How To Become A Pinterest It-Girl: 6 Simple Tips

In a time when it seems like a new social media network sprouts out every week, it can be intimidating on how to achieve any sort of large following. Then there are those other kids who somehow have a gajillion friends with boards, profiles and a presence that is out of this world, which leaves the regular online folk (just like yours truly) questioning how did they exactly get that way?

In our recent feature spotlighting the Leading Ladies of Pinterest, we started wondering just how did they get to top of the Pinterest ranks? Yes, most of them also have incredibly successful blogs as well, but that made us even more curious.

With jobs based on social media and what seems like our personalities becoming more and more integrated with our online profiles, we’re even more motivated to score some awesome followers and share our sick inspirations with the whole world. We decided to do some research and compile a quick guide on how to become an online “It” girl, specifically with a Pinterest angle.

We’re constantly looking for innovative and remarkable imagery to get our creative juices flowing, but how do you take it to the next level? We decided to ask our own Community Manager, Rachel Siegel, to shed some light on the subject.

Click through the slideshow above to check out these easy tips and see behind-the-scenes photos from our Pinterest feature shoot!