What is Pinterest?

Pinterest is a social media tool that allows you to organize and share the great things you find on the internet. Pinterest is an image-based website that directs users to the image’s content on the web. Keep reading to find out more about Pinterest and how to use it!

People use pinboards to then organize these great finds, for instance you can organize your favorite workout routines from Fit&Fab Living and Running with Mascara on a fitness pinboard!

You can also browse pinboards created by other people. You can browse by different categories to discover new and inspiration things from people who share a common interest with you.

To get started on Pinterest you must request an invite and wait to be accepted.

Starting Your Pinterest Account

Profile

-Once you are accepted into the Pinterest world, you will create a username and a profile (you must choose to connect through a social medium like Facebook or Twitter).

-On your profile you will be able to make pinboards to organize your website findings from the web and from other pinboards.

Let’s use our Fit&Fab Living profile as an example:

As you can see, we have categorized Fit&Fab topics that we love to make an organized profile of tips!

Pinboards

Pinboards, otherwise known as boards, are used to categorize your finds. For instance, Fit&Fab Living has 7 boards from Healthy Recipes to Workouts!

*You can create multiple boards to keep your finds more organized

Pins

How Do I Add a Pin?

Adding a pin from Fit&Fab Living is a little different than adding from most sites. Follow these steps

1. Find the Fit&Fab Living content that you wish to pin on our site. Save the image that you see on the article.



2. On the Pinterest site, you will see an “Add+” button on the top on the site. Click this button.



3. Three options will come up. Click the “Upload a Pin” button.



4. Once you click “Upload a Pin”, click “Browse…” and upload the picture you saved from step 1.





5. The image will show up and then you can title the image/article.



Don’t forget to choose the correct board for better organization!



6. Click the “Pin It” button.
7. Once you have pinned, click the “Edit” button and copy in the URL from the article .



8. Paste the URL into the link slot in the Edit Pin page



9. Click “Save Pin”

You’ve just created a Pin!

Repinning

What is a Repin?

The Repin button has the same concept as the Share button on Facebook. If you see an image while browsing on Pinterest, you can repin the pin and add it to your desired pinboard. When you repin an existing pin, the same source link copies with your pin and the user who first pinned the image will also get credit.

How Do I Repin?

Repinning is very simple. If you find something you like on Pinterest, you simply click the “Repin” button. For example, Fit&Fab Living will repin a great healthy recipe from Recipe4Living!

1. Click the “Repin” button.



*Liking a pin is the same concept as liking something on Facebook, it just means that you liked the pin the Pinner added*

2. The image you wanted will pop up and then you must select which board you want the pin to go on.



3. Click the “Pin It” button.

You’ve just repinned a pin!

There you have it: a simple guide on how to use Pinterest. Make sure to pin and repin all of your favorite beauty and fitness tips from Fit&Fab Living and Running with Mascara

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us or go to Pinterest’s help page.

Happy Pinning!