How to Follow Someone on Pinterest

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Following someone on Pinterest is as easy as doing a quick search for the person on the site and then clicking the follow button. And if you see something you like and want to follow the pinner to see more of their pins, it's also easy to follow people directly from your pinboard.

Method 1
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Search for a User (Desktop)

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    Open https://pinterest.com . Log in if you are not logged in automatically.
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    It's a long rectangular grey box and can be found at the top of the page.
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    You'll find the people button just below the search bar and above the images.
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    The follow button is just below the person's profile image. Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard. [1]
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Method 2
Method 2 of 4:

Searching for a User (Mobile)

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    It's on the bottom of the screen and will launch the search bar.
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    You'll find the grey People icon on the top left of the screen.
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    Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 4:

Following From Your Pin Board (Desktop)

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    Open pinterest.com . Log in if you are not logged in automatically.
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    It's just below the pin. This will bring you to the pinner's board. Be sure you do not click on the pin itself as this will take you to the original pin. [2]
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    It will be in a circle and be found on the top of the board just to the right of the center. You can also choose to simply follow this board by clicking the follow button.
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    Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.
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Method 4
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Following From Your Pin Board (Mobile)

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    Be sure you do not click on the pin itself as this will take you to the original pin.
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    It can be found on the top of the screen just to the right of centre. You can choose to follow a single board created by this pinner by tapping Follow on the specific board you want to follow.
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    Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.
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    How do you find accounts to follow on Pinterest?
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    A.J. Aldana is a social media specialist who has been using platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube for over 5 years. A.J. has worked with brands to curate content that has garnered thousands of interactions for various social media campaigns and is passionate about contributing to innovative and trending articles on wikiHow. He holds a BS in Product Design from Stanford University.
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    Pinterest has a great search bar. For example, if you're into candle making, you could type in your query "candle making," then click on a pin that you like and see who posted or re-pinned hat post. From there, you can go to their profile and look at their board, and if their profile interests you, you can press "Follow" and you'll be following them. You can also click through their feed to find other content creators to follow.
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