“Getting Started With Pinterestâ€
-Getting Started-
You need to have an invite to open a Pinterest account. You can also register
at their main account or have a friend send you an invite to Pinterest.
Register by pasting in your email address and then click on the “Request
invitation†button.
Once you have clicked on the button, this message will appear:
Check on your email and read the message from Pinterest that looks like
this:
While waiting for the invitation from Pinterest, you may want to check out
some pins so you will have an idea what it looks like.
Once you have accepted your invitation, you will be directed to the
homepage of Pinterest. You can login using your Facebook or Twitter
account.
Or login with email address and password that you use when registering to
Pinterest. Then click the “login†button.
During the sign up process, you will be asked to create a user name. If you
want to brand yourself then using your own name is a good idea. Also
providing your email address and password is needed.
The next step is to choose what your interests are. There are lots of
categories to choose from and you can click as many as you like.
Once
you've clicked on the topic, it will change to a green box with a check mark.
Below are some of the categories you can choose:
After choosing your interests, just click on the "Follow People" button and it
will recommend people that you might like to follow.
-Changing Your Account Preferences-
You can always visit your account settings and make changes as necessary.
Just go to your profile image at the top of the page and mouse over your
name. It will look like this:
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