Get started with yourPinterest Business Account

• What is Pinterest?

Pinterest is a social network that allows users tovisually share, curate, and discover new interests byposting images or videos to their own or others’pinboards.

Users can either upload images from their computer orthe web using the Pinterest Bookmarklet, Pin It button,or just a URL.

• Pinterest terminology

PIN: an image added to Pinterest

PINBOARD: a set of theme-based pins

PINNING: the act of visually sharing content

REPIN: reposting somebody else’s pin

• Pinterest terminology

PIN IT BUTTON: button that can be placed on websites to facilitate sharing on Pinterest

PINNER: the person who does the sharing

• How to create a Pinterest Business Account

Pinterest business accounts are public. Users can followyour page without requiring approval from pageadministrators.

You can create a Pinterest page for your company here:http://business.pinterest.com/

Once there, click on the big red button that says, ‘Joinas a business.’

Get started by selecting a business type, then adding acontact name, email address, and password.

Next, you’ll need to add basic profile information suchas your business name, username, profile image,business description, and website URL.

Finally, you’ll be asked to agree to Pinterest’s terms ofservice.

Now you are ready to start pinning on your newPinterest Business Account.

Here some few examples of beauty and hair salons thatare doing it great and you may consider to follow.

Pearl Beauty http://www.pinterest.com/pearlbeauty1/

Laserway Dundrum http://www.pinterest.com/laserway/

Niall Colgan Hairdressing http://www.pinterest.com/niallcolganhair/

Sobe Brown http://www.pinterest.com/sobebrown/

The Beauty Rooms http://www.pinterest.com/beautyrooms/

Happy Pinning!