One of the easiest ways to make money blogging? Affiliate marketing. By sharing products or services through special tracking links—also called affiliate links—you can earn a commission when someone purchases through your link.
While adding these links to your blog is a great start, don’t stop there. Platforms like Pinterest can drive tons of traffic (and sales) to your affiliate content. One affiliate program we absolutely love? The Walmart Affiliate Program. It works well across so many different niches, meaning you can benefit no matter what kind of content you produce.
New to affiliate marketing or need a little guidance on making sure you’re doing everything correctly? In this blog post, we’re breaking down exactly how to add Walmart affiliate links to your Pinterest pins. It’s a simple way to get your favorite products in front of more eyes, grow your audience, and boost those commission payouts!
How to Add a Walmart Affiliate Link to Pinterest
Step 1: Create a Pin on Pinterest.
Once you’ve picked the Walmart product you want to promote, it’s time to design a scroll-stopping Pin. Our go-to tool? Canva—hands down. It’s easy to use, totally beginner-friendly, and lets you create perfectly sized Pinterest graphics (we recommend 1000 x 1500 pixels).
Just drop in your design, images, and text, and then download! The hardest part, honestly, is just creating a design that you’re satisfied with. Once you have that all sorted out, you’re ready to pin!
If you need more help with Canva, check out our post “How to Import Text Into Canva.”
Step 2: Upload your Pin image.
Head over to your Pinterest Business Account and click the Create button on the left-hand sidebar, then select Pin. From there, upload the eye-catching image you just designed to showcase the product you’re promoting.
Step 3: Add a title and description.
Next up—add an engaging title and description to your Pin. Make it eye-catching, persuasive, and packed with value. Let Pinterest users know exactly why this product is a must-have.
This is also the perfect place to sprinkle in relevant keywords to help your Pin show up in search results. Not sure where to start? Don’t worry, we’ve got you! Check out our blog post “How to Add Keywords to Pinterest Pins” for step-by-step SEO tips that actually work.
Step 4: Paste your Walmart affiliate link.
In the “Link” section, go ahead and paste your Walmart affiliate link. For a clean, professional look, we recommend shortening it. Also, make sure it’s trackable so you can monitor how many clicks this Pin is bringing in.
Pro Tip: Always double-check that your affiliate link sends users to the correct product page. The last thing you want is a broken link or the wrong item, especially when commissions are on the line.
Step 5: Disclose the affiliate relationship.
To stay on the right side of FTC guidelines, make sure to clearly disclose that your Pin contains affiliate links. A simple way to do this? Add hashtags like #affiliate, #sponsored, or #ad right in your Pin description.
If you’re tagging products in a slider-style Pin, you can also label them as affiliate or sponsored directly. That counts as your disclosure, too. It’s a small step that builds trust with your audience and keeps you compliant.
How to Get Affiliate Links for Pinterest from Walmart
Now that you know how to add a Walmart affiliate link to your Pinterest Pins, you might be wondering… where do you actually get those affiliate links?
Sign up for the Walmart affiliate program.
The first step? Sign up for Walmart’s affiliate program. It’s a quick online application where you’ll share details about yourself, your blog, and your audience.
You have two ways to join:
- Apply directly through Walmart’s Affiliate Program
- Sign up via Impact, one of the most popular affiliate platforms
Once you’ve submitted your application, it’ll go through a review process. If approved, you’ll get access to your custom affiliate links. Then you can start sharing and earning right away!
Use the link generator Chrome extension.
Once you’ve found a product on Walmart that you want to promote, copy the regular link from their website and paste it into the affiliate link generator. You can do this either on the Walmart Affiliate Member Center, the Impact dashboard, or by using the Impact Chrome extension (super convenient!).
This will generate your unique affiliate link. Anytime someone clicks that link and makes a purchase, you earn a commission. Easy, right?
Shorten the link to look cleaner.
Most bloggers prefer to shorten their affiliate links to keep things looking clean and professional. Bonus? It also lets you track how your links are performing!
Tools like Bitly or JotURL are perfect for this. They not only shorten your links but also give you analytics so you can see what’s working and what’s not.
Choose products that your audience is interested in.
You know your audience better than anyone, so choose affiliate products that genuinely speak to their interests. Stay true to your brand and only recommend items that align with your blog’s niche and messaging.
For example, if you run a fitness blog, your readers are probably looking for activewear, workout gear, or supplements. Recommending unrelated items like jewelry or high heels might feel out of place and confuse your audience. Keep your recommendations relevant, and your readers will keep coming back for more.
Create a database of your go-to Walmart affiliate links.
The secret to successful affiliate marketing on Pinterest? Staying organized.
It’s one thing to add a Walmart affiliate link to a Pin and hit publish. But if you want to actually control how you earn commissions, you need to track what you’re promoting and how it’s performing.
Keep a running list of your affiliate products, the Pins you’ve created, and when they went live. Then monitor the analytics to see what’s working. If a Pin isn’t getting clicks, try updating the image or refreshing the keywords. Small tweaks can lead to major results!
Boost your money-making opportunities and use Pinterest to promote affiliate links!
Adding Pinterest to your affiliate marketing strategy is a total game-changer. More eyes on your content means more clicks, more sales, and more money in your pocket. Yes, please!
But let’s be real—blogging is already a full-time job. And layering Pinterest strategy on top of it? That can feel like a lot.
That’s where we come in. At InfluencerSEO, our SEO and Pinterest experts can help keep your blog optimized, fresh with new content, and your Pinterest Pins up to date. This means you spend less time behind the screen stressing over keywords and strategy, and more time testing the products you plan to share.
Interested in working with a Pinterest strategist? Explore our SEO packages and Pinterest services to see how we can support your goals.
And if you’re ready to keep the affiliate momentum going, we have even more income-boosting tips for your convenience. Check out our posts “How to Become an Amazon Affiliate on Pinterest” and “How to Promote Affiliate Links.”
Jordan Becerra, founder and Lead SEO Strategist at InfluencerSEO, has spent almost 15 years in the creator internet space, the last nine building InfluencerSEO into the go-to SEO partner for content creators, with 500+ creators served from pre-launch to massive publication. She learned creator monetization and community building strategy from the inside working for Lauryn Bosstick of The Skinny Confidential prior to founding InfluencerSEO, so she understands both halves of the game: how search actually works AND how creators actually build a strong community online and make money. Her job now is to stay ahead of where search engine optimization is going, especially as AI rewrites the rules, and to make sure the creators she works with get there first.
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