How to Exclude Pinterest From a Google Search

Posted 4 years ago by Max Komonov

So鈥t looks like you鈥檝e heard the听fantastic news: that Pinterest is听a听great place to听promote your awesome ecommerce website, impressive social media accounts, and听dazzling products. With over 430听million monthly active users, Pinterest plays a听huge role in听the听entire ecommerce industry.

Pinterest not only inspires new product ideas but also informs buyers and听sellers about the听market space in听general and听often ultimately leads to听a听purchase. But, as听Pinterest grows with more people using it听to听find content, it听is听more important than ever to听manage your online presence.

But, are you curious about why people would want to听exclude Pinterest from search results and听why people would want to听put traffic on听a听content site versus a听social media account?

The answer is听pretty straightforward: to听maintain control over the听way people find content relating to听you and听your brand: product photos and听all.

Therefore, sometimes you may want to听exclude Pinterest from the听search results for听your site. With that, let鈥檚 dive right in. In听this article, we鈥檒l show you how to听exclude Pinterest from any听Google search.

Uninterested in听Being Pinterest-ed and听Appearing in听a听Google Search

Now, to听get a听bit technical for听a听moment, there鈥檚 no听way 聯technically聰 to听stop Pinterest content from appearing in听Google search results听鈥� or听from appearing on听any听search engine. Any content that you or听anyone else pins from a听website will be听indexed by听the听search engines, even if听it鈥檚 a听paid or听copyrighted page. However, there are ways to听control the听types of听content in听the听Google Search Engine Results Page (SERPs).

Controlling how google SERPs understand your content means you can have your content rank far into the听depths of听the听internet abyss. The place where all deleted and听outdated internet pages go听to听die.

The first step in听this process of听聯removing聰 your Pinterest content from Google search is听to听remove the听Pinterest 聯P聰 from your web address. So, if听your web address is听www.pinterest.com/yourusername, then you should change it听to听www.yourusername.com.

A听little tip is听to听change your Etsy, Facebook, and听Instagram URLs to听something like shop.yourusername.com or听facebook.com/shop.yourusername.

Why Do听You Want to听Avoid Using the听Term Pinterest When Listing Your Links?

The main reason you want to听exclude Pinterest in听your listings is听related to听the听structure of听these sites: they鈥檙e usually product-oriented, and听if听you include Pinterest, people will get confused, and听they won鈥檛 find your results. This is听the听most common mistake people make when listing their ecommerce inventory.

You can put all your product listing links on听the听same page, or听on听separate product pages. Then, you can include pins on听Pinterest directly on听your page (i.e., products pages), or听you can use the听Pinterest pin manager (they offer excellent tools).

This is听potentially the听most significant benefit of听excluding Pinterest from search results. If听people do听not find your pins on听Pinterest, you will avoid all the听following problems in听one swoop:

Being shown in听the听organic results
Found from your pins in听a听search; and
Being found by听your pins based on听Pinterest鈥檚 search parameters.

The Simple Way to听Eliminate Pinterest Pins from Populating YOUR searches

But what if听you don鈥檛 want to听search online and听have Pinterest products populating your results? A听handy tip that will eliminate Pinterest from appearing in听a听google search if听using the听search engine to听browse the听web is听this.

Add the听following code at听the听end of听your google search:

听鈥� Pinterest

Here is听an听example, if听you wanted to听research baskets online (excluding Pinterest), you would type into the听search:

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Get the听Latest Information Before Eliminating Pinterest from Google Searches

Amazon recently bought Pinterest for听$3.2听Billion. They intended to听take Pinterest in听a听more social, community-oriented direction. This was mainly due to听Pinterest鈥檚 inability to听collect sales tax on听products purchased from their platform.

Following this, Google announced Content Rights Management, also known as听Content ID. What this does is听it听notifies Google websites whenever other websites use content from Pinterest. (subsequently citing these sources in听search results for听the听user)

Therefore, if听you decide to听opt-out of听Pinterest content in听Google search, you may also see other results relating to听search engine results. A听word of听caution is听that this includes the听leaving of听unwanted advertisements on听your site.

Here is听the听main point. After Google鈥檚 Content ID听system was introduced, a听number of听brands have embraced the听importance of听protecting their copyrighted images. If听you鈥檙e one of听these brands, chances are you鈥檝e had to听battle other spammy companies that are trying to听get ahead of听you through search engine optimization tactics. So, by听implementing a听similar system (that Pinterest has in听Google Search) brands can effectively upload their content and听manage who sees what. (block products on听Pinterest from showing up)

There are more complicated ways to听prevent Pinterest Pins from populating a听search, but they are super unnecessary considering that all you want to听do听is听either.

Not have your Pinterest content appear when someone types into Google Search, or
Not have ANY Pinterest results populate YOUR Google searches.

We听should tell you, If听you do听decide to听opt-out of听Pinterest content showing up听in听search results, then you can rest assured that Google will still show your image as听displayed on听your site through Google Images.

With 黑料门, remember that you can monitor all sales activity from a听single user dashboard regardless of听the听platform. So, whether tracking sales and听marketing from your website, Instagram, or听Pinterest, the听intuitive dashboard will put all the听power you need at听your fingertips. Check it听out today鈥�

There is听the听scoop. If听you鈥檝e found this article helpful, feel free to听share it听with someone who you think could benefit from excluding Google from their searches.

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About The Author

Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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Uninterested in听Being Pinterest-ed and听Appearing in听a听Google Search

Why Do听You Want to听Avoid Using the听Term Pinterest When Listing Your Links?

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