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How To Add A Pinterest Pin It Button On Your Website

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How To Install Pinterest Pin It Button On Your Website

 

Pinterest ImageEncourage Pinning From Your Web Site

If you like visitors pinning images from your WordPress site you can easily install a plug in that will display the “Pin It” button onto your blog site, pages and posts.


There are a few plug ins that you can use, among them, the WordPress Pinterest Pin It Button or this plugin. 


If you are not using a Word Press site, then you can follow the steps below to put a “Pin It Button” on any pages or posts.


You can go to www.Pinterest.com/about/goodies and scroll down till you see “Pin It Button for Website”. Just add in the web address of the post or page where you want the Pin It Button (http://yourdomain.com/post) as well as the web address of the image to be pinned (http://yourdomain.co/image).  Then add in a few words for the description of this pin.


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Once you have done that, some codes will appear below the description. Follow the instruction and copy these 2 sets of codes to your blog site. One where you want the “Pin It Button” to appear [on your blog post] and the other one at the end of your post, just before the </body> tags.


As you can see there is no coding involved at all. It is going to the right place, grabbing some codes and putting them on your blog site. Not complicated is it?


And just like that you have your pin it button on your blog post or pages so any visitors can pin images from your site whether they have Pin It Bookmarklet installed on their browsers or not.


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You can also add in text that says something like “click on the Pin It Button if you like this on your ping board” so visitors know what to do.  You would of course want to make sure that you have high resolution attractive images for others to want to repin. So now every one can rein your images whether they have the Pin It Bookmarklet or not.


If you like to refer to how to get the Pinterest Bookmarket installed, here’s a video that will walk you through it. If you have any questions just leave them at the comment section below.


photo credit: Jason A Howie


How To Add Pinterest Pin It Bookmarklet So You Can Pin From Any Websites

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A Pinterest Bookmarklet Allows You To Pin From Any Site

Using Pinterest For BusinessNow that you have set up your Pinterest account you want to start pinning images onto your various pinboards. 


Pin by Re-Pinning. You can do that by re-pinning images that you see on others’ board or you can pin images, infographs and videos that you see on websites if they have the Pin It Button installed.


Pin Using Pin It Buttons. Some websites have added Pin It Button (like the one you see here) onto their website and blog posts. So if you click on the Pin It buttons on the sites you visit it you’ll be able to pin the image from these websites.


Pin Using Bookmarlets. Some sites have not installed the Pin It Buttons yet. So in case you are wondering how you can pin from these site, don’t worry. The fastest and easiest way to Pin images from any website is to make use of a Pin It Bookmarklet. These can sit on your tool bar or you can save them as bookmarks or favourites. 


This is something very easily done. Depending on which browser you are using to surf the internet (whether it is Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorere) the steps are slightly different. And I have made a short video to walk you through this step by step so you don’t have to feel lost and can start pinning in 5 minutes!


How To Install Pinterest Pin It Bookmarlet.
If you have any questions feel free to post these using the comments below.

 

Original Video on YouTube Here 
(if you are unable to view video in Firefox, you need to update your flash player)


So What Is Pinterest? Don’t have a Pinterest account yet? Or you don’t really know what this is and how it can help you grow your wellness business then here’s a post you can refer to. It has a report that tells you exactly how to set up your Pinterest account and how to start getting clients from this additional social media channel.
 
Pinterest is a great source of clients and awareness for many small businesses and it works especially well for those in the wellness industry as you can pin images of your clinics/spa centers, of your equipment, clients, charts, healthy recipes, posture charts, trigger points charts, massage chairs models etc.

I just pinned a ton of visuals in my wellness board, you get the idea of what you can put on your board that will attract clients. My new 29-page guide “A Beginner’s Guide For Wellness Professionals” shows you step by step from start to finish how wellness professionals can benefit from this new female-led social network.

