Simple Pin Media Review 2026: Is Kate Ahl’s Pinterest Training Worth It?

Pinterest can be a useful traffic source for bloggers, but it can also become one more thing demanding your time.

Create new Pins. Find keywords. Work out what Pinterest wants this month. Check your analytics. Wonder why one Pin took off while another disappeared without a trace.

For a busy parent trying to build a blog around work and family life, that can quickly become overwhelming.

That is where Simple Pin Media comes in.

Founded by Pinterest marketing specialist Kate Ahl, Simple Pin Media focuses almost entirely on helping businesses, bloggers and creators understand Pinterest and use it more strategically.

Rather than promising overnight traffic or some secret Pinterest hack, the emphasis is on understanding the platform, using keywords properly, creating better Pins, measuring what works and developing a strategy you can actually maintain.

Their beginner Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course currently costs around £65 in the UK. There are also additional courses and resources for people who want more help with planning, analytics and specific areas of Pinterest marketing.

Those are fairly reasonable prices compared with many blogging and marketing courses I’ve reviewed.

But reasonable does not automatically mean necessary.

Pinterest itself provides free training. Simple Pin Media also gives away a substantial amount of information through its blog, podcast, newsletter and beginner resources.

So the important question for this review is not simply whether Simple Pin Media knows Pinterest.

It clearly does.

The question is whether paying for its training gives you enough extra structure, clarity and saved time to make it worthwhile.

For many beginner bloggers, I think it can.

Transparency Note

I am not an affiliate for Simple Pin Media and I do not earn a commission if you purchase any of its courses or products.

This review is based on my research into Simple Pin Media, its current training, pricing, free resources and how I believe they fit the needs of beginner bloggers and busy parents.

What Is Simple Pin Media?

Simple Pin Media is a Pinterest marketing company founded by Kate Ahl.

Unlike many online training brands that cover everything from blogging and SEO to email marketing and social media, Simple Pin Media has built its business around one main platform.

Pinterest.

That specialisation is one of the things I like about it.

Simple Pin Media provides a mixture of free education, paid training, strategy services, coaching and Pinterest management.

Its educational side includes:

• Beginner Pinterest training
• Pinterest keyword education
• Pin design and creative training
• Pinterest analytics
• Content planning
• Pinterest advertising
• Templates and downloadable resources
• Workshops
• Strategy guidance

There is also a large amount of free material.

Simple Pin Media has produced more than 300 podcast episodes focused on Pinterest marketing, alongside blog posts, newsletters, free guides and a four-part beginner video series.

That is worth mentioning because you do not immediately hit a paywall when you discover the company.

You can spend some time learning from Kate and the team first, decide whether you like their approach and then consider paying for more structured training.

That is how I prefer educational products to work.

How Does Simple Pin Media Approach Pinterest?

One of the reasons Simple Pin Media stands out is that it treats Pinterest differently from traditional social media.

Pinterest is primarily a search and discovery platform.

People go there looking for ideas, products, information, inspiration and solutions.

That makes things such as keywords, content relevance, Pin images and search intent particularly important.

Simple Pin Media’s training therefore focuses heavily on understanding how people discover content rather than simply telling you to post constantly.

Their beginner training covers areas including:

• Pinterest keyword targeting
• Finding suitable keywords
• Pinterest creative best practices
• Writing Pin descriptions
• Choosing Pin types
• Increasing monthly views
• Building a repeatable Pinterest strategy

This is also where I think the training fits bloggers particularly well.

A blog already gives you something useful to send Pinterest users to.

You are not trying to invent completely separate social media content every day. You can create Pins around useful articles you have already produced and use Pinterest as another way for people to discover them.

Of course, that does not make Pinterest completely passive.

You still need to create Pins, understand what your audience is searching for and look at what is working.

But a sensible Pinterest strategy should support your blog rather than become a second full-time job.

That distinction is particularly important if you are building your site around work, children and everything else family life throws at you.

Who Is Kate Ahl?

Kate Ahl is the founder of Simple Pin Media and has become a well-known educator in the Pinterest marketing space.

She started Simple Pin Media in 2014 and has since built a business around Pinterest strategy, education and account management.

That experience matters.

There is a big difference between someone creating a Pinterest course because one of their own accounts suddenly generated traffic and a company that has spent years actively working with different businesses and Pinterest accounts.

Simple Pin Media does the latter.

The team manages Pinterest marketing for clients and uses its own Pinterest activity to test strategies and ideas.

That gives the educational side of the business access to real-world experience across different accounts, industries and situations.

I also like that Kate’s approach tends to focus on principles rather than promising a single formula that will work for everyone.

