Pinterest Pin Types Explained: When to Use Each One | Laura Rike

Note: This episode is a previously recorded training session from Laura's archives, re-shared here while she's out. Laura returns with brand new episodes on September 10.  In this episode of The Pintastic® Podcast, Laura Rike breaks down every pin type and when to reach for each one. She covers what happened to idea pins, the scheduler setting working against you, and how one piece of content becomes several pins across several formats. Key Takeaways:Idea Pins Moved to Ads Only: Pinterest pulled idea pins as an organic format. If your scheduler offers a "simplified pin" checkbox, uncheck it. That's the old idea pin format, and Pinterest classifies it differently than a standard pin.Standard Image Pins Carry Your Click-Throughs: Users are conditioned to see a standard pin and tap through. Reach for these when you want traffic heading to leads and sales.Video Pins Win on Visibility: Moving pins, audio waveforms, slideshows, and faceless videos all count. The click-through button moves by device, so pair video with standard pins.Yes, You Can Pin the Same Content More Than Once: One podcast episode becomes a static pin for the blog post, a video pin from a clip, and a moving pin with the audio. Each cycles to multiple relevant boards.Match the Pin Type to the Funnel Stage: Awareness content works with video and standard pins together. Consideration content does better with standard pins that send people straight to the signup.Sizes and Other Formats: Stick with the 2:3 vertical ratio, roughly 1000 x 1500 pixels. Rich pins sync live details from your site like pricing and cook time. Product pins pull from a connected Shopify catalog.—The host of The Pintastic® Podcast is Laura Rike, a Pinterest strategist with 15+ years of marketing experience who helps proven businesses add Pinterest as a strategic acquisition channel. She specializes in diversification from platform dependency and social media burnout, turning Pinterest into the channel that scales without the daily content hamster wheel.Laura offers multiple pathways to work with her:→ Pinterest Growth Strategy App (https://app.pinhacking.com⁠) - A Pinterest marketing app for creators and agencies. Generate algorithm-tuned pins, uncover hidden keywords, and plan months of content in minutes.→ Pinterest Strategy Shop (https://shop.laurarike.com⁠) - Laura’s workshops, templates and guides to help beginners to advanced users in many areas of Pinterest marketing.→ Pin Hacking Academy (⁠laurarike.com/academy⁠) - A 4-month live cohort program to learn and implement Pinterest strategy yourself with coaching and community support→ Pinterest Organic Management (⁠laurarike.com/pinterest-management-services⁠) - Fully done-for-you organic Pinterest strategy and execution→ Pinterest Ads Management (⁠laurarike.com/promoted-pin-services⁠) - Fully managed paid traffic campaigns through Promoted PinsReady to explore which pathway is right for you?Schedule a PinChat with Laura at ⁠laurarike.com/pinchat👉 Lets connect on social:Facebook: https://facebook.com/laurarikePinterest: https://pinterest.com/laurarikeInstagram: https://instagram.com/laurarikeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurarike/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurarikeSome of Laura’s fav Pinterest tools, resources and more:Spy on your competition with Pin Inspector: https://lau