A starter guide to Pinterest for businesses

Pinterest works for all kinds of businesses, from small shops to global brands. It’s free to sign up for a business account and easy to start making Pins.

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61%of Pinners in the UK have gone on to make a purchase as a result of seeing branded content1
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Top business tools

You’ll get more out of Pinterest by using a business account. Get access to special ad formats, analytics and more.

Make Pins to show the world what you’re about. Use images or videos to display your ideas, products and more.

We’ll show your Pins to the people that we think are most likely to love them. People can comment, react or even add photos of Pins that they’ve tried.

Turn organic Pins into ads so that they’re seen by more people. Combining organic and paid content is the best way to succeed on Pinterest.2

Shopping

Turn Pins into purchases

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Set up shop

Use our shopping solutions to upload your catalogue and promote your products.

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Stand out from other brands

Join the Verified Merchant Programme to show that your store was vetted by the Pinterest team.

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Partner with experts

Work with one of our third-party partners to set up your feed, create shoppable experiences and more.

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Run shopping ads

Promote your products to reach more people and work towards performance goals.

Build engagement from your website

Claim your website

Claiming your site ensures that your brand name appears on every Pin that people create from your site.

Add Pinterest widgets

The follow widget helps your site visitors to follow you on Pinterest—without ever leaving your site. We also offer widgets that let people save Pins or boards directly from your site.

Enable Rich Pins

Rich Pins automatically sync information from your site to your Pins. They help you to add more info directly to the Pin so that people learn more about your products or ideas.

Analytics and measurement

Put our insights to work

Understand your audience

Audience insights show who you’re reaching and what they care about.

Get the metrics that matter

Get an instant read on individual Pin performance or deep dive into rich analytics that show your engagement metrics.

Promote your best Pins

Once you know which Pins are doing well, promote them and reach more people.

Support to help you to study up

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Pinterest Academy

Take free courses and attend webinars from Pinterest marketing experts. On our free learning platform you’ll get tactical, in-depth training on campaign set-up, creative best practices, optimisation strategies and more.

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Pinterest Business community

Join a growing community of businesses and Creators. Look for ideas, swap best practices and ask for advice.

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Help Centre

Review product instructions or troubleshoot account set-up issues.

Frequently asked questions

Business accounts include additional features beyond standard Pinterest accounts. These include special business tools such as analytics and audience insights, plus access to Pinterest ads. 

It’s free to sign up for a Pinterest business account. And if you decide to run ads, you can always set your own budget.

You can create a new business account or convert your existing personal account into a business account. From there, you’ll be able to add Pins, create ad campaigns, reach new customers and more.

People use Pinterest to find fresh, original ideas. Wow them with a visually captivating story or use Pinterest Trends to help you create content based on what people want to try next. Because content stays discoverable on Pinterest well past your publication date, people can keep discovering your ideas long after you publish a Pin.

Take a look at our creative best practices for tips on how to make eye-catching Pins that will help you to reach your goals.

We offer many tools to help you get better business results. Ads can help to boost results across the funnel. You can also use our shopping tools to help sell more products or run performance marketing campaigns. Then, get insights into performance with our sophisticated analytics and measurement solutions.

You can run campaigns against any goal, from awareness to conversions. Learn more about ad tools and formats on our dedicated page.

Get more out of your advertising with Pinterest Academy, our free learning platform that covers everything from basic set-up to optimisation tactics.

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