I loved Pinterest from the moment I first discovered the site. It’s like having a bazillion magazines sent directly to me to pore over infinitely. Now I don’t forget what I have found or have to tear and paste pages and put them into a binder.
Also, I really enjoy looking at other Pinner’s boards to add to my own collection. Though I hate to say it, I never look at Group Boards (the boards that have people icons next to the title). The main reason is that it’s too overwhelming. The Type A personality in me HAS to get to the end of the list and believe me, Pinterest will never let you do that. You try it! I promise you won’t get to the end of a 1000 pin board.
Of course Pinterest can be a solely individual endeavor, but if you are interested in other people exploring your Pinterest Pins, I’ve got some tips based on my own experience:
1. Limit how many pins are on each board. If there are enough to need to click a “get more pins” button, consider creating a new board. Group pins together by taking a board that has too many pins such as a “home” board and make a couple of specific boards out of it such as “favorite paint colors” or “bathroom ideas.”
2. Occasionally check boards to
Eliminate pins you have pinned more than once
Make sure your pins were placed on the right board
Check links and make sure they go where they’re supposed to
3. Pin directly to an individual blog post instead of the blog’s home page. Before you pin, make sure you are on the actual post you are pinning about and not on the home page. Just click on the post title before pinning to be sure.
4. Pins should directly link to their original source. If the pin’s picture and description refers to a tutorial, it should go directly to the blog with the tutorial, not the blog that is referring to the tutorial.
Mentioning the blog that linked to the tutorial can be done in editing the pin, for example, “as found at abc.com blog.”
If a blog gives a list of links for a particular topic such as “outdoor movie tips,” direct linking to all sources is not necessary. I like it when posts have done the homework for me. This is very helpful.
Final comments:
Doing a show and tell post about completing a project found at another blog is great, and sometimes the writer has improved on the original design. They don’t want to do a tutorial but refer to a useful tutorial that inspired them. Pinning your own well-developed post about completing a project with a link to the tutorial is fine, but it’s not cool to send pinners on a wild-goose chase because the blogger’s too lazy to write something original. Sorry, that’s just a big pet peeve for me and I will not allow those types of pin on my Pinterest board. I just edit the pin and change the link to the original source in that case. I hope these tips help other pinners. Happy Pinning!
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