Now that FB is favoring paid posts I am moving some of my social media energy over to Pinterest. I’ve been playing around there for a few months but now am trying to take it to a new level so I started a group board.

Does anyone have tips about how to moderate a board so that the content is great and the collaborators happy? Things to watch out for? Ways to engage? Most of what will get pinned is not my product. It’s an inspiration board. So I’m also looking for tips on using it to drive traffic to my site but not be obnoxious.

http://pinterest.com/organicarmor/costuming-across-beyond/

Thanks!

Maybe some “fill in the blank” pins that have to do with the subject of your board? I have a “fill in the blank board” on one of my Pinterest accounts. I create sentences in Photoshop and leave a blank where people can fill in their ideas, and I put my website where you type to describe your pin. Maybe this can help engage and drive them to your site.

so far ive   ignored all these  requests  to join a  board…i have  plenty of  places i havent had  time  for yet    out there in   pinterest world……but  so  far i havent  had any invites  that  hit my niche  perfectly, maybe  then i would  jump in and join…

….most  folks i know  are   saturated with pinterest  and  love using it in the   rich ,  random,   floating  in the  zone  way ….lots of my   fb  fans are on  my  boards already    but   trying to get them  to  a group  too  doesnt  sound  necessary  for a business like mine..how  would it  be different  than   them  joining   one of my  boards on their  favorite subject…?

i can see it for a  sorority or  family…  but as a business   i  wouldnt want to  be private in any way..i want  as many as possible  to see my  stuff…no barriers…

   @foxxtrot love the fill in the  blank idea….i might t ry  that 

@debra-harrison  sounds  good…i would like something like that , ..if i  get another invite   in my field i might  give it a whirl….

 better pins   would  always be welcome…. …

@debra-harrison love your  boards!!!   you really cover it…mine  tends  a  bit  more toward  the   junky side…which is  huge….but  like you i  enjoy  so many parts of it…  ….   heres mine… http://www.pinterest.com/annatgreenoak

Comments starting from the top down of this thread :  - group board moderation became possible on Pinterest just about a month ago.  Before that, the board owner could not delete posts (except their own) within the board.  A number of the top group board moderators campaigned / requested that Pinterest allow the owner (creator of the board) to delete any pin posted, so that spams and spammers and off-topic pins could be deleted.  So now you can toss off a member AND delete anything they may have pinned.

Otherwise — there seem to be some group boards that manage to keep on topic, and others that are just a general hodge-podge.  And there are some “top” pinners (numbers, wise) that only create group boards, solely in an effort to get followers; while others are more interested in the topics.  My first board on Pinterest, before I knew anything about followers, was Save the Oceans! which I am quite proud of.  (Most of the aquariums and zoos on Pinterest participate in Oceans, Save the Climate and several other conservation boards.)  I created the boards and pin for them on the various “critter” boards because the topic is close to my heart, I hope it helps the conservation groups (WWF for example) raise funds.  

For me personally, I make handmade jewelry so once I got familiar with Pinterest I created personal boards by type of medium, and a group board called Contemporary Jewelry Showcase.  I still have not pinned my own work there (recentlly retired!) but have spent a LOT of time beefing up Contemporary JS, inviting members (and ONLY appropriate members) to gain more followers for the board and my other jewelry boards.  Once I start pinning next week I know that several thousand followers will see my work.  Takes a lot of time to find people interested in what you are selling.  And that is what the group boards are best for.  They have 2 advantages:  1) (for board owners) every person on the board will be a follower of yours, and thus they may check out your other boards and follow some/all; and 2) (if you pin on the board) more people will see your pins and thus (if pins are good & relevant) more people will check out your boards and thus choose to follow.  I have maybe 60 pinners on the jewelry board but 2700+ followers.  

It takes time!  My best suggestion is to seek out pinners who like what you like, and/or group boards that are on the same topic, Get your pins out there!

Hope this helps!  Carolyn

@truffulatuft Hi!

I think you should choose your pinners carefully. This way you don’t have to worry about spamming or pinning things that you don’t want.

If you pin images from your website, it will appear to all the followers of the board, your followers, and the followers of the other contributors, it is a nice way to boost your exposure.

If you think some pin shouldn’t be there… just delete it (and tell the pinner your reasons)

Hope this helps! Ivo