After a fifteen month absence from all affiliate links on
Pinterest account's, they are back.
Pinterest announced today that they have worked out all link,
spam and poor user experiences from their page and board links.
Pinterest users
reported ongoing issues with broken images, spam images and bad redirects were
destroying the excitement on the site, so an executive decision was made to
remove and cease support for affiliate redirects, links and trackers.
The decision to return to the use of affiliate links is based on
the improved spam tracking technology that can help ensure that the affiliate
experience does interfere from a Pinterest users experience.
Pinterest expects this to encourage businesses to again start
using Pinterest as a location for services, products and brand identity as
businesses will be able to link to other social media sites and share their
messages.
Another objective of supporting affiliate Pins is to support the
international users and encourage them to create boards and more content for
Pinterest, which will also open the international markets to businesses that
would not normally reach this audience.
The restoration of affiliate links on Pinterest is a plus for
all users and Pinterest alone as more participation on the network will
provide additional revenue sources to community members who have
previously found a solid return on their time investment.
The more engagement, the more appealing the network is to just
about everyone who comes into contact with it.
