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Should I add the location in my bio?
I have more than 1 business, should I create a separate Pinterest business account for each one?
How can I give my VA access to my Pinterest account without sharing personal details?
Can I have multiple admins to my Pinterest account?
How do I delete my Pinterest account?
What kind of profile picture should I use?
How do I claim my website?
When I re-brand or follow a new niche, do I need to delete boards or start a new account?
What should I do when I am affected by a Pinterest glitch?
How do I delete my profile cover?
What should I do if my account gets suspended?
Is it possible to continue on Pinterest without claiming a website? What could be an alternative to claiming a website?
I don’t see the option to claim my Instagram in Pinterest Profile. Why?
Is verification only for businesses/brands/famous people? Can it be an individual?
I have duplicate pins. Do I need to manually remove them?

Analytics

Are outbound clicks more important than link clicks?
Why do I see fluctuations in my impressions/analytics?
The Pinterest Trend tool seems to be unavailable in my country. What can I do?
Are my own clicks and impressions counted by Pinterest?
How do I connect my Pinterest account to Google Analytics?
What should I do when I am affected by a Pinterest glitch?
Do carousel pins attract more engagement?
My pin doesn’t get any impressions. What can I do?
Are group board pins being shown beyond the group collaborators?

Blogging

Should I build or have a blog to properly leverage Pinterest?

Design & Specs

What is the ideal size for an image pin?
I sell physical products. Which pin design works best for me? Layover text or simply just post the picture?
I feel like my brand colors do not match the colors mainly used on Pinterest. Will this affect my pin clicks?
When I share my Instagram post to Pinterest, should I share it directly or save it on camera first, to manually upload it to Pinterest?

Etsy

My domain forwards to my Etsy shop, I don’t have a separate store. Will I benefit from the Rich Pins?
When I create a Pin in Canva with an Etsy link and “Publish to Pinterest”, it replaces the description I wrote with the full Etsy product listing description. Why is this happening and how can I avoid this?
Can I become a verified Pinterest merchant with my Etsy store?
Is there an option to claim my Etsy account on Pinterest Profile?

Followers

How many followers do I need to start working on my account?
How do I get more followers?

Getting Started

I claimed my website, but the claim button next to my website isn’t red. Does this mean my website is not claimed?
A website/ platform I use does not accept Pinterest code in order to allow me to “claim” it. Will I still be able to add my links to my Pins?
How long will it take to claim my website?
Can I have multiple admins to my Pinterest account?
How many followers do I need to start working on my account?
What kind of profile picture should I use?
How do I claim my website?
I have issues accessing the course content on a mobile phone. What can I do?
How do I delete my profile cover?

Group Boards

Should I be pinning high traffic pins from other boards to mine to give it momentum? Then remove it later?
How do I find the best group boards to post to?
How do I best contact group boards which I want to join on Pinterest?
Is it worthwhile to join group boards?
Are group board pins being shown beyond the group collaborators?
Should I be joining Pinterest Group boards or Tailwind community boards?

Idea Pins

My story pin impressions are declining even though they were doing quite well before. Why is that so?
Can I edit an idea pin after it has already been published?
Can I use 1 already created pin as a normal and idea pin as well? Would it be considered as a fresh pin or not?
How to add captions for Idea pins?

Keywords

Do you have to write keywords in the specific order you find them or can you mix them up?
The Pinterest Trend tool seems to be unavailable in my country. What can I do?
Do I have to research keywords like I do for Google or does Pinterest automatically detect the keywords I use in titles and Pin descriptions?
How can I do keyword research beyond the two methods described in the program?

Niche

How do I know if my niche will work on Pinterest?

Personal Boards

How many boards can I re-pin my new pin to?
How often should I create new boards?
What kind of board topics should I create?
Is there a recommended number of boards that I should set up?
Why do I need to save others’ pins? Won’t that send traffic to my competition?
Can I create boards for multiple categories even if they are unrelated?
Should I post my new pins to my main personal board or should I save it to the boards I have with other peoples content as well?
Can I add a pin to multiple boards when I upload them?
Should I be pinning high traffic pins from other boards to mine to give it momentum? Then remove it later?
When I re-brand or follow a new niche, do I need to delete boards or start a new account?
How do I find the best group boards to post to?
After creating a Pin for a blog post, product, or any content, what kind of boards should I prefer for pinning? Is there any order to follow?

Pinning

Where should I upload first? Pinterest or Tailwind?
What is a good recommended daily pinning schedule?
What exactly is a fresh pin?
What to do if my pin goes viral?
How often should I create a new pin?
What is the best time to publish a new pin?
How many pins should I make per blog post?
Is there a difference between saving a pin from your blog post or directly to Pinterest?
Is posting pins during weekend is recommended?
Should I post my new pins to my main personal board or should I save it to the boards I have with other peoples content as well?
Which strategy do you think is better? Spacing the same image closer to each other like 1-3 days apart or 1 – 2 weeks apart?
What is a go-to ratio for pinning your pins vs the pins of others?
Can I add a pin to multiple boards when I upload them?
Why do I see many impressions on my pins but no clicks?
Can I make a 100 pins with the same URL and description if I change the image?
How many regular pins / video / story pins should I create a month? How many iterations of pins per original piece of content (URL) should I create? What’s the best workflow on a monthly basis to achieve results?
Should I be pinning high traffic pins from other boards to mine to give it momentum? Then remove it later?
What is the difference between the Pinterest scheduler and Tailwind?
Should I use the Canva Pro scheduling tool for Pinterest?
How many times can I pin the same pin to Pinterest?
Do carousel pins attract more engagement?
How can I make most fresh pins out of my product images?
Can I create pins that do not direct to any blog post or URL or will this be considered spam?
Do you have a plugin you recommend for posting Pins?
How can I delete or unpin a saved pin in one of my boards which is irrelevant to it?
After creating a Pin for a blog post, product, or any content, what kind of boards should I prefer for pinning? Is there any order to follow?
I have duplicate pins. Do I need to manually remove them?

