A Pinterest mistake Etsy sellers make!

If you want to promote your Etsy shop on Pinterest, you need to do it the right way and not take the lazy way out. That won't help your shop or your Pinterest account!
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[@KaraBuntin]

For my Pinterest class, click here: classes-by-a-cake-to-remember-llc.teachable.com/p/pinterest-for-product-based-businesses

[@dalestuewe325]

Is the Pinterest class re-watchable after the first time through? In case I'm not fast enough taking notes?

[@KaraBuntin]

@@dalestuewe325 It's a full class, you get access to it forever once you buy it. You can do it at your own pace and just log in when you have time to work on it.

[@get2craft]

@@KaraBuntin is coaching included with the purchase of the course? i have more questions :)

[@KaraBuntin]

@@get2craft We do weekly live Q&As, and you can leave questions in the Facebook group that goes with the class.

[@get2craft]

I clicked on the link, it says Pinterest For Product-Based Business - will it still be helpful for me if I sell digital items only? I sell printables/dowloads on Etsy. Thank you :)

[@JulieEbersole]

Thank you, Kara! Seriously! I hate putting hours into something only to later discover it wasn’t helping me at all because I didn’t understand how it works. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@KaraBuntin]

Pinterest is such a long game, too.

[@vickieclark5931]

Awesome! That's exactly what I have been doing with pinterest. I go into my shop and put the keyword into the search and use that URL for my pinterest link. Then it shows either just that exact product or all the others that have that same keyword in for the buyers to check out. So at least I know that I'm doing it right. Great video.

[@KaraBuntin]

Yes, bypass the direct links, they're what Etsy wants us to use because that benefits them, not us.

[@get2craft]

@@KaraBuntin i am new and didn't understand what that means, sorry. could you please explain :)

[@KaraBuntin]

@@get2craft I show it starting at around 7:45 in the video, it's a way to get a link that doesn't show other things when you ink to Etsy.

[@PaulieDawlie]

Would you recommend deleting the pins that you did do the pin from etsy...? I have like a board with over 20 pins I made with that share to Pinterest😂🙈x

[@sarahcook9269]

Thank you for the thorough explanation -- it's always easier to listen to advice if you understand the why behind it. The tip at the end to search in your shop to create a good link is genius! I've done this before to link within a description but I need to start using it for other links as well!

[@KaraBuntin]

It's a good way to bypass a lot of the things that Etsy sets up.

[@momtomaryjean]

I am so happy you posted this as I needed to validate what I have been doing. I make my pins for my Etsy shop with Canva Pnterest templates. Also I realized that my last few pinterest posts had one that was a video or motion to it and one didnt and the one that had animation got way more views. :)

[@KaraBuntin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thenaturalgemini]

Your videos are so helpful and straight to the point.

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@sheverleyclacken3676]

Thank you for explaining that. Everyone is telling you to pin from Etsy but I didn’t like the idea of that because the pins don’t look very good. Vertical pins look a whole lot better.

[@KaraBuntin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oliverboyers]

Really useful info! Thanks Kara.

[@KaraBuntin]

Thank you!

[@ModBloomArt]

Thank you this was helpful information!

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@sebdinatale]

Kara you were right if the pin saves to the board it's published I created a board and thought it was a pin

[@stephaniekellermann6384]

Such a helpful video, thank you!

[@KaraBuntin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@snezanagolybova5164]

Very interesting video! Thank you so much!

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@Charyl]

NEW TO ETSY THX FOR THIS INFO🙂

[@trent797]

Great info. In general, I really dislike all the Pinterest widgets that "automatically" post your shop links to Pinterest. Even the official pinterest plugin for Shopify was a nightmare the last time I used it.

[@Jenjen-mo3mz]

Thank you so much - I had no idea Pinterest worked like that!

[@KaraBuntin]

Oh yes, it’s very tricky.

[@valerieceniceros3431]

Love this info! Great video!

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@harrypearce171]

Great video 🙌, keep making awesome content!! 👏🙏

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks for watching!

[@cwiz]

Thanks, it was illuminating👌👍😍

[@KaraBuntin]

Good to know!

[@JillsTreasureChest]

Thank you!

