Live Chat With Too Faced Co-Founder Jerrod Blandino Announced

Too Faced just announced another live chat on April 4th 2012!

Here are the deets!:

  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Date: April 4th 2012
  • How 2 Get the Info?: Too Faced will be announcing via Facebook.com 30 minutes before the chat begins. Check out their facebook here and be sure to “Like” their page!

Jerrod will be answering questions from Too Faced fans and discussing his inspiration behind their NEW summer collection Summer Royalty (which I can’t WAIT to try out :)

How To Use Pinterest to Promote Business & Increase Brand Awareness

 

 

 

In my last article: Pinterest Explained. What is Pinterest and How do I use it? I described in detail how to set up your profile and I went over step by step instructions for how to “pin” something. I also included the general idea of Pinterest, how to use the site and why it’s so addicting.

Now that you know the basics, we can go over how and why to use Pinterest to promote business and increase brand awareness.

 

 

-Who can use their own photos as pins and benefit. Why?

  • Online Shop Owners: This is a great way to show people your product and grow your clientele base. Be sure to take clear- well lit photos that display your item nicely. A small business can quickly become a large brand.
  • Bloggers: When you post photos to your blog this is one of the first things people notice when visiting. Pin those photos to drive traffic to your site and get the conversation going about your articles. Someone will wanna know the story  behind that interesting pin!
  • Photographers: This is pretty obvious- but show off your awesome skills! There are many people on Pinterest getting married or hosting another event and looking for great photographers. Show them what you can do!
  • Travel Agents & Vacation Planners: show people all of the wonderful places they could be traveling.
  •  Models (experienced and aspiring): Show off your awesome portfolio with Pinterest. Let everyone see how many different looks you can achieve and confidently display your previous work experience.
  • Everyone!: If you’ve got something you want people to know about, display it in your pinboards on Pinterest.com.

-Use your pin description wisely:   This is an excellent opportunity to let everyone know: What is available, How much your product costs, If it’s on sale, How much you charge for services, If your product is cruelty free, eco friendly, etc. Be sure to put your website or social media link in your description. This is a way for people to start recognizing your company and your brand!

-Use your Pinterest profile to your Business Advantage: Make sure your profile picture is a recognizable one. Weather it be your business logo or the photo you associate with your other Media Outlets (Twitter,etc.). It should be clear to everyone who you are. Your profile displays all of your public Pin-Boards. Be sure to use that to your benefit.

 

A Pinterest pin can spread like a virus. I can’t tell you how many pins I see on the front page of Pinterest with multiple hundreds of ‘Re-Pins’ and ‘Likes’ within a short time span. Your goal should be to get your pins up for everyone to see! If you’d like an invite to Pinterest, just go to my Contact Page and email your chosen email address and I will invite you! :D

Pinterest Explained. What is Pinterest and How Do I Use It?

I’ve had a lot of people asking me about Pinterest. Many wanna know what it is, how they can use it, why it’s so popular and how it can help with their business. I’m going to do a series of articles on Pinterest explaining all of these. Here is My Profile if you’d like to connect via Pinterest.

The General Idea: of Pinterest is to engage people with picture sharing. Photos are referred to as “pins”. You can create different “Pinboards” to share the photos you like from anywhere on the internet.  I have Pinboards for all different kinds of interests. One board I have is for Travel and I also have a board for inspirational Bridal photos.Whatever you’re interested in, you can create a pinboard for it on Pinterest.

Don’t be intimidated! Pinning is easy. Once you have signed up for an account with Pinterest, you can download the “Pin It” button. This is simply a button that will be displayed in your tool bar.

1) When you see a photo you think is Pin worthy, just click your new “Pin It” button and all of the photos from your current web page will be displayed.

2) Scroll over your photo of choice and  a button with the words “Pin This” will appear. Click it.

3) A small window will appear asking you to select a Pinboard and describe your pin. After you have done this, hit “Pin It’ and you’re done!

Aside from pinning photos, you can also comment on pins from other users. If you  think a particular pin is great but not necessarily “Pinboard” worthy, you may “like” it and people will see that when they visit your profile page.

Your Pinterest Profile: On your profile, you will have an option to display a photo of your choice. This is the photo everyone will associate with your account when you “like” or comment on a pin. Your profile will mainly be made up of your pinboards. Depending on your privacy settings, you can also display links to your Twitter, Website and Facebook accounts. If you want, you can also choose to hide your Pinterest profile from search engines all-together.

Underneath your photo and social networking links, will be where your recent activity is displayed. It shows when you comment or like a pin and also when someone comments or “re-pins” one of your pins. Other info you can choose to display on your profile include: “About Me” and “Location”

Currently Pinterest is “Invite Only” but if you’d like an invitation, feel free to contact me with your desired email address and I will invite you. If you’d like to check out my pins, you can visit me on Pinterest at Cortney Loves.

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