Pinterest & Place Pins – Travel & Expat Bloggers

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I love Pinterest. It is perfect for creatives like me when planning upcoming photo shoots. With the holidays approaching Pinterest is wonderful for planning out ideas for holidays like Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas. There are just so many ways Pinterest can aid people in their life with their specific needs.  As of yesterday Pinterest has added a new aspect to pinning that is just perfect for those who travel and people with wanderlust. I introduce you to a new type of pin called Place Pins that enable you to map out the locations of all the items you share on your pinterest boards.

What does this mean? | So let us say for example you are traveling and you take a photo of the museum you visited.  As an expat or travel blogger say you post about that trip and you pin images from your blog to your pinterest board.  You can now add the museum’s location to a map on your board connecting to the photos from your blog post! Pretty interesting, yes?

Planning a Future Trip? | Even if you are not traveling and you are just fueling you wanderlust addiction you can now create better pin board for your trip planning.  Search for the locations you want to visit and then you can find pins and add pins to highlight the specific ‘must-see’ spots!

SEE ALSO: Pin it Forward UK with 16 Tips

What You Can Do

  • Add a map to a new board or to a pre-existing board on Pinterest
  • Add the pin’s location through a Google-type search bar.
  • Share your pinboards easily with friends on Pinterest
  • Get Help! If you run into trouble search the help section.

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How to Make a Map & Add Place Pins | I have made a map this morning and I would like to show you all how easy it is to do!

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First log into your Pinterest account, go to your boards, and select the board of your choosing.  If this is your first time to create a map you will be greeted with a lovely notification showing you how you can add a map to your board.  Whether or not you get this notification all you have to do is select ‘Edit Board’ and you are on your way to completing your task!

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Once your Edit Board form is open you can now look for where it says ‘Add a Map?’.  It will say ‘No’ and all you have to do is click it so that is says ‘yes’.

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As seen in the image above it now says ‘Yes’ and is highlighted in red.  You can also choose to edit the board further at this time if you need to make any updates or corrections.  Remember if you decide to delete your board, your actions cannot be undone.

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Your map is now created! You will see this notification to let you know you can go on to the next step.

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Pinterest may also let you know that you can now add a place to your map.  Why?  This is so you can search for pins from specific locations.

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You will see that your pins in the board are now moved over the left of the screen and the map is to the right. But wait! You do not have any Place Pins created or added to your board! Go to the top of the screen where you see the grey pushpin with a + symbol next to the text ‘Add a Place’.  Click this.

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Now you can add a place.  You do this by simply searching in the What’s this place called? text field and locations will start popping up.  Choose the one that best fits the location you want.  You can even change the city later if you need too.

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Since I am an expat located in Bath, England I have decided to add this as my first pin location. As soon as I add this in I find a long list of places, so I select the one I want from the list.  Really simple! It will now show up on your map as seen to the right of this image.

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You will also start seeing all the photos of pins from that location on the left of your screen.  You can start adding to it immediately from this page!  I decided to add a photo to Bath from my photos taken at the Royal Crescent with my heart shaped umbrella. Scroll down to the image below to see how it has bee added:

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My new pin with my photo is now added to the location.  However remember that this is added to your board.  So for example I added this one to my ‘Autumn Holidays’ board which would not be the right place for this pin.  Case in point be selective to which boards you add maps too and what pins are going on the map.  The rest is simply all about having fun pinning! But do not take just my word for it.  Here what another Expat & Travel blogger has been saying about it on Twitter today:

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While you are at it, why not follow me on Pinterest too!

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Q: What do you think of Pinterest’s new Pin Maps?  Will you be adding this to your boards? If so which ones?

 

  • http://www.emminlondon.com/ Mandy Southgate

    I think it’s interesting enough to finally make me join Pinterest. As a rule, I tend to avoid anything that people describe as addictive like Pinterest and Candy Crush. The last time I ignored that rule was with Sudoku and it took me years to bring that addiction under control! But this will be a fun way to finally consolidate all the posts I’ve done about my travels across the United Kingdom.

    • http://www.thewanderblogger.com/ Sarah Shumate

      You’ll love Pinterest, Mandy! I’ve gotten so many great travel ideas from others on there. I’ve started planning entire trips around the fun things I find on Pinterest!

      • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

        Sarah, add you link to pinterest here so people can add it when reading this post. 😉

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh yes, I avoided Candy Crush. lol. If you do however feel it gets addicting just give yourself a time limit and remember that no one wants to see you post a gazillion things all at once. :) Let me know so I can add you. x

  • http://www.thewanderblogger.com/ Sarah Shumate

    Great job explaining this! I had so much fun adding maps to all of my Country Boards. For once I actually caught onto something pretty quickly. :o) I’m thinking this might also be another way our pins can be found easier, as well. If someone searches for a location, it brings any pins linked to that location up, right?

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh yes it is a nice give give so that everyone wins. I need to start making different location boards now. I have one for ‘travel’ but I think i should start making them more focused.

      • http://www.thewanderblogger.com/ Sarah Shumate

        I like mine more focused just for my own benefit. It’s easier to find things I’ve pinned for particular places when we’re trip-planning. I wish we could have boards within boards. So like, say I had a board called England. Then within England I could have a board for London and one for Bath and Oxford and so on. I’m really hoping they make that an option soon!

        • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

          Right, that would be wonderful. When I was planning our Vow Renewal i started with one board and then painstakingly separated it into …oh i forget now, maybe 8-12 boards. So if I wanted to find just flowers it was I Do Again- Flowers I love that board within a board idea. That would be great!

  • http://lostintravelsblog.com/ Chelsea @ Lost in Travels

    this is so awesome! i had no idea they were doing this!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      It is wonderful! I bet you will really like this function with your blog too. x

  • http://eatseedoblog.com/ Anna @ Eat, See, Do

    This is great! I just heard about it this morning and go excited but this is a perfect explanation. I’m really looking forward to playing with this :)

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Glad you loved the explanation and the post. Let me know how you get on Anna! x

  • Jessica

    Okay, this post was the kick in the butt I needed to get my Pinterest going. Maps- yes, please.

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Right on Jessica! I hope you find the fun and beneficial! x

  • http://www.kayliwanders.com/ Kayli Schattner

    Funny, I just got an e-mail about this this morning that I was contemplating!! I’m not sure if I’ll jump on board yet…I’ll have to learn a bit more :) your post definitely helped- how informative!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      It is alright to just dip your toes in first so to speak. Even if you just link up a few of your posts, might bring readers in that way. :)

  • http://kcsaling.com/ KC Saling

    I absolutely love this new Pinterest feature! Thanks for sharing all the details! 😀

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Glad you are as pumped about it as I am. Let me know how you get on with it. :)

  • http://www.rhymeandribbons.com/ Amanda

    This is really interesting. Like Kayli below, I was a bit hesitant, but your post has made me much more interested in it! x

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      I’m glad. Its always more fun when your friends are interested in it as well so the excitement over this new feature has made me really enthusiastic about it. x

  • Alexandra Seelbach

    Love this feature! So excited to start using!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Me too! I’ve started but I cannot wait to use its full potential and see how it benefits all different aspects of being a Travel & Expat blogger. x

  • http://weiderjl.blogspot.com/ Jenn

    This sounds interesting! Totally going to try it now :)

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Do Jenn! Let me know your thoughts once you have given it a go! x

      • http://weiderjl.blogspot.com/ Jenn

        I love it!! It took a minute for me to get the hang of it but now it’s great!

  • http://she-travels.net/ Chantal

    Oh I think I love this new feature! I haven’t tried it out myself yet but I definitely will!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Let me know when you do try it out and what you think. :) I’m already excited about pinning to plan new trips!

  • Amy Ruffo

    I just added locations to a few of my pins. Thank you for the tutorial.

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh awesome and of course Amy you are very welcome. x

  • http://www.diariesofanessexgirl.com/ Kate Hall

    Bonnie, this is awesome! Thanks for sharing, I am off to try this out now :-).

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh goody! This will be great for your travel pins!

  • http://www.chasingthedonkey.com/ Mrs Chasing the Donkey

    Ohhhhhh this is so cool. I have just done one, and it was so easy. Cheers Bonnie.