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Pinterest, the latest social networking craze to take the world by storm, can be a useful tool to drive traffic to your website. You can add pins to your boards that link to your site. There are also some simple steps you can take to increase pins and links to your blog or website.


#1 Simple Pinning with the Bookmarklet Tool

If you've installed the Bookmarklet tool onto your browser then simply visit your blog or website and click the button to "Pin This." It automatically includes the link with the image you've pinned so that if anyone clicks on the image/pin in Pinterest they'll be taken to your website.

#2 Add a "Pin This" Button to Your Website or Blog

There are a few ways you can add a "Pin This" button to your site. You can use the code provided in the "About" menu under "Help." Choose "Goodies"  and you'll see a few options to add buttons to your site. [http://www.socialexchange.org pinterest pins]  If you have a WordPress blog there are also a few handy plug-ins that do the trick. Once the button is on your site, then you simply visit the page you want to pin and "Pin it" to your board.