2. WHAT IS PINTEREST?
Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful
things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan
their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their
favorite recipes.
Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other
people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new
things and get inspiration from people who share your
interests.
http://pinterest.com/about/
Follow this URL to see policies:http://business.pinterest.com/tos/
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3. STEP ONE
If you wish to set up a personal account for your
enjoyment you can go to this URL:
It will then direct you to a page that will show:
You will then want to “Join
Pinterest”
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4. STEP TWO
After you click the Join Pinterest button it will take
you to a page that looks like this:
You can connect through
facebook or twitter, but it is
common to sign up with your
email address
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5. STEP THREE
Next just fill out the
following areas to
create an account
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6. STEP FOUR
The website will then suggest to create your first
board, and the page will look like this:
I chose the
“Something Else”
category (you
can choose
whichever)
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7. STEP FIVE
Since I chose “Something Else” it will ask to create
your own board :
After you type in a board name it will ask to follow five
boards that inspire you:
Once you click five, then it will tell
you to press next, and direct you
to the Pinterest page to start your
pinning journey
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8. CONVERTING TO BUSINESS
(OPTIONAL)
“If” you already have an existing
account then log into it and follow
to this URL
Convert your personal account to a business account:
Once you get type in the URL then it will direct you to a
screen that looks like this:
Click on the convert button
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9. CONVERTING CONT..
After you press “Convert” it will
ask you to choose a type of
business:
Next you must enter
additional information
about your business.
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10. CONVERTING CONT...
Next you will want to verify your business account
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/pinterest-guide-business-pages/
(verifying will let people see the full URL on your profile and
in search results)
STEPS: Download the HTML verification file
Upload this file to your web server
Then it will show a button that says
“click here to complete the process”
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11. PINTEREST “LINGO”
Pinning - A pin is an image added to Pinterest.A pin can be added
from a website using the Pin It button, or you can upload personal images
from your computer. Each pin added using the Pin It button links back to
the site it came from.
Boards -A board is a collection of pins categorized however you choose.A
board can be created on any topic, such as Recipes,Wedding Ideas, Books to Read,
Health & Fitness, or Wishlist.You can add as many pins to a board as you want and
create as many boards as you want.
Following - “Following All” means you'll have all of a user’s new pins on all
their boards shown to you in real-time on your Pinterest Home Page. If the user makes
new boards, you will automatically follow them.You can follow individual boards (intead
of all of them) if you're only interested in seeing a user's pins to specific boards. You can
unfollow boards and users at any time--they will not be notified.
Repinning- A repin is adding an image you find while browsing on Pinterest to
your own board.When you repin an image, the user who first pinned the image will get
credit.A repin maintains the source-link of the image no matter how many times
repinned. http://www.theyummylife.com/Pinterest_tips
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12. HOW TO INSTALL A “PIN IT”
BUTTON?
Go to this URL :
It will show you a page that looks like this that will
have directions on it:
Follow these three
steps:
With this button, you can go to any website that you would
like to pin a picture and put it on one of your boards.
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13. HOW TO CREATE PINS USING
PERSONAL PHOTOS?
Take photos of how you've organized, decorated, or
created something in your home, or share scenic photos
from a favorite places.Transfer the photos to your
computer and upload them to your Pinterest boards.
• click ADD on the top bar of any Pinterest page
• click UPLOAD A PIN
• click CHOOSE A FILE
• select an image file from your computer
• choose a board and title for the image
• click PIN IT
Make sure to use pictures that are self explanatory!
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