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How to make a Pinterest pin from a keyword

No link, no photos: type a keyword and get a finished Pinterest pin drawn by AI. Here's the whole thing, click by click, with a real example.

“cozy fall living room ideas”
The keyword you type
Finished Pinterest infographic: Cozy Fall Living Room Ideas
The pin, about a minute later

Before you start

  1. 1

    Click New Pin, then “An idea or keyword”

    Sign in to Made to Spark and click New Pin on the left (on a phone or tablet, tap the menu button at the top left first). At the top, click the An idea or keyword tab. You don’t need a link for this one.

    The tabs at the top of the New Pin page, with An idea or keyword selected 1
  2. 2

    Type your keyword

    Type what the pin is about, the way people search for it on Pinterest. A few words are enough. Here we use “cozy fall living room ideas”.

    1. 1 Type your keyword in the box under “What’s the pin about?”.
    2. 2 Optional: paste the page the pin should link to, like your blog post or shop page, in the “Pins link to (optional)” box.
    The keyword box with cozy fall living room ideas typed in, and the optional link box below 1 2
  3. 3

    Check what’s ticked, then click Make

    Below the box you see pin designs. There are two groups, Infographic formats and AI pin layouts. Made to Spark reads your words, shows the group that fits and ticks one design to start. Something that sounds like a list (with words like “ideas” or “tips”, or a number at the start) gets Numbered list, an infographic. Other keywords get Single photo, an AI pin. Each ticked design makes one pin. Our keyword has “ideas” in it, so Numbered list was ticked; here we unticked it and picked Photo grid instead.

    1. 1 Tap a ticked design to untick it. Tap any other to add it. You can tick up to 5.
    2. 2 To see the other group too, click Also show AI pin layouts (or Also show infographic formats) under the designs. We did that here, so the picture shows both.
    3. 3 Click Make 1 pin at the bottom. The bar next to it shows how many credits your pins use. Not enough credits? The button turns into one to get more.
    The Infographic formats and AI pin layouts groups, with Photo grid ticked, and the Make 1 pin button Tap a design Click Make
    Tip: Picked an AI pin? A box shows the words it will carry before anything is made. You can change them, and the Make button waits until they’re written. Click Options (just above the Make button) to choose the text on AI pins, the infographic look, the language, and whether your logo goes in the corner.
  4. 4

    Check every word on your pin

    You land on My Pins, where the “Just made” panel at the top shows your pin being drawn. After about a minute it’s ready. AI draws the words right into the picture, and now and then it gets one wrong: a misspelled word, or a few made-up letters that mean nothing, often in the small text. So read every word on the pin before you send it to Pinterest.

    The finished cozy fall living room infographic pin in the Just made panel
    Tip: Found a wrong word? Click Edit under the pin and choose Edit with AI. Type the fix with the exact words in double quotes, for example: Change “Swap pilows” to “Swap pillows”. You get a corrected copy as a new pin, and the original stays as it is. On an infographic you can also choose Same words, new look to have it drawn again. The menu shows what each one costs.
  5. 5

    Send it to Pinterest

    On the right of your pin:

    1. 1 Pick a board. Made to Spark picks the one that fits best and marks it (suggested). If you pinned the same link before, it picks that board again. You can always choose another one.
    2. 2 Leave When on Spread out (recommended), or choose Pick dates myself.
    3. 3 Click Schedule it. You see when it goes out and on which board. Changed your mind? Click Undo.
    The Send them to Pinterest box with a board picker, a When picker and a Schedule it button 1 2 3
    Scheduled: goes out tomorrow on the Living Room Ideas board, with an Undo link
    Tip: No board picker? If you see Connect Pinterest, click it. You only do it once, and it brings you straight back to your pin. If you see See plans with the scheduler instead, scheduling isn’t in your account yet (it comes with every subscription plan): click Download it and upload the picture to Pinterest yourself.

Done! Here’s the pin from this guide

One keyword, one infographic format, one pin on its way to Pinterest.

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Pinterest infographic with six cozy fall living room ideas

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Questions

How many credits does a keyword pin use?

It depends on what you tick. Each AI pin uses 1 credit. Infographics can cost more: the cost shows next to the Infographic formats heading, and the bar next to the Make button shows the total before you click. If you don’t have enough credits, the Make button turns into a button to get more, and the bar shows how many you have.

Why did it tick an infographic, or an AI pin, for me?

Made to Spark reads your words. Something that sounds like a list, with words like ideas, tips or how to, or a number at the start, gets an infographic with Numbered list ticked. Other keywords get an AI pin with Single photo ticked. It’s only a starting point: untick it and pick any design you like.

Why does my pin have a misspelled or made-up word?

AI draws the text as part of the picture, and sometimes it slips a letter or adds letters that mean nothing. Always read the pin before it goes out. Edit with AI fixes a word when you give the exact words in double quotes. On an infographic, Same words, new look draws it again. The Edit menu shows what each one costs.

Does the pin need a link?

No. The link is optional. If you add one, people who click your pin on Pinterest go to that page.

Can I make pins for many keywords at once?

Yes, on plans with Bulk Pins: click Several keywords? Bulk pins under the keyword box.

What if something goes wrong?

If a pin doesn’t work, the Just made panel says why, and nothing is charged for it. When you see Try again under it, click it. On an AI pin, if the words can’t be written before you click Make, a note says so and the AI writes them while drawing, so read the finished pin closely.

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