How Pinterest Turns Content into a Business Asset
Last Updated: April 20, 2026
If you’ve been creating content only to have it expire almost immediately, and you’re looking for a way to keep your ideas alive and circulating, you’ll love this post.
I’m writing about one of my favorite topics – how Pinterest turns content into a business asset, or more specifically, a content asset.
We’ve found ourselves in an online world where we produce content to keep up with trends or simply to say we published something.
Then the algorithm takes our ideas and hard work, and decides who to show it to. If no one engages, the content is filed in the “failed” drawer and forgotten.
(I’d argue that content hasn’t failed just because it didn’t get the engagement, but that’s a blog post for another day.)
What if you could take your ideas, turn them into a content asset, and then use a platform that keeps them circulating?
That’s exactly what Pinterest does.
Pinterest works differently because it was built for search and discovery, and that key difference is what will set you up with a discoverable business that works even when you aren’t.
Let’s deep dive into how you can leverage this powerful marketing platform to create a marketing arm that actually feels good.
What Makes Content an Asset
To build an asset-worthy content library, we first need to define what a content asset is and isn’t.
Here are some key characteristics of content assets I’ve seen in my time helping clients get discovered.
The Content has Ongoing Value
Content that keeps its value is evergreen marketing at its best.
The value of the content doesn’t expire when it’s published; instead, it either grows in importance or remains relevant.
This happens because it answers a search query or audience question or supports an information search.
Can be Discovered with Little Effort
When long-form content addresses search intent, it can be found through relevant keywords with minimal effort.
Yes, this content style needs to be updated as needed, but once you write or record it, it becomes an asset that doesn’t require the same level of work.
It sits on your content shelf, ready to be consumed or repurposed (e.g., short-form content).
Don’t worry, I’ll be covering examples shortly.
It Focuses on Search Intent
As noted above, a content asset is typically designed to address the intent behind a search.
That intent can come from keywords and from questions someone asks as they begin researching the topic.
Think of it this way: You’re taking questions and research that come up within your business niche, and creating the content that answers them.
That’s how you build a content asset library that supports traffic, authority, and leads over time.
Generally, content assets have substance and are designed to attract attention and keep it by answering the intent.
I realize this is a departure from attention-based content created to keep up with trends or increase visibility.
If you begin to focus on building a content asset library, you’ll never be out of content to create to fill in the short-form portion of your marketing strategy.
My recommendation is to view your content as inventory, not as posts.
Before we learn how to identify content assets we already have to work with, let’s go over why Pinterest is an asset platform.
Why Pinterest is an Asset Platform
What sets Pinterest apart from other platforms is that it operates as a search-and-discovery platform, meaning it surfaces content relevant to the search or interest, not simply because it was recently published.
Pinterest users are not there to be entertained. They’re not using Pinterest as another place to scroll. They’re there for substance and depth.
That alone makes Pinterest more of a content library than a place to consume.
People visit Pinterest to learn, get inspired, plan a moment, or research.
They’re looking to connect with your content assets, so it’s important to understand their intent and provide a way to move them to the next stage of their journey.
Approaching marketing this way means you don’t need to be “on” to be discovered. Your ideas and content are doing that part of the work.
To reap those benefits, you need to build pins to your content assets using relevant keywords so they can continually resurface as people search for or become interested in the topic.
Think of it this way: on socials, you’re there to interrupt, but on Pinterest, you’re found because someone is looking for information about what you offer.
What makes Pinterest an asset platform is that you can grow a library of pins, target different search terms, and move people into your ecosystem by answering their search. That’s done by scheduling pins and moving on with your day.
Let’s look at how to start building a content asset library.
Step #1 – Identify Asset Content
When I start working with a client, I review their content to identify assets to add to the content library I create.
I love keeping asset-worthy content organized so that I can see what’s pinned and when.
(I also love that I can see what text overlays, pin titles, and descriptions do well – something I should probably write a blog post on).
Here’s how I organize my content libraries:
Client
Content Title
Content URL
Funnel Stage
Keywords/Interests for Pinterest
Text Overlays
Pin Titles
Pin Descriptions
Last Pinned
Go ahead and set yourself up with a content asset library; it’s a real game-changer!
Here’s how I determine whether something is a content asset.
