A Pinterest Hater Makes a Pinterest Board

I'm going to be honest here: I am a former hater of Pinterest.

I've been living in the world of Tumblr for a few years now. I enjoy scrolling through my dashboard, finding lots of cool things, and reblogging them. So when I first heard of Pinterest, I figured it would be perfect for me. I was wrong. I despised it! My major beef with Pinterest is the layout. It all seems to cluttered, in my opinion. I also don't like that you have to designate different things to different boards. All ranting aside, I did learn plenty from this assignment. I also checked out this very helpful resource in getting my boards started. 

I never even knew that you could enter contests on Pinterest. I found a contest for $1000 towards a ranch vacation, and all I had to do was create this board to show what my ultimate ranch vacation would look like. Talk about easy money! All I had to do was search things such as "horses," "ranches" and "country vacations." In looking at all of the pictures and places I could go, I actually started to enjoy pinning things. I also quickly learned that I would definitely need to win $1000 in order to ever stay at places such as this:
  

 I always thought Pinterest was a place for girls to pin things about weddings, fashion, and recipes. I never knew how beneficial it could be for businesses. This article was great for learning about how beneficial Pinterest can be for a business. It's a great place for marketing and selling your product in a more personal and creative way. And with so many people jumping on the Pinterest wagon, I've learned you can't go wrong in making the most of it.