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks for watching!

[@cheryla6408]

Hi Kara, thank you for all your valuable info. It's so very helpful. I have a question, I recently discovered my shop is missing the entire page 4. I looked at other sellers with numerous pages like mine, we are all missing page 4. I even changed the link using the new app link it is doing the same. Any thoughts, I am not comp savvy and this has me stumped. Could explain the drop in sales for alot of us if we aren't being seen. Thank you so much Kara😊

[@KaraBuntin]

That's really weird, but it's not anything we would have control over, it sounds like a technical glitch. You should post it in the technical section on the Etsy forums because that's one place they do check. That's not going to affect sales in any meaningful way, though. Just because it's not showing up in your shop doesn't mean the listings aren't showing in search.

[@tugceayval8453]

Thank you so much. Awesome. Can i ask if is it good to link the same Url for several pins or should i change them?

[@KaraBuntin]

As long as you don’t pin them too close together it’s fine. Do them 5-7 days apart in general.

[@velvetm1]

Thanks! This was super helpful! I'm looking forward to purchasing your Pinterest class. I have all my SM in place, I just need to build it all out. ~Deborah

[@KaraBuntin]

Pinterest takes time so don't wait to long!

[@velvetm1]

@@KaraBuntin Agreed! I purchased it this morning and grabbed your planner a few weeks ago to use with it!

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

What about the etsy save and share link? Does it also redirect to etsy website with the competition? Or our listings

[@dtown313]

Haha you're a Zelda fan!? Another reason you're my favorite Etsy KZbinr!

[@KaraBuntin]

HELL YES I MUST GO PLAY NOW

[@get2craft]

Hi Kara! Thank you for your video :) I'm just starting on Pinterest, so still confused as to how to use Pinterest. I created a business account. But I have two completely different shops on Etsy, so do I create two different Pinterest accounts for each shop, or do I create different boards, or how doest that work? Also, in one of my shops, I sell printable junk journal pages and kits and in my other shop I sell printable greeting cards, party favors and wall art. Should that all be in one Pinterest account or two different ones? And my second question is about "TAGGED TOPICS" on Pinterest: When I use the Pinterest Pin Button extension (Google Chrome), to pin my one of my Esty listings, does it add my Etsy keywords to my Pinterest pin "tagged keywords"? or is it better to go directly to Pinterest and pin from there (filling out the keywords and link and title and description)? Or should I just not worry about those "tagged topics" on Pinterest? (also, why doesn't it let me edit my tagged topics even on my created pins?) I'm new to Pinterest. Thank you in advance!!

[@KaraBuntin]

All that is covered in my Pinterest class, it's complicated. But if you're pinning directly from Etsy it doesn't really matter because those are considered Etsy's pins since they've claimed the website. If you have your own website then that's different. If all you're doingis Etsy I would keep it in one account and do different boards for each topic.

[@get2craft]

@@KaraBuntin thank you. i have 2 different shops on Etsy, yes, but I also have 2 different website, but for now i just direct people to etsy to purchase (so website is just for the blogs and for newsletter sign ups for now).

[@janereinecke5080]

Thank you! So pinning directly from Canva is not a good route either?

[@KaraBuntin]

I don’t know about that, but i wouldn’t do it if you can’t control everything about the pin!

[@rozanidesignsmasquerade7050]

Very informative. 👍

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@rozanidesignsmasquerade7050]

You’re welcome. 😍

[@paris3kom]

Great, 😊

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@Moonlightwhale]

Hi Kate. I just started using Pinterest, but I got suspeneded doing like 5 pins, i think I accidentally pin the same item twice. Is there a limit on how many you can pin? Do I must join group board? Or I can just simply create pin and people can find me?

[@KaraBuntin]

Just request a review, they suspend accounts a lot for no reason, and it’s usually done by mistake by a bot.

[@PaulieDawlie]

Would you recommend deleting the pins that you did do the pin from etsy...? I have like a board with over 20 pins I made with that share to Pinterest😂🙈x

[@KaraBuntin]

20 isn't that many, so check to see if they're getting any impressions or outbound clicks. If they're not, it won't hurt to delete them, but it won't really hurt to leave them there either.

