What isPinterest is in simple terms a virtual inspiration board or bulletin board. It’s like bookmarking useful sources from around the web but in a visual way.
By using different “boards” you can organise you “pins” by a theme or topic
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Why is Pinterest good for your business?
Bringing more traffic to your website
Getting discovered through Google searches
Increasing the longevity of your content
Making sales
Increasing the reach of your products or services
When you share something on Pinterest, each bookmark is called a pin.
When you share someone else’s pin on Pinterest, it’s called a repin.
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You group pins together by topic onto various boards or pinboards in your profile. Each board mimics a real-life pinboard.
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Getting started with a Business Account on Pinterest
Create an account at: https://business.pinterest.com/en
Ask your webdesigner to help you verify your website
Ask your webdesigner to add the pin it button to your site
I have a business Pinterest Account - How do I use it?
First you need to create some board to categorise your pins
Go to your profile
Click create a board
How to make great pins
Ideally pins should be:
HELPFUL Informative and useful to people
BEAUTIFUL So compelling and creative you have to look closer
ACTIONABLE Helping people take action on their interests
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