Pinterest for Beginners —How to create an account, add pictures, and use tools that help.

Pinterest is a fun social media group, much like Facebook, but it’s more visually focussed. Users get to “pin” a variety of photographs to different boards on their account, or they can pin to their friends’s boards. One board will have a common theme. Text is allowed for short descriptions, and linking is allowed. Pinterest can be a source of inspiration for the crafter, business owner, or event planner.

It’s simple to create an account on Pinterest. Here’s how to get started.

1. Registration. The easiest way is to sign up through Facebook. It’ll ask for permission to access your Facebook account. If you’re not already signed into Facebook, you’ll need to sign in with your email address and password.

2. Create profile. Once you’ve signed in, you can create your profile. Click the “person” icon at the top right of the page. Then click on the pencil icon to edit your profile. This is where you’ll see your name (it takes it from Facebook), a spot to “Change picture”, and choose your username. You can also enter details in the “About you” box, country, and website. When you’re done, click on “Save settings”.

3. Create board. Your next step is to “Create board”. You’ll see this as a large white + symbol within a red circle. Enter the details of your board, the name of it, a description, and type of board. There is also a privacy setting. You can choose to be the only one to see a board, or you can choose to make it public. You can also add Collaborators. These are people who will also be allowed to pin to your board. Once you’re ready, click on “Create”. Then you can click on your board to open it.

4. Save a pin. Your next step is to save a pin. To do this, click on “Save a pin”. You have the option to upload from the web, or from your device. Choose your file, and it will be added to your board. 5. Search for pins. Now you can look for great pins. At the top of the page is a Search function. It’s just like Google, so you can type in exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll then be presented with a number of pins. You can click on the heart to like the pin or click on Send to send the pin to a friend. You can also choose to click on the Save. If you do this, it will ask you to choose a board to save it to.

Pinterest is a lot of fun, which is why it’s become so popular. Since it’s mostly visual, it can also be used to promote your business. You can choose to pin items from other people’s boards, upload images from the net, or upload your own. It can be an effective marketing tool used to promote your business’s products or services in a visual manner.