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10 Pinterest Pin Design Tips to Draw Attention
to Your Pinterest Pins and Boost Your Blog Traffic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest is by far the largest source of traffic for many blogs. It is my largest traffic source too. That's why it's so important to create compelling pins that get many clicks and repins and drive traffic to your site. A well-designed pin can keep giving you traffic for months and even years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But your pin is competing for attention with a massive amount of other pins. To get people to notice your pin, click on your pins, repin your pin, and drive traffic to your site, you need good-looking, attention-grabbing pins that will stand out from the many other pins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tips to help you create attention-getting, click-worthy pins. Keep in mind that these are guidelines and that there are no hard and fast rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest Design Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How to Design Pinterest-Friendly Pins that Will Get Tons of Repins, Clicks, Blog Traffic, and Sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To create effective pins, you need to use images, color, text overlay, color, and design. Here are some tips on how to design pins that will stand out and get you more repins and traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – Create vertical pins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I read some posts from people who didn't know what “vertical” pins are. Basically, vertical pins are tall pins (they are not wide – not square – not horizontal). Vertical is the opposite of horizontal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In photography, vertical photos are called “portrait” photos, and horizontal photos are called “landscape” photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image size<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Pinterest recommends vertical pins that have the following dimensions: 1000px wide x 1500px high  \u2013 or any 2:3 aspect ratio. Tailwind mentions that a 1:2.1 ratio or 1000 px x 2100 px is also acceptable. However, many people report that longer pins work better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend saving your pins as a png to get the best quality image. jpg is okay too but png is better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you need to use vertical, tall pins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest is designed for vertical pins. Landscape, square and small pins get lost in the huge amount of Pinterest pins. Vertical pins are user-friendly, stand out better, and display better on most devices. They perform better, and get more clicks, repins, and traffic to your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Create evergreen pins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Evergreen pins are pins that are not<\/span> time-sensitive and provide value for a long time. The content of evergreen pins will still be relevant 6 or 12 months from the day you posted them. Some people will see your pins and content months or even years after you posted it. Evergreen pins can continue to drive traffic to your blog for months and even years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n3 – Use bright, quality images and photos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To create good-looking pins, you need to use quality images. Choose a quality photo, image, or background image. Use original images when possible to make your pins stand out. Use your own photos when possible. It confuses Pinterest when you use free stock photos that other people are using for different topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See some great free and paid stock photo site<\/a>s here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid images with people's faces \u2013 many people report that they don't work well. I have used images that include people's faces and they worked okay for me.  Testing will tell what works for your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – Target your niche, audience, and topic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use images and colors that are appropriate for your niche. For each pin, use an image that is relevant to the topic of your pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Target your pin design to your audience. For example, pastel colors may work well if your audience is female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Use color to draw attention to your pins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The wrong colors can negatively impact your pin clicks, page views, and sales while the right colors can trigger positive emotions motivating your visitors to click on your pins and buy from your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright, bold, warm colors stand out best on Pinterest but you have to keep your audience in mind. Several people have reported that images with warm tones of red, yellow, orange, purple, and brown are getting twice as many repins than cool colors like blue. That is my experience too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of my pins have text with bold letters and bold colors. I use images with warm colors when available for the topic. My pins with more feminine, lighter pastel colors are not doing as well as the bolder pins. Take advantage of the impact color can have on your Pinterest pin clicks and choose colors that will create positive responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For best results, use images that include warm tones and use one or more warm colors in your text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a blog post that goes more into detail on how to use color to get your pins to stand out, How to Use Color to Get More Clicks, Repins, and Page Views.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Add easy-to-read text to your images to communicate your message<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Provide a compelling headline on your image<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using compelling headlines on top of your image is just as important as the image itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try different headlines and different pin designs to appeal to different poeple and see what works best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make your text large and bold to stand out and be easy to read<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use bold<\/strong> and CAPITALIZED (UPPER CASE) text. Keep the text short to be readable. It's very important that the text on your pin is easy to read – even on mobile devices. Statistics show that the majority of people are checking Pinterest with mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If needed for readability or emphasis, add a shape (e.g. a square or rectangular) behind your text. Adjust the shape size, color, and placement to create contrast for your text and make it stand out from the background. Use text colors that complement the primary color in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vary text size and color. Make your important keyword(s) stand out by using a larger font size, or a different color text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use easy-to-read fonts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some easy-to-read fonts that I like for large headlines include League Spartan, Oswald, and Open Sans Extra Bold. Don't use more than two or three different fonts in a pin. Use different sizes to make the larger text stand out. Use script (cursive) fonts sparingly because they are difficult to read. But you can use a few words in scripts for graphical effects. Use your brand fonts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use text color that contrasts<\/strong> with your background colors to make them easy to read. For example, a dark font on a light background is easy to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use different text colors but no more than two or three colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use your brand colors and brand fonts to give your pins a branded look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Add your URL or logo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don't forget to add your URL or logo to your pin. The top or bottom center is a good place to put your logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 – Use white space<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use white space to make some design elements stand out. White space around the text will help your text stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest wants lots of content. The more content you provide, the better. Submitting new content will boost your Pinterest views and blog traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Pinterest likes pins that go to new blog posts best. <\/strong>But you can still promote your older, successful blog posts with new pins. A new pin image that goes to an old blog posts is still considered new content by Pinterest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend creating new blog posts regularly and creating 4-5 pins for each new blog post. And in addition to creating new blog content, go back to some older blog posts and create new pins for the older popular blog posts you want to promote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current recommendation is to wait 6 months before resubmitting pins you've used in the past. But it's better to create new pins. I recommend making a few easy changes to older pins so they become new content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 – How to create eye-catching pins quickly and easily<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Creating 4-5 pins for each blog post may seem time-consuming – and it is if you create one pin at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batching pin design is more time-efficient than creating one pin at a time. Dedicate chunks of time to designing pins and creating a bunch of pins at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don't want to create your own pins, don't want to spend your time creating pins, or don't feel you can create good-looking pins, you can outsource pin creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another big time saver when creating Pinterest pins is to use templates. You can read my blog post here, How to Create Beautiful Pinterest Pins Quickly and Easily with Canva Templates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you don't want to design your own pins, you can outsource pin design. You can find designers on fiverr<\/a>, on many freelance sites, and on Pinterest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find designers on freelance sites, see my post, Best Freelance Job Sites for Beginners.<\/a> I wrote this post to help poeple find freelance jobs but you can also use it to find freelancers that will work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you need more details on how to create click-worthy pins?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Check out Nadalie's pin design course, Next Level Pin Designs $49<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great Pinterest Pin design course that teaches you exactly how to design your own unique “click-worthy” pins. And you can do the design FREE in Canva<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out this course here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – How to create a large number of pins easily: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 – Work in batches<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Design in batches.<\/strong> You'll be amazed at how fast you can create pins when you design a bunch of them at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule in batches<\/strong>. Schedule a bunch of your pins for a week or even a month. You can save a lot of time by doing this with Tailwind<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Speed up design with templates<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If designing pins is challenging for you, using templates can help you tremendously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using Pinterest templates is the easiest and fastest way to create Pinterest pins that get clicks to your website. And if use templates to design a bunch of pins at the same time, you'll save even more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of using professional templates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n