u/nithinpvarkey

Running Pinterest for my own Shopify store . Here's what's driving me crazy.

The traffic and saves are clearly there. People find a pin, save it, click through. But then a big chunk of them don't buy right away — they come back a couple weeks later and by then they're landing through Google or just typing my store name in. So in my analytics Pinterest looks almost worthless, even though I can feel it's where a lot of these people first found me.

I've caught myself almost pulling the Pinterest budget twice because the numbers "say" it's not working — and then getting nervous that I'd be killing the actual top of my funnel.

So how are you handling this?

• Do you have a way to actually tell which sales started on Pinterest even if the final click was somewhere else?
• Is there a setting or tool you trust for this, or do you just go by gut?
• How do you personally decide whether Pinterest is worth the spend when last-click makes it look dead?

I don't want to cut something that's quietly doing the work. Would love to know how people smarter than me at this are solving it.

Running Pinterest for my own Shopify store . Here's what's driving me crazy.

The traffic and saves are clearly there. People find a pin, save it, click through. But then a big chunk of them don't buy right away — they come back a couple weeks later and by then they're landing through Google or just typing my store name in. So in my analytics Pinterest looks almost worthless, even though I can feel it's where a lot of these people first found me.

I've caught myself almost pulling the Pinterest budget twice because the numbers "say" it's not working — and then getting nervous that I'd be killing the actual top of my funnel.

So how are you handling this?

• Do you have a way to actually tell which sales started on Pinterest even if the final click was somewhere else?
• Is there a setting or tool you trust for this, or do you just go by gut?
• How do you personally decide whether Pinterest is worth the spend when last-click makes it look dead?

I don't want to cut something that's quietly doing the work. Would love to know how people smarter than me at this are solving it.

ok I need to vent / ask for help because I'm stuck on this.

I run pinterest for a few ecom clients and every renewal it's the same fight.

pinterest is slow. someone saves a pin, disappears, then buys like 2-3 weeks later. but by then they come back through google or just type the store name in directly.

so last click gives pinterest basically zero.

client opens their dashboard, sees pinterest made "$0" and starts wondering why they're paying me.

meanwhile the saves and traffic are clearly coming from the pins. I KNOW it's working. I just can't prove it once they're staring at a report that says otherwise.

nearly lost two clients this year over this. and "trust me it's working" doesn't really land lol.

so what do you guys do?

when a client questions pinterest, what do you actually show them?

anyone got a tool or a trick that credits those later sales pinterest clearly started?

or is everyone just screenshotting the dashboard and hoping the client believes you?

feel like I can't be the only one.

Hey everyone,

Curious about something from the vendor side.

I've been thinking about how couples communicate their vision when they first reach out to vendors. Most send a Pinterest board or a few saved images — but what if they sent a written brief instead?

Here's an example of what I mean:

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"We are looking for a florist and décor vendor who works with deep olive and forest green as a primary surface colour, not just as foliage filler. We saved images where green tablecloths and sage draping carry the room and white flowers accent them. We do not want white-dominant tablescapes or formal compote centerpieces. We want loose greenery runners, organic arches, and warm string light overhead."

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Genuine questions for anyone who works in florals or décor:

1. If a couple sent you this before their first call — would it actually change how you prepared for that conversation?
2. Is this level of specificity helpful, or is it too prescriptive?
3. What would make a written brief MORE useful to you when deciding whether to take a couple on?
4. What do couples almost never tell you upfront that costs everyone time later?
5. Would you be willing to share an example of a brief or enquiry from a couple that made your job easier? (Even a rough description is helpful)

Genuinely curious what vendors think — not something you usually get asked about.

Hey everyone,

We're deep in planning and just had a reality check moment — the vision we have in our heads costs significantly more than our budget allows.

We've been saving images for months. We know exactly what atmosphere we want. But when we got quotes, the gap between vision and budget was real.

I'm not asking "how do I have a cheap wedding" — I'm asking something more specific:

When you had to cut costs, how did you figure out what to cut WITHOUT losing the feeling you were going for?

For example — we love the idea of abundant garden florals, candlelight everywhere, long tables. The quotes came back at $18k–$35k for flowers alone. Our total budget for the entire wedding is $15-20k.

So we're trying to figure out:

• What actually creates the atmosphere we want — is it the candlelight? The volume of flowers? The vessels they're in?
• What looks expensive in photos but guests don't actually notice on the day
• What we thought was essential but turned out to be cuttable
• Any specific swaps that saved significant money without changing the overall vibe

Did you find that certain elements carried the entire feeling — and others were basically invisible to guests?

Would love to hear real examples.

Thanks 🌿

We're trying to keep costs down, so my current thinking is to skip hiring a planner and work directly with vendors instead.

For those who contacted vendors before hiring a planner (or skipped one entirely), what information did they expect you to have prepared?

Guest count? Budget? Color palette? Overall vibe? Inspiration photos?

I'm trying to get organized before reaching out and don't want to waste anyone's time.

What were vendors expecting you to already know during those first conversations, and is there anything you wish you'd figured out beforehand?

I have a vendor meeting coming up, so I used ChatGPT to generate this wedding concept board based on the vibe I want. Do you think something like this is actually useful to show vendors, or should I still prepare more references/details?

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