2. What is Pinterest?
• Pinterest is essentially a photo blog or “virtual pinboard” that lets
users organize and share all of their interests in a visually appealing
way.
Get started in 5 easy steps
3. Welcome to Pinterest
• Step 1: Sign up to get an invite. Once you get your invite, you have
the option to join via your Facebook ID.
• Step 2: Choose your interests.
4. Wait.. why did I have to choose my interests?
• Pinterest automatically
chooses some folks with
established pinboards for you
to follow based on your
interests.
• If you sign up with your FB
account, it also automatically
follows your friends.
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• Step 3: Categorize your pinboards
– What’s a pinboard? A visual collection of the things you love (online)
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• Step 4: Pin it to your bookmarks
– Adding the “Pin It” button to your bookmarks makes it easy for you
to add images, videos, and text to your pinboards seamlessly while
you’re surfing the web.
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• Step 5: Start pinning and categorizing!
– It’s pretty simple. Say you see a photo of China, and you decide that you want to save this
image. You can click the “Pin It” button on your bookmarks which will pull up a “create pin” pop-
up. The pop-up gives you the option to categorize the image and add a caption. You’re also
invited to share it on Facebook or Tweet about it.
8. Your Dashboard
• You can manage your different pinboards from your dashboard. You
also see a mini newsfeed that broadcasts activity from the people
you’re following.
9. Your Homepage
• Your homepage
shows content from
the people you’re
following.
• Engagement
options include
Repin, Like, and
Comment.
10. The Pinterest Marketplace
• This is new. Pinterest also has a “Gifts” section that you can filter by
amount that features different items on sale based on your interests.
Purchases are not made through this site.
