Step 2 · Days 1–7 by BlogToPin
Warmup (Build Trust First)
The first week is not about growth — it's about trust. Pinterest throttles brand‑new accounts that behave like bots.
Think about it yourself. If you were Pinterest - would you start giving traffic to a brand new account which looks like a bot?
You need to show Pinterest you're a real person who cares about the platform, and wants to genuinely share cool stuff
At this point you need to do two things:
- engage with others: like pins, save pins, follow profiles etc
- occasionally post your own pins, but focus on engagement. You don't want to slap your links on those first pins. Because even if you do - Pinterest won't give you any reach
That's why - you need to post small number of pins per day, and use images only. Without any links Don't use fancy templates. Don't optimize for ctr
Instead, optimize for engagement & saves. You want to post inspirational pins, and save pins from other creators. That's it.
On the left you can see a good starting pin. No links, no template, just a simple image with a caption. On the right you can see a bad starting pin. It's a template, it's got a link, and it's optimized for clicks. Pinterest won't give you clicks
What happens if you skip a warmup?
Well, it's not critical. You probably won't get banned right away. But it just increases your chances of not succeeding. You don't want this
On top of this, without a proper warmup - your Pinterest account will longer be in a sandbox period - where your pins get basically 0 reach
You'll eventually get through the sandbox and it'd be good, but rather spend a few extra days in the warmup. Trust me.
What if my image-only pins will rank? They won't bring me any clicks!
It's true, and it's okay
In the beginning, you want to optimize for engagement. If you have pins which started ranking - they'd help your other pins grow
It'd bring more trust to you from Pinterest. And even though your first pins won't bring you any clicks - it's still a good investment
Days 1–3
- Save 2–3 high‑quality third‑party pins per day to your most relevant boards.
- Browse and engage lightly: open similar pins, scroll feeds, follow 2–3 boards.
- Create 1 image-only pin per day.
Days 4–7
- Publish 1-2 original(image-only) pin per day + continue 3–5 saves from credible creators.
- Still don't link to your site.
- Vary boards and posting times slightly to look human, not scripted.
Tip: When in doubt, do less but do it consistently. BlogToPin helps with that
Avoid
- Mass follow/unfollow, duplicate blasts, or rapid pin floods.
- Using links
Warmup Checklist
- ✓ Relevant boards with good descriptions and a few seeded pins.
- ✓ Publish 5-10 image-only pins, each without a link.
- ✓ Daily human activity on Pinterest