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What is Pinterest?

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In my personal opinion, Pinterest is the new “thing” and OH MY! What a highly addictive thing it can be.

Pinterest is a social media outlet where you can connect with other creative people… or people who just copy creative people, like I do. More than that, Pinterest is a fabulous way to take the information you see online that you want to remember and put it in a spot where you will not lose it and it will not plug up your computer’s memory.  Plus, you can categorize the information any way you like.

When you accept your invitation… yes, it is by invitation only but comment or contact me and I will invite you. As I was saying, when you respond to your invite, you are given a few default boards. The “boards” are your categories. You can add, delete or rename your boards to anything that pleases you.

How to Use Pinterest

I have a TON of boards where I pin information from recipes to homeschool ideas to holiday projects to sayings that make me laugh and more. A “pin” is the item you found on the internet that you want to remember. The easiest way to add a pin is to place the “pin” feature from Pinterest on your favorites bar. They will prompt you to do this when you set up your profile.

Here is how it works:

1) You find something that you like on the internet, like this post from Spell Outloud that I want to remember. While on that page, click the pin feature on your favorites bar.

How to Use Pinterest

2. A page will appear with all of the images from the post you are marking. As you scroll over the images, the pin button will appear. Click on the photo you want to serve as your reminder.

How to Use Pinterest

3. A box will then appear to let you choose the board (or category) where you want to save the information. You can also choose to tweet and/or share your pin if your Twitter and/or Facebook accounts are connected to your Pinterest account. Make sure to give your item a description that you can use to trigger your memory later.

How to Use Pinterest

4. The pin will now appear inside the board you selected on your Pinterest profile.

On Pinterest, you can follow others and see what they are pinning. If you want to remember that item, you can repin it to one of your boards. Sometimes, I will see something that I like but it doesn’t necessarily fit my boards. So, I will “like” it.

I really enjoy Pinterest and the way it allows me to clean out my inbox from all these daily email digests I have been collecting from my favorite blogs. It has also helped me make our school time more fun because some of the ideas are amazing.

Again, if you would like an invitation, just ask. If you are already on Pinterest, you can find me at MeetPenny.

Need an invitation? Just leave a comment.

About Tabitha

Hi! I'm Tabitha! But, I bet you expected someone named "Penny." Long story made short, Penny is the coupon binder I started in 2010 when we were totally broke... as in BANKRUPT. Now, as a mom of five, I make 6-figures a year working at home and share ways to help you move from penny to profit while you raise a family with sense on cents.

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  3. April Clemmons says

    This will be our first year homeschooling. I have so many things saved on my laptop and iPad that I forget what half of it is and why I saved it. This would be awesome to help with all those bookmarks!

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  5. Ava Kinsey says

    I would love an invite. Thank you for explaining what Pinterest is and how to use it. I’d heard of it, but didn’t really “get” it until I read your post.

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  11. Cyndie Bee says

    Wow! Pinterest looks like something that I could really get into. Let alone, how organized this will keep my internet surfing ideas! Nothing like being a web crasher… How about a invite Penny? :o)

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  17. Crystal & Co says

    Thank you so much for sharing this on my mommy resource and solution meme. I think a lot of people wonder what punterest is. Now, my readers have a great tutorial to read about it.

    Excellent!

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  18. Aimee J says

    What a great idea! I was wondering what it was but too afraid to ask (silly, huh!) I’d love an invite my homeschooling folder in my inbox is completely overloaded. sunflowerblueyez at hotmail dot com

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