Pinterest changes.

Features appear and disappear. Algorithms evolve. Pin formats change. Strategies that worked several years ago may no longer produce the same results.

Good Pinterest training therefore needs to help you understand why you are doing something, rather than simply giving you a checklist that could be obsolete six months later.

That is one of the main things I will be looking at throughout this review.

Does Simple Pin Media teach you how to understand Pinterest?

Or does it simply give you another collection of tasks to follow?

So far, I think its approach leans firmly towards the former.

What Does Simple Pin Media Offer?

Simple Pin Media has quite a broad collection of Pinterest products, but you do not need to buy everything.

That is important.

The shop is structured so that you can buy training around the specific area where you need help rather than purchasing one huge course.

For most beginner bloggers, the obvious starting point is the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course.

But there are also resources for people who already understand the basics and want to improve their planning, analytics, creative or advertising.

Some of the main options currently include:

Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course

This is the product I consider the core beginner course.

It currently costs around £65 in the UK.

The course includes seven video lessons covering:

• Pinterest keyword targeting
• Keyword research
• Pin creative best practices
• Pin descriptions
• Different types of Pins
• Increasing monthly views
• The Simple Pin Framework

You also receive a Pinterest keyword planning guide and Pinterest metrics mini-planner.

Simple Pin Media says the course can be completed over a weekend or worked through gradually.

I particularly like that second option.

You do not need another course sitting unfinished because someone decided you need to complete 40 hours of video before you can create your first Pin.

Seven focused lessons feels much more appropriate for somebody who simply wants to understand Pinterest and start using it properly.

Plan for Every Season

Plan for Every Season is currently around £84.81 in the UK, reduced from approximately £123 when I checked.

This moves more towards strategic planning.

Pinterest works differently from platforms where content lives for a few hours.

People often start searching for seasonal ideas weeks or even months before an event arrives.

That means planning matters.

Christmas content published on 20 December is unlikely to have the same opportunity as content prepared and promoted well before people begin actively planning for Christmas.

For bloggers with seasonal content, this type of training could therefore be useful once they understand the basic platform.

Know Your Numbers

Know Your Numbers is currently around £77.37 in the UK, reduced from approximately £115.

This focuses more heavily on understanding your Pinterest data.

Analytics can become another source of procrastination if you stare at every number Pinterest gives you without knowing which ones actually matter.

The value here would therefore depend on whether the training helps you turn those numbers into decisions.

Which Pins should you create more of?

Which topics generate clicks?

Are people saving your content but not visiting your site?

Is your Pinterest activity actually contributing to your business?

Those questions matter much more than simply watching your monthly views increase.

Smaller Guides, Workshops and Resources

Simple Pin Media also sells smaller standalone products.

These include resources around Pinterest account clean-up, analytics, Pin images, Pinterest advertising, email-list growth, seasonal planning and even using ChatGPT within Pinterest marketing.

Some products cost considerably less than the main courses.

That makes the shop feel more modular than many online training programmes.

You can identify the problem you actually have and buy something aimed at solving it.

For a busy parent blogger, I think that makes far more sense than buying an enormous Pinterest programme when you only need help with one part of your strategy.

A Closer Look at the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint

The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course is the product I think most beginner bloggers will be interested in.

At around £65, it sits in a comfortable middle ground.

It is more expensive than a small downloadable guide, but nowhere near the hundreds or thousands of pounds some online marketing courses charge.

The main question is whether the course gives you enough structure to justify paying for information that is technically available elsewhere for free.

I think that depends on how you prefer to learn.

If you enjoy researching, testing things yourself and piecing together information from blog posts, podcasts and YouTube videos, you probably do not need the course.

You could learn a lot about Pinterest without spending anything.

But that takes time.

And for a busy parent, time is often the more limited resource.

The advantage of the Blueprint is that somebody has already organised the essential beginner topics into a short learning path.

You are not trying to answer 20 different questions before you even publish your first proper Pin.

You can work through the lessons, understand the basics and start putting them into practice.

That is the real value I see here.

You are paying for structure, experience and fewer rabbit holes.

What Do You Learn?

The seven lessons cover the areas most new Pinterest users actually need.

These include keyword targeting, Pin creative, descriptions, different Pin formats, monthly views and the Simple Pin Framework.

There is also a keyword planning guide and metrics mini-planner.

I particularly like the inclusion of analytics at beginner level.

It is easy to become obsessed with Pinterest monthly views.

A big number looks impressive.

But if those views are not generating clicks, subscribers, sales or some other useful outcome, they are not necessarily helping your blog.

Understanding what to measure early can save you from chasing vanity metrics later.

