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The great realization is that Pinterest is a natural website for artists and makers since it is image based. A real delight. Makers can post images of anything and everything we love. It could be like a sketchbook of inspiration.
Yesterday was a day invested in learning about Pinterest. It started with reading a free ebook from HubSpot on How to Use Pinterest for Busin...
After some hours of experimentation, I can share several tips to help you become a "Pinner" and take advantage of some of the unique features of Pinterest that are different from other social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook and Twitter.
First and foremost, follow the top three
Pin Etiquette from Pinterest
1. Be Nice
Pinterest is a community of people. We know that tastes are personal, but be respectful in your comments and conversations.
2 Credit Your Sources
Pins are most useful when they have links back to the original source. If a pin is not sourced correctly, leave a comment so that the original pinner can update the source. Finding the original source is always preferable to a secondary source such as Google Image Search or a blog entry.
3. Avoid Self Promotion
Pinterest is designed to curate and share things you love. If there is a photo or project you’re proud of, pin away! However, try not to use Pinterest purely as a tool for self-promotion.
You can choose to combine your Pinterest with Facebook.
If you post on Pinterest, then Facebook automatically posts your Pinterest images on your timeline.
This is a "setting".
HOVER on your NAME.
A drop down menu appears.
CLICK on settings.
SCROLL DOWN
CLICK ON THE BUTTONnext to "Add Pinterest to Facebook Timeline" as shown in the upper left screen capture.
Beware of the PRICE BANNER PROBLEM.
Avoid using a Dollar sign in your Pinterest text.
If you use the dollar sign it automatically puts a banner across the top left corner (shown above). I think it looks tacky. The banner goes across your image and puts the price as a prominent feature.
Does everything have to be about price?
Instead you can put the price in the descriptive text, but use words such as "Retail Price:".
This is shown below.
Descriptions are limited to 500 words. So keep that in mind.
You don't need to follow a person, but you can FOLLOW one of their Boards.
Just CLICK on the FOLLOW BUTTON (as shown below). You can UNFOLLOW any time.
Find me on Pinterest.I look forward to seeing your pins.
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