The big Pinterest news lately is the four-year-old social media company has officially banned affiliate links. Many so-called “Power Pinners,” especially in the fashion and style world, were using these links as a way to cash in on their huge networks and influence on the social platform.
Affiliate links help you earn money when users click on your specific link to a product and make a purchase. For example, if a you had a pin for a certain brand of earrings and a user clicked through and purchased earrings from that site, you would receive a commission from the earring company.
With affiliate links off the table, is it still possible to make money on Pinterest? Of course. If you want to earn money from your pinning habit, here are a few ways to turn your Pinterest obsessions into a money-making opportunity.
1. Switch to Keep
Just 24 hours after Pinterest’s announcement, competitor Keep jumped in to fill the gap by launching its own affiliate program. The company is hoping to lure high-powered Pinterest users over to its social network.
What is Keep? It’s been dubbed the “shoppable Pinterest” and is quite similar to Pinterest in that it allows users to select and “pin” items and products onto their boards. However, it also allows people to purchase these items directly through Keep.
Keep is looking for social media powerhouses to boost its brand. For now, its Influencer Program is invitation only, but you can fill out a short application to see if you qualify. The application includes questions about social media metrics, including monthly blog visitors and number of followers on popular social media sites, including Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
If you’re accepted into the program, Keep will allow you to earn from affiliate links, including those from affiliate networks like RewardStyle and ShopSense. Keep is also pursuing top Pinterest pinners and offering direct invitations, hoping to bring them over to their network before others hop into the game.
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