Is Seven Lessons Enough?

For a beginner course, I think so.

In fact, I would rather see seven focused lessons than 50 hours of training included purely to make the course look more valuable.

More content does not always create a better course.

Sometimes it creates another thing you never finish.

The Blueprint appears designed to get you to the point where you understand what Pinterest is, how people find content and how you can start building a sensible strategy.

It is not trying to turn you into a Pinterest marketing consultant.

That feels appropriate for the price.

What Can You Learn for Free?

Quite a lot.

This is probably the strongest argument against buying Simple Pin Media training immediately.

Simple Pin Media has published a substantial amount of free Pinterest education over the years.

You can access:

• Blog articles
• Beginner Pinterest guides
• Podcast episodes
• Free video training
• Newsletters
• Strategy discussions
• Pinterest updates
• Interviews and case studies

There are hundreds of podcast episodes alone.

Pinterest also provides its own free Pinterest Academy training.

So if your budget is currently £0, you still have plenty of options.

I would not recommend a brand-new blogger delaying their website because they think they need to buy a Pinterest course first.

Get your blog started.

Create useful content.

Understand who you are helping.

Then start learning how Pinterest could support that content.

You can begin with the free resources and decide later whether you want something more structured.

Why Pay When So Much Is Free?

This is where Simple Pin Media has to prove its value.

Paying for information only makes sense if it gives you something the free route does not.

That does not necessarily mean secret information.

Most good courses do not contain magical secrets.

The benefit is often organisation.

Imagine you want to understand Pinterest keywords.

You could search Google, watch videos, read five blog posts, listen to podcast episodes and compare different opinions.

Eventually, you may work out what you need.

Or you can follow a lesson created by someone who has spent years working with Pinterest accounts and then move on to actually using what you learned.

For someone with plenty of spare time, the first approach may be fine.

For a parent trying to squeeze blogging into a few hours each week, the second option can be more attractive.

That is why I think the £65 price is reasonable.

You are not paying because the information is impossible to find elsewhere.

You are paying to reduce the amount of time spent finding, filtering and organising it.

Simple Pin Media Pricing

When I checked the Simple Pin Media shop, the main products we are looking at were priced as follows:

• Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course: around £65
• Plan for Every Season: around £84.81, usually around £123
• Know Your Numbers: around £77.37, usually around £115

Prices and promotions can change, so it is always worth checking the current shop before purchasing.

The store also offers a 15% discount when you spend £75 or more.

I do not see anything concerning about that.

It is a standard ecommerce promotion.

It may actually be useful if you already planned to purchase the Blueprint and another smaller resource.

But I would not add something you do not need purely to reach the discount threshold.

Saving 15% is not saving money if it encourages you to buy another product you never use.

Simple Pin Media also sells cheaper individual resources and has a section dedicated to lower-cost products.

That is another positive.

You do not have to jump directly from free content into an expensive flagship programme.

You can spend a small amount on one specific problem and see whether you find the training useful.

Is Simple Pin Media Good Value for Money?

Overall, I think it is.

£65 is still money, particularly if your blog has not earned anything yet.

But compared with the wider blogging-course market, the price feels fair.

Some courses charge several hundred pounds to teach a much broader range of subjects.

That can make sense if you genuinely need the whole system.

But if your problem is simply:

“I want to understand Pinterest properly.”

Then a focused £65 course can be a better purchase than a £500 blogging programme where Pinterest makes up three lessons.

The value also depends on what happens after you buy it.

If you complete the course and then spend two or three hours each week implementing a clear Pinterest strategy, the training could save you a lot of trial and error.

If you buy it, watch two videos and forget about Pinterest for six months, it obviously will not be good value.

The course cannot create the consistency for you.

How Much Time Does Simple Pin Media’s Strategy Take?

This is one of the most important questions for the Flex For Families audience.

Pinterest is often described as a low-maintenance traffic source.

That can be true compared with platforms that encourage daily posting and constant engagement.

But low maintenance does not mean no maintenance.

You still need to:

• Research relevant topics and keywords
• Create Pins
• Write titles and descriptions
• Publish or schedule content
• Review your results
• Test new ideas
• Keep an eye on platform changes

Simple Pin Media has previously suggested that a basic Pinterest strategy can be managed in around two hours per week once the initial setup work is complete.

I think that is a useful benchmark rather than a guarantee.

Your own workload will depend on how much content you publish, how many Pins you create and how sophisticated you want your strategy to become.

A blogger creating two or three Pins for one new article each week will have a very different workload from an ecommerce business managing hundreds of products.

