(The instructions for pinning to our SRAJD board are at the bottom of this blog post.)
It’s no secret that social media is on fire right now. One of the best ways to get the word out
about your jewelry is through social media.
Last year I ran some statistical experiments and was amazed to see just
how important marketing through social media outlets was.
So the SRAJD organization has a Pinterest account and we currently have four boards. If you’re
not familiar with Pinterest, here’s a quick overview: It’s a “photo-sharing
website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections. It allows users to save images and categorize
them on different boards. They can follow other users' boards if they have similar
tastes. Pinterest users can
upload, save, sort and manage images, known as pins, through collections known
as pinboards.”
And how it works: “A ‘board’ is where the user's pins are
located; users can have several boards for various items. A ‘pin’ is an image
that has either been uploaded or linked from a website. Once users create
boards and add pins, other users can now ‘repin, meaning that they can ‘pin’ one
user's image to their board as well.
Once the user has set up their account and boards, they can browse,
comment, and like other ‘pins’. If a user wants to turn an image online into a ‘pin’,
there are a few simple steps to do so. First, the user must select the image to
pin. Second, the user then clicks on the ‘Add +’ button on Pinterest. Third,
the user enters an image URL into the link box. Next, the user will select the
exact image they wish to pin and place it on the designated board. Users can
then describe the pin and share it via Twitter or Facebook. Other users can now
click on the pin to see which board the image is pinned in, who pinned the
image previously, where the original pin is from, and who has liked, commented,
or repinned the image.”
(Thank you Wiki)
Anyway, we have four boards so far.
The second is “SRAJD Treasuries”. Again, only SRAJD admins will be posting to
this board. This board showcases Etsy treasuries
created by SRAJD members.
You may notice that our SRAJD treasuries include more than
just SRAJD jewelry. That’s because we’ve
found that the treasuries that are more inclusive will actually get more
exposure. So when we make an SRAJD
treasury, we feature a minimum of four SRAJD listings and then mix it up to
make an eye-catching, eclectic treasury.
If you’re an Etsy member, please help us get the SRAJD
treasuries higher up in the rankings by favoriting them and/or favoriting all the items in the treasury.
You can also leave comments below the treasury…
Anyway, the third board is open to the active members of the
SRAJD organization for them to share their latest creations with the Pinterest
community.
It is “Pin Your SRAJD Jewelry Creations Here”. When people click on these photos, they will be taken direction to your item for sale (assuming that's the link you used when creating the pin).
To access the board, you must
1) "Follow" our SRAJD Pinterest account
2) Then contact me with your Pinterest
account name so I can invite you to post
3) Then accept the invite. This will be a notification either via Pinterest email, or you can click on the small red talking bubble in the upper right of your Pinterest screen (this shows all your notifications).
4) Add no more than 2 (two) items each day
5) See the "HOW TO" manual if you want to stop getting Pinterest notifications via email
You can
reach me by sending a convo through Etsy (BrackenDesigns), msging me on
Facebook (BrackenDesigns), or sending me an email through the contact us page
of the SRAJD website.
