• What is Pinterest?
Pinterest is a social network that allows users tovisually share, curate, and discover new interests byposting images or videos to their own or others’pinboards.
Users can either upload images from their computer orthe web using the Pinterest Bookmarklet, Pin It button,or just a URL.
• Pinterest terminology
PIN: an image added to Pinterest
PINBOARD: a set of theme-based pins
PINNING: the act of visually sharing content
REPIN: reposting somebody else’s pin
• Pinterest terminology
PIN IT BUTTON: button that can be placed on websites to facilitate sharing on Pinterest
PINNER: the person who does the sharing
• How to create a Pinterest Business Account
Pinterest business accounts are public. Users can followyour page without requiring approval from pageadministrators.
You can create a Pinterest page for your company here:http://business.pinterest.com/
Once there, click on the big red button that says, ‘Joinas a business.’
Next, you’ll need to add basic profile information suchas your business name, username, profile image,business description, and website URL.
Here some few examples of beauty and hair salons thatare doing it great and you may consider to follow.
Pearl Beauty http://www.pinterest.com/pearlbeauty1/
Laserway Dundrum http://www.pinterest.com/laserway/
Niall Colgan Hairdressing http://www.pinterest.com/niallcolganhair/
Sobe Brown http://www.pinterest.com/sobebrown/
The Beauty Rooms http://www.pinterest.com/beautyrooms/