How to be a Pinner!

 How to be a Pinner:

Hi Pinners!

The steps to becoming an expert Pinner is quite simple. Well, for people who have little to no knowledge on the computer, it's easier than you think. To explain what Pinterest really is, like I said in my last blog, it's an online pinboard. You know like the bulletin boards you have hanging around your house? Have you ever cut out images from a magazine and pinned them to your walls around your room? I know as a teenage girl, that's all I used to do. That is exactly what Pinterest is, just neater, organized, and you don't have to use scissors. It's all online.

1. First Step: Make an Account!

 Go to the Pinterest.com website. It's found at: http://www.pinterest.com. If you don't have an account already, click "Request an Invite" on the home page or you can just login with Facebook or Twitter.

 

 2. Start Following and Pinning!

  

 Once you have your profile page set up, Pinterest will suggest to select a few basic images and people to follow. Click on images or items that catch your interest. Then click on "Follow People." Doing this will get you started on the site. Click away!

3. Creating Your First Pinboards!

You can name your Pinboards what ever you like. You can make them be so specific like the image below were it states where the image is from, what category, sub-category and the actual name of your Pinboard. You can make as many Pinboards as you like.

 4. Keep on Pinning! 

 Look for more pinboards to follow. If you want, you can search to find pinboards beyond the ones assigned to you. Enter whatever you want into the search bar at the top of the page and press enter. Then, click on "boards" at the top of the page. When you find one that you like, click Follow.

For example, I chose boots. Well its fall now, so boots.

5. REPIN!

 

If you find a pin on a user's board that you like, you can repin it to your board. 

• Roll over the image and click "repin."

•  Choose whether you'd like to add the pin to an existing board or create a new one.

•  Write a description and click Pin It!

6. Like it.

If you like it, the image I mean, just click "Like" and it won't be repined to one of your boards, but it will be tagged in the images you "liked." I told you this was simple.

 

 To view your liked pins, go to your profile by clicking on your name in the upper right corner. Then, click "Likes" at the top of your profile.

So there you have it, the basic let's get started know-hows. Pinterest is fun and simple. I can not wait to explore this pinning world with you! Oh and one last thing, if by any chance you guys are "over-pinachievers" (get it? over-achievers?) you guys can click here to Grovo that has another amazing VIDEO tutorials on how to use Pinterest.

Bye Pinners!