For a busy parent blogger, I would keep things deliberately simple.

One useful article.

A few strong Pinterest graphics.

Good keyword targeting.

Then review what happens.

You do not need to turn Pinterest into another content machine.

Is Simple Pin Media Suitable for Busy Parents?

I think this is one of the stronger use cases.

Not because Pinterest is effortless.

It is not.

But because the platform can fit around your schedule better than many social networks.

You do not need to be online when somebody else is online.

You do not need to reply instantly to comments.

You do not need to film yourself every day.

You can create Pins in batches and publish them around your available time.

That flexibility matters.

The Simple Pin approach also appears to focus more on strategy than volume.

That is important because a busy parent does not need advice that boils down to “create more content.”

You need to know which tasks deserve your limited time.

If the training helps you avoid random pinning and concentrate on the things most likely to move your account forward, that can make the £65 investment worthwhile.

Is the Training Up to Date?

This is essential with Pinterest.

A Pinterest course can become outdated surprisingly quickly.

The platform changes features, terminology, formats and best practices.

Advice that worked several years ago may now be ineffective or completely irrelevant.

Simple Pin Media itself has previously warned people to check how frequently Pinterest courses are updated.

That is a good standard.

And it should apply to Simple Pin Media too.

One reason I am more comfortable with this company than some Pinterest course creators is that Pinterest is still its core business.

The team continues producing Pinterest content, managing accounts, discussing platform changes and testing strategies.

That creates a strong incentive to keep its teaching relevant.

It does not guarantee that every individual video will always reflect the latest interface change.

No course can realistically promise that.

But the underlying concepts, search intent, keywords, creative testing, analytics and strategy are less dependent on one button being in a particular place.

That is what I would want from Pinterest training.

Teach me principles I can continue using when the interface changes.

Do not teach me a hack that disappears with the next algorithm update.

What I Like About Simple Pin Media So Far

There is quite a lot.

It Specialises in Pinterest

This is probably the biggest positive.

Simple Pin Media has built its reputation around one platform.

That does not automatically make everything it teaches correct, but it does mean the training comes from a much deeper Pinterest background than a general blogging course that includes Pinterest as one module.

The Prices Are Reasonable

The main beginner course is around £65.

That feels accessible compared with many online marketing courses.

There is also no obvious need to keep buying increasingly expensive levels just to understand the basics.

You Can Learn Before You Buy

There is a huge amount of free content available.

You can listen to Kate’s podcast, read Simple Pin articles and explore the beginner resources before spending anything.

That makes it easier to decide whether you actually like the teaching style.

The Training Is Focused

The Blueprint contains seven lessons.

That might sound small compared with courses boasting 100 videos, but I see that as a positive.

A beginner Pinterest course should help you start.

It does not need to become your next unfinished qualification.

The Approach Feels Realistic

I have not found the usual claims suggesting that Pinterest will instantly transform a new blog.

The focus seems to be on learning, testing, measuring and adjusting.

That is much closer to how sustainable traffic growth actually works.

It Can Save Time

This is probably the strongest argument for paying.

You can find Pinterest information for free.

But you may spend hours working out which information is current and which advice applies to you.

A structured course can remove some of that uncertainty.

For someone building a blog around family life, that has genuine value.

What Could Be Better?

I like what I have seen from Simple Pin Media, but there are still a few things worth considering before you buy.

You Can Learn a Lot for Free

This is probably the biggest one.

Pinterest has its own free education, and Simple Pin Media publishes a huge amount of free content itself.

If you are comfortable researching and putting together your own learning plan, you may not need to pay £65 for the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint.

The course becomes more valuable when you place a value on your time.

For a busy parent, spending £65 to avoid several evenings jumping between videos, articles and conflicting advice may be worthwhile.

For someone with more time than money, the free route probably makes more sense initially.

The Training Is Very Pinterest-Specific

This sounds obvious, but it matters.

Simple Pin Media teaches Pinterest.

It will not teach you how to choose a profitable niche, create your WordPress website, write SEO content, build an email list or monetise your blog from scratch.

That makes it different from broader programmes such as Wealthy Affiliate, Income School or many complete blogging courses.

I do not see that as a weakness in the training itself.

In fact, the specialisation is one of its strengths.

But you need to buy it for the right reason.

If your problem is:

“I need to learn how to build a blog.”

Simple Pin Media is not the answer.

If your problem is:

“I have useful content and I want to understand how Pinterest can help more people find it.”

It becomes much more relevant.

Buying the Course Does Not Remove the Work

This is another important reality check.

A Pinterest course can give you a strategy.

It cannot implement that strategy for you.

