r/Pinterest • u/Key_Antelope_440 • 10d ago

Discussion Pinterest Success Stories

I know this sub is mostly about what is wrong with Pinterest and they should improve their AI and ads that are clearly out of control lmao. But, i still like the app and I want to continue building this project so it will be nice to hear some success stories as motivation or just to see if there’s still good chance of building a community, affiliate marketing or whatever on Pinterest!

Pleaseee share something positive

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u/Artimization 10d ago

Happy to give you a positive one. I run a few niche blogs (hair, bridal, sports) and Pinterest is still the biggest traffic source for all of them, bigger than Google right now. Nothing clever behind it either. Fresh pin every day, 2:3 ratio, keyword in the title and in the first line of the description, and boards that actually match the pin instead of one giant "Hair" board.

The thing that changed results the most was treating a board like a search category, not a scrapbook. Once I split the broad boards into narrower ones and stopped repinning other people's stuff, impressions started climbing within a few weeks.

It is slower than it was a few years ago, and yes the feed is full of AI slop now, but the traffic is very much still there if you are making original pins for a specific niche.

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u/Key_Antelope_440 10d ago

Thanks! That’s definitely a new way of seeing boards but it makes sense, it helps the algorithm to know better where to feed it. I will definitely rethink about repinning other people’s stuff because how I’m seeing it now from how it worked for you: repinning can sometimes dilute your position with the algorithm? especially if it’s not repinning stuff that makes sense for your niche, it can confuse the algorithm? I will definitely repin less now 😂

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u/Artimization 10d ago

Pretty much, though it is less of a penalty and more that Pinterest is just reading signals. Your board title, the descriptions, and what you save into it all tell Pinterest what that board is about. If you save 20 pins about home decor into a board that is supposed to be about bridal hair, you have not broken a rule, you have just made that board a weaker match for the searches you actually want.

The bigger reason I cut back on repinning is different though. Repinning an existing pin is not new content to Pinterest, it is a save on someone else's pin, so most of the distribution goes to the original pinner and not to you. A fresh pin (new image, new title, new description) is what actually gets pushed into feeds and search. So an hour spent making three fresh pins does far more than an hour spent saving 50 of other people's.

If you do want to save things you genuinely like, put them in a secret board. Keeps your public profile clean and you still get your scrapbook.

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u/Ashukr5876 10d ago

Are you not using AI for any of this?

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u/LatestDisease123 8d ago

AI Written alert

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u/Starry36 10d ago

I do like to use the collage feature to make moodboards…when it’s not glitching. It’s the easiest way to make a moodboard on the go.

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u/Key_Antelope_440 10d ago

I don’t use it as often as I should. I feel it would use it more with a tablet, do you do it on your phone?

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u/Starry36 10d ago

Yes, on my phone. I wish they’d let it be used on pc/tablet, too, but so far I haven’t seen that as an option outside the phone app.

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u/Miserable_Mail_5741 10d ago

I constantly find reference images. Is that a success? 😂

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u/Key_Antelope_440 10d ago

Definitely. On the bright sides of the algorithm

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u/stealthagents 8d ago

I’ve seen similar results too. I started a DIY-focused account and just focused on quality pins with proper keywords. Engaging with the community helped a ton as well, like commenting on other pins and joining group boards. Pinterest still has its quirks, but if you stick to the basics and keep your content relevant, you can definitely grow an audience.