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- 1. PINTEREST 101 By Brittney Matthews
- 2. DO THESE PHRASES SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU: I just saw that on Pinterest I could pin all day Look for ideas on Pinterest Check out my new board If they do you are not alone, Pinterest has become a very popular curation website, dedicated to organizing all your favorite websites by category.
- 3. STEP 1: CREATE BOARDS Once you have signed up for Pinterest you will be prompted to create new boards. This is where you get to pick your collection themes. Here are some ideas: Babies, Workouts, Funnies, Lifestyle, the list could go on forever here is an image of my boards:
- 4. STEP 2: ADD PINS Once you have decided on a few boards (more boards can be added later) you are ready to add pins to your board. You can add pins by using the search feature, and typing in one of your board topics
- 5. STEP 2: CONT Pinterest will give you some search ideas, or you can type in your own words. Once you find a heading you like, click on it to show some pins. For example if I search babies, this is what shows up:
- 6. STEP 2: CONT Each little box you see is a “pin” once you click on the box you will be given the option to “pin it” “like it” or “send it.”
- 7. STEP 3: PUTTING PINS ON YOUR BOARDS If you decide you like a pin, then you will “pin it” to one of your boards. For this example, I like this picture so I will pin it on my baby board and it will stay on that board if and when I want to go back to it.
- 8. STEP 3: CONT Here is my baby board with the new pin I added to it:
- 9. STEP 4: CONTINUE ON Now that you have an idea what a board is, and how to pin onto a board you can continue adding new boards with new themes, and new pins to each board. Pins are usually links to other websites, but others are there simply to look at like a quote or image. Most pins have a description at the bottom as to what exactly the pin is.
- 10. STEP 4: CONTINUE ON Now that you have an idea what a board is, and how to pin onto a board you can continue adding new boards with new themes, and new pins to each board. Pins are usually links to other websites, but others are there simply to look at like a quote or image. Most pins have a description at the bottom as to what exactly the pin is.