1. Create your own Pinboards. You can start with the titles that the website suggests when you sign up, or you can create your own.

2. Start by checking out the Pinboards of the people you're already following. When you first sign up, you'll be asked to choose interests. Pinterest will assign you people to follow based on these interests. Click on the name of anyone on your homepage to view their list of pinboards. 

3. Look for more pinboards to follow. If you want, you can search to find pinboards beyond the ones assigned to you. Enter your query into the search bar at the top of the page and press enter. Then, click on "boards" at the top of the page. When you find one that you like, click Follow. 

4. Repin pins. If you find a pin on a user's board that you like, you can repin it to your board.

Roll over the image and click "repin."

Choose whether you'd like to add the pin to an existing board or create a new one.

Write a description and click Pin It!

5. Like Pins. Another way to show your appreciation for certain pins is to "like" them. To do so, roll over the picture and click "like."

To view your liked pins, go to your profile by clicking on your name in the upper right corner. Then, click "Likes" at the top of your profile.

Other actions

6. Find friends from other social networking sites. If you want, you can find your friends from Yahoo, Gmail, Twitter, or Facebook.

Go to https://pinterest.com/find_friends/. Click on the name of the site where your friends are.

Allow access. No matter which one you choose, you'll have to grant Pinterest access to your information.

Choose who you want to follow. A list of contacts will come up. Click "follow all" next to their name.