Pin Generator - Automated Pinterest Marketing Reviews

Pin Generator is a tool I've been searching for. It has become an essential part of my Pinterest strategy, and I use it almost daily. I particularly appreciate the CSV import functionality (though it could be improved) and Smart shuffle feature.

Unfortunately, the tool is also quite buggy, making it challenging to use in certain scenarios.

Bugs in the Generator:

- if in the CSV file, image2, or image3, or both are empty, some pins will show a broken image; this can be fixed by doing Refresh on the design, which can also break the whole look of the pin.
- when you already have pins in the Generator and you press "Refresh template", the template is updated but all the pins start showing the same image;
- the text color (for both text fields and brand names) can become corrupted after uploading a new CSV file, with no easy or clear fix. I've found two inefficient workarounds: using overwrite, which resets all text to the chosen font, or manually adjusting text colors for each pin—manageable with 10 pins but impractical with larger quantities.

Editing templates in Template Builder is a pure PITA :

- hard to move the text field around;
- the page border is no longer visible (it was showing until about a month ago);
- resizing the elements is unintuitive and hard;
- one can argue that I could use the SVG file import from Canva; well, for that, you need to have a paid version of Canva and you still need to manipulate the text fields after the import;

Pinterest Scheduler for Autopins:

- How the heck can I create AutoPins? This article does not really give the answer: https://pingenerator.com/blog/free-pinterest-scheduling-tool#Step_5_Schedule_your_pins_or_create_AutoPins. In the UI, I see “Add a new repeating pin by hovering over the schedule icon and selecting "Create repeating pin".” - where is the schedule icon? 🤔

I question whether this product is still under active development. These bugs existed when I purchased it in August and remain unfixed today.

Not only has there been no improvement, but some aspects have actually deteriorated.

While one could argue that Oliver, the owner, might be unaware of these issues, I personally find this unlikely given how obvious these bugs are 🤷‍♀️

I wish I could give 3.5 stars, but AppSumo only allows ratings of 3 or 4. I chose 4 because I still find this tool useful for my needs.

I recently discovered Pin Generator and couldn’t be happier with the results it’s brought to my Pinterest marketing workflow. This tool is an absolute lifesaver for anyone looking to streamline their content creation and grow their Pinterest presence efficiently.

What I Love About Pin Generator:

Ease of Use: The interface is straightforward and user-friendly, making it easy to dive in and start creating pins right away. No steep learning curve here!

Bulk Pin Creation: The ability to create multiple pins at once has been a game-changer. It saves me hours of time and allows me to focus on other aspects of my business.

Customizable Designs: Pin Generator offers plenty of design options that help me create visually appealing and engaging content tailored to my brand.

Multi-Account Support: Managing several Pinterest accounts has never been easier. The tool seamlessly lets me switch between accounts and organize my work.

Saves Time: From generating ideas to scheduling pins, everything feels quick and intuitive. It’s a perfect fit for anyone who wants to maintain a consistent posting schedule without getting bogged down in manual tasks.

While there’s always room for improvement (as with any software), the minor tweaks I’d like to see don’t take away from how effective this tool is. Pin Generator delivers on its promise to simplify Pinterest marketing.

If you’re on the fence, I’d recommend giving it a shot. The value it brings to the table far outweighs the cost, and it’s perfect for entrepreneurs, marketers, and content creators looking to level up their Pinterest game. Highly recommended!

I bought Pin Generator about a month ago. It is a great way to try and pick up extra traffic that doesn't take a lot of time. I use a csv and upload it into my dashboard and do a bulk schedule all at once. I have been using it for 6 weeks. I am still trying to work through some things like auto pins I haven't tried to do yet, but it looks promising.

During this time, my Pinterest account got shut down for spam violations. My Pinterest account has been around since 2018 so yes, it was a total bummer. I thought I would just have to start over.

I contacted Pin Generator and Ollie was super helpful. He totally went to bat for me with his contacts at Pinterest and within two weeks my account was fully restored. The Pin Generator support is responsive on every single question you have so if you are looking for a great way to pick up the pieces after your Google breakup, this is a good option that doesn't take a whole lot of time to work into your workflow. It's hard being dumped by Google, I get it. We had this great relationship, and then one day, Google just walked out of my life.

But with Pin Generator you can literally set it and forget it. Spend a couple hours a month, and set it all and forget it. Hopefully, new traffic will come into my life.

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I've been using Pin Generator for quite some time now, and I believe it was my second attempt at purchasing the deal (the first time, a few years back, I tried it and thought the designs were pretty wonky at that time).

Anyway, for a few months now, I've been scheduling my pins with it. While the images weren't the most beautiful pins with intricate designs and a lot of personalized text, it significantly decreased the amount of effort required.

I was still experimenting with Carly Campbell's and Tony Hill's strategies and was also trying to find high-ranking pins to create similar designs/descriptions with post entities not necessarily discovered by Pin Generator. However, given the efforts to research, design, write, and schedule those pins with proven rankings, I have to say the results from pins autogenerated by PG might be slightly (±20-25%) worse, but still not far off. From my top 15 pins for the last 60 days, I have 6 old manually created pins (published about 5 years ago), 5 manually created pins, and 4 automatically generated with PG. Considering that automatic generation requires probably five times less time, I'll choose PG.

Recently, another issue occurred—my Pinterest account was banned. (I've experienced this before without using any automation, so I wouldn't blame it solely on the tool's content quality—it can happen to the best of us).

When that happened, I quite angrily responded to an automated message sent by the tool (probably something about updating the integration). The founder not only read it but also reached out personally, offering to look into it and help make things right.

I did send an appeal to Pinterest, and it was denied. However, after a few days of Ollie's back and forth with his contact at Pinterest, we were able to get the account back. I can't thank him enough for the support on this.

Overall, if you want to explore Pinterest marketing but don't feel like spending an hour of work to schedule a single pin, I strongly recommend giving Pin Generator a spin.

I love PingGenerator. It's much, much better than Tailwind! I highly recommend it!

You can create a boatload of pins in a snap! I've been using PinGenerator for almost a year now and have created 1000 pins, which is very quick to do. You can customize templates and a lot of things. The Sky is the limit. Oh, and one of my pin boards gets 20K views a month and 400 targeted link clicks to my website.

Thank you, Oliver, for creating such a great tool!