How to Make Money as an Artist Using Pinterest

As an artist, you know that it's important to find ways to monetize your art. Pinterest is one of the best platforms for doing this, as it allows you to quickly and easily link to your shop, promote affiliate marketing opportunities, share ebooks, blogs, and other content, and build relationships with other artists. In this blog post, we'll explore how artists can make money on Pinterest. 

Link to Your Shop

One of the most effective ways to make money on Pinterest is by linking directly to your shop. If you have an Etsy shop or a website where you sell prints or originals of your artwork, then you can easily add links directly from your Pinterest page.

This will allow you to reach a wider audience who may be interested in buying original works or prints of your artwork. Be sure to include high-quality images of your work and relevant descriptions so that people are more likely to click through and make a purchase. 

Affiliate Marketing 

If you don't have a physical shop but still want to monetize your art on Pinterest, then affiliate marketing might be a good option for you. Affiliate marketing is when someone promotes another person's product or service in exchange for a commission when someone makes a purchase through their referral link.

For example, posting a Pinterest pin of your colored pencil drawing and adding an affiliate link for the colored pencils you used. You can join an affiliate program related to art supplies, such as Blick Art Materials or Jerry’s Artarama, and promote their products on Pinterest in exchange for commissions when someone clicks through and buys something using your referral link.

You can also join programs related to other types of products that may be popular with artists such as tech gadgets or creative software subscriptions.  

Ebooks

Another way artists can make money on Pinterest is by creating ebooks related to art topics such as painting techniques, sculpting tutorials, etc., and then promoting them via Pinterest. You can create pins linking back directly to your ebook sales page or use affiliate links if the ebook is sold through another platform like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).

Either way, this is an excellent way for artists who have extensive knowledge of their craft to generate income while helping others learn new skills! 

Blogs 

If you have been blogging about art-related topics like me but feel like it isn't reaching enough people yet, then using Pinterest could be the solution! Create engaging images related to blog posts and link those images back directly to the blog post itself.

This will help draw more attention from potential readers and hopefully increase engagement with your blog over time! Additionally, linking your blog posts in this manner will show search engines that your content is relevant and high-quality which could improve your overall rankings over time as well!

Conclusion

Pinterest is a powerful platform for artists looking for ways to monetize their work online — but it takes time and effort! By linking directly back to your shop or website, joining affiliate marketing programs, promoting ebooks/blog posts related to artwork/creativity, and optimizing each pin for SEO —you can start making money off of Pinterest today! With some patience (and a bit of creativity!), you’ll be able to see success with this powerful social network in no time at all! Good luck!