Pinterest basics, hints and tips, and advice for beginners. This slide includes how to join Pinterest and how to use.
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What is Pinterest?Pinterest is an online
pinboard (noticeboard)
Content shared on Pinterest is driven
entirely by images. You can’t share something on Pinterest unless an
image is involved.
Each board mimics a real-life pinboard
(noticeboard/ vision board).
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Join Pinterest. •It will ask you to join by connecting with Facebook or Twitter, but a third option lets you sign up using
your email address. •My advice is to signing up with just your email
address. You'll be asked a few more questions such as your gender since that info isn't imported from an existing social media account. Upload a profile photo
and proceed. •You will need a username, an email address and a
password!
Find and FollowStep 2:
•Once you have an account, you'll need to find some boards to fill your feed.
•Pinterest gets you started by suggesting some pins. •Select a category from the list such as Design, Geek,
Science & Nature, and Technology among others, and then choose at least five boards to continue.
Verify your account (confirm your account)
Step 3:•Verify Your Account
•After selecting some boards you'll receive an email confirmation.
Once you have confirmed your account, the next screen you'll see is your home feed, which features
the most recent pins from people you follow. The more users or boards you follow, the more content (pins) you will have on your home feed.
•Set up Boards (group pins together by topic). •You can set up as many boards as you like. In the beginning
perhaps 3 – 5 boards to start.•Think of the names of the/a board and the content (or pins) you
wish to add – so that other people can find your boards.•If you are funny or quirky they can be funny and quirky names. Boards can be educational, informative, fun, funny, unusual, and
can also reflect your individual style, tastes, interests, future plans, an upcoming holiday, home renovating, etc – the options
are unlimited!•However, try to make your boards specific because people are searching on Pinterest for content and you want to ensure they
find your pins!
Some ideas: Books I love, Garden tools, Computer Basics, beach wedding 2015, perfect brunches.
Describe your boards• You can have a description on each of your boards – so when people
find your board – they have an idea of what to expect (or find!)
Books I love – these are the books I gave 4/5 stars on goodreads• Garden tools – I love to garden. These are the easiest and most
useful tools I could find• Computer Basics – computer tools, technology, and tips from a
certified computer trainer• Beach wedding 2015 – I’m getting married in 2015 – planning a
beach wedding• Perfect brunches - Quick, and easy brunch ideas including sides,
mains, and juices and the best brunch locations, reviews, places, settings, and colours.
• These will be your five basic boards to start and then you can add appropriate boards depending on what toy want to pin.
Secret board• A secret board is only visible to you and to anyone you
invite to it. • When you add a Pin to a secret board, it won’t show up
anywhere else on Pinterest – not in the category sections, anyone’s search results, your followers’ home
feed, your own home feed, or even Pins or activity pages on your profile.
• Your secret boards are at the bottom of your profile. Just scroll down to see them -
1.Search for pins in the search bar using key words e.g. brunches, breakfast, best brunches, brunch etc.
2. Search the web – best brunches, brunch ideas, brunch tips, etc.3. If I find a great article, review or image such as BBC food
good brunch recipes – I then checked the content (when to the page, read the content, and checked the page)
4. Then copy the link (by going to the address bar)5. Then click on add button, paste the link and choose the image (which came up and I wanted to use) and then add a
description. (sometimes the description is already there, feel free to edit it)
6. Then choose the perfect brunches board and pinned it! (Always make sure you are choosing the correct board!)
7. If you are planning on pinning a lot install a Pin Button onto your web browser - http://about.pinterest.com/goodies/
Find pictures, click on links to check and read. Save/copy the link and then pin with a brief description
Find pictures, click on links to check and read. Save/copy the link and then pin with a brief
description
The reason why you want to search for pins in
Pinterest• When you search for pins, you can find relevant people (or
businesses or brands) to follow.• You can also find content on ANYTHING you like.
• It’s a great tool for finding information, or images. Or for tips and advice. Or for something new to learn.
• However, CHECK the pins (and descriptions) by (and before) clicking on the images – because some people do not send the image to the correct site and some people do not cite original
sources.• Remember to also pin from elsewhere – so you can show your
individual tastes and likes (rather than just repinning from the site itself)
So if you want to start pinning:
Here are some basic tips:1. If the image does not belong to you, then follow the
Pinterest guidelines and link back to the original source.2. If we're following your “Computer Basics" board, we just
want to see images of computer basic tech, tools, tips, etc. – please don’t pin a whole lot of random things on the board
which have no connection to name or description.3. Pinterest has its fair share of spam. You might spot a
spammer by the large amount of pins posted, or by how none of their pictures link to relevant content.
Pinterest suggests you report these unpin-worthy accounts – here is how https://
Tips:• Google has a great database of images, but don't pin from
the search engine's website. Take the time to do the extra click or two and find the original source of the photo/the writer of the content. This way credit can be given to the
owner of the image when it's reposted on Pinterest.• Don’t pins hundreds of things in one hour – might be a bit
overwhelming (for people who follow you!) – but how much you pin is really up to you!
• Tell us a little bit – give us a description on each pin and keep it brief – one sentence to one paragraph at the most!
• Only follow people you like and want to follow – it’s not a numbers game. Find people or boards you love and find value from (don’t forget to check everything before you
• George Takei - http://www.pinterest.com/georgetakei/• Check out the Pinterest blog for their news, reviews and
Pinterest picks - http://blog.pinterest.com/
Pinterest picks• This will give you an idea of what’s popular and
what most people are doing on Pinterest - http://blog.pinterest.com/post/77401694222/pinter
est-picks-weekly-roundup-02-21-14• Click on the popular button to find the most
‘popular’ pins especially if you are a beginner to see what people like, click on, comment on, and repin – (please note that some pins are NSFW (not safe for
work) and may be inappropriate (for your own boards or business/brand) -