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DOE Patents Patent: Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product
Title: Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product
A method and alloys for fabricating wrought components of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor are disclosed. These wrought, nickel-based alloys, which exhibit strength and excellent resistance to carburization at elevated temperatures, include aluminum and titanium in amounts and ratios to promote the growth of carburization resistant films while preserving the wrought character of the alloys. These alloys also include substantial amounts of molybdenum and/or tungsten as solid-solution strengtheners. Chromium may be included in concentrations less than 10% to assist in fabrication. Minor amounts of carbon and one or more carbide-forming metals also contribute to high-temperature strength.
Thompson, Larry D [1]; Johnson, Jr., William R. [2]
(San Diego, CA)
GA TECHNOLOGIES INC
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
AT03-76ET35301
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Thompson, Larry D, and Johnson, Jr., William R. Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Thompson, Larry D, & Johnson, Jr., William R. Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product. United States.
Thompson, Larry D, and Johnson, Jr., William R. Tue . "Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865525.
title = {Method for fabricating wrought components for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and product},
author = {Thompson, Larry D and Johnson, Jr., William R.},
abstractNote = {A method and alloys for fabricating wrought components of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor are disclosed. These wrought, nickel-based alloys, which exhibit strength and excellent resistance to carburization at elevated temperatures, include aluminum and titanium in amounts and ratios to promote the growth of carburization resistant films while preserving the wrought character of the alloys. These alloys also include substantial amounts of molybdenum and/or tungsten as solid-solution strengtheners. Chromium may be included in concentrations less than 10% to assist in fabrication. Minor amounts of carbon and one or more carbide-forming metals also contribute to high-temperature strength.},
Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors
Patent Youchison, Dennis L [Albuquerque, NM]; Williams, Brian E [Pocoima, CA]; Benander, Robert E [Pacoima, CA]
Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for use in advanced high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR's). Advanced uranium bi-carbide, uranium tri-carbide and uranium carbonitride nuclear fuels can be used. These fuels have high melting temperatures, high thermal conductivity, and high resistance to erosion by hot hydrogen gas. Tri-carbide fuels, such as (U,Zr,Nb)C, can be fabricated using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) to simultaneously deposit each of the three separate carbides, e.g., UC, ZrC, and NbC in a single CVI step. By using CVI, a thin coating of nuclear fuel may be deposited inside of a highly porous skeletal structure made,more » for example, of reticulated vitreous carbon foam.« less
Hybrid sulfur cycle operation for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors
Patent Gorensek, Maximilian B
A hybrid sulfur (HyS) cycle process for the production of hydrogen is provided. The process uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) SO.sub.2-depolarized electrolyzer (SDE) for the low-temperature, electrochemical reaction step and a bayonet reactor for the high-temperature decomposition step The process can be operated at lower temperature and pressure ranges while still providing an overall energy efficient cycle process.
Porous nuclear fuel element for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors
Patent Youchison, Dennis L [Albuquerque, NM]; Williams, Brian E [Pacoima, CA]; Benander, Robert E [Pacoima, CA]
Porous nuclear fuel elements for use in advanced high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR's), and to processes for fabricating them. Advanced uranium bi-carbide, uranium tri-carbide and uranium carbonitride nuclear fuels can be used. These fuels have high melting temperatures, high thermal conductivity, and high resistance to erosion by hot hydrogen gas. Tri-carbide fuels, such as (U,Zr,Nb)C, can be fabricated using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) to simultaneously deposit each of the three separate carbides, e.g., UC, ZrC, and NbC in a single CVI step. By using CVI, the nuclear fuel may be deposited inside of a highly porous skeletal structure mademore » of, for example, reticulated vitreous carbon foam.« less
Porous nuclear fuel element with internal skeleton for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors
Patent Youchison, Dennis L.; Williams, Brian E.; Benander, Robert E.
Preparation of high temperature gas-cooled reactor fuel element
Patent Bradley, Ronnie A [Oak Ridge, TN]; Sease, John D [Knoxville, TN]
This invention relates to a method for the preparation of high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) fuel elements wherein uncarbonized fuel rods are inserted in appropriate channels of an HTGR fuel element block and the entire block is inserted in an autoclave for in situ carbonization under high pressure. The method is particularly applicable to remote handling techniques.


