It’s the best thing since sliced bread.
OK, lies. It’s better than sliced bread. On Pinterest you virtually” pin” pictures associated with links to the best ideas and products in every corner of the web.
You can find great new sites, organize them on your pin boards, and share your own products across a platform driven by a female audience (the buyers of the world!).
Sounds pretty perfect, right? Now, you just have to learn how to get the most out of this site.
How to get an account?
Pinterest technically is still open to invited users only. But, you can request an invite at www.pinterest.com/ and one should be sent to you very quickly. It took just a couple of days for mine.
Understanding the terms:
# Pin:
A pin is an image added to Pinterest. You can link to an image from a Web site or upload an image from your computer. Pins can include captions, like “A great way to reuse a coffee creamer bottle.”
#Repin:
Once something is pinned, it can then be repinned by other Pinterest users. This is how content spreads virally. If you see something you like on Pinterest.com, repin it to share it with your friends.
#Board:
This is where your pins live. You can have separate boards for subjects such as a wedding, rooms in your house or favorite recipes.
How to follow:
Just like on other social networks, you build a list of people to follow on Pinterest. This will impact what appears on your homepage.
Users can follow all of a user’s boards or just a single board. Linking Pinterest to Facebook lets a user see quickly which of his or her Facebook friends are on the social network.
Browser bookmark:
By adding a bookmark to your Web browser, you can also pin images from other sites, such as a table at Pottery Barn. When you’re on the retailer’s website, you can click the bookmark to create a pin of that image.
This will automatically link that photo to the website, so someone can find out more if they want.
Adding the price:
When you pin something, try adding the item’s price in the description. Doing this will automatically place a banner over the image with the price listed.
You can also search event themes, such as “first birthday party” for a whole array of ideas.
Instead of explaining:
Perhaps the best use of Pinterest is to paint a clearer picture of what you want than you could ever with words. What wedding planner hasn’t heard something confusing from a bride like: “I’m picturing a kind of classic modernism”?
If you have a board for wedding ideas, just send your planner that link. It will instantly tell exactly what you’d like.
Be careful:
Each page of pins on Pinterest is designed to be seemingly never-ending. As a user scrolls down, more images are loaded so that they can just keep going and going.
OK, lies. It’s better than sliced bread. On Pinterest you virtually” pin” pictures associated with links to the best ideas and products in every corner of the web.
You can find great new sites, organize them on your pin boards, and share your own products across a platform driven by a female audience (the buyers of the world!).
Sounds pretty perfect, right? Now, you just have to learn how to get the most out of this site.
How to get an account?
Understanding the terms:
# Pin:
A pin is an image added to Pinterest. You can link to an image from a Web site or upload an image from your computer. Pins can include captions, like “A great way to reuse a coffee creamer bottle.”
#Repin:
Once something is pinned, it can then be repinned by other Pinterest users. This is how content spreads virally. If you see something you like on Pinterest.com, repin it to share it with your friends.
#Board:
This is where your pins live. You can have separate boards for subjects such as a wedding, rooms in your house or favorite recipes.
How to follow:
Just like on other social networks, you build a list of people to follow on Pinterest. This will impact what appears on your homepage.
Users can follow all of a user’s boards or just a single board. Linking Pinterest to Facebook lets a user see quickly which of his or her Facebook friends are on the social network.
Browser bookmark:
By adding a bookmark to your Web browser, you can also pin images from other sites, such as a table at Pottery Barn. When you’re on the retailer’s website, you can click the bookmark to create a pin of that image.
This will automatically link that photo to the website, so someone can find out more if they want.
Adding the price:
When you pin something, try adding the item’s price in the description. Doing this will automatically place a banner over the image with the price listed.
You can also search event themes, such as “first birthday party” for a whole array of ideas.
Instead of explaining:
Perhaps the best use of Pinterest is to paint a clearer picture of what you want than you could ever with words. What wedding planner hasn’t heard something confusing from a bride like: “I’m picturing a kind of classic modernism”?
If you have a board for wedding ideas, just send your planner that link. It will instantly tell exactly what you’d like.
Be careful:
Each page of pins on Pinterest is designed to be seemingly never-ending. As a user scrolls down, more images are loaded so that they can just keep going and going.
And the act of finding such great ideas can be addicting. There are always more good things to see on Pinterest.
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