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How do I upload a photo to Pinterest?Hi Dave. I saw your helpful tutorial on how to pin a favorite photo on Pinterest from the Web but am wondering if you can explain how to actually upload my own photo to Pinterest? If you read the earlier tutorial, you've got about 80% of what you need to contribute new content to the surprisingly popular and engaging Pinterest site. I know that whenever I go and check the Pinterest boards my friends maintain, I find that I can quickly lose 20-30 minutes at a streak (thanks to Jolene at Heathy Discoveries for turning me on to Pinterest in the first place!) Still, in the interest of completeness, let me show you step by step exactly how to upload, categorize and post / pin a new photo to the world of Pinterest, with the additional step of adding a witty -- or snarky! -- comment. It all starts with a Pinterest account, of course. I'm d1taylor on Pinterest, if you'd like to see what catches my attention... Once you're logged in, look on the top right for the "Add +" button:  Click on it and you'll get the usual "add a pin" window:  Take a guess. What? "Upload a Pin" you say? Spot on! Click on it...  The first step is to identify the photo or other graphic that you'd like to pin from your own computer. If it's not on your computer, you should probably not be trying to upload it. :-) Click on "Choose File" and select the image file you want to upload.  I've identified the photo file ("photo-1.jpeg") and now on this second step, I can pick a category (I've chosen "Random") and then type in a comment or other message to associate with the photo. All looks good? Now the big question: do you want to cross-post it to your Facebook account? If so, check the tiny "Facebook" box on the lower right before you proceed. Either way, when you're ready and the comment is a good match, click on "Pin It".  This is the view you'll get when it's your item that's pinned. Note you can edit it at any time with the "Edit" button (handy if someone asks you to remove it) and you can repin it if you decide it's a good fit for one of your other boards too. All looks good? Great. Here's what your friends and followers will see on Pinterest:  Oh, and the bacon bark chocolate? I didn't have the courage to try it. I like bacon, but not mixed in milk chocolate, personally. :-)
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I keep trying to upload my own photos to Pinterest and keep having to download a file instead that reads: {"status": "fail", "message": "That is not a valid image."} What am I doing wrong? Posted by: Jen at January 24, 2012 1:50 PMJen, I've found that Pinterest is sensitive to going through the upload steps too fast. Specifically, click on "upload an image", select the image, then wait until its thumbnail appears on the window that lets you enter a copy and specify which board before you click "Pin It". Otherwise it seems to fail the upload, which is a bit weird, but my theory is that the image actually uploads simultaneous to you being shown the add comment window. If you leave it too fast, you disrupt the upload itself. In terms of image formats, I am seeking clarification but I have used JPEG and PNG format without a problem, and uploaded fairly large images without a hiccup. Posted by: Dave Taylor at January 24, 2012 4:49 PMI am having uploading jpegs to pinterest from my PC using IE. When I select the jpeg on my hardrive to upload, I get a pop-up that says IE has blocked a file that pinterest is trying to download. When I click the pop-up it gives me the option to download. When I download it, nothing happens and I have to start over. Then, when I select the jpeg, a new window comes up asking me to open or save a file. When I open it, it says the MIME file cannot be recognized and asks if I want to search the internet to find the right program to open the file. I uploaded several pictures to pinterest yesterday and had none of these problems. I even tried to reload a jpeg I successfully uploaded yesterday, and today I cannot. I have changed nothing on my computer settings since yesterday. What is happening? What is wrong? Posted by: Marilyn at February 2, 2012 3:16 PMMarilyn, hmmm... two things come to mind: first, do you have any toolbars that you've added to IE? Disable them and see what happens. Second, I'd try a different browser. Frankly, I'd strongly recommend you switch to a diff browser. I use Google Chrome, but Firefox is an excellent option too. Posted by: Dave Taylor at February 2, 2012 7:43 PMI'm having the same problem as marilyn. Nothings working :( xxx Posted by: Gina at February 18, 2012 9:13 AMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
I do have a comment, now that you mention it!
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