{"id":4557,"date":"2019-05-21T05:42:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2019-05-21T10:17:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:17:55","slug":"10-tips-get-started-pinterest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/10-tips-get-started-pinterest\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips To Get Started On Pinterest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pinterest is one of the most popular social media sites for bloggers, reaching more than 250 million people<\/a> each month. Better yet, more people on Pinterest say they find content from brands useful than on other platforms. Used right, it’s a great place to drive traffic to your blog or home business. So how do you get started on Pinterest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not complicated, but there are some things you need to be careful of. It’s easy to make mistakes that will limit your reach on Pinterest or even get you in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Get started on Pinterest with a great Pinterest profile.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your Pinterest profile can help you look more professional. The first thing you need to do is make sure that you verify your account as a business account<\/a>. This will give you access to tools and statistics you won’t have otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, you want your business name as your user name and your account name. These will show up to visitors. If this is already taken, find a similar alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Include a personal photo or business logo as your profile picture. Which one is most appropriate depends on the kind of image you want for your business. Are you focused on building your brand or are you more personal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will also want to fill in the about your profile section of your profile. Use it to describe what your business is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Separate your personal and business Pinterest accounts.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest allows businesses to have their own Pinterest accounts. This is a good thing. You can make your business account focused on items relevant to your business while keeping your personal pins to yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t want to have multiple accounts, you can hide your personal boards by making them secret. This way you can keep saving all the fun pins you want while maintaining a professional image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Make your boards relevant to your niche.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Set your Pinterest account up with a variety of relevant boards to pin your content on. It is often recommended to have 4-5 related but not identical boards per topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take parenting as an example. You could have a parenting board, but there are several related boards you might want to include as well, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n