You will still need to create graphics, research keywords, publish Pins and review what happens.

And Pinterest results can take time.

I would be wary of buying any Pinterest training because you expect an instant jump in traffic.

The better reason to buy Simple Pin Media is to improve the decisions you make with the time you are already willing to invest.

The Product Range Could Encourage You to Buy More Than You Need

I actually like Simple Pin Media’s modular shop.

But having lots of relatively affordable products creates its own temptation.

£20 here.

£40 there.

Another workshop.

Another template pack.

Then suddenly you have spent considerably more than the £65 you originally intended.

My advice would be simple.

Start with the problem you are trying to solve.

Buy the resource that addresses that problem.

Implement it.

Only buy something else when you genuinely reach the next problem.

You do not need the entire Simple Pin Media shop to have a successful Pinterest account.

Pinterest Is Still Only One Traffic Source

This is perhaps the biggest strategic point.

I would not want a beginner blogger becoming completely dependent on Pinterest.

Pinterest can generate meaningful traffic, but platforms change.

Algorithms change.

Accounts fluctuate.

The healthiest approach is to use Pinterest alongside other assets you control or can diversify across, such as your blog, email list and potentially other traffic sources.

Simple Pin Media can help you use Pinterest better.

It should not become your entire business strategy.

Who Is Simple Pin Media Best For?

I think Simple Pin Media has several particularly strong use cases.

Beginner Bloggers Who Find Pinterest Confusing

Pinterest looks deceptively simple.

Create an image, add a link and publish it.

But once you start hearing about keywords, boards, descriptions, search intent, analytics and Pin design, things can become confusing quickly.

The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint gives beginners somewhere sensible to start.

Instead of trying to learn everything, you can concentrate on the fundamentals.

Bloggers Who Already Have Content

This is probably my favourite use case.

If you already have 20, 50 or 100 useful blog posts sitting on your website, Pinterest gives you another way to get those articles discovered.

You already did the difficult part.

You created the content.

Learning how to package that content for Pinterest can potentially extend its reach without requiring you to write another article every time you want more traffic.

Busy Parents Who Want Structure

This is where I think paying for the course becomes easier to justify.

You could spend several weeks learning Pinterest for free.

Or you could spend £65 and work through seven structured lessons.

Neither option is automatically better.

But when you only have a few hours each week for your blog, reducing the amount of research and uncertainty can be valuable.

Bloggers Who Have Been Pinning Without a Strategy

Maybe you already use Pinterest.

You create some graphics.

You publish them.

Occasionally something gets impressions.

But you are not really sure why anything works.

That is another situation where structured training can help.

Learning how Pinterest keywords, creative and analytics fit together can turn random activity into something you can measure and improve.

Bloggers Who Prefer Search-Based Marketing

Pinterest may also appeal if you dislike the constant interaction associated with traditional social media.

You do not need to build your strategy around being online at a specific time every day.

For someone trying to build flexible income around family life, that can be a significant advantage.

Who Should Avoid Simple Pin Media?

Simple Pin Media will not be necessary for everyone.

Complete Beginners Who Have Not Built Their Blog Yet

If you have not chosen your niche, created your site or published useful content, I would not make Pinterest training your first expense.

Pinterest needs something worthwhile to send people to.

Build that foundation first.

Anyone on a Very Tight Budget

You do not need to pay to learn Pinterest.

Start with the free Simple Pin Media resources and Pinterest’s own training.

You can always buy structured training later.

People Looking for Guaranteed Traffic

No Pinterest course can guarantee traffic.

You can learn best practices and make better decisions, but your results will still depend on your niche, content, creative, consistency and what Pinterest users are actually searching for.

If you want a guaranteed number of pageviews from a £65 investment, this is not that kind of product.

Bloggers Who Already Understand Pinterest Well

If you already know how to conduct Pinterest keyword research, create effective Pins, interpret your analytics and build a repeatable strategy, the beginner Blueprint may be too basic.

One of Simple Pin Media’s more specialised resources could make more sense.

Anyone Who Does Not Want to Use Pinterest

This sounds obvious, but do not add Pinterest to your business simply because another blogger says you should.

Every marketing channel costs time.

If Google, email, YouTube or another source is already working well for you, there may be more value in improving what is working than starting another platform.

Simple Pin Media vs Free Pinterest Academy

One of the fairest comparisons we can make is Simple Pin Media versus Pinterest’s own free Pinterest Academy.

After all, if Pinterest will teach you how Pinterest works for free, why would you pay someone else £65?

The answer comes down to what you want from the training.

Pinterest Academy

Pinterest Academy is Pinterest’s own educational platform.

