How to post on Pinterest

Pinterest is designed to provide inspiration for your next creative project, special event, or just your life in general. And it’s pretty easy to get lost browsing other people’s posts (called Pins). But what if, while using Pinterest, you want to create your own pins to share? You can. And it’s pretty easy to do, whether you’re using a PC or a mobile device.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to create two types of Pinterest posts: Pins or Idea Pins. Pins are generally image posts that can link to an external website, and Idea Pins are typically slideshows of multiple images or video clips. We’ll show you how to create both, with instructions on how to do this via the desktop website and the Pinterest mobile app.

How to post to Pinterest: Create a Pin on the desktop web

If you prefer to create pins from Pinterest’s desktop site, you can. To do this, just use the following steps.

Step 1: Open your web browser and go to Pinterest.com. Then log into your account if you haven’t already.

Step 2: In the top left corner, select the Create Drop down menu option. Choose from the menu that appears create a pin.

Step 3: You should now see the pin builder screen. On this screen you can either drag and drop an image or upload an image to the gray box on the left.

You can also choose Save from website to choose a photo from the site you’re creating a Pin for. (This automatically creates a Pin that includes the link to the site.) Then add a title and alt text for your Pin, and select a Pinterest board to pin it to from the drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the Pin Builders, write a description for it in the Tell everyone what your Pin is about field and then select Save on computer.

If you’re not saving from a website, you’ll need to upload an image, add a title for your pin, and paste a link in the highlighted box as described above Add a destination linkadd alt text to your image, write a description of the pin in the Tell everyone what your Pin is about , then select the Pinterest board you want to post your Pin to from the drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the Pin builder. Then choose Save on computer.

And that’s it!

How to post to Pinterest: Create a Pin from the mobile app

Creating Pins is also possible in the mobile app. That’s how it’s done:

Step 1: Open the Pinterest app on your mobile device.

Step 2: Choose yours from the row of icons at the bottom of your screen profile Icon that looks vaguely like a person.

Step 3: Choose plus sign icon and select from the menu that appears pen.

(You may have to choose at this point To allow to give the app permission to access your device’s photos, videos, etc.)

Step 4: On the next screen, select the photo you want to add to your Pin. You can also choose the camera icon to take a photo or video for your pin, or you can select that globe Icon to add a pin via website url.

After choosing your image, choose Next.

Step 5: On the create a pin fill out the form provided with all the important details about your pin: title, description, target siteand alt text.

When you have filled everything out, select Next.

Step 6: On the Save on board From the pop-up menu that appears, select the Pinterest board where you want to save your new Pin.

That’s it! You just created a Pin in the Pinterest mobile app.

How to post to Pinterest: Create an Idea Pin on the desktop web

Idea Pins allow you to add multiple videos or images to a Pin. They are visually similar to Instagram Stories. If you want to create one using Pinterest’s desktop site, here’s how:

Step 1: Open your web browser and go to Pinterest.com. Sign in to your account if you are not already signed in.

Step 2: Choose Create from the top left of your screen. Then choose Create Idea Pin from the drop down menu that appears.

Step 3: You should look at these now upload Idea Pin generator screen. This screen will prompt you to upload pictures or videos. You can upload up to 20 videos or images.

Step 4: After uploading your pictures and videos, you will be redirected to Design your pages Screen. Each image or video you upload is a “Page” in your Idea Pin. You can edit any page on this screen.

There are three main editing layers: a text overlay layer, an image layer, and a background layer. Text Overlay Layer allows you to add customizable text to your images and videos. The image layer allows you to adjust the position of your image so you can focus on the most interesting part. The background layer lets you choose a background color for your image, but the color only appears when you resize your video or image.

When you’re done editing, select Next.

Note: You can’t actually edit the content of your Idea Pin further once the Idea Pin has been published. Once it’s published, you can only edit limited settings, e.g. B. the board it is posted on or the engagement settings.

Step 5: You should be on that now finishing touches Idea Pin generator screen. This screen is where you fill out all the important information about your idea Pin, including a title or topic tag. You also select a Pinterest board to add your ideas Pin to.

On this screen, you can also choose whether other people can comment on your Idea Pin, choose a template for things like ingredients or supplies, or turn on shopping recommendations.

Choose preview Button to preview your finished Idea Pin.

Step 6: Click anywhere to stop previewing. If you liked how your idea Pin looked in the preview, select it Publish Button.

That’s it. You’ve just created an Idea Pin on Pinterest’s desktop site!

How to post to Pinterest: Create an idea Pin from the mobile app

You can also create Idea Pins in the Pinterest mobile app. Here’s how you can do that:

Step 1: Open the Pinterest app on your mobile device and select it plus sign Symbol.

Step 2: Select from the menu that appears idea pin.

Step 3: On the next screen, you can create the content for your Idea Pin in three ways: record a video with the app, take a photo with the app, or upload photos or videos from your device.

Recording video: You can do this by choosing Video and select the red recording Button. You can record up to 60 seconds. Choose Stop button (red square) to stop recording.

Taking photos: Choose photo and select that white circle button below to take a photo.

Upload an existing photo or video: Choose square icon in the lower left corner. The square should have a smaller version of a photo of your device. Then select Next.

In all cases, choose when you are finished uploading or capturing your content Next.

Step 4: On the next screen, you can rearrange the pages (separate images or videos) of your Idea Pin, delete a page, duplicate a page, or add a page.

If you select a single page you can edit it and you will see a screen with editing tools: Replace, Text, Sticker and Color. Choose Finished. You may have to select either of those The back button on your device or the page count icon at the top of the screen to return to all pages in your Idea Pin.

When you’re done customizing and editing your pages, select Next.

Step 5: On the finishing touches screen you need to fill in your Idea Pin details, choose a board for it and adjust your Idea Pin settings.

Add a title; Select a detail template if mentioning ingredients, accessories or other notes; Choose your Pinterest board; and select the Idea Pin’s topic tags. in the Advanced settingsyou can adjust your interaction settings (allow comments or new takes) or enable shopping recommendations.

When you’re done, select Publish.

That’s it! You’ve just created an idea Pin on the Pinterest mobile app.

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