others making cash off these pins while you just pin things for fun? That ends today.
You don’t need a bank loan or tech background. What you need is to act. Pinterest doesn’t pay for views, but it drives traffic. Traffic leads to money if you push it the right way. It begins with focus.
Forget posting random aesthetic quotes. Pick a theme. Something people obsess over. Hair growth. Home workouts. Tiny kitchen decor. Natural skincare. Pick one. Make it yours.
You open a new Pinterest account. Not a personal one. A business one. Why? Because analytics matter. Click here to set up your Pinterest Business account: https://business.pinterest.com/
You create ten pins. Each one simple. Bright backgrounds. Short text. All pointing to your TikTok, YouTube, blog, or affiliate link. And now we begin.
- Send Pinterest Traffic to Your Blog
You write. Not novels. Just short, helpful stuff. Lists. DIY hacks. Free guides. Use free blogging tools. Blogger. WordPress. Medium. Pick one. Focus on titles that stop people mid-scroll.
You make pins for each blog post. Use Canva. Free. Link the pin to the blog. You see people clicking. Some stay. Some sign up for your email list. Some buy the $7 digital planner you made.
Your blog gets approved for ads. You earn cents. Then dollars. Every view matters. You write more. Pin more. More clicks. The wheel turns.
Start your free blog here: https://www.blogger.com or https://wordpress.com
- Promote Affiliate Products Through Pins
You sign up to an affiliate program. Amazon. Digistore. Impact. ShareASale. No products needed. Just your link.
You choose a product people search for. Weight loss tea. Dog toys. Phone tripods. You design a pin. Link it to a short article, or straight to the affiliate product.
You don’t lie. You don’t spam. You show it in use. You write captions like “What I used to grow my hair in 4 weeks.” The link does the rest.
Join affiliate programs:
- Amazon Associates: https://affiliate-program.amazon.com
- Digistore24: https://www.digistore24.com/en
- ShareASale: https://www.shareasale.com
- Sell Printables or Digital Products
You don’t sell mugs. You sell PDFs. Printable meal plans. Monthly planners. Affirmation cards. You make one on Canva. Turn it into a PDF.
You upload it on Gumroad or Etsy. You make a pin that shows a cropped sneak peek. You write something honest: “This meal plan helped me feed my family for $30 a week.”
People click. Some buy. They print it. You sleep. It sells again.
Start here:
- Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/sell
- Gumroad: https://gumroad.com
- Drive Traffic to Your YouTube Channel
You record. On your phone. Simple tips. Cleaning hacks. Study motivation. Tutorials. You upload. No camera tricks. Just you helping someone.
You take screenshots. You make vertical pins that say: “How I cleaned my entire house in 45 minutes.”
Pin. Pin again. YouTube traffic goes up. You hit 1000 subscribers. Monetization begins. You earn. You keep going.
Start YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/create_channel
- Use Pinterest to Promote Dropshipping Products
You open a Shopify store. Or use free tools like Ecwid. You don’t hold stock. AliExpress ships it for you. You just market.
You choose one niche. One product. You make a few clean pins. Show how it’s used. Aesthetic. Direct.
You link each pin to your product page. You promote it as if you made it. You focus on problems, not just features. You write “This saved my posture after sitting 8 hours daily.”
Set up a store:
- Shopify: https://www.shopify.com
- Ecwid Free Store: https://www.ecwid.com
- Get Paid to Pin Other People’s Products
Brands want exposure. They don’t have time. You offer it. You post their pins. You track the clicks. They pay for traffic.
You build a following. 1000 followers. Then more. Your profile has a theme. Brands DM you. You charge per pin. $10, then $20, then $50.
You join platforms that link you to sponsors:
- Influence.co: https://influence.co
- Collabor8: https://www.collabor8app.com
- Promote an Online Course or Coaching Offer
You have knowledge. You know something. Budget travel. Vegan cooking. How to grow a YouTube channel. You package it.
You record yourself on your phone. Break it into short lessons. Upload to Teachable or Gumroad.
You design pins that lead to a short landing page. People sign up. Some pay. Some email. You coach them. You help them win. They tell others.
Build your course:
- Teachable: https://teachable.com
- Gumroad: https://gumroad.com
This isn’t passive. You post. Daily. You test different pin designs. You see what people click. You double down.
You skip Netflix. You skip gossip. You make pins. You write. You earn. You learn. You improve. You keep showing up.
You don’t have money? Use free tools:
- Canva: https://www.canva.com
- Remove.bg (remove image backgrounds): https://www.remove.bg
- Pexels for free images: https://www.pexels.com
You have ten minutes? Make a pin. You have a phone? Record a video. You have 1 follower? That’s a start.
Every millionaire online started with zero. Zero money. Zero audience. Zero clue. They posted. They failed. Then earned. Then earned more.
So can you. Pinterest isn’t just for mood boards. It’s a goldmine. You just need to know where to dig. Now you do.
Go. Post your first pin.