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Alcohol Interventions in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Offer Big Savings
Author(s): Geisz MB
Up to $1.82 billion in U.S. health costs could be saved if the 20.5 million patients who receive treatment in emergency rooms or trauma centers were screened for alcohol abuse and received a brief counseling intervention, if needed, according to researchers at the University of Washington (Seattle) School of Medicine.
The researchers analyzed the costs of providing screening and a brief counseling intervention and compared them to the costs of future emergency department and trauma center visits and hospital admissions. They used federal, commercial and other databases, as well as a literature search to project the costs and use of health care.
Screening all adult emergency department and trauma center patients could produce a savings of $89 for every injured patient screened, or $330 for every patient offered a brief intervention, the researchers estimated.
For every dollar spent on screening and brief interventions, $3.81 could be saved in health care costs, the researchers estimated.
Read the Program Results Report (PDF)

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Jumping Sooner Ducks
Many of our savvy waterfowlers find this tactic perfect for hunting ducks on small waters around the state. (December 2008)
By Bob Bledsoe
Some of my friends -- the diehard duck hunters who own 200 decoys, camouflaged boats, a dozen square yards of camo netting and 100 pounds of Labrador retriever -- make fun of my favorite method of duck hunting.
I'm a pond hunter.
Oh, I enjoy a frosty day standing waist-deep in icy water in the shallows of Lake Eufaula as much as anyone else.
But I grew up in northwestern Oklahoma where big reservoirs are few and far between, and where migrating ducks often stopped for R&R on the many farm ponds and stock tanks that ranchers and farmers built on their lands.
And even though I now live near Tulsa, with a dozen large reservoirs within an hour or two of my house, I still enjoy a day of jumping ducks off of farm ponds, creeks, bottomland areas flooded by beaver dams and other such small bodies of water.
Some days it doesn't take long to bag a limit of mallard drakes while hunting ponds. And the diversity of species I find on ponds seems even greater than on the big lakes.
You never know if the next group of ducks to circle the pond will be mallards or pintails or redheads or teal or widgeon or what. I've seen everything from buffleheads to the rare (in this flyway) black ducks cupping their wings and landing on the small ponds I sometimes hunt. I usually shoot only mallards or gadwall or teal, but I do get to see a variety of species on small waters.
My son, a college student now, keeps our freezer full of duck breasts, often by hunting right here in the urban area within the suburbs of Tulsa. He and his young friends often come in with a mixed bag of ducks, as well as the occasional big Canada geese, which frequent the ponds on the outskirts of Tulsa. That's especially true along the Arkansas River, which a variety of waterfowl seem to use as a local flyway.
Some of the local creeks that flow into the Arkansas also attract ducks and geese. Although I haven't shot at a wood duck in many years, local creeks often have breeding pairs of woodies in spring and summer, and you may see plenty of that colorful species during the hunting season as well.
Actually, my son and his young waterfowling buddies don't always jump ducks from those small, local ponds and creeks. They may make a small decoy spread and hide in shoreline brush. But they sometimes employ the old sneak-and-jump technique as well.
For many years we have had access to a large ranch that has seven ponds. We hunt deer and quail there, but the ponds have provided many days of waterfowling fun. We go from one pond to the next, creeping up from below the dams or behind shoreline trees and brush to flush the ducks into flight. All but one of the ponds are small enough that ducks are within range, even if they are at the far end of the pond. And they usually are. That's because most of the "sneaks" usually take place from below the dams, at the deeper ends of the ponds, while the ducks typically dawdle in the shallower, upper ends of the ponds where it is easier to dive or dabble for food.
And even on the largest pond, where ducks at one end of it are 50 or 60 yards from the other end, we are able to "double team" them because the upper end of the pond has a thick stand of trees that can hide one hunter while the other flushes the birds from the dam end. One hunter pops up over the dam to flush the birds, and any that flush from the upper end stand a chance of getting shot as they rise over the treetops. The hunters there are hidden within shotgun range.
