Welcome!
Have you heard of Pinterest? It has become one of the fastest growing social media sites. In a nutshell, it is an online visual bookmaking site but, if approached in a certain way, it can be a very powerful tool. I’m here to teach you all about it.
For businesses, website owners and bloggers
Pinterest has been reported to be a great source of traffic. In Sept 2012 Shareaholic reported ”In the month of August (2012), Pinterest sent more traffic than Yahoo organic traffic and is now the fourth largest traffic source in the world.“
Want to increase your traffic? You should learn to use Pinterest.
For personal use
All work and no play is no fun, even CEOs have hobbys. Pinterest is a great source of inspiration and information. You can find and pin (organize) links to almost anything. Here are just a couple of examples…
-Like to cook or craft? Links to recipes and how to’s are some of the most popular categories on Pinterest.
-Researching a big purchase or planning a remodeling project? You can use Pinterest to help you with that too.
On Oh So Pinteresting
Not only will you’ll find the tactical steps to having success with Pinterest, you’ll also see how people are using the inspiration and information found on Pinterest in their lives and in their careers. The motto here is, don’t just pin it, do it!
What that means is don’t let the time you spend on Pinterest be wasted. Pin things that really help or inspire you and do something with them! Make that recipe, travel to that place, share the joke or just be inspired to try something different. The point is to use your pins not just collect them.
For businesses, this means do more for your followers than just posting the same images that can be found on your website. Make your account interesting and useful, interact with your followers.
About Me
Hello, my name is Cynthia and I am addicted to Pinterest. Glad to get that off my chest!
I use Pinterest on multiple mobile devices and on my desktop computer. It has changed my life. I’ve made several recipes, craft projects and made purchases all inspired by Pinterest pins. I ‘ve even launched a business because of it!
I enjoy teaching and helping people find solutions. This may come from my years of being a registered nurse or from being the mother of 2 sets of twins. It’s probably both.
For fun, aside from using Pinterest, I enjoy travelling with my family, crafting, learning photography and blogging.
**Disclosure: Occasionally, I will mention products and have links to other websites. Sometimes, I earn a small commission when products are purchased through links from my site. This helps to “keep the lights on” at Oh So Pinteresting and I thank you for your support.**
Atta Girl!!! It like the format and I look forward to being one of the contributors to your endeavor. Best Wishes on this blog and welcome to Blogland!!! As Always I am so very PROUD of you!!
Cynthia, welcome to the blogosphere, my fellow pinning-addict!
Oh So Pinteresting is looking great! Of course, now you’re going to have two addictions – pinning & blogging!
Would you mind me adding your site to my Bloggerly Love (blogroll). And maybe you might consider adding The Fortuitous Housewife when you add a blogroll to your site.
Here’s the link to my Pin-spiration series of posts – http://www.fortuitoushousewife.com/search/label/Pin-spiration
I would love to chat with you sometime about your blogging & pinning aspirations/plans. Maybe we can find some opportunities to work together. Are you going to be at Blog Better Boston next Saturday? (I think that might be how you found my site.)
It was great to meet you Friday night! I just wish I had a chance to talk with you more. Thanks so much for organizing the event-it was a great night out. I am loving digging around your blog. Pinterest is my nemesis. I love it, but it takes up so much time. I’ll be checking back to see what new projects you’ve completed.
Jessica, it was my pleasure to organize the event, I had so much fun meeting everyone. I’m sure we will do another soon. I’m so sorry we didn’t get to talk more. I would have loved to talk with you about your traveling adventures with your family.
I know what you mean about Pinterest. It was because I was using it so much that I started this blog. The funny thing is that now that I’m writing about it, I don’t have as much time to be on it or do projects from it! But, that’s ok, blogging has opened so many doors for me and brought some wonderful people into my life.
Cynthia,
It was great meeting you last night and I just love your blog idea. I can’t wait to continue reading what you post and seeing your projects!
Honestly, I love pinterest. I haven’t purchased anything yet, but I have made some of the craft projects for myself and for other people. Honestly, my wardrobe has grown too. It has helped me step out of the days of just wearing jeans and t-shirts!
Have a great day!
-Kristen
Kristen Nice meeting you too! I’m so glad to hear you didn’t just pin it, you did it! It is amazing how much change can come from just a little ‘pinspiration’. I’m still working on the jeans and t-shirts.
Fantastic website, great podcast, great topic. Buckle up, its gonna happen fast!!
Thanks, Scott. the past 2 days have been a wild roller coaster
Hi. I don’t know if I’m at the right address but I have a question. Lately, while pinning, a window with the message “only 5 pins allow at once”. What is that? Does that mean we can pin 5 items at once and if so, how to do it? You’re doing a nice job. Thanks
Hello Normand, this is something that I have not seen before. How are you pinning? Are you uploading the pins from your computer, pinning from a website or repinning within Pinterest?
Pinterest is rolling out new features to users gradually so this might explain why I haven’t come across this message yet.
Thanks for your question and for reading the blog, I really appreciate it!