THE PINTEREST ADS COURSE FOR 2026

Learn Pinterest Advertising That Actually Converts

You boosted a few pins, watched the budget disappear, and got a whole lot of nothing back. That is not a you problem. Nobody told you Pinterest ads run on search intent, so the Facebook playbook you were handed was never going to work here.

Inside this Pinterest ads course you learn the exact ad system I have run for hundreds of clients, with two dedicated tracks: one for e-commerce, one for service providers and lead generation. You pick the path that fits your business and skip everything that doesn't.

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Hero collage from Laura Rike's Pinterest ads course showing student results

Why Pinterest ads feel like setting money on fire (until they don't)

Here is what usually happened before someone lands on this page. You treated Pinterest like another social feed. You promoted your prettiest pin, picked a random audience, and hoped the algorithm would sort it out. It did not, because Pinterest is a search engine with visual distribution, and the people scrolling it are already looking to plan and buy.

When you run ads that match what they are searching for, you stop interrupting people and start showing up as the answer. That one shift is the difference between a Pinterest ad that drains your card and one that brings back buyers with real intent.

The good news: this is completely teachable. That is the whole point of this course.

Pinterest advertising in 2026 is the most underpriced attention online

The platform quietly became a serious performance channel while everyone else was fighting over crowded feeds. The numbers back it up.

600M+ MONTHLY USERS

Actively planning and buying, not just scrolling.

Your Pinterest ads course campaigns can meet people when they are proactively planning and ready to buy, not when they are distracted by a feed.

HIGHER-INCOME AUDIENCE

Roughly 40% of U.S. households over $150K.

About a third of users have household income above $100K, which means your Pinterest advertising can reach buyers who have room in their budget.

HIGHER CONVERSION RATES

2.5x higher conversion than many social platforms.

Shopping ads and campaigns built around search intent see meaningfully higher ROAS when they are set up correctly.

STRONGER ROAS

Around $2.50 to $4+ back for every $1 spent.

Based on reported Pinterest ads benchmarks. Your results will depend on your offer, creative, and follow-through.

Figures reflect publicly reported 2025–2026 Pinterest and third-party benchmarks. Your results will vary.

What is new in Pinterest ads for 2026 (and why this course stays current)

Pinterest rolled out its Performance+ suite: AI and automation that optimize targeting, budgets, and bidding, plus Performance+ creative that turns flat product photos into scroll-worthy lifestyle imagery. There is now AI-assisted campaign building, native A/B testing, ROAS bidding, and Promotions and Deals ad formats built for shoppers hunting for a sale.

Most courses were built for the old Ads Manager and never updated. This one teaches you to actually use the 2026 tools instead of fearing them, so your campaigns get smarter while you do less manual guesswork.

One course. Two clear paths. Pick the one that fits your business.

You do not need every Pinterest ads strategy ever made. You need the ones that fit what you sell. So the course splits into two focused tracks, and you get access to both.

E-COMMERCE TRACK

Pinterest Ads for E-Commerce & Product Brands

For you if you sell physical or digital products, run a Shopify or Etsy shop, or want catalog and shopping ads pulling buyers straight to checkout.

  • Connect your catalog and launch shopping and collection ads the right way.
  • Build product campaigns around what shoppers actually search before they buy.
  • Use Performance+ and ROAS bidding to scale winners without babysitting every dollar.
  • Turn browse traffic into add-to-carts with creative that looks native, not salesy.
  • Retarget the people who viewed and drifted so you stop leaving carts on the table.

SERVICE & LEAD-GEN TRACK

Pinterest Ads for Service Providers & Lead Magnets

For you if you are a coach, creator, agency, or service business growing an email list, booking calls, or filling a funnel with qualified leads.

  • Run lead-generation ads that grow your list with buyers, not freebie-seekers.
  • Point ads at your lead magnet, webinar, or booking page so cost-per-lead stays low.
  • Write pin copy that reads like the answer to the exact thing someone just searched.
  • Build a simple funnel that keeps working long after the ad spend stops.
  • Track the numbers that matter so you know a lead is worth more than it cost.

Not sure which one is you? Most people start with the track that matches their offer, then borrow from the other as they grow. You have both, forever.

