Pinterest is a social sharing and bookmarking site that is quickly becoming one of the most popular new sites on the internet. Unlike facebook, and twitter, the content on Pinterest is primarily passed on through images which are “pinned” to boards, though descriptions of up to 500 characters, including hyperlinks are also allowed below the images.
Since Pinterest is invite only so here is how to get an invite:
1. Ask for it directly from Pinterest’s website.
2. Find groups on Facebook that are dedicated to Pinterest invites.
3. Ask your friends and family.
4. Find various forums that offer Pinterest invites, or request one on other pinning forums.
You will receive an invitation email from Pinterest giving you an activation link. Clicking this link will bring you to the sign up page. Unfortunately, you need to sign up using your Facebook or Twitter account at this time. The good thing is that you will be able to unlink your account once you are setup.
Note that your username will form part of the URL example:pinterest.com/username. You may want to consider a high traffic keyword here.
Note that your username will form part of the URL example:pinterest.com/username. You may want to consider a high traffic keyword here.
How to pin:
When you first sign into Pinterest, you will be asked to create some pinboards. A few good suggestions would be to create boards such as “My Favorite ” or “Favorite Food”.
Try to create boards that would be relative the products you plan on promoting. When signed into Pinterest, there are two ways to post a pin to your pinboard. You can either post a pin from a URL or photo on your hard drive, or repost someone else’s pin.
If you want to repin an already pinned item, you just hover over the item and a “repin” button will appear. You can also click on the image to have the repin button appear. Repinning is an excellent way to fill up your pinboards when you are first starting out in Pinterest.
Try to create boards that would be relative the products you plan on promoting. When signed into Pinterest, there are two ways to post a pin to your pinboard. You can either post a pin from a URL or photo on your hard drive, or repost someone else’s pin.
If you want to repin an already pinned item, you just hover over the item and a “repin” button will appear. You can also click on the image to have the repin button appear. Repinning is an excellent way to fill up your pinboards when you are first starting out in Pinterest.
To gain maximum exposure in Pinterest, you need to follow others, like their posts and repin other pins.
1) Sync your Pinterest account with your Facebook and Twitter.
2)Creativity
3) Keep the focus on what you market and build a brand.
4) Use #Hash #Tags.
5) Use your blog!
6) What’s trending!
7) Follow and Comment.
Important Notes:
Spamming is not the right way to go these days. Although we have not seen Pinterest shutting down spamming accounts yet, it will definitely happen in the future as other social networks did. On the other hand, providing value and showing your personality is the right long term thinking.
