Pinterest Setup

Currently, Pinterest is still in beta, which means you need to get invited to be a member. There are two ways to become a Pinterest member.

1. Go to Pinterest.com and register for an invite. You will be told when you have been given access to Pinterest and can create an account.

2. Using Facebook or Twitter, find a friend who is already on Pinterest and have them invite you. Each Pinterest user is given a number of invites to use. For a personal account, you can use your own email address or connect via Facebook.

For a business account, we recommend using a Twitter account and using the same email address that is tied to that Twitter account. This makes it much easier for multiple people to pin items to the company pinboard.

During the activation process, you will begin to set up your profile which is similar to profiles you have set up on Facebook and on Twitter. There are some tricks to optimizing your profile.

User Name Your user name on Pinterest is also your URL so you should use your company or product name.

Profile Picture Your picture should be your logo or product.

About Us About us should be similar to what you have on Facebook and Twitter and describe what your company or product does.

Links Once your profile is approved you can click on the right-hand corner and choose Settings. By linking to Twitter and providing your website, links to both will show up in your profile.