What you get inside the Pinterest Ads Course

Self-paced video lessons, plug-and-play worksheets, and templates. Learn on your schedule, revisit anytime, updated as Pinterest updates.

COURSE MODULES

  • Ads Foundations: set up your account, tracking, and conversion tags so your data is trustworthy from day one.
  • Keyword & Audience Research: find the search terms and audiences that signal real buying intent for your niche.
  • Campaign Builds, Step by Step: consideration, conversions, catalog, and lead-gen, with a track for e-commerce and a track for services.
  • Creative That Converts: design ads that stop the scroll and match search intent, using the 2026 Performance+ creative tools.
  • Budgets, Bidding & Scaling: how much to spend, when to scale, and how to read the dashboard without the panic.
  • Reading Your Results: the handful of metrics worth watching, and what to change when a campaign underperforms.

This system has worked for hundreds of businesses. It will work for yours.

These are real people who stopped guessing at Pinterest ads and started running them on purpose.

Pinterest advertising testimonial graphic from Laura Rike's Pinterest ads course student
Student result graphic from Laura Rike's Pinterest ads course showing increased conversions
Pinterest ads dashboard result from Laura Rike's Pinterest ads training
Result screenshot from Laura Rike Pinterest ads training campaign
Pinterest advertising testimonial from service provider student of the course
Pinterest ads course testimonial graphic highlighting improved ROAS
Pinterest ads testimonial from ecommerce brand inside the Pinterest ads course
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Different industries, different budgets, same shift: ads built around search intent instead of hope.

Why I built this

Back in 2019 I launched an ads program I was sure people needed, and it flopped. That sting made me look closer at what was actually moving the needle for my clients, and it kept coming back to one channel almost nobody was using well: Pinterest ads.

So I went deep. My entire Pinterest career has lived inside the analytics and the data, running ads for e-commerce brands and service businesses, tracking what converts and what quietly wastes money. I rebuilt everything I knew into a repeatable system, tested it across hundreds of client accounts, and turned it into the course you are looking at.

I am not here to sell you a fantasy of overnight riches. I am here to hand you the real, tested playbook so Pinterest becomes a growth channel you own instead of a mystery you avoid.

Founder Laura Rike teaching the Pinterest ads course

Enroll in the Pinterest Ads Course

Same course, same lifetime access, two ways to pay.

PAYMENT PLAN

$157 / month

3 monthly payments. Full course + both tracks + all templates.

BEST VALUE

$597 one time

One-time payment. Full course + both tracks + all templates.

Lifetime access, including every update as Pinterest's ad tools change. When you are ready, your first profitable campaign is on the other side of this button.

Pinterest Ads Course FAQ

What is the Pinterest Ads Course?

A step-by-step program that teaches you to plan, build, and scale profitable Pinterest ads, with dedicated tracks for e-commerce and for service providers and lead generation. You get video lessons, worksheets, and templates you can use right away.

Is this for beginners or people who already run ads?

Both. If you have never opened Ads Manager, the foundations get you set up correctly. If you have run ads and watched them flop, you will find where the strategy was breaking and how to fix it.

Does it cover Pinterest ads for e-commerce and for services?

Yes. That is the whole design. One track focuses on product, catalog, and shopping ads for e-commerce and Shopify or Etsy shops. The other focuses on lead-generation ads for coaches, creators, agencies, and service businesses. You get both.

Is the course updated for Pinterest's 2026 ad tools?

Yes. It covers the Performance+ suite, AI-assisted campaigns, ROAS bidding, and the newer shopping and Promotions formats, and it is updated as Pinterest updates.

How much do I need to spend on ads to make this work?

You control your budget. The course shows you how to start small, find what converts, and scale only what is working, so you are never guessing how much to put behind a campaign.

When will I see results?

Most students see movement in their Pinterest analytics within the first few weeks of running what they learn, with stronger results building over the following months as campaigns get optimized. Your results depend on your offer, budget, and follow-through.

How is the course delivered?

Online and self-paced. Video lessons, worksheets, and templates in one place, accessible anytime, on any device.

Your Pinterest ads do not have to be a guessing game

You already have the products or the services people want. This course hands you the search-intent ad system that puts them in front of buyers who are looking. When you are ready to run Pinterest ads that pay you back, start here.

$597 one time, or 3 payments of $157. Lifetime access.

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