Its biggest advantage is obvious.

It is free.

You are also learning directly from Pinterest, which makes it a useful place to understand the platform, its advertising products and how Pinterest expects businesses to use its tools.

For somebody with no budget, I would absolutely start there.

Simple Pin Media

Simple Pin Media adds another layer.

Instead of simply explaining how Pinterest works, its training is built around applying Pinterest to an actual marketing strategy.

Kate Ahl and her team have spent years working with accounts, observing results and turning that experience into practical advice.

That difference matters.

Pinterest can tell you what a feature does.

An experienced marketer can potentially help you decide whether that feature deserves your time.

Which Would I Choose?

For a complete beginner with no budget:

Start with Pinterest Academy and Simple Pin Media’s free resources.

For someone who wants a structured path and would rather avoid piecing everything together:

I would choose Simple Pin Media.

There is also no reason you cannot use both.

In fact, that may be the best approach.

Use Pinterest Academy to understand the platform directly from Pinterest.

Use Simple Pin Media to understand how an experienced Pinterest marketing team applies those ideas in practice.

The important thing is that you do not need to spend money before you know Pinterest is a traffic source you actually want to pursue.

Simple Pin Media vs Tailwind

This comparison needs a slightly different explanation because Simple Pin Media and Tailwind are not really direct competitors.

Simple Pin Media primarily provides Pinterest education, strategy and services.

Tailwind is a Pinterest marketing tool.

One teaches you what to do.

The other helps you do some of the work.

That distinction is important.

What Does Simple Pin Media Help With?

Simple Pin Media can help you understand:

• Pinterest strategy
• Keyword targeting
• Pin creative
• Analytics
• Content planning
• What to measure
• How Pinterest fits into your marketing

It aims to improve your understanding and decision-making.

What Does Tailwind Help With?

Tailwind is designed more around implementation and efficiency.

It can help bloggers plan and schedule Pinterest content rather than manually publishing everything as they go.

For someone creating Pins in batches, that can save time.

But software does not automatically give you a good strategy.

Scheduling 50 poorly targeted Pins more efficiently does not suddenly make them effective.

That is why I would separate the two decisions.

First ask:

“Do I understand what I should be doing on Pinterest?”

Then ask:

“Would a tool help me do it more efficiently?”

Which Is Better for Beginners?

If I had £65 to spend and understood very little about Pinterest, I would put education before automation.

I would rather learn how Pinterest works and manually implement a simple strategy than pay for software without understanding what I am scheduling.

Once you have a repeatable workflow, Tailwind becomes easier to evaluate.

You can then decide whether its scheduling and workflow features genuinely save you enough time to justify the additional expense.

Can You Use Simple Pin Media and Tailwind Together?

Absolutely.

In fact, they potentially complement each other.

Simple Pin Media can provide the strategy.

Tailwind can help with parts of the workflow.

But I would not assume you need both.

A busy parent blogger should always ask whether a new tool genuinely reduces workload.

If you can comfortably manage your Pinterest activity without paid scheduling software, keep the money.

If scheduling is becoming a repetitive job that eats into the time you could spend creating useful content, then a tool like Tailwind starts making more sense.

My Choice for a New Blogger

I would start with knowledge.

• Learn the fundamentals.
• Create a manageable Pinterest strategy.
• See whether Pinterest actually works for your niche.

Then add tools when they solve a problem you genuinely have.

That is why, for someone new to Pinterest, I would put Simple Pin Media training ahead of paying for additional Pinterest software.

You can automate later.

Understanding what you are trying to achieve comes first.

Simple Pin Media vs Pinfinite Growth

This is probably the comparison I am most interested in for this review.

Both products are aimed at helping bloggers and creators get better results from Pinterest.

But they are likely to appeal to slightly different people.

Simple Pin Media has been built around years of Pinterest-specific experience, client work, education and strategy.

Pinfinite Growth is more of a dedicated course-style programme for people who want a system to follow.

That means the decision may come down to how much structure you want, how advanced you are and how much you are willing to spend.

For a beginner who wants relatively affordable Pinterest education, Simple Pin Media is very appealing.

The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint costs around £65 and focuses on the fundamentals.

That makes it easier to try without committing a large amount of money.

Once we review Pinfinite Growth properly, we will be able to make a much stronger side-by-side comparison around:

• Price
• Course depth
• Beginner friendliness
• Pinterest strategy
• Keyword research
• Pin creation
• Analytics
• Support
• Updates
• Time commitment
• Value for money
• Suitability for busy parents

For now, I would say Simple Pin Media sets a fairly high bar because it combines a reasonable price with a strong level of Pinterest experience behind the training.

