tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post6529787955623424479..comments2024-02-21T14:49:05.186-08:00Comments on eweniquely ewe: It's time.......Cindie http://www.blogger.com/profile/00417973211775970549noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-30822797376012575602012-09-10T00:11:28.937-07:002012-09-10T00:11:28.937-07:00I don't use Pinterest just because it's al...I don't use Pinterest just because it's all I can do to try to follow our family and friends on Facebook, let alone read blogs, but I understand and appreciate the value. I'm not sure how it can hurt you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-48080394248597456862012-08-28T13:57:49.685-07:002012-08-28T13:57:49.685-07:00I like Pinterest too and it seems that having your...I like Pinterest too and it seems that having your Etsy items 'pinned' is wonderful free advertising! You can't expect everyone who looks to buy and this is getting your beautiful woven items 'out there' where lots more people will see them...and the source is credited so people can find you. What do you see as the down side? And as Liongate said...some of my very favorite recipes where ones I found on Pinterest! Kat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303373382740685235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-63068911288961132622012-08-28T09:27:20.465-07:002012-08-28T09:27:20.465-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303373382740685235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-47243719451077114312012-08-28T05:01:42.735-07:002012-08-28T05:01:42.735-07:00You know I am a pinterest addict. I have found so ...You know I am a pinterest addict. I have found so many interesting blogs to follow through pinterest that I never would have come across-that I now read all the time! I think Pinterest is a great way to market your product as well as for people to become interested in your blog, etsy shop etc. In fact some people I know pin their own etsy shop to pinterest. It is the third largest social media site and growing after facebook and twitter. I think that if you are worried about your images put a watermark on them and use this free tool to build your business...oh and find some of the best recipes on the planet ;-)Liongatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192258373109640422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-20651866843799681412012-08-27T20:24:25.957-07:002012-08-27T20:24:25.957-07:00I've been contemplating the whole Pinterest/bl...I've been contemplating the whole Pinterest/blog thing too. It can bring more readers but I bet they're mostly just pinning pictures and that bothers me. I'd rather have real readers who are actually interested in a whole post rather than a picture and that might actually leave a comment. Otherwise, they're just "stealing" pictures. I would like to have some control on the whole pinning/Pinterest thing.Acorn to Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334558675705027610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-75500654889804581692012-08-27T19:15:43.590-07:002012-08-27T19:15:43.590-07:00Personally, I think Pinterest is the lesser of the...Personally, I think Pinterest is the lesser of the evils. Once you put an image online, you lose control of who copies it, or how it gets used. Images from commercial websites get "repurposed" all the time. A lot of the time, this repurposing is benign - someone likes an image, so they keep a copy for themselves. But othertimes, it is pure theft - the image gets reused on a different website, and the image is never credited. Once Google Images came along, it got very easy to search for particular types or colors of images without ever having to view the original website at all.<br /><br />With Pinterest, the source website is *always* credited. Even if the person who pinned it didn't name your site in the comment or description, clicking on the image will return the viewer to your site. <br /><br />Some people may pin the images as a virtual wish list, an easy way to remember nice things they've seen and where to buy them. Others pin as inspiration - I don't use pinterest much myself, but do keep a board of nice handwovens, fabrics, or color combinations I see as a kind of "inspiration board". I know a lot of people pin craft ideas this way, and recipes to try also. <br /><br />And, as you noted, it will drive traffic to your site. Thousands of people will see your items who probably would never visit etsy on their own, or who wouldn't search for yarn or handwovens if they did. <br /><br />What is your particular concern with your items being pinned? <br /><br />DianeDiane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506324776632903701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-34463664701176196562012-08-27T18:24:58.880-07:002012-08-27T18:24:58.880-07:00I'm not on Pinterest either, but a couple week...I'm not on Pinterest either, but a couple weeks ago did a search there and found some of my weaving photo's pinned. Like you, I wasn't sure how I felt about that. I haven't watermarked my photo's in the past, but a watermark on the photo would definitely source it. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.com