Top 10 Pinterest Tips

Pinterest is hot and sexy for 2013! It is particularly great for creative business and Pinterest has a high percentage of female users. It is the third popular social networking site in the US. Here are our top tips for using Pinterest.

1. Pin original content.

2. If you pin unoriginal content, always get permission and reference the source.

3. Pin around 5 pins daily.

4. Like other people's pins.

5. Comment on other people's pins, especially when they are in a similar topic or area.

6. Use hashtags and website links when describing a pin.

7. Follow related pinners, most will follow you back.

8. Avoid too much self promotion.

9. Consider using Pinstamatic to pin sticky notes, blogs and calendar dates.

10. Consider using reachli to become an advertiser or publisher.

If you want to find out more about using Pinterest successfully, follow this link.

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