Well, the main reason for that party was the official launch of Pinterest in the UK. Yes, we've always been able to use it, but they are trying to make it more relevant to us over here and one of the things they've been doing is promoting bloggers' pin boards to new people signing up. I've noticed a heck of a lot of people signing up to follow my Handmade board on Pinterest during May, so it's obviously kicked off well!
Bloggers have been taking it in turns to tell you about Pinterest as part of the #pinitforwardUK campaign and today it's my turn. Yesterday was the turn of the lovely Colleen at The Magic Bean - thank you for introducing me, Colleen!
If you don't know why Pinterest might be relevant to you, just indulge me while I sum up the way I see it...
Pinterest is an amazing way to collate images and links. It's described as a social network, but you really don't have to use it in a social way for it to work well for you. I collect images that inspire me and links I might want to revisit - it really is that simple (and that clever!). When you also share images from your small business or blog, you'll find they help drive traffic your way, too. Pinterest is actually my biggest referrer (after Google) to this blog, which is all the more amazing because that isn't why I use it.
I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in visual collections - crafters, artists and designers would all love it. And if you are planning a new home, a garden redesign, a wedding or party, or just want to learn something new... then you'll be able to collate ideas, inspiration and website links on Pinterest - it's a bit like a giant, online, well-organised scrapbook, which you can share (or keep all to yourself - there's an option for secret pinboards too!).
If you are new to the whole Pinterest thing, feel free to join Pinterest here (this link will tell them I sent you and you can follow my Handmade board automatically).
If you are already on Pinterest, you can view and follow all my pin boards here, although it's possible you might wonder what on earth some of them are all about. They work for me - I'm currently collecting inspiration and ideas, some of which will kick off ideas I can use in illustrations for my digi stamps! Others are just stuff I admire. And others are links to sites I want to be able to find again.
What do you/will you do with Pinterest?