I will update this comparison once I have completed my full Pinfinite Growth review.

Can Simple Pin Media Help You Get More Pinterest Traffic?

Potentially, yes.

But I would be careful about how we define success.

A course cannot guarantee that Pinterest will suddenly send thousands of visitors to your blog.

What it can do is help you make better decisions.

That may mean:

• Targeting more relevant keywords
• Creating Pins that better match what users are searching for
• Understanding which content performs well
• Improving your Pin designs
• Avoiding strategies that waste time
• Using your analytics to decide what to create next

Those improvements can increase your chances of getting more traffic.

But Pinterest still decides what appears in search and recommendations.

• Your niche matters.
• Your content matters.
• Your images matter.
• Competition matters.

And some topics naturally perform better on Pinterest than others.

I would therefore look at Simple Pin Media as a way to improve your Pinterest strategy, not as a way to buy traffic.

How Long Does It Take to See Results?

There is no single answer.

Pinterest is not normally a platform where you publish something today and can confidently judge the strategy tomorrow.

• Pins can continue being discovered over time.
• Some content may begin generating impressions quickly.
• Other Pins may take much longer to gain traction.
• Seasonal content can also behave very differently depending on when you publish it.

That makes patience important.

If you follow the training for two weeks and then decide Pinterest does not work because you have not generated thousands of clicks, you probably have not given the strategy enough time.

I would treat Pinterest as a medium-term traffic strategy.

• Build useful content.
• Create relevant Pins.
• Learn from the analytics.
• Improve what you are doing.

Then give that process enough time to produce meaningful data.

For a parent blogger, that is actually quite useful.

You do not need Pinterest to work instantly.

You need something you can build gradually alongside your blog.

Is Simple Pin Media Beginner-Friendly?

Yes.

The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint is clearly aimed at beginners.

The course does not appear to assume that you already understand Pinterest marketing terminology or analytics.

It starts with areas such as keywords, Pin creative and the basic framework behind a Pinterest strategy.

That makes it suitable for someone who has opened a Pinterest business account and thought:

“Now what?”

The relatively short format also helps.

You are not committing to months of training before you can start putting anything into practice.

You can learn one concept, use it, then move on.

That is often a better way to learn than trying to absorb an entire course before doing anything.

Do You Need a Pinterest Business Account?

If you are using Pinterest to promote a blog or business, I would use a Pinterest business account.

Business accounts give you access to features such as analytics and other tools designed for marketers and creators.

That data becomes particularly important once you start trying to understand what content is working.

Without analytics, you are relying far more heavily on guesswork.

The good news is that setting up a Pinterest business account does not mean you suddenly need to become an advertiser.

You can still focus on organic Pinterest traffic.

The business account simply gives you better information about what is happening.

What Results Should You Expect?

I would avoid setting a specific traffic target before you start.

Someone in recipes, home décor, weddings or parenting may see very different Pinterest behaviour from someone writing about accounting software.

That makes generic promises such as “Pinterest will bring you 10,000 monthly visitors” pretty meaningless.

A better early goal would be to look for progress.

• Are more of your Pins being discovered?
• Are people saving them?
• Are clicks increasing?
• Are certain topics consistently performing better?
• Are some Pin designs getting more engagement than others?
• Are Pinterest visitors spending time on your site?

Those are signals you can use.

Then you can create more content around what is already working.

That is where analytics becomes much more useful than chasing one headline number.

Is Pinterest Still Worth Learning in 2026?

For the right blog, yes.

I would not describe Pinterest as essential for every blogger.

But it remains particularly relevant for visual and planning-led topics.

That can include areas such as:

• Parenting
• Home
• DIY
• Recipes
• Crafts
• Weddings
• Travel
• Fashion
• Beauty
• Organisation
• Personal development
• Blogging
• Side hustles

That covers a lot of the areas parent bloggers naturally write about.

Pinterest also has one important advantage over traditional social media.

People actively search.

That creates an opportunity for useful evergreen content to continue being discovered after the day you publish it.

I still would not rely on Pinterest alone.

But as part of a broader traffic strategy, I think it remains worth considering.

Do You Need Simple Pin Media to Succeed on Pinterest?

No.

And I think it is important to say that clearly.

• You can learn Pinterest without buying Simple Pin Media.
• You can use Pinterest Academy.
• You can read blogs.
• You can watch videos.
• You can experiment.
• You can learn from your own analytics.

Simple Pin Media is not selling access to a secret version of Pinterest.

The value comes from helping you learn faster and with more structure.

That distinction is important.

You are paying for guidance, not access.

For some people, that is worth £65.

