How To Figure Out The ROI Of Hiring A Pinterest Manager
Last Updated: January 9, 2026
If you’re looking to hire a Pinterest manager, determining ROI is essential.
Hiring an experienced, expert-level Pinterest manager means spending a large chunk of your marketing budget, so you’ll need to be sure it makes sense for your business.
There are two angles to Pinterest management ROI.
The first is ON Pinterest ROI.
The second is OFF Pinterest ROI.
It might be hard to hear, but it’s not the job of a Pinterest manager to convert the traffic to your blog or website.
They aren’t responsible for revenue-generating conversions.
Your Pinterest manager is responsible for the strategy pieces on Pinterest that lead to targeted traffic, which is made up of people who are looking for what you offer.
So, in theory, conversions *should* be easier to get, given that the traffic is actively looking for what your business offers.
Once traffic reaches your website or blog, content marketing will help you convert as many people as possible.
An expert-level Pinterest manager is your partner in ensuring conversions happen – often by advising on what content to create or what to include on a landing page – it’s just not up to them to make sure the traffic converts.
You’ll also need to understand how your business earns money, why and how people convert, and which marketing KPIs are essential to you.
In my almost eight years working specifically in Pinterest marketing, I have often been asked about the ROI of hiring a manager or strategist.
So, I’ve written this post to help you better understand the ROI of hiring a Pinterest manager – if you find this post helpful, I’d love for you to pin it!📌
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Related Read: What Does a Pinterest Manager Do?
What Are Your Marketing KPIs?
Knowing your marketing KPIs is the first step in determining whether hiring a Pinterest manager will generate enough ROI to cover the cost.
What are the signs that your marketing is working for you?
I won’t cover all of the different marketing KPIs, but I’ll list some common ones just in case you haven’t been tracking them and need a place to start.
Common KPIs that relate to a Pinterest marketing strategy:
- Website visitors (organic)
- Click-through rate
- New email subscribers
- Client/Customer leads
- Conversion rate
- Product sales
Once you spend time tracking, reading, analyzing, and interpreting your data, you should know how much traffic is needed to achieve your marketing objectives.
Let’s start tying this to the ROI of a Pinterest manager.
Figuring Out The ROI Of A Pinterest Manager
Since a Pinterest manager is sending targeted traffic, it *should* be easier to get conversions from that traffic.
Once traffic lands on your website or blog, it’s your turn—what do you have in place to warm up and convert as much traffic as possible?
These are things like:
- Blog posts that answer the search
- Landing pages
- Video content
- Good use of call to actions
- Email opt-in forms
- Internal linking between relevant content
If you have the right marketing KPIs in place, you’ll have the data that tells you how much traffic you need to make X conversions.
A seasoned, expert Pinterest manager often offers support through tips, ideas, and recommendations that could increase conversions.
How Does Your Blog or Online Business Make Money
The second part of figuring out the ROI of hiring a Pinterest manager is understanding how you make money.
There are many monetization methods for an online business or blog.
Common ones are:
- Digital products
- Courses
- Memberships
- Display ads
- Services
- Affiliate marketing
Having your sales funnels and content in place to support Pinterest traffic is ideal for hiring a Pinterest manager.
From there, it will be easier to understand the value of the traffic sent from Pinterest.
Here’s how to know that value:
- How much is an email user worth to you?
- What percentages do you make within the affiliate programs you’re part of, and how well does your content convert them?
- How much revenue do you make from the ads on your website?
- Do you offer digital products? What’s the conversion percentage?
Calculating your business’s revenue will help you determine how long it will take to see an ROI from hiring a Pinterest manager.
For an experienced Pinterest manager, you can expect to pay at least $500 USD per month, with many charging upwards of $1000.
What A Pinterest Manager Is Responsible For
A Pinterest manager is responsible for everything that happens ON Pinterest.
Ideally, you want someone who understands how to create and implement a Pinterest marketing strategy that aligns with your goals for the platform.
Common goals for using Pinterest marketing are:
- Increase website traffic
- Grow email list subscribers
- Increase product sales
- Connect with potential leads
- Business/brand awareness
- Expert positioning
Once a Pinterest manager understands your business goals for using the platform, they can create a strategy to help you achieve them.
All of this work is ON Pinterest.
A Pinterest Manager’s goal will be to increase targeted traffic month over month and year over year.
They’re also responsible for keeping up with platform changes and need to be able to tweak the Pinterest strategy as needed.
A Pinterest manager will report on important metrics and should be able to explain why certain areas of your Pinterest are growing or not growing.
Here are the most important metrics to track if you are using organic Pinterest marketing:
- Impressions
- Saves
- Engagements
- Outbound Clicks
As long as traffic increases and year-over-year growth is seen, your Pinterest manager will be doing their job.
If metrics go down (and they will), the Pinterest manager must also communicate those changes and share plans to get metrics moving in the right direction.
Here are some common reasons why your Pinterest account might drop in growth:
- Seasonal content shift – Pinterest is prioritizing content that supports an upcoming holiday (for example, Christmas).
- A keyword ranking update – your pins ranked, but then Pinterest updated, and rankings were lost.
- Pins that have performed well are no longer doing as well.
Other ROI pieces that come from having someone manage your Pinterest account and strategy are:
- Giving you time back since the work on Pinterest is done for you
- Staying up to date with all changes on Pinterest
- Ability to assist with tech setups for Pinterest (connecting your website and product catalog as an example)
- Handling content creation for ON Pinterest
- Recommending content that will perform well
- Keeping up with upcoming trending content
That’s a wrap on figuring out the ROI of hiring a Pinterest Manager
To get the best ROI from hiring a Pinterest manager, make sure you have content in place to warm up the traffic coming from Pinterest, an understanding of how and why your business makes money and revenue, and what business goals you want to use as a marker for growth on Pinterest.
Have a question? Please email me at hello@elainetimms.com or comment below!
Happy pinning! 📌
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