Urgent News About Sharing Pins to Facebook

If you tried pinning to your Facebook Business page, you may have become confused. Some of you may remember in my March 30 newsletter I told you about pinning to your Facebook Business Page.  (Illustrated in image to the left) You still can.  However, I have noticed a couple of points that I need to emphasize.

As I was working on a Pinterest account, I clicked on the Pinit button to pin an image to the Facebook business page, I noticed I did not have the drop down menu to chose the Facebook business page.

I cussed Pinterest a little for changing things again and then began to research to see if the option was still there somewhere.  I traced my steps to figure out what I had done differently.  Ah-ha!!! I was browsing on my Food and Drinks board and decided to  pin one of the images to my Facebook Business Page.  I clicked  on the Pinit button at that point,  as illustrated in the image to the right,  When I clicked the Pinit button I got the following image. (See Below)  Hmmm.

Notice the 2 small boxes at the bottom of the image where the red arrow is pointing.  The two boxes are  Post to Facebook and Post to Twitter. There is not a drop down menu with the choice to pin it to my Facebook Business Page. I decided to test it, clicked on the box here (puts a check mark in the box), and the image posted to my personal account.  Oops, not what I wanted to do.  I thought, "I know I could do that before.  Was I dreaming?"


I clicked on the pin to make it the larger single image that you see in the image below.  After doing this, I  saw the Share to Facebook button at the top (where the green arrow is pointing).  Ok, this is where I posted to my Facebook Business Page.

 I clicked on the Share to Facebook button and got the drop down menu where I could choose my business page to post the pin. (illustrated in the first image).


When you are browsing pins in your feed or on another person's Pinterest account and share to Facebook at that point, the image will be posted on your Facebook personal page.  When browsing, I pin the image to one of your boards and then share to Facebook from your board. This will give you more traffic to your board and enable you to Pinit to your Facebook business page.

In case you missed the original blog, here is the link for that blog:  http://pinterestingtips.blogspot.com/2015/03/want-to-pin-items-to-your-facebook.html.

STAY PINTERESTING!!

The Secret to an Audience of 20 million That Earns $100,000 and More

Do you often sit in front of your computer and wonder which median you should use to promote your business?  You open your email and you are bombarded with emails that tell you use Instagram, use Facebook, use Twitter, let me help you with SEO.  Who has time to figure this all out.  You get overwhelmed and delete all of them and look like this --------------------------------->

What if you knew you could choose a marketing platform that would put you in from of an audience that earns $100,000 or more, is the fastest-growing and most powerful group in the marketplace, and retail outsells Amazon, Yahoo, Bing and Google in final dollar sales?

Those are the statistics for Pinterest.  28.1% of the Pinterest audience earns $100,000 or more. (Represented by the blue shaded area to the left)  You remember someone talking about Pinterest at one of those many network meetings you sat through but kept thinking it is a bunch of females. (That is what the last solicitor told you) However, the solicitor failed to tell you that females do 65% of the consumer spending and men now make up 20% of the Pinterest audience.

Hmmm.  may have a point there.  Maybe I could learn Pinterest and get in before these other folks figure out how effective it is.  If you do decide to give Pinterest a try - remember - Pinterest is the turtle; other social media are the rabbits and be patient.  The average lifespan of a Facebook post is 90 minutes.  The lifespan of a pin is illustrated in this diagram.

If you need help, go to my website http://www.pinterestpro.com.  My website was purposely designed to offer a large amount of information to help individuals.  

 Have a Pinteresting Day!

5 Easy Steps to Creating a Pinterest Profile

You created a Pinterest Business account.  Now you need to build your profile.  How do I do it?
You look at others and try to figure it out.  Here are seven easy steps to a great Pinterest Profile that will help you to get found.


Getting Started: 
 On your Pinterest home page, look in the upper right part of the page. See where the red arrows are pointing to in the diagram below?  You will see Edit Profile and then a little "gear" button next to it. When you click on the Edit Profile button a page resembling the one below will appear. Pay attention to the red arrows.  



Step 1-    

• Profile picture:   Have a professional profile picture of you. People want to see the person behind the company. 

Step 2- 

• Username:  Change this to be more uniform with your other social media.  For example, I use Pinterest Pro as much as possible.  As you can see in the image to the left, I use  Pinterestprov becuase another pinner had Pinterest Pro. (13 characters)

Step 3-

• About You: Use this space to let pinners know what your business is.  You can use 160 characters and spaces.  Be concise, use key words, and describe what you do. 

Step 4-

• Location: Either put your exact location or a more general location.  As you can see in the image to the left, I put Central Florida to cover a broader base.  

Step 5- 

• Website: Put your website URL and have website verified.  Pinterest provides the HTML code for this.  If someone else built your website, they will need to do this for you.  

You now have a good Pinterest Profile.  Click on save.  When your website is verified, you will notice a red check mark in your profile box by your web address . You can see mine where the red arrow is pointing in the image to the right.  Website verification lets Pinterest know you are a legit business and not a fake company. After the website is verified, you will get analytics and move up in the search on Pinterest.

Have questions?  Please email me at anna@pinterestpro.com or leave comments below. 

Next week - what about all this other "stuff"?

FACEBOOK IS THE GOVERNMENT

I get the message in the image to the left from Facebook to change my name because it doesn't appear authenticate.  Facebook is worried that people that know me will not be able to find me.  Isn't that nice of them? I could quote all reasons this is not logical but I will not.  I am locked out until I provide one of the items listed in this image. Haven't we been lectured about identity theft and being careful about such documents?  But I am supposed to trust a company that never answers emails must less let you talk to a live person.

Of course I do not need to worry because Facebook gave me this reassurance. I can totally trust them to do just that.  Right?  I trust it as much as I would trust such a statement from a government agency. Not!!!

The Beginner's Guide to Creating a Pinterest Business Account

For a better view of infographic, Click here
Infographic on Anna's Board'

Have you looked at infographics similar to the one to the right and thought, "Maybe I should check out this social media, Pinterest?"  You go to the website and begin to establish a Pinterest account.  Then all the decisions have to be made. Business account or Personal account?  Interests? Create a board?  Photographs, where did all these images come from? You get that panicky feeling you used to get in Ms Wright's room in elementary school.  You get very frustrated and feel like throwing your hands up.


The image to the left may be a perfect depiction of how you feel.
That bottle of wine begins to call your name.


Don't panic - Pinterest Pro is here.  I created a video, "How to Create a Pinterest Business Account."  The video is on my website.  To view the video click on the URL provided here,  http://www.pinterestpro.com/services/pinterest-business-page-setup/. The video has screen shots for you to follow.  With the video, you can stop and start it, rewind, and fast forward.

Go follow the tutorial.   If you have questions, please email me, anna@pinterestpro.com, or you can call for a free 30 minute consultation, 407-421-3541.  I can see the thought bubble above your head now.

 Oh, she is trying to sell me something.  No, I'm  not.  I have a teacher's passion for helping people learn and understand how to do something.

I would appreciate you letting me know if it was helpful or send suggestions for changes.

Next week,  What do I name my boards?  I have an answer for you. 

Stay Pinteresting!