For others, it is not.

Simple Pin Media Pros and Cons

Pros

• Established Pinterest specialist
• More than a decade of experience in Pinterest marketing
• Beginner-friendly training
• Reasonable pricing
• Large amount of free educational content
• Focused courses rather than one huge programme
• Practical emphasis on keywords, creative and analytics
• Suitable for bloggers and small businesses
• No need to buy expensive software alongside the course
• Training can be worked through gradually
• Good fit for people who value structured learning

Cons

• Plenty of similar information is available for free
• Pinterest still requires ongoing work
• Buying a course does not guarantee traffic
• Several small purchases could add up
• The beginner course may be too basic for experienced Pinterest users
• Pinterest is only one part of a broader blogging strategy

My Overall Take on Simple Pin Media

The more I looked into Simple Pin Media, the more comfortable I became recommending it.

There is no dramatic promise behind that recommendation.

I do not think buying the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint is suddenly going to transform a struggling blog.

I also do not think every blogger needs to buy it.

What I do think is that Simple Pin Media has taken a subject that can become unnecessarily confusing and turned it into focused, reasonably priced training.

That has value.

Kate Ahl and her team have spent years working specifically with Pinterest.

The company produces a large amount of free education.

The paid products are relatively accessible.

And the overall approach seems much more focused on understanding Pinterest than chasing short-term tricks.

That is exactly what I would want from this type of training.

Who Gets the Most Value From It?

I think the best fit is someone who:

• Already has a blog or website
• Has useful content to promote
• Wants to use Pinterest more strategically
• Feels overwhelmed by conflicting advice
• Values their time
• Prefers a clear learning path
• Can afford £65 without putting pressure on their budget

If that describes you, I think the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint is worth considering.

If money is tight, start free.

You can always come back later.

Is Simple Pin Media Worth It for Busy Parents?

I think it can be.

The important word there is “can.”

A busy parent does not need another course simply because it exists.

You need something that either saves time, improves your decisions or helps you avoid unnecessary work.

Simple Pin Media has a good chance of doing all three.

Instead of spending evening after evening trying to work out what Pinterest advice is still relevant, you can follow a structured set of lessons and start testing a simpler strategy.

That does not remove the work.

But it can remove some of the uncertainty.

And when you only have limited time available, reducing uncertainty has value.

I would still keep the strategy small.

Do not finish the course and immediately decide you need to create 50 Pins every week.

Start with a manageable workload.

Learn what works.

Then scale only when the results justify the extra time.

That is how I would use Simple Pin Media as a parent blogger.

Final Verdict: Simple Pin Media Review

Simple Pin Media is a Pinterest training provider I am happy to recommend.

The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint Mini-Course costs around £65, which I think is a fair price for structured beginner training from a company that has specialised in Pinterest marketing for more than a decade.

You could absolutely learn Pinterest for free.

That remains the best option if your budget is tight.

But free information has its own cost.

Time.

You need to find it, decide whether it is current, work out which advice applies to you and organise everything into some kind of strategy.

Simple Pin Media does a lot of that work for you.

That is where I think the value lies.

I particularly like that the company does not appear to rely on extreme income or traffic promises.

The training focuses on understanding Pinterest, using keywords, creating better Pins, analysing results and building a repeatable strategy.

For a beginner blogger who wants Pinterest to become a useful traffic source, that feels like a sensible approach.

My Rating: 4.5/5

I would recommend Simple Pin Media if you want structured Pinterest education and can comfortably afford the cost.

If you are starting your first blog and every pound matters, use the free training first.

Build your content.

Learn the basics.

Then consider paying for the Blueprint when Pinterest becomes an important enough part of your strategy to justify it.

Recommended Next Step

If you already have a blog and Pinterest is the next traffic source you want to develop, I would start with Simple Pin Media’s free resources.

Get a feel for Kate Ahl’s teaching style.

Learn some of the basics.

Then decide whether having everything organised into the Pinterest Marketing Blueprint would save you enough time to justify the £65.

If you are much earlier in your journey and still trying to work out what to blog about, what content to create and how your blog could eventually make money, I would focus on those foundations first.

That is exactly what my free Parent Blogging Starter Kit is designed to help with.

Let’s Chat

Have you tried Simple Pin Media, or are you considering using Pinterest to grow your blog?

I would love to hear how you are getting on.

Are you finding Pinterest straightforward, or does it still feel like another platform with too many moving parts?

And if you have used any of Kate Ahl’s training, let me know what you thought of it.

Drop a comment below and share your experience. Your thoughts may help another parent decide whether Simple Pin Media is the right fit for them.