If you find this post and the video helpful, you’ll probably like my Pinteress Guide. For a short remaining time the guide A Beginner’s Guide For Wellness Professionals is FREE. Just enter your name and primary email address right below this paragraph and we’ll send it to you immediately.


photo credit: HongKiat

 

Resources & Tips: Aug 24 2012

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Happy Friday! And to those celebrating Ramadan, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Traffic in town has been fantastic this past week as many have traveled out of the city. But in case you are still in holiday mood, it’s time to get ready for work again!
Between resting and celebrating, I managed to slot in a Social Media Seminar in town this week.  Here are some videos if you like to see what we did! (seminar was conducted in Mandarin but participants shared in many languages! Those multi talented people at Hai-O are fantastic).
This week I received a number of questions concerning Pinterest. I am including the more commonly asked questions here in case you are also wondering about them:
1 – Do I really need a Pinterest account?
Pinterest allows your to show case your business visually and it’s easy to use. Pretty product images get shared easily (and they go viral quickly). Pinterest is generating a lot of traffic and growing at an exponential rate. It is something worth watching out for if images of your service offerings and product help your target market understand you better.
Most people are visual and are drawn to images. The most viewed and shared posts on Facebook are photos. Lately many are saving quotes as image and those are showing up as more attractive and are getting more views and shares.
Instagram and Pinterest are popular because visuals are attractive and there is no need to compose text. Pinterest makes is easy for your audience to share. So if you like what you see, click “repin”, “like”, or “share” and that seems to catch on with many people. Plus who can resist things nice and beautiful?
2 – How do I set up my Business Pinterest Account?
Same way you set up a Personal Account (step by step instructions with diagram) are given in this guide. The question to ask is: do you need 2 accounts? Pinterest is a lifestyle social media platform. By pinning photos and images of things that interest you, you inject personality into your business. 
3 – What is the difference between a Business Account and a Personal one? 
At the moment, Pinterest does not make any distinction between the 2 kinds of accounts.  
4 – How do I make sure others credit the image back to me?
The answer is you can’t. It is common etiquette to give credit where credit is due. So in repinning and sharing, we accredit the source. But there are some who may not follow this etiquette when using Pinterest. What we can do is to ensure that we are nice!
Some have not yet heard about Pinterest. Most find it quite interesting and would like to find out more about it. If you are interested to find out more about Pinterest I have a free report that’ll tell you how to get started with Pinterest. Feel free to download it, print it, book mark it, like it, share it or comment on it and let me know if this is helpful.

Here’s the free Pinterest report that’ll tell you what you need to know to get started on using Pinterest now. Feel free to download it, print it, book mark it, like it, share it or comment on it and let me know if this is helpful. Your Pinterest Guide Here.

 
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Inforgraph from Mashable via Louisa on Pinterest

Resources & Tips: Aug 17th 2012

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Beginners’ Guide To Pinterest – For The Wellness Professionals


Happy Friday!
Heard about the new kid Pinterest yet?

It’s the number 3 most popular social networking site in the US now.  

It’s not only fun and easy to use, it is bringing more traffic that the big guys (like YouTube, Google+ …)

Really.  

If you are wondering what Pinterest is or whether it is something you want to check out, here’s a simple guide that tells you:

– What Pinterest is
– Why you would want to be on it
– How to set up your optimized Pinterest Presence

There’s a lot to Pinterest. But don’t worry, I won’t overwhelm you with all the details at once.

Scan through the guide and you will see if this is something right for your business. More tips are coming your way if you find this helpful for your business.

The girls are having a great time pinning yummy recipes, trendy fashion and fun accessories. Even the guys are jumping on board and pinning cars and tech stuff.

If you are in the service industry, this can work for you too.

And if you want to connect with me on Pinterest, grab the report here and jump in! And let me know if you need an invite to join Pinterest, just leave us a message on the comment and we will be in touch.

Here’s an earlier post on Pinterest – no opt ins required – this is the Sneak Peek and you can view it online, or download it, print it, book mark it, like it, share it or comment on it. Let me know if this is helpful!

Post On Pinterest For Beginners Here – No Opt Ins Required


Quote For The week
“”When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” ~ author unknown
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