Pinterest Updates

Latest Q&A
Idea Pins – May 2021

Product Pins

I’ve noticed that when I tag products in my pins, the description reverts back to my website description after some time. Is this normal, or a glitch?
When I create a pin and click “Publish at a later date” it doesn’t provide the option to tag products. Can I only tag my products when I publish immediately?
Verified Merchant Program FAQ
How do catalog pins work?
How do I know if my rich pins are validated?
I sell physical products. Which pin design works best for me? Layover text or simply just post the picture?
How do I promote product pins?
Should I get rich pins installed?
I have a product-based business. How do I redirect people to my website?
How can I make most fresh pins out of my product images?
Are all product pins automatically square?
Can or should we change/convert square product pins to the preferred aspect ratio 2:3?

Rich Pins

I use Shopify instead of WordPress. How do I activate rich pins?
I use Wix. How do I activate rich pins?
I applied for rich pins but they haven’t been activated yet. How can I reach Pinterest for support?
I use Squarespace. Can you please direct me to a resource for rich pins?
I have my products on Etsy. How can I add rich pins to Etsy?
I use Rank Math Pro for my website. How can I activate rich pins?
How do I know if my rich pins are validated?
Should I get rich pins installed?
My domain forwards to my Etsy shop, I don’t have a separate store. Will I benefit from the Rich Pins?
What are rich pins?
I’m getting an error message trying to validate for rich pins. What can I do?
For the rich pins Validation, do I have to submit my blog page’s URL or only one blog Post’s URL?? After the 1st validation, do I have to do it for every new blog post?

Sales

Can we sell courses or products through Pinterest ads?

Search Engine Optimisation

Should I go back and edit old pins for better SEO?
How relevant are hashtags now?
Do you have to write keywords in the specific order you find them or can you mix them up?
Do I have to research keywords like I do for Google or does Pinterest automatically detect the keywords I use in titles and Pin descriptions?
How can I do keyword research beyond the two methods described in the program?

Search Feed

I can’t see my pins when I search for them. What’s wrong?

Shop

How do I add a shop to my profile?

Shopify

I use Shopify instead of WordPress. How do I activate rich pins?
Verified Merchant Program FAQ
How do catalog pins work?

Social Media

Can I promote social media links on my Pinterest account?
When I share my Instagram post to Pinterest, should I share it directly or save it on camera first, to manually upload it to Pinterest?

Sponsored Content

How do I disclosed sponsored or affiliate content on Pinterest?

Tailwind

How many pins can I schedule via Tailwind?
Should I keep an interval between my scheduled pins on Tailwind?
Is Tailwind dead?
Should we use Smart Loop feature on Tailwind?
What is the difference between the Pinterest scheduler and Tailwind?
Should I use the Canva Pro scheduling tool for Pinterest?
Does Tailwind allow product linking per post?
Is using Tailwind communities still worth it?
Can we publish the same pin in different groups at the same time when we scheduled them in Tailwind?

Technical

I have my storefront on Podia. I discovered that Podia does not accept Pinterest code in order to allow me to “claim” it. Will I still be able to add my Podia storefront link to my Pins even though I can’t “claim” it?
A website/ platform I use does not accept Pinterest code in order to allow me to “claim” it. Will I still be able to add my links to my Pins?
I set up a new business, which affordable hosting do you suggest?
Can I have multiple admins to my Pinterest account?
How do I delete my Pinterest account?
Is a pin with animated elements considered a video pin?
How do I claim my website?
How do I add a shop to my profile?
I have issues accessing the course content on a mobile phone. What can I do?
What should I do if my account gets suspended?
When I share my Instagram post to Pinterest, should I share it directly or save it on camera first, to manually upload it to Pinterest?
Can we publish the same pin in different groups at the same time when we scheduled them in Tailwind?

Traffic

Do sharing threads help on FB with promoting my new pins?
How relevant are hashtags now?
Why do I see many impressions on my pins but no clicks?
How do I get more clicks and impressions on my pins?
I have a product-based business. How do I redirect people to my website?
My pin doesn’t get any impressions. What can I do?
Should I be joining Pinterest Group boards or Tailwind community boards?

Verified Merchant Program

Verified Merchant Program FAQ
How do catalog pins work?

Video Pins

The videos I’ve created using the animate feature in Canva did not produce good results. Is it better to post actual videos in the pin?
Is a pin with animated elements considered a video pin?

How do I claim my website?

You can find instructions on how to do this depending on your platform here: https://help.pinterest.com/en/business/article/claim-your-website

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