Nov 20, 2012

Pinterest... is searchable? Not my pins though...

Why is it that when I search on Pinterest for my pins, nothing shows up?

Source: psdgraphics
Pinterest is a visual based social media network.  Search engines and meta-tags are processed through descriptions.  Your pins might not show up because you don't describe them well.

A couple things to consider that will help your pins become searchable....

1. you have 500 characters available to describe your pin... use them to actually describe what they are and not just say how cool they are

2. If you upload you own pin name the image file based on what it is... if it is a red thumbtack, save the file as red-thumbtack

3. Hashtag in the description... A hashtag in the description makes that pin searchable not only in pinterest search, but also in google, bing, yahoo, etc...

4. Patience is a virtue... you might have given a 500 character description with accurate hashtags and named the uploaded file by its description but it takes between four and five hours for pinterest to re-index... Your pin may or may not be searchable until that happens

happy pinning!!

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