Getting Started with Pinterest

Getting Started with Pinterest

Before you can start using Pinterest you need to be accepted by them. Simply go to their website and fill in your name and email address, it took me a couple of times before they emailed by confirmation that I could set up my new Pinterest account.

http://pinterest.com/

1. Create your username – Max 15 characters no spaces or symbols

Then there are just 3 simple steps:

Step 1. People

Click on things you like or are interested in and Pinterest will recommend who to follow

Step 2. Pinboards

Pinboards are where you can group together things you’ve bookmarked on the web – whether there are your products, services, views from your B&B window etc or whether they’re other people’s things and products that you like.

Step 3. Button

To install the “Pin It” button in Chrome:

1. Display your Bookmarks by clicking the Wrench Icon > Tools > Always Show Bookmarks Bar

2. Drag the “Pin It” button to your Bookmarks bar

3. When you are browsing the web, push the “Pin It” button to pin an image

Once installed in your browser, the “Pin It” button lets you grab an image from any website and add it to one of your pinboards. When you pin from a website, we automatically grab the source link so we can credit the original creator.

You're in!

Pinterest Etiquette:

Try to...

• Be Respectful. Pinterest is a community of people. We know that individual tastes are personal, but please be respectful in your comments and conversations.
• Be Authentic. Pinterest is an expression of who you are. Being authentic to who you are is more important than winning lots of followers or fans.
• Credit Your Sources. Pins are the most useful when they have links back to the original source. If you notice that a pin is not sourced correctly, leave a comment so the original pinner can update the source.

Happy pinning!

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How can Pinterest help my business?

You may have already heard of Pinterest – the new social media kid on the block.

So, what is Pinterest, what is all the fuss about and how could Pinterest help your business?

As with many of the social media platforms which have bloomed in popularity, Pinterest is a very simple idea, cleverly executed.

When you log on to pinterest.com you’ll see how each page looks a bit

like a pin board; yes, those things on our kitchen walls crammed with our old

family photographs, holiday postcards and ‘must do’ lists.

Here then, you can create an easy to view photo album of your products and

services to enable your customers to get an immediate visual understanding

how you can help them.

Every photo you post can be linked back to your main website or your social

media site and you can also encourage people to ‘like’ and share your pins.

It’s great for designers, photographers, artists, organisations that run events

or venues (such as hotels and tourist attractions) or any business that sells a

range of products.

Here are a few Pinterest sites that I think have got the right idea...

http://pinterest.com/source/ikea.com

http://pinterest.com/cookingwcaitlin

http://pinterest.com/visitbuckspa

http://pinterest.com/servicedapts .

Have a look also at some of the areas you’re personally interested in. You

search simply by subject, name or organisation.

It’s free to sign up and create a page (you have to request an invitation first)

and Pinterest also has a reassuring user policy which forbids nudity.

Here at Coldicott Freelance Training I’m ‘liking’ Pinterest because it’s a very

simple and effective way to showcase your business and increase your online

profile.

As with any new social media platform it’s a good idea to sign up early so if

you’d like to get started or know more, contact me for more details.