Comments on: 5 Ways for Artists to Get More Pinterest Followers

By: dana

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:51:27 +0000

great post, beth! thanks.
cheers, dana

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By: ashar

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:53:47 +0000

Thanks Beth for sharing, I will certainly take the tips on board. I have been pinning now for a couple of months and have managed to pick up some followers and I have been content to take it at the pace it has been going. However I have just added the Pinterest button to my blog, and will now start to comment when appropriate. So thanks again for you very helpful blog

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By: Rebecca Zager

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:12 +0000

Great article Beth. Thank you for sharing these handy tips for using Pinterest effectively. I have been quite a fan of Pinterest since the time I have started using it. Your advice is going to be very helpful and I am going to be a little more consistent in pinning.

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By: L. Hewittt

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:01 +0000

No problem. Please note – I did not mean to imply any negativity and the key word is collaborative. And – Yes I did check your boards and the boards associated with this site. Thank you for allowing me to join this conversation.

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By: Beth Hayden

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:01 +0000

In reply to L. Hewittt.

Interesting! That definitely hasn’t been my experience with collaborative boards. Each of the group boards that I’ve been invited to in the last week each have less than 200 people on them…and I have seen it be an amazing way to boost the number of followers that you get. Bummer that your experience has been so negative. Sorry to hear that! Seems like you’re doing quite well with Pinterest without needing group boards, anyway! Thanks for joining in to this conversation.

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By: L. Hewittt

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:07 +0000

Hello again – will be glad to (for what it is worth :)) In regard to the collaborative boards – Some (many) are not collaborative – The creator of the board just wants followers and invites anyone to pin and, of course, follow that board. One board can have 100,000 followers and 1000 contributors and 50,000 pins.(numbers are just examples, but not inaccurate). All on one board. I never follow or accept invitations from these types of boards. I think you can see where that leads.
In regard to comments – the recent changes do make it easier, but if I pinned something two years ago, I am not going to know someone commented on it two days ago. I don’t mean to be rude to the person – I just don’t know they commented. I do see a trend with comments. Some, I’m sure, are to provoke a response and get the pin to go viral or at least to the popular page, but, I do believe the changes will help with that a great deal. Again, please know that I am not trying to be argumentative or negative, and appreciate your writing on this subject.

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By: Beth Hayden

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:19 +0000

In reply to L. Hewittt.

Hi there – can you say more about why you think the collaborative boards are awful, and why you steer away from commenting? Are you saying you don’t like comments on your own pins, or that you don’t comment on other people’s pins (or both)?

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By: L. Hewittt

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:32 +0000

Hello Ms. Hayden,
First know that I do not want this comment to be taken negatively. I do not agree with #3 collaborative boards, unless it is a small collaboration, with the creator of the board being trustworthy. The massive group boards on Pinterest are awful. I avoid them at all costs. I almost don’t agree with commenting, but the recent changes have made it somewhat easier to manage. I have been using Pinterest for about 2 years. I have 19,000 followers. (I really don’t know why)

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By: Beth Hayden

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:40:08 +0000

In reply to Jay Taylor.

You’re welcome, Jay! Thanks for stopping by!

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By: Beth Hayden

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:39:33 +0000

In reply to kathryn.

You’ve welcome, Kathryn! Have fun with Pinterest! 🙂

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