If you love social networks and all the interaction these bring, you are probably aware already that Facebook, Google Plus, Tumblr, Twitter and all the others have some written and unwritten rules that you and others need to respect to ensure things work smoothly for all your online relationships.
The same is the case with Pinterest, one of the newer social networks that has gained much momentum over the past few years and proving perhaps that a picture is worth a thousand words, manners are important even when it come to a social network based on images.
One of the first rules is to learn how this works. What is a pin, what is a board, how to pin, how to create boards, how to follow people, how to install a pin button and so on. These are the basics you need in order to survive on Pinterest.
One of the requests coming from the owners of the social network is to respect other users. Take care not to offend anyone with your pins or comments.
It is also very important to stay authentic. Using Pinterest in your own interest is more important than gaining lots and lots of followers.
Recognize the merits of others – many artists are posting original creations on Pinterest. Link to them and don’t forget to leave nice comments. Also, it is important to correct misunderstandings when these appear and to offer credits to those that create works and post them on Pinterest.
Report abusive behaviour if you come across it. Pinterest does not encourage hate, discrimination, porn and other offensive pictures to be posted, so please report this kind of information if you encounter it.
Use the Help Center. In order to help the community grow and expand and in order to improve the whole online experience on Pinterest, use this option when you need help or when you consider improvements could be done.
Pinterest is a very nice network and has acquired until present more than 70 million users.
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