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1. Loving the photos – have pinned a couple to my Blogs and Bloggers Board. Searched for you and you have two other Pinterest admirers. You really must develop a Board – followers build quickly, clicks are quick. Pins from your blog auto-link back, which will help drive traffic (which will help sell books).

   Bossy, ain’t I?
   xx,
   mgh

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   1. Aha I never really got the hang of Pintrest but perhaps I shall revisit it. Thank you for sharing the photos!
      Xx

   2. You’re welcome. I hope it helps a bit, reader-wise.

      I investigated Pinterest quite a few years before I actually used it – a couple of boards that languished unfilled. I didn’t get it either. I’m a word person – and I really hate social media, *especially* FaceBook.

      Then I discovered that a few people were pinning the images on some of my posts – and people were coming to ADDandSoMuchMORE.com from those images. So I investigated again and decided to set up a few boards as an experiment – then a few more, whenever I thought a board became unwieldy – and the format grew on me.

      I got a bit obsessed during a couple of periods when I was essentially housebound and appreciated mindless entertainment. I pinned decorating ideas when I was setting up my new apartment. I’m a Christmas nut, so it was perfect for decorating delights. I added the Shih Tzu boards when I was looking for a breeder — which is essentially what led me to my little TinkerToy. I set up my Gluten-free boards when I needed to learn a new way to cook.

      It’s easier to search for an image than to set up a bookmark file, so I use it to track articles on blogs I want to revisit. Etc. And you don’t end up drowning in email marketing from your followers (like LinkedIn — heaven help us ALL!)

      Now I pin only occasionally, and my followers sort of grow themselves. You could pin your videos, btw – which could be watched from within Pinterest – and you can edit your own captions. You can also set it up to auto-post to your FaceBook page from any new articles you post.

      It’s worth a look as part of the support for your upcoming book campaign.
      xx,
      mgh

   3. Eeek it sounds quite involved! But I will check it out. Much appreciated, I assure you!
      xx

   4. I didn’t mean to make it sound involved, just useful. Sorry. xx, mgh

   5. Hahaha you are very useful indeed! Xx

   6. Ha! Not sure how useful *I* am – but I wanted you to know some of the ways I found Pinterest useful. xx, mgh

2. Hi my dear friend, it has been awhile since I visited your page and the stories of old college. Will have to catch up with all of them. Btw, belated happy birthday to you.

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   1. This went to my spam, for some reason!! Thank you so much for your birthday wishes. It is lovely to have you visit, as ever!

   2. It’s okay! And it’s my pleasure to be bavk at Old School again.. keep it coming my dear..😍😘

   3. I certainly will, my lovely xx