Pinterest – A Picture’s Worth a Thousand WordsMarch 27, 2012InstructorJulie GallaherGetOnTheMap.US

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This photo has been repinned 100 timesand seen by 10,000 people

And it’s still driving traffic!

Pinterest Stats 16 Million User 28% between 35-45 yrs 62% have some college 38% over 100K annual income 83% women But withHockey

stick growth, all that could change in next 6 months

Basics If you need invite – write need invite Home Page Options Pinners I follow – Search – My navigation Left hand column – my activity Adding a Pin About – has Pinterest goodies, terms of

service etc.

Board SEO Use Keyword Phrase for Board Title Add a description, your url, your phone

number and contact info This board may quickly index and be

found in Google results, so make sure it makes sense

How many boards – my advice broad focus to build followers

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Pin SEO Photos no wider than 520px – resize if

necessary Describe your pins – use your keywords

– add your link Watermark your photos

What to Pin Mix it Up – Some of Yours, Some of Others More Mix it Up – Some Repins/Some New

Content Go to websites, blogs, social media sites

to find some new content that pinners haven’t seen.

Recommended Ratio 5 Repins/1 New Content

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Pinterest Legalities Credit original pinner Link to specific page, not entire website Watermark your photos – free service

picmarkr.com Article from my friend on various

watermarking styles http://afmarcom.com/2012/03/25/pinter

est-and-copyright-explained-in-plain-talk-part-4-how-artists-can-protect-their-work-despite-widespread-sharing/

Leverage Your Pin TimeGo to the Post not the Domain! Pin from Your Website or Blog Pin from Foodspotting Pin from Flickr Pin from Youtube

Facebook is Tricky – First add a photo via upload, then edit the post, adding your facebook url

Recycle Pins Embed Code on the Side of every pin Resize if wider than 520px Paste on your blog, share on your

Facebook page Check to see what’s popular from your

website or blog http://pinterest.com/source/

thingsyoushoulddo.com/

Connect with Me I’ve got a LinkedIn Pinterest Networking

Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Pinterest-N

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