How to make the best Pinterest Boards for your Business

There are a couple of different ways to create a Pinterest board. The simplest and most strategic way is to set up your board before you start pinning. You can do this in the ‘saved' section of your profile by clicking the + icon.

Alternatively, if you are saving a pin and there is no relevant board to save it to, you can create a board on the drop-down board list as you save your pin. Just remember to go back and optimise it as soon as you can!

Your Pinterest boards all need names. Make sure you don't use emojis at the start of your board name and that you don't spread out the letters in the name with spaces in between.

Doing either of these things will make your board names unsearchable, which is the opposite of what we want to achieve on Pinterest!

To create a good name for your Pinterest board you need to drill down a level and be more specific about the content your board contains. Don't use words that are too vague or obscure.

You need to use language that is easy to understand and words that people on Pinterest are actually looking for!

As with your Pinterest board names, you need to keep the words in your description in a format that is easy for Pinterest to read when it's indexing your board. No unnecessary spaces and no emojis.

Use the space available to you to write more about the content of your board, and weave a few other keyword phrases into your text. Make it as easy to read as you can without sounding clunky.

Pinterest board covers are actually pins that you then select to place as the cover to your board. This means that you create the pin first, pin it, and then select it as your board cover.

Trying to fit a standard pin into the right position on your board cover can be tricky. The view on desktop can be different from the view on mobile, and often, the position you select for the square cover ‘window' ends up wonky.

In this instance, when you are creating your board covers, it's best to create a square pin. You can then set that as your board cover so there is no chance of the image being obscured.

You can easily set your board's settings to private so that only you (and other people you have invited to it) can see it. This is a good idea if you have just created a brand new board and want to fill it with a few pins before you publish it.

You can only see someone's secret board on Pinterest if you've been invited as a collaborator to the board.

There will be times when you want to edit your Pinterest boards, tidy them up or even delete them. Doing it can feel scary - let's talk through all your options!

Clicking on the three dots next to your Pinterest board title will bring up a menu of actions. You will see here that you have the ability to archive your board.

When you archive your board it simply removes it from your profile, but it is not deleted permanently. It is much better to archive any old boards that no longer serve your business, you don't want to delete them. Deleting boards means that you also delete the followers of those boards as well.

If you really want to delete that board, you can do it using the same drop-down menu as above. Select ‘edit board' and scroll down the screen. The option to delete your board will be at the bottom.

Before you do this be aware that any followers who follow just this board will also be deleted from your follower count (some people follow boards instead of the whole account).

Clicking the ‘organize' button below your board description will allow you to add sections to your board. This means that you will have your main board and within that board, there are smaller sub-sections.

Creating these sections does not benefit your account's SEO. You would be better off creating a selection of boards with slightly different focus. This would mean that your content will have a stronger chance of being found by the right people at the right time.

Merging boards means combining two or more boards into one. You might choose to do this if you have a few smaller boards and want to keep the content together.

Please be wary of doing this because it will also mean that you lose the followers of those specific boards (if they aren't following your main account).

You can merge your boards by tapping the three dots next to your board name.

In short, no. You need to keep your business Pinterest account just for your own business and related content – for example, don't start pinning your healthy breakfast ideas to your profile if your business isn't about health or nutrition!

All of your boards need to be able to be filled by your own content, which is why it's important to have a few select relevant boards. By all means, have some boards that are related to your niche and industry but aren't directly yours, but only one or two. You don't want to be pinning or repinning content that isn't yours too frequently.

It's always best to keep your personal interests to your own personal Pinterest account.

Ten boards is a good, manageable amount to get started with. Like I said above, you don't want to create too many boards or they will be impossible to fill with your own content. Do your keyword research and decide on the names for the ten most relevant boards to your business.

You can drag and drop your boards into the order you want them in. To do this, simply click on the slider icon within your ‘saved' section and select drag or drop.

Bring your most relevant and best boards up to the top row. This means that these boards will be the first ones seen by anyone viewing your profile and will make the most impact.

Once inside your board, click on the ‘organise' button and you will be taken to a screen that will allow you to drag and drop your pins.

Simply click on the pins and drag them to wherever you would like them to be placed within your board.

You might want to do this if you have some pins that perform particularly well and you want to keep them at the top of your board.

You can also move pins out of one board and into another board by clicking on the pins and then selecting the ‘move' button.

To find boards on Pinterest, simply type the keywords you are looking for into the search bar and then select ‘boards' before you hit enter.

To follow a board, you will need to click into that board from your search, then click the three dots next to the name, and then select ‘follow'.

You can also find group boards in this way. You can distinguish a group board from a non-group board by the circle above the group board name. If it is a group board it will have a circle present with photos of it's contributors inside.

To create the best Pinterest boards for your business remember to:

• Keep your board titles relevant to your business and your niche
• Use the words that people are searching for in your board titles and pin descriptions
• Create up to ten boards with topics related to your business and niche – save your breakfast ideas to your personal account!
• Don't use emojis or fancy lettering in your title
• Keep your boards organised and easy to navigate with simple, eye-catching board covers

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