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# Pinterest Follow

> Reward customers with points for following your Pinterest account.

<Note>
  **Where to find this:** Shopify admin → Apps → Yuko Loyalty → Loyalty → Programs → Ways to earn → Add another way → **Pinterest Follow**
</Note>

## Introduction

Award customers a one-time points bonus when they follow your Pinterest account from your loyalty widgets.

## What problem this solves

Growing a Pinterest audience organically is slow. A small points reward gets existing customers to take a two-second action that builds your following and social proof.

## When to use

* You have an active Pinterest account.
* Your audience uses Pinterest for inspiration (home, fashion, food, crafts).
* You want a low-effort, one-time way to earn.

## Overview

* One-time reward per customer.
* Configured with your **Pinterest Username**.
* Points are credited when the customer clicks **Follow**.
* Optional points expiry and VIP tier multipliers.
* Available on select plans.

## Before you start

<Check>Yuko app is installed on your Shopify store — see [Install Yuko on Shopify](/installation-and-setup/install-on-shopify).</Check>
<Check>The Yuko **Theme App Embed** is enabled in your active theme — see [Theme App Embed](/installation-and-setup/theme-app-embed).</Check>
<Check>Your loyalty program is enabled under **Loyalty Program Status** at **Shopify admin → Apps → Yuko Loyalty → Loyalty → Programs**.</Check>
<Check>Your point labels are set in [Loyalty Settings](/loyalty/program-settings).</Check>

<Check>You have an active Pinterest account.</Check>

## Setup guide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the way to earn">
    In your Shopify admin, go to **Apps → Yuko Loyalty → Loyalty → Programs**. In **Ways to earn**, click **Add another way** and pick **Pinterest Follow**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in Basic Details">
    * **Campaign Name** — shown to customers on the storefront. You can use `[earn_value]` and `[points_label]`, for example `Earn [earn_value] [points_label]`.
    * **Description** — short copy shown with the way to earn.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the points">
    Enter **Points to earn on Pinterest follow** (a whole number, at least 1).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your Pinterest username">
    Enter your **Pinterest Username** without the @ symbol. Customers are sent to `https://www.pinterest.com/yourusername`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Expiry (optional)">
    Turn on **Expiry**, then set **Expire after** and a **Period** (Day, Week, Month or Year). Expiry is available on select plans.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the side panel">
    * **Status** — on by default.
    * **Icon** — **Default**, or **Custom** to upload your own (JPG, PNG, GIF or WEBP, under 1 MB).
    * **Tiers** — turn on to apply VIP tier multipliers to this way to earn.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## How it works

1. The way to earn appears in the **Ways to earn** list of your loyalty widgets (for example the [Floating Rewards](/onsite-widgets/floating-launcher) launcher, [rewards landing page](/onsite-widgets/rewards-landing-page) and [customer account page](/onsite-widgets/customer-account-page)) with a **Follow** button.
2. A logged-in customer clicks **Follow**. Your Pinterest profile opens in a new tab.
3. Yuko credits the points as soon as the customer clicks. Social networks don't let apps confirm the action, so earning is based on the click.
4. The way to earn then shows as completed for that customer.

With **Tiers** on and [VIP tiers](/vip-tiers/overview) enabled, customers in a tier earn the tier's multiplier for this way to earn, plus any bonus points the tier sets for it. The extra points appear as a separate tier bonus entry.

### Decision guidance

* **Keep the reward modest** (5–20 points). It's a quick one-time action.
* **Only run networks where your customers are active.** Pick two or three rather than every network.

### Limitations

* Earning is based on the click; Yuko can't check whether the customer actually followed.
* One reward per customer. Following again doesn't earn more.
* Customers must be logged in to earn.
* You can have one Pinterest Follow way to earn.

## Examples

* A home décor store awards 10 points for following its Pinterest account.

## Best practices

<Tip>**Check the username before saving.** A typo sends customers to the wrong profile.</Tip>

## FAQs

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How is the follow verified?">
    It isn't. Pinterest doesn't let apps confirm follows, so Yuko credits points when the customer clicks **Follow**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can a customer earn this twice?">
    No. It's a one-time reward per customer.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I enter the full profile URL?">
    No. Enter only the username, without the @ symbol. Yuko builds the link `https://www.pinterest.com/yourusername`.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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