Hi Pat, I’m not going to suggest a number for you and you have put some very interesting boards together. My question is are you sure you want your political position so front and center? Just opinion but I am at the other end….. Right wing, and I strive to keep my politics separate from business.

i have a  large  n;umber of boards, over 40….but i dont think   many  of my  followers   enjoy  everyone of them….  i see  each board as  finding their own  followers….. and as a follower im the same,  checking in on some andignoring   others within the same   person….but im pretty diverse…. http://www.pinterest.com/annatgreenoak

also wouldnt want to see  anyones  politics, especially not  front and center,,,,  unless  its  ALL about  politics…..seeing  my  boards, favorite  guys , etc..  you might  easily  guess my poitics  but im not  on pinterest  for that….it would  be a turnoff ….

@annfurnivall – I love your boards and your style Anne and never tire of perusing.
40 boards of gorgeous items is certainly not too many. But an industry like ours – blech. So I know my question will not have one specific answer, but again, I’m wondering about some guidelines.
I posted the same question on Hubspot – Dan Zarella is the science geek over there – he is all about data, so maybe I inspired him to dig into Pinterest to get even more data.
Yikes – I didn’t think Mark’s politics were so front and center on Pinterest as to offend. I’ll go take a look and see if I can’t very quietly edit a bit…
Thanks for your input!

@prestonodenbrett I too am still playing around and experimenting. I enjoy Pinterest, so I sure don’t mind playing around on it for Mark’s financial planning practice. I just want to make sure I don’ go crazy overboard on it.

You have some nice diverse boards as well Preston – I especially like the infographic board and the MN board.

It’s always hard to know how much personal stuff to pin on what is basically a business account. (politics aside) Then again, it’s a way for people to get to know you a little better and discover shared interests should they become future clients.
Finance people/companies have the stereotype of being boring and dull – (taped glasses and high waisted pants)  Pinterest is one way to shake things up!

@annfurnivall – do you mean The People He Would Like to Have Dinner With board or On My Bookshelf? They seem pretty benign – then again we live in northern CA…

I feel the number of boards you post are in support your business.  I’m a party planner so my boards support the level of services I offer my clients.  There are many people out there today who are planning there own social gatherings or are about to get married, so we post ideas from our prior events, from our vendors and those of which we find to be great, fun and exciting and ideas that I know we can produce or provide.  At times we may have to split a board to make the idea easier to find.  However, people will follow the board of there interest and there are those who follow all of our boards.  So far people have told us our Pinterest Board is exciting and full of ideas that support any event type and theme.  We love that.  So as they say “Happy Pinning”.

@pchiappa @lorrainetpenn I agree with Lorraine. Use the number of boards that support your business. Formulas don’t work with every business type.

@pchiappa Thanks for the comment on the diverse boards.. .guess I never thought of that, just did it.. just added cool for images that I think really stand out or I go wow when I see them?  I know of financial side.. Used to Work for RBS World Pay… Could never get people excited about CC fees, until I showed them what we could do.