[@annemarieenoch7363]

When I hit the pinterest save in the toolbar and I view the pin, my pins never show the price. Why is that? Am I doing something wrong? I am doing the exact same thing you are. Thanks

[@KaraBuntin]

I don’t know, but Pinterest is weird and Etsy doesn’t work well with it, so honestly, it could be anything. And it might work differently tomorrow.

[@sapnaaum2392]

BOOM! 💥

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

What app do you use to schedule pin. Because making these processes manually one by one is tiring.

[@KaraBuntin]

I use buffer, but I’m going to stop using that when my subscription runs out and just use the pinterest schedule that’s on Pinterest.

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

@@KaraBuntin ooh I didn't know there is Pinterest schedule. Is it free or we need a plan for that ?

[@KaraBuntin]

@@floridehounkpatin2110 it’s free, if you create the pin on Pinterest you can schedule it.

[@richlovn539]

Very much appreciated!

[@KaraBuntin]

Thanks!

[@yah9489]

Could you link a URL to one of your shop sections instead of just one listing?

[@KaraBuntin]

Absolutely, it works the same way I showed in the video.

[@nvh3619]

Great question. Thanks for the idea!

[@Wendathena]

Just to clarify, for SEO purposes, are keywords in Pinterest taken only from the title and description, and maybe Alt Text. There is no other place to put keywords (no separate tag or keyword field to enter them), right?

[@KaraBuntin]

They also look other places...Go watch the 2-hour long thing I did last week in the Pinterest facebook group.

[@Wendathena]

@@KaraBuntin Will do, thank you!

[@ummagaleria2029]

hello i would like to know if the courses have the option to translate text like the you tube videos or is this option not available in the pinteres course? thank you umma

[@KaraBuntin]

They’re English only!

[@ummagaleria2029]

@@KaraBuntin does it have at least English subtitles...?

[@Acaketoremember]

@@ummagaleria2029 no, I tried that at one point but it didn't work.

[@ummagaleria2029]

@@Acaketoremember

[@teddykenz]

I noticed that when I create a pin on Pinterest and link it to my Etsy listing, within 24-48 hours the title and description that I initially entered into Pinterest has now changed to the same title and description on Etsy. So, all the time I spent optimizing keywords specifically for Pinterest is wasted. Is this something new they are doing or am I doing this wrong?

[@KaraBuntin]

It's because the pin is linked to the Etsy catalog, so it's turning it into a rich pin that pulls information from the Etsy listing. It's a weird system but the information that you put in will still be there, it's just going to display differently in different places on Pinterest. It's also another reason not to pin directly to listings on Etsy. If you pin using the link to a section in your shop that shouldn't happen.

[@teddykenz]

@@KaraBuntin Thank you! I will give that a try :)

[@AmandaEllis-pi5vw]

Hello! I am creating new pins in Pinterest and doing different descriptions and titles. My pin is showing all of my Etsy listing information now. It just started this today! When I go to edit, it shows my new information. But continues to show everything from my Etsy listing. Hope this makes sense. Is there a way to fix this?

[@KaraBuntin]

@@AmandaEllis-pi5vw The only way to prevent it is to link to a section in your shop or your shop homepage, as far as I know. If you link tot he listing it pulls from the Etsy catalog, like I explained in the comment above.

[@bjj4011]

If you are directly pinning the way you are describing and not through etsy, if a customer clicks on your pintrest link and goes to your shop that shouldn't count for an offsite ad.... correct? thank you!

[@KaraBuntin]

No, it won’t.

[@goilo888]

Etsy’s “Offiste Ad’s” are nothing to do with pins or links from social media. Etsy ad’s are literally ad’s on Google, etc., that Etsy have paid for to promote your item. IF someone clicks on that link and subsequently PURCHASES that item (within 60? 90? days) then you pay that high fee. And if you are like many people on Etsy - myself included - that have very low profit margins that fee can eat up most, if not ALL, of your profit.

[@KaraBuntin]

@@goilo888 They might also advertise on social media platforms and on Pinterest, though, that also counts as an offsite ad click if someone clicks on one of those ads.

