Are you on Pinterest yet?
I’m not expecting too many of you to answer yes. I was a bit hesitant at first myself. I always thought it was the realm of wedding planners, home renovators, and the craft-obsessed.
But I was pleasantly surprised when I gave it a go. A simple search for ‘hiking’ brought up more pins and boards than I could count, encompassing everything hiking-related I could think of. I decided to have a crack at it myself, and now I’m a wee bit hooked.
In case you’ve got no idea what I’m on about, Pinterest is a social network that allows users to ‘pin’ pictures, videos, or websites they come across on a virtual pin-board, of sorts. You can also follow other users or their specific boards, and re-‘pin’ their pins. Naturally, they can also do the same with yours.
Here’s a bit of a preview of my profile…
Visit Bushwalking Blog’s profile on Pinterest.
Click through and have a look (and don’t forget to follow me) if you’re interested.
There are lots of different ways to use Pinterest as a hiker but, for me, it’s mostly about dreaming. I stumble across places I want to go, hikes I want to do, gear I wish I owned or ideas for geocache hides, and I pin them to keep a record. It’s also a great way to bookmark interesting articles I find in my daily online procrastination sessions. It’s also good for sharing where you’ve already been. A new feature even allows you to pin such photos on a map.
Sound good? Get on board (pun intended) and make sure you give me a follow (you can do so via the button below).
If you do sign up, please leave a comment below with a link to your Pinterest profile. Feel free to let us know of any other spiffy ways you’ve found to use Pinterest too.
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I have had Pinterest for just a short while, and I just find it so hard to manage all the social media. Anyways, I just started following you on Pinterest. If you would like to check mine out its http://www.pinterest.com/adventurewithBG/
Hey Jarrett,
Just followed you back. 🙂 I know what you mean about it being hard to keep up all the social media but I find Pinterest is actually useful for saving things I find in my daily procrastination anyway, so it’s not always something extra. Sometimes when I’m sitting in a waiting room or waiting in line, I open up the Pinterest app and re-pin a few bits and pieces. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Thanks for the comment!
Cheers
Neil
I went on a pinterest binge a few years ago while pregnant, and then baby arrived and I pretty much forgot about it. I’ve just uploaded a few pins right now. So thank you Neil you have inspired me to get pinning again. It will probably help with the new blog I’ve recently started too. My pinterest link is http://www.pinterest.com/walkandwines/ Love your blog by the way, subscribed a few weeks ago 🙂
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for stopping by. Glad I inspired you! 🙂 I’ve just followed some of your boards so I’ll look forward to your pins. Your blog looks great. I’ll check it out properly when I get a bit more time. Thanks for the kind words about Bushwalking Blog too.
Cheers
Neil
Hey Neil,
Thanks for checking out my blog. Blogging is harder and more time consuming than I anticipated but I am loving the challenge and the creative element to it. Its so great to reach out and build a community of like minded people who enjoy the same things in life as I do. Thanks for following me on Pinterest too 🙂
My pleasure. It sure is but yep, totally worth it. 🙂 Let’s keep in touch.
Cheers
Neil
It’s also for the food obsessed! (Also, that was a terrible pun and you’re a huge dag :P). Followed your account; we’re at http://www.pinterest.com/nthandsthnomads/
Hey Jess,
Yeah I can see it being a handy way to collect recipes. I love food but not much into cooking at the moment. If only I could afford a live-in chef!
It was a very terrible pun. Not sorry though. Sometimes they just can’t be avoided (and huge dag is a massive complement hehe) 😛
Cheers
Neil
Pinterest was a nice surprise for me too. Looking forward to your pins. I’m on board! 😛 @paperboatsblog
Thanks for the follow! Followed back. Looking forward to your pins. And glad you liked my pun! 🙂 hehe
Cheers
Neil