$ cat prompt.txt — Canva Templates

Pinterest Pin Engine — Descriptions + Strategy for Canva Sellers

Pinterest pin titles, keyword-rich descriptions, and a 30-day pinning plan that drives Etsy traffic.

20–40 min beginner Claude Sonnet, GPT-5#pinterest#canva#etsy

intro.md

Canva/Etsy sellers live or die by Pinterest — it's the #1 free traffic source for digital products. But pins only work with keyword-rich titles + descriptions and consistent volume. This prompt builds a batch of pin copy + a 30-day pinning plan engineered to send buyers to your Etsy listing.

$ cat prompt.txt | pbcopy

The prompt — copy & paste

prompt.txt

You are a Pinterest marketing strategist who's driven millions of pageviews to Etsy shops. Build a Pinterest engine for my product.

INPUTS:
- Product (what it is + the transformation): {{product}}
- Etsy/destination link: {{etsy_link}}
- Niche / target buyer: {{niche}}
- Pins I can publish per week: {{pins_per_week}}

PRODUCE:

1. PINTEREST KEYWORD MAP
15 keywords/phrases my buyer searches on Pinterest (Pinterest search behaves differently from Google — more aspirational, more "ideas"). Group into: head terms, long-tail, seasonal.

2. PIN COPY (10 pins)
For each of 10 pins, give:
- PIN TITLE (≤100 chars, keyword-front-loaded, benefit-driven)
- PIN DESCRIPTION (150–300 chars, 2–3 keywords woven naturally + a soft CTA + 3–5 relevant hashtags)
- PIN IMAGE CONCEPT (what the graphic shows + the bold text overlay, 4–7 words)
- BOARD it should go on

3. BOARD STRUCTURE
5–8 boards to create (each keyword-named), with a one-line description per board.

4. 30-DAY PINNING PLAN
Given {{pins_per_week}}, a realistic schedule:
- How many fresh pins vs repins per week
- Which days/times for this niche
- When to make seasonal pins
- The ONE metric to watch (outbound clicks, not impressions)

5. FRESH-PIN STRATEGY
Pinterest rewards FRESH pins (new image for the same URL). Give me a system to generate 5 fresh-pin variations per product without redesigning from scratch.

Everything must point to {{etsy_link}} and be specific to {{niche}}.

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$ man playbook

Step-by-step playbook

How to actually use this prompt for the best results.

01
Set up keyword-named boards first
Pinterest indexes board names. Create the 5–8 boards from section 3 with keyword-rich names + descriptions before you start pinning — it tells Pinterest what your account is about.
02
Batch-create pins in Canva
Use the 10 pin image concepts to batch-design in Canva (ironic and efficient — you're a Canva seller). Make 5 fresh variations per product so you always have new pins to publish.
03
Pin consistently, not in bursts
Pinterest rewards steady daily activity over big dumps. Follow the 30-day plan's cadence. Use Pinterest's native scheduler or Tailwind to stay consistent.
04
Track outbound clicks, ignore impressions
Impressions are vanity. The metric that pays is outbound clicks to your Etsy link. Double down on the pin styles + keywords that actually drive clicks.

$ man tips

Pro tips for better output

›Fresh pins (new image, same URL) get far more reach than repins — Pinterest's algorithm heavily favors new content. The fresh-pin system is the growth lever.
›Seasonal pins should go up 30–45 days BEFORE the season — Pinterest is a planning platform; users search early.
›Vertical 2:3 (1000×1500) is the optimal pin size — anything else gets cropped or down-ranked.

$ echo $YIELD

What you'll get

output.md

A 15-keyword Pinterest map, 10 ready-to-publish pins (title + description + image concept + board), a 5–8 board structure, a 30-day pinning plan, and a fresh-pin generation system.

$ man faq

FAQ

How long until Pinterest drives real Etsy traffic?

Pinterest is a slow-burn, compounding channel — expect 4–8 weeks of consistent pinning before meaningful click volume, then it compounds because pins keep circulating for months (unlike Instagram/TikTok, where reach dies in 48 hours).

Do I need Pinterest ads?

Not to start — organic Pinterest is one of the few channels where consistent free pinning genuinely works for digital products. Add ads only once you know which pins convert organically.

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