Pinterest and Etsy

[PotteryLodge]

I have a pinterest account and was wanting to start pinning my listings on there. I created a board and named it littehouseoflove.etsy and then I went to my etsy listings and clicked 'pin it'.

Is that all you have to do? no tagging on pinterest? I don't have followers so will my pins still show up and if so how?

anyone care to share their pinterest page?

[Former_Member]

I suggest you start making more boards and following others. When you pin others they will find you. Don't just pin your shop items, but other things too.
http://pinterest.com/blackbirdbags/

Enjoy and best of luck!

[PotteryLodge]

Kristina- I have multiple boards, just now created on for my etsy stuff. I will defiantly take your advice and start following others before adding more! thank you : )

[Former_Member]

here´s mine
pinterest.com/Kreativprodukte
you can also submit to boards like craftori handmade or i love etsy where you can post your etsy listing just like many others.

[Former_Member]

I don't pin my own items on my boards but rather the items that I've found. I'll only pin one or two of my own items in a week and that seems to be all that I need to drive traffic to my shop.

[BaloolahB]

https://pinterest.com/baloolahbunting/

I get some traffic from Pinterest, don't know if any sale could be tracked to it.......

[Former_Member]

Nope, no tagging. :) Like Kristina said, it'll probably help more if you tag others' things too. It doesn't have to be just Etsy things - just stuff you like, maybe related to what you sell.

[Former_Member]

I love to pin some of my Etsy finds to this board: http://pinterest.com/akwiinas/etsy-finds/ There are those wonderful items I heart in Etsy too. Sometimes I pin there some of my items as well, but not too often.
I would like to invite all of you to follow this board just like I already started to follow those above me, so that together we can share great finds from Etsy to whole Pinterest ;)

[PrairiePrimitives]

I pin my Etsy listings to one of my boards, and also to a few group boards.

http://pinterest.com/folkart <--- me

[hipposdream]

I have multiple boards and 1 board for my shop

http://pinterest.com/snuffel1234/

[woolpleasure]

i like Pinterest and have a good traffic from there
pin my items, finds, repin, like....

[BaloolahB]

Following all above!

[Former_Member]

I pin all of my listings but also pin all sorts of other stuff! It's so addicting and so fun! I think people eventually just start to find you on it. :)

[EchidnaArtandCards]

I have started a Pinterest account and pinned some things on the boards, but haven't spent much time on it since... Guess I should work on it again if it's worthwhile. I do enjoy finding amazing images and photos and beautiful stuff on it!

[Former_Member]

hi everyone how do you submit to a board? this is new to me. :)

[Former_Member]

Hey there. I am new to Pinterest and Etsy as well. It's awesome how the to sites work together so easily. I have had a lot of fun on Pinterest so far. So many great ideas, and so easy to organize. Go ahead and take a look at what i have put together so far. Any advice on how to gain more Pinterest followers? That had been my only hold up...
thanks so much <3
hawley

[Former_Member]

i just signed up for pinterest last night with a buisness account and have NO idea what I'm doing. I made a board and uploaded some of my scarves in it, but whats this you say about not putting your own stuff in your board? How else would people find your stuff?

Here is my account http://pinterest.com/eterknityc/

[PiecesOfMePaperCraft]

Pinterest was originally not meant to be for self-promotion.

I pin an item from my shop every week or two at most. I have a "shameless promotion" board but lately I've been pinning my items on random boards to blend in with the rest of my pins. I use Pinterest mainly for entertainment to get ideas, collect recipes, quotes, etc. I get a tiny bit of traffic from there but nothing to get excited about. I think most people use it for ideas so fair warning that you may see your items repinned onto "DIY" boards. It's the nature of the website.

[AuraRosesTreasures]

I have multiple boards
http://pinterest.com/aurarose/?e_t=1488f5bb345f4aeeb5113c9570c3c88f&e_t_s=news_story&utm_source=send...

[Former_Member]

I use Pinterest and really like it. I think this is the site adddress:
pinterest.com/justformymommy

At first my primary goal was to drive traffic to Etsy but now I just have fun. And I love when I get an email that someone repinned one of the pins I repinned (hope I am saying that right!).

Judy, I really like your suggestion about mixing your items in with the boards. I am going to try that. I do have one specifically about my shop. I may just include other items that fit in with what I sell.

Now I have a question:
How do you find group boards to join? I belong to one but I think I read somewhere that it is possible to join different group boards.

[Former_Member]

I have quite a few different boards on pinterest and occassionally pin my own items when they fit a certain board. I don't have a separate board for my etsy store, I just incorporate my items into other boards as they fit.

Here's what my pinterest looks like: http://pinterest.com/dliberatore/

And here's a great article about pinning to get people to notice you! http://pinforums.com/showthread.php?750-6-Lessons-for-Pinterest-from-100K-Visitors-in-1-week&p=982#p...

I have no idea how to pin to other boards, so someone please fill us in!

[Former_Member]

pinterest.com/thespottedtiger, if you follow me I will follow you

[Former_Member]

here is mine:
pinterest.com/poshadornments

[Former_Member]

I joined Pinterest long before I decided to open an Etsy shop. I use it primarily to pin my ideas and things I like on to my various boards. I decided that I didn't want to create a board for my Etsy shop, but rather pin items I've made into appropriate boards where I see fit. To date I've only pined on item.

[alwayzwithlove]

This is a board Etsians can use to pin their items. Just follow the rules and you're good to go.
http://pinterest.com/madisonsbeauty/i-love-etsy/