Pinterest offers small and large businesses a unique way to market themselves because it focuses on finding ideas and inspiration. As a visual search engine, potential customers can easily find businesses on Pinterest because these users know exactly what they need.
If your goal is to generate traffic to your website, then Pinterest is a must-have tool to add to your social media strategy. With the Vista Social app, you can schedule content on Pinterest, straight from your phone!
In this article, we'll go over:
Content types that can be published via Vista Social
| Content-Type | Supported | Content-Type | Supported |
| Text only post | ✖️ | Single GIF post | ✅ |
| Text w/ in-line link | ✖️ | Single video post | ✅ |
| Text w/ link preview | ✅ | Multiple video post | ✖️ |
| Text w/ link + image | ✅ | Post w/ call-to-action button | ✖️ |
| Single image post | ✅ | Post w/ first comment | ✖️ |
| Multiple image post | ✖️ | Post w/ like | ✖️ |
| Carousel post | ✖️ | Post w/ tagging | ✖️ |
Scheduling Pinterest posts with autopost
1. To get started, hit the publish icon, then select your Pinterest profile from the profile selector on top. You can now start creating your post!
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Note: Pinterest currently has a title limit of 100 characters and a description limit of 500 characters. |
2. After adding your content, choose the Pinterest board you'll post below.
Pinterest posts examples
Below are some sample posts that were published via Vista Social!
1. Text w/ link preview
2. Single image post
Image post which may or may not include text or text + link
3. GIF post
GIF is a short animation that is normally used for sharing emotions or memes that might be difficult to express through text
4. Single video post
Videos are used to gain more attention and increase conversion since they entertain the audience more than a regular text or image post. See Pinterest's video posting guidelines here.
Need further help?
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Related Reading:
Connecting your Pinterest Profile to Vista Social
Ideal image sizes and formats for your posts
How do I schedule posts for multiple social channels at the same time?
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