[@goilo888]

@@KaraBuntin Agreed, but the commenter I was responding to seems to think that if he/she created a Pin on Pinterest and someone clicked on it then that would count as an “offsite ad”, which of course it would not.

[@lorin4150]

I didn’t know that you get charged the off-site ad fee from Pinterest clicks until recently. I called to ask Etsy why I kept getting charged from one buyers purchases of the exact same item three times, over 30 days apart, and they said she clicked on the Pinterest ad each time. So, does that mean if you pin your items directly from Etsy yourself you still get charged for the off-site ad?

[@KaraBuntin]

No, you only get charged if they're clicking on an ad that Etsy has paid to place on Pinterest. The person could also be clicking on ads on Google or Facebook, though, Etsy advertises in a lot of places.

[@lorin4150]

@@KaraBuntin ok, thank you! Just seemed odd that she wouldn’t just go to where she purchased it the first time. Anyway..thank you for everything you do!

[@mariemiddleton467]

Hi Kara - how do I access your pinterest class?

[@KaraBuntin]

The link is in the description of the video!

[@ijaybackdrops5895]

@@KaraBuntin the link is not clickable

[@KaraBuntin]

@@ijaybackdrops5895 Thanks for letting me know, I fixed it!

[@goilo888]

I like the tip about linking to a search in your own shop. Very handy. However, apart from that I have been doing pinning by creating my own Pins with link to specific products. Last time I checked my Pinterest analytics for the last 90 days I had some 4.5k views and a grand total of 18 click-throughs. That is lousy. And 15 of those 18 were on one pin that wasn’t even a product I was selling. I seriously doubt the value of Pinterest, TBH. And Etsy confirms this by telling me I have zero traffic from social media in my shop. Pretty sad, really.

[@KaraBuntin]

You’re probably not pinning the right way using the right keywords etc. Pinterest is its own weird system.

[@goilo888]

@@KaraBuntin Okay, but Pinterest doesn’t really have anywhere to add keywords, unless of course you’re going to flood the title field. There’s also the section for “telling people about the Pin” but I’m pretty sure people don’t want to see a bunch of keywords there. Or am I missing something?

[@Acaketoremember]

@@goilo888 There are a bunch of places for keywords, mainly the description, but there are specific ways to do it the right way.

[@MariaLuluGarza]

I need to take the Pintresst class because I don't understand Pintrest and I can't get no live help by them thru phone nor thru chat only by email and it takes a whole day to get and simple answer to a little question but to me its a big thing because I am stuck and its like a cock blocker. I don't know which one is the link what is it called please.

[@KaraBuntin]

For my Pinterest class, click here: classes-by-a-cake-to-remember-llc.teachable.com/p/pinterest-for-product-based-businesses

[@fibsniper786]

Playing Zelda? Like the video game? Wow!!!! 😊

[@KaraBuntin]

Yeah, TOTK has ruined my eyes from staring at the switch too long.

[@Cindylulureads]

Zelda! Lol yes!

[@KaraBuntin]

I was watching tips videos this morning and am ready to play this afternoon!

[@BlackOakBindery]

Heck yes, Zelda!

[@KaraBuntin]

Muddlebuds are my new best friend

[@BlackOakBindery]

@@KaraBuntin And here I am, just trying to get this damn president's sign to stand up!

[@KaraBuntin]

@@BlackOakBindery You can whack him in the head with a log while you're doing it!

[@michiuno2238]

Thank you for trying to explain this. If I may give you a piece of advice: Instead of repeating the same thing many times - sometimes more sometimes less confusing - layout what you want to say first, structure it logically and then create the video. Your viewers will be grateful.

[@KaraBuntin]

You know what, I spent all last year trying to script things and be organized and it didn't make a bit of difference. I don't worry about it now, my viewers don't seem to mind based on my stats, and I'm a lot less stressed out about KZbin. It is what it is.

[@theviolabee]

​@KaraBuntin Good for you! It's easy to criticize from the sidelines.

[@victoraldwin6406]

what is atsy

[@KaraBuntin]

www.etsy.com/

[@mickyki3573]

We can't create rich pins with an Etsy shop anymore

[@KaraBuntin]

They will be rich pins but through Etsy’s catalog.