pinterest help please

Runnerduck

hi, i have just signed up to pinterest to see what it's all about (and enter some more comps ) but am completely baffled by it! i have had a go for the Robbie Williams comp by re pinning, but i have no idea if i am doing it right or not, any advice would be fantastic xx

Marg2k8

I have a pinterest account too. I don't use it much, but if a competition simply asks you to repin an image, or to follow them on Pinterest, it seems to be quite simple.

Someone once described Pinterest to me as being like having various cork pin boards online. You could have for example one for your favourite recipes, one for your home decorating ideas and one simply called "Competitions" where you pin anything that needs a repin.

Some Pinterest competitions require you to be more arty and create a sort of mood board.

I did join a pinterest compers board on facebook, but sadly, I am no longer able to use facebook. I dare say if you use facebook, you could do a search on there and find it.

Runnerduck

thanks, that's helpful as i was wondering what i should re pin it to, and if there was more to it than just a re pin

Marg2k8

If you wanted to seem less like a comper, you could call the board that you repin things to something other than "competitions" and perhaps call it something like "random things" or "stuff I like". It depends on if you think it is likely to be a random draw, or if someone will actually be picking someone out, if it is a small company.

If you enter rafflecopter competitions, sometimes you get an extra entry by following them on Pinterest.

kzmicallef

I use mine as an inspiration station or for saving things to buy, I also enter competitions on it and have a garden inspiration board which is a comp at mo. I downloaded the pin it button so when I see something I like on a webpage I click the button. I don't know if it'll help but you can look at mine.

http://pinterest.com/katarmic/

ummm... I have a hot guys board...please don't judge (cringes)

Runnerduck

thankyou both, that makes a lot more sense now, i will keep playing with it.

silverfox11

Like you I just join pinterest enter robbie competition wasn't sure if I did it right.


So been looking on internet, to see how to use pinterest

Blulu

I pretty much just uses Pinterest for rafflecopter comps. Lately though when I try to do this I click on the link to follow someone and only get an option to 'follow all' which is like, loads. I can't seem to find an option to just follow the person whose link I clicked on anymore. Anyone got an idea what I'm missing here? Thanks.

Blu X

starrybee

Blulu wrote: »

I pretty much just uses Pinterest for rafflecopter comps. Lately though when I try to do this I click on the link to follow someone and only get an option to 'follow all' which is like, loads. I can't seem to find an option to just follow the person whose link I clicked on anymore. Anyone got an idea what I'm missing here? Thanks.

Blu X

I'm not sure but I take 'Follow All' as basically meaning you're following the person. It's what I've been clicking anyway!

Each account has multiple boards, if you were interested in just one of their boards you could click it and follow the individual board instead. By clicking 'follow all', you are basically following every board that person has (and I assume will make in the future), and therefore are following the account itself.

If that makes any sense :rotfl:

Blulu

Thank you Starrybee, that does make sense

Blu X