How To Make Money on Pinterest in the UK 2024

Pinterest is one of the easiest social media platforms to use if you want to make extra money in the UK. In this article, we will take a look at how to make money on Pinterest in 5 ways, even if you have no followers.

The reason that Pinterest is the best social media platform (in our opinion) to make money is that you do not need a large following to get views on your posts. This is because Pinterest acts as a visual search engine, meaning the algorithm favors helpful, optimized pins rather than pins created by accounts with loads of followers.

This is an advantage for new users who want to monetize social media but don’t have time to build their following.

There are many ways that you can use Pinterest to make money in 2024. In this guide, we will discuss the 4 most beginner-friendly options including 3 that we have tried ourselves.

4 Ways To Make Money on Pinterest

Here is an overview of the 4 best ways to make money on Pinterest in 2024. To learn more about how to start each method, keep reading.

1. Pinterest affiliate marketing: A free way to start making money on Pinterest, even if you don’t have any followers. Simply put affiliate links directly on your pins and wait for people to start purchasing through your links.

2. Brand partnerships: Get paid by brands to feature their products in your pins. This is another good option for creators who already have some following and want to monetize their audience.

3. Link to your own eCommerce store: Start your own eCommerce business and link directly from your Pinterest pins. This works best for products that can be photographed well such as clothing, interior design and beauty products.

4. Drive traffic to a monetized blog: Make money from ad networks by driving traffic from Pinterest to an informational blog. This takes a little longer than the other options but can be very lucrative.

A Closer Look at How to Make Money on Pinterest in the UK

Let’s take a closer look at each of the 5 best ways to make money on Pinterest. In the next section of our article, we will discuss what each method involves and how to start for free. If you follow the right steps, it is possible to make money on Pinterest with zero start-up costs and no followers.

1. Pinterest affiliate marketing

Pinterest affiliate marketing is our favourite way to make money on Pinterest in the UK because it is beginner-friendly, free to start and doesn’t require any followers. We actually tried this passive side hustle idea oursleves and made money after just 8 days of consistent pinning.

The process of making money with Pinterest affiliate marketing is simple:

1. Join a beginner-friendly affiliate marketing program

2. Choose some products to promote that photograph well

3. Create a Pinterest account that relates to the products you would like to promote.

4. Create visually appealing pins that showcase your products

5. Upload your pins 3x per day. Use keyword optimized descriptions and hashtags

6. Place your affiliate link directly onto your pins.

7. Post every day until you get your first sale

Pinterest affiliate marketing can be very successful if you are patient and consistant.

2. Brand partnerships

One of the most popular ways that established creators can make money on Pinterest is through brand partnerships. This involves being paid by a brand to feature their products in your pins.

Securing partnerships usually involves have an existing following. However, it is possible to work as a micro-influencer or UGC creator and work with brands even if you have a small following.

If you want to learn more about this, read our guide on how to become a UGC creator.

To land brand partnerships as an established Pinterest creator, follow these steps:

1. Create a personal brand. This means connecting with your audience, understanding your niche and becoming an ‘expert’ in your industry.

2. Reach out to brands or join and agency.

3. Communicate with brands and agree on the terms of the partnership.

4. Create promotional content that sloughs with your personal brand and share this on Pinterest.

5. Get paid through sponsored posts and affiliate links.

Brands seek creators who have a strong relationship with their audience. This is because people are more likely to buy products that are recommended by people that they trust.

The best way to build a good relationship with your audience is to share your opinions and provide insight into your personal life.

3. Link to your own eCommerce store

Another good way to monetize your Pinterest account is to use it to drive traffic to your own eConmerce store.

You could start a print-on-demand or drop shipping store for free, link directly your products on Pinterest and make money every time that someone makes a purchase.

There are a number of different eCommerce businesses that you could start however, dropshipping and print-on-demand are the most beginner and low-budget friendly.

After creating your eCommerce store, follow the steps below to drive traffic to your site from Pinterest:

1. Build your eCommerce store. Choose products that photograph well so that they can be promoted on Pinterest.

2. Order product samples and take Pinterest-worthy photos.

3. Link to your products directly from your Pinterest posts.

4. Post 3x per day, every day until you start making sales

Our team tried this Pinterest monetization strategy using a simple print-on-demand business. We designed some simple graphic tees, styled them to fit the ‘clean girl’ aesthetic (this is currently trending on social media), took some appealing photos and posted the images as pins on Pinterest.

It took about 3 weeks of consistent posting before we started getting visits to our store.

4. Drive traffic to a monetized blog

Pinterest is a very popular platform amongst bloggers, who use it to drive traffic to their blogs. You could turn this into a money-making opportunity by putting ads on your blog and earning a small commission every time that a visitor sees or clicks on an ad.

To be successful, try to post at least 3 blog posts per week and choose a niche that will appeal to Pinterest users. Examples include fashion, beauty, and interior design.

1. Create your blog for free using a platform such as WordPress.

2. Write a handful of blog posts about topics that can be made into appealing Pinterest Pins.

3. Create pins that are eye-catching

4. Link directly to your blog from your pins

5. Optimise your pins with keywords

6. Join an ad network such as Google AdSense

7. Post 5x per day using a mixture of idea pins and traditional pins to grow your traffic

You can start driving traffic to your blog with Pinterest as soon as you start publishing content. However, it may take some time for you to be able to join an ad network. A lot of ad networks have monthly traffic requirements. Most blogs will get enough traffic after 9 months of regularly posting content.

How Many Monthly Views Do You Need on Pinterest To Make Money?

The number of monthly views that you need to make money on Pinterest depends on which monetization strategy you use.

For example, you could technically make money from Pinterest affiliate marketing with just 1 view, as long as the viewer decides to purchase the product that you promote.

However, you will need a lot more monthly views to secure brand partnerships and get paid to post.

Although it is technically possible to make money on Pinterest with low views, during our research we found that accounts with higher monthly views tend to make more money from their content. Pinterest creators that make more than £1000 per month have on average 30,000 views per pin.

Views only lead to profit if you focus on increasing conversions. This involves creating content that makes viewers want to click on the link, buy the product, or read the blog post. Successful Pinterest creators also post regularly to establish themselves as an ‘expert’ in their niche, which is a good way to stay at the top of search results and build a good rapport with your audience.

Here are some top tips for increasing Pinterest conversions

1. Be honest. Viewers can see straight-through pins that are over-promotional or make false claims. Try to be honest and transparent by giving your audience a realistic review of the products that you promote. Helpful content is always more well-received than content that is made purely to sell.

2. Focus on aesthetics. Pinterest is a visual search engine which means that users search by image. To make your pins stand out in search results, use images that are visually appealing. When it comes to Pinterest, looks matter.

3. Don’t give too much away. If you’re trying to encourage viewers to read a blog post, it is important that you don’t give everything away in your Pin. Include enough information to draw people in but leave enough so that viewers have to click through to your blog to find out more.

4. Use trends to your advantage. If you’re trying to sell products on Pinterest, use social media trends to encourage viewers to buy. Use trending hashtags and photos of celebrities wearing/using similar products to make your products seem trendy.

5. Offer discount codes and sales. Another good way to increase Pinterest conversions is to provide your viewers with exclusive codes for money off of the products that you promote.

Conclusion

There are a number of different ways that you can make money on Pinterest in the UK 2024. After researching the different options available, we found that affiliate marketing is the most beginner-friendly method while using Pinterest to drive traffic to an eCommerce shop or blog is the most profitable monetization method.

As with any side hustle, it can take a lot of time to see any success on Pinterest. The most successful creators post multiple times per day, use optimized pin descriptions and engage with their audience.

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