Managing several Pinterest accounts

Running pins for more than one Pinterest account usually means more tabs and more chances to post to the wrong profile. Creatorzel keeps the planning in one Notion calendar. This post covers how accounts, boards and plans fit together.

Connecting accounts

You connect each Pinterest account to Creatorzel and choose which of its boards you want to publish to. Those are the boards your pins can go to. The access Creatorzel keeps for each account is stored encrypted.

Connect only the accounts you actually plan to publish to, and choose boards you will use. A long list of boards you never post to makes the Board field harder to scan later.

Planning several accounts in one calendar

Every row carries its own board, so the Board field is what decides where a pin goes. It is also your safety check. Before you set Status to Scheduled on a client pin, read the Board field once more. A pin on the wrong profile is a pin you have to explain.

Give your rows titles you will recognise at a glance. If two accounts both have a board called Recipes, put the account name in the row title so the two never blur together in a long list. Notion can also save a filtered view, which gives each client a short list of their own rows.

Once a week, filter the calendar to the Scheduled rows and read through them: board, date, link. It takes a few minutes and catches the two mistakes that matter most, a pin headed for the wrong board and a link to a page that is not live yet.

Which plan fits

The plans differ in one way: how many Pinterest accounts you can connect.

Creator, $14 a month: 1 Pinterest account.
Manager, $29 a month: 3 Pinterest accounts.
Agency, $49 a month: unlimited Pinterest accounts.

Every plan includes unlimited pins and starts with a 14-day free trial. Nobody pays more for posting more, so there is no reason to ration pins. The only number worth counting is accounts.

If you run just your own account, Creator is enough. If you add a couple of clients, count them: three accounts fit Manager. Past three, Agency removes the limit.

Questions about plans

Questions about your subscription or an invoice go to billing@creatorzel.com. The pricing page lists the plans side by side.

If an account belongs to a client, tell them how the connection works before you start. Creatorzel publishes only the rows you set to Scheduled, and nothing repeats or posts on its own. It is a short conversation, and it saves a longer one later. After each pin goes out, send the client its link. The link is kept on the row, so it takes seconds.