Did you know that you can schedule your Pinterest post straight from the Pinterest app? With so many tools available you might not have realised that Pinterest allows you to do this for FREE! In this post, you’ll learn How to Schedule Your Pinterest Posts for Totally FREE – in case you didn’t know that this was possible.
Before we get started let’s discuss the basics, particularly Why you even need a Pinterest account as a blogger.
Why do I need Pinterest?
Pinterest is a visual search platform that allows users to easily search content. Unlike Google, Pinterest allows you to grow much faster for free! It can take you months, if not years to receive any traction from your articles with Google. Where Pinterest allows you to gain more traffic in a shorter time span.
If I could recommend one tool for beginner bloggers it’s switching to a Pinterest Business account and using it to create fresh Pinterest pins.
Related content: An Easy Guide How to Use Pinterest for Bloggers
How to Schedule Your Pinterest Posts for Totally FREE
Before you can schedule Pinterest pins, You need to make sure that you’re on a Pinterest business account. If you’re using a personal account you can simply switch to a Pinterest Business Account from the platform.
I want to set up a Pinterest business account you’ll be able to schedule your Pinterest pins.
To do this go to your Pinterest profile.
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Navigate your way to the top bar.
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Click on CREATE
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Click on CREATE PIN
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You will now be able to drag and drop your image or video files just make sure that you are looking at the recommended guidelines from Pinterest you can then add your image title your description your destination link and link it to a specific board at the bottom you’ll have the option to publish your post immediately or publish at a later date.
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Once you click on PUBLISH at a later date you can add your date and time.
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Click PUBLISH
Easy right?!
The Pro’s & Cons with scheduling on Pinterest
Let’s break down the pros and cons of manually pinning your Pinterest pins through the native Pinterest app.
THE PROS
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It’s Free!
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You can schedule multiple pins at a time…
THE CONS
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You are limited to 100 pins scheduled in the future. This might not be an issue if you’re not pinning that much content.
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You can schedule your pins two weeks in advance.
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Can’t link your content to multiple Pinterest boards.
If these cons are a dealbreaker for you then Pinterest manual pinning (live pinning) won’t be the best option for you. However, it does the job and it’s free you can’t beat that!
How do you schedule your Pinterest content? Let me know in the comments below.
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I schedule some pins and then post others, there is always someone who tells you that’s scheduling pins is what Pinterest wants to get you noticed, so I’m never sure whether to do it or not!
I totally get you – there are so many tips and recommendations out there. Scheduling your pins does help you to be more constant and saves you so much time. No one has time to spend pinning fresh content all day.
I really should use Pinterest, but I don’t. I’ve saved this to come back to x
It’s definitely a tool you should be leveraging to gain more traffic to your blog content.
I just need someone to do my Pinterest for me because I never have the time but I always notice a difference when I do do it xx
Pinterest is definitely a tool you don’t want to sleep on, you can gain more traction on older posts.