Long-form content – Blog posts are a content asset because they answer a question, teach something, or provide a process. With the exception of personal opinion blog posts (ex. What I ate while on vacation in X place), I include most blog posts in the content library. is yes, I look at the types of searches the content addresses. I then add the URL, content title, and target keywords to the content library.
Podcast Episodes: I generally add most episodes to the content asset library and follow the same steps I use for blog posts.
Guest Podcast Episodes: If you’ve appeared on a podcast, that is a content asset. I love building pins for guest episodes; it all helps your discovery system.
FAQ Pages: Often overlooked but super powerful to build pins to – these pages are literally built to answer your audience’s questions, so they are definitely a content asset.
Case Studies: Anything that showcases your process, results you’ve gotten, or how you think about things is a content asset.
Guides and Tutorials: These are often blog posts, but they may also be landing pages on your website. Anything that covers a topic or shows a process is a content asset.
Service Pages: These are often overlooked content assets. This is how you make money, and that never expires. Service pages should include clear details so anyone who lands on them knows whether they’re a good fit.
Product Pages: Similar to service pages, product pages are content assets, especially when they are detailed and comprehensive.
Resource Pages: If you have resources that help people achieve or enrich their lives, add them to your content asset library.
Sales Pages: If you have an evergreen offer with a great, detailed sales page, that is a content asset! Don’t include anything that is time-sensitive or that you don’t plan to keep offering.
What not to include: Anything that doesn’t have any substance or depth, and any trend-based social media posts.
Think of it this way: If the piece of content isn’t relevant 6 months or even a year from now, don’t include it in your asset content library.
Step #2 – Align Content Assets to Search Intent
Now that you’ve identified your content assets and created a library to house them, it’s time to map the search intent.
Search intent is the “why” behind the search, not necessarily what the person is typing.
You should always ask what the person hopes to learn or accomplish through the search.
Pinterest is always looking to surface the most relevant content to the search, so it’s important to be clear and useful and ensure relevance.
I include a keyword/interest column in my content library so I can add keywords as I find them and move forward with a Pinterest strategy.
Take each piece of content and ask:
What problem does this help solve?
What part of the funnel does it support?
What is the searcher hoping to achieve?
What might someone type into a search bar to connect with this kind of content?
What types of people am I hoping to connect with?
Then go to Pinterest’s search bar and see what people are searching for.
Make note of any searches that are relevant to your content. Sometimes you’ll see related searches that aren’t a fit; it’s okay not to add them to your content library.
What you’re doing is analyzing searches and the intent behind them.
Often, searches can be categorized into a few different types:
Information intent means they’re looking to learn something.
Inspirational intent means they’re dreaming and planning.
Transactional intent means they’re looking at buying, hiring, and deciding.
Step #3 – Build in Content Circulation
Now that you have your content asset library, it’s time to get it circulating.
Pinterest’s ability to keep content circulating and resurfacing when it’s needed is one of my favourite things about the platform.
We don’t accomplish this by publishing one pin per piece of content; instead, we’ll create multiple pins that link back to the same content.
The idea is not to use the same text overlay, pin title, and description across all pins.
Instead, review the keyword angles each piece of content covers, then create pins targeting each angle.
That’s how you build content circulation on Pinterest that keeps circulating and growing over time.
What we’ve looked at today isn’t extra work; it’s more about turning your content into a system that works for you in the background.
(Basically, it’s helping your business become more discoverable).
What This Looks Like in Practice
Let’s look at a workflow to help you visualize how to do this for your own business.
Take one long-form piece of content -> create 5 pins based on your keyword research -> pin them to your most relevant Pinterest boards -> let them sit while Pinterest learns your content and indexes it -> repeat for your other content assets.
This is slowly helping your business become discoverable in search without you needing to be part of it (aside from pinning pins).
Once Pinterest understands and indexes your content, it can appear in search results and resurface on home feeds when someone is interested in your topic.
Why This Approach to Marketing Matters
As I mentioned earlier in this post, this style of marketing does take time – that’s to be expected and normal.
What you’re investing in is marketing that honours your ideas, expertise, and thought leadership; things that are not only important in a trust recession, but are more foundational than keeping up with socials, trends, and tactics.
What you’re investing in is marketing that allows you to live life offline. That doesn’t consume your daily life and allows you to get back to running your business.
Now, that’s something I can get behind, can’t you?
What you’ve read here is the work I do for clients.
If you want your content to work harder without asking more of you, I’d love to discuss how I can support you. Book a call here.
Happy pinning 📌
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