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How I Drive 100K Monthly Pageviews With Pinterest and Earn $200K+ a Year

Hey everyone! Today I have a fantastic guest post about increasing Pinterest traffic to your blog. Ling receives over 100,000 monthly pageviews from Pinterest and shares her best tips below, along with her new guide The Golden Compass To Pinterest Traffic. Enjoy her article.

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Hi everyone!

My name is Ling. I launched my first blog in the personal finance niche, Finsavvy Panda, and set up a Pinterest business account in November 2017 while searching for ways to leave my job.

By the summer of 2019 my first blog reached $18,000 in monthly affiliate income. I was thrilled but also anxious because all my earnings came from one site. That prompted me to start an anonymous lifestyle blog to diversify my income and test Pinterest strategies across niches.

Today I earn a net annual income of over $200,000, mostly thanks to Pinterest traffic.

Before using Pinterest as a business tool, I used it as a regular user to find inspiration for home décor, DIY projects, and recipes. I even flipped preloved furniture as a hobby to earn extra money. Binge-watching DIY content on Pinterest taught me sanding, painting, decoupage, and design techniques, which helped me earn $500 to $2,000 per month from flipping.

I eventually moved from active side incomes to blogging because blogs can generate more passive revenue after the initial work. I started my personal finance blog, then my lifestyle blog, and I’ve loved the results so far.

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