Pinterest For Dummies, Portable Edition will help new users get started creating their Pinterest boards, finding people to follow, and pinning bookmarks. The book will cover: What Pinterest is about and why you should use it Getting your account set up Setting up boards and getting organized Pinning, repinning and giving credit where credit is due Using hashtags, liking pins, commenting, finding people to follow, checking out Tastemakers, sharing pins with your other social networks, and using search

Kelby Carr is the founder and CEO of Type-A Parent, a social network and online magazine-style blog for moms and dads. She also founded the Type-A Parent Conference, an annual blogging and social media conference. Kelby is active on Pinterest with thousands of followers and pins.

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 1
How This Book is Organized	p. 2
Foolish Assumptions	p. 2
Icons Used in This Book	p. 3
Where to Go from Here	p. 3
Getting Started on Pinterest	p. 5
Joining Pinterest	p. 6
Requesting an invitation from Pinterest	p. 7
Asking a member for an invitation	p. 8
Inviting a friend to join Pinterest	p. 9
Integrating Pinterest with your Facebook or Twitter account	p. 10
Setting Up Your Profile	p. 12
Adding a profile picture	p. 14
Adding a bio	p. 16
Setting your e-mail preferences	p. 16
Finding Time for Pinterest	p. 17
Creating Boards	p. 19
Picking a Topic	p. 20
Creating Your First Board	p. 20
Naming your board	p. 21
Choosing a category	p. 22
Deciding who can contribute to your board	p. 22
Rearranging Your Boards	p. 24
Editing Your Boards	p. 25
Deleting a Board	p. 26
Leaving a Collaborative Board	p. 26
Pinning and Repinning	p. 29
Creating Your First Pin	p. 29
Adding a pin with a website URL	p. 30
Installing the Pinterest Pin It button for easier pinning	p. 32
Using the Pin It button to add a pin	p. 33
Uploading an image as a pin	p. 34
Creating a new board on the fly	p. 36
Repinning	p. 36
Finding pins to repin	p. 38
Changing or crediting the original pinner's comment	p. 42
Sharing a Pin or Repin on Facebook and Twitter	p. 43
Socializing on Pinterest	p. 45
Finding People to Follow on Pinterest	p. 45
Following Facebook friends on Pinterest	p. 46
Following individual boards	p. 47
Adding friends from pins and boards	p. 50
Inviting friends	p. 53
Sharing Your Profile Link	p. 55
Sharing Pins	p. 56
Sending pins through e-mail	p. 57
Sharing pins on Twitter and Facebook	p. 58
Finding and sharing the direct link to a pin	p. 60
Embedding a pin	p. 61
Using Community Features	p. 63
Interacting with Pins	p. 63
Liking a pin	p. 63
Commenting on a pin	p. 65
Customizing and Tagging Pins	p. 68
Using hashtags	p. 68
Tagging member names in pins	p. 69
Including a price tag in a pin	p. 70
Finding Ways to Use Pinterest	p. 73
Planning a Project with Pinterest	p. 73
Improving, decorating, and organizing your home	p. 73
Getting craft ideas	p. 75
Travel planning	p. 76
Cooking	p. 77
Learning and teaching	p. 78
Using Pinterest for Weddings and Other Events	p. 79
Creating a group board for an event	p. 80
Creating a hashtag for an event	p. 83
Utilizing Pinterest for Shopping	p. 84
Creating a wish list	p. 84
Finding products	p. 85
Finding share-worthy products	p. 85
Using Pinterest for Self-Improvement	p. 86
Dieting and fitness with Pinterest	p. 86
Finding motivational quotes	p. 87
Making Use of Pinterest as a Bookmark Site	p. 88
Employing Pinterest for Business and Work	p. 89
Using Pinterest to Support a Cause	p. 90
Going Mobile with Pinterest	p. 91
Installing the Pinterest App for the iPhone	p. 92
Using the Following tab in the iPhone app	p. 94
Utilizing the Explore tab in the iPhone app	p. 96
Pinning your photographs with your iPhone	p. 98
Checking recent Pinterest activity by using your iPhone	p. 102
Viewing and updating your profile	p. 103
Installing the mobile bookmarklet	p. 106
Using Pinterest on iPad and Other Tablets	p. 111
Navigating the Pinterest Mobile Site	p. 112
Understanding Limitations of Mobile Pinterest	p. 120
Understanding Pinterest Etiquette	p. 121
Understanding Pin Etiquette	p. 121
Creating a Quality Pin	p. 125
Avoiding Too Much Self-Promotion	p. 126
Crediting Sources	p. 127
Avoiding Copyright Infringement	p. 128
Reporting Spam and Inappropriate Pins	p. 130
Controlling Privacy and Other Settings	p. 133
Understanding the Pinterest Privacy Policy	p. 134
Keeping Your Account Out of Google Search	p. 136
Reducing E-Mail from Pinterest	p. 136
Controlling Social Sharing When You Pin	p. 139
Changing Your Username	p. 140
Deactivating Your Account	p. 142
Self-Promoting on Pinterest	p. 145
Finding Your Site's Pins	p. 145
Writing a Post or Page That's Pin-Worthy	p. 147
Optimizing Images for Pinning	p. 149
Installing the Pin It Button for Websites on Products, Posts, and Web Pages	p. 152
Finding Pinterest Linkups and Places to Share Pins and Profiles	p. 155
Adding a Follow Me on Pinterest Button to Your Site	p. 156
Pinterest Widgets and Plugins	p. 157
The Pinterest "Pin It" Button plug-in	p. 159
The Caring is Sharing plug-in	p. 161
The Pinterest RSS Widget	p. 164
Tracking Traffic Referrals from Pinterest	p. 167
Using Pinterest to Engage Customers and Readers	p. 171
Ten Companies Using Pinterest Effectively	p. 173
The Weather Channel	p. 173
Cabot Cheese	p. 174
Etsy	p. 176
Lowe's	p. 177
TODAY	p. 178
Scholastic	p. 179
Whole Foods Market	p. 179
Real Simple	p. 180
Better Homes and Gardens	p. 182
Michaels Stores	p. 183
More Companies on Pinterest	p. 184
Ten Power Pinners to Follow	p. 187
Michael Wurm	p. 187
Joy Cho	p. 188
Nester Smith	p. 189
Jenny Lawsonp	p. 190
Marine Loiseau	p. 191
Steven McGaughey	p. 192
Amy Clark	p. 193
Jaden Hair	p. 194
Heather Mann	p. 195
Sfgirlbybay	p. 197
More Power Pinners to Consider Following	p. 198
Index	p. 199
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