The birds on that property often fly only from one pond to another, so birds that we miss on one pond can sometimes later be found on one of the other ponds on the same ranch. We may get two or three chances at the same birds before we either bag them or they fly down to the nearby Arkansas River.
You don't even have to wear camouflage or drab clothing when you're jumping ducks this way. Oh, it can help, especially if you are trying to sneak through brush to get a look at the pond to see if there are birds there. But if the earthen dam hides your approach, you can wear pretty much anything you want.
In fact, we have even taken a break from quail hunting, attired in blaze-orange vests and caps, to sneak up on and bag a few ducks from the ponds.
We often bring a handful of No. 4 steel loads along with our No. 8 quail loads, just in case there are ducks on the ponds while we're bird hunting. I believe it is illegal to carry lead loads when you are hunting waterfowl, so we totally leave our quail loads in the truck when we try a "duck sneak" on a pond. Even though the chance of being checked by a game warden while on private property is slim, I don't want to risk a ticket for carrying the shells, even though we comply with the law and use only the steel loads for shooting ducks.
We usually try to jump ducks from ponds toward the end of a long walk while quail hunting. That's smart thinking on our part, because three or four fat mallards can add a heavy load equal to multiple limits of quail in the bulging game pouch of a hunting vest.
Sometimes we can drive past the ponds and look over the ducks from a close vantage point. Because the cowboys feeding cattle or the oil-well pumpers checking their wells drive past the ponds daily, the ducks typically do not fly away, even when a vehicle rolls past a few yards from the pond bank. As long as you don't stop or open doors, or do anything else out of the ordinary, the birds may continue to feed or rest on the water as a pickup rolls past. We can drive past a pond and then park 100 yards away, hidden from their view, and then sneak back on foot to flush the unsuspecting ducks.
It doesn't always take a large pond to attract ducks. I've jumped ducks from "ponds" that were actually only rain puddles no bigger than a two-car garage.
In the flat lands of Western Oklahoma, where seasonal puddles sometimes form in crop fields and pastures, those small bodies of water are sometimes covered with ducks of several kinds. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to sneak up on most of those ponds, though, because they are on flat land with no pond dams to hide behind and no nearby trees or brush to hide a hunter's approach.
If, however, you find such a puddle that ducks are using, it's possible at times to use a layout blind to wait for ducks to approach. Concealment is difficult in a field of bright green wheat grass only 5 inches high, or even in a short-grass pasture, but it can be done. Besides creating a blind that blends in, it is important to remain as
motionless as possible when birds are approaching in those no-cover situations.
Ponds are not the only small waters where "jumping" ducks is possible. In much of Oklahoma in the past 30 years, the population of beavers has exploded. Beavers are so numerous that the agriculture department employs "government trappers," also known as animal damage control specialists, to trap and shoot beavers and to destroy beaver dams.
But the beavers always seem to stay a jump ahead of the trappers and are constantly building new dams and flooding small creek bottoms, bottomland pecan groves and similar low-lying areas.
Such newly flooded areas can draw big numbers of ducks, especially if there are pecan trees dropping nuts into the water. And if an area is a bit marshy already, and is grown up in smartweed or other marsh vegetation that ducks use for foods, then when the beavers flood the bottom and give the ducks some water in which to swim, the abundance of food there is a big attraction for hungry birds.
Another small-water opportunity: hunting from a canoe, kayak or johnboat along small creeks, but you must be careful doing that in Oklahoma. Here, most small creeks flow chiefly through private properties.
Where I live, near Tulsa, there are several creeks in every direction from town that flow through farms and ranches and pecan groves and, over the years, I've obtained permission from several landowners who allowed me to launch a canoe on their land to hunt ducks or squirrels while afloat.
It should be noted also that it is illegal to shoot waterfowl while actually under power from a motorized boat. But easing slowly and silently around a tight creek bend using only paddles can sometimes allow at least one person in the canoe an opportunity to shoot.
And on at least a couple of the creeks where I have hunted in the past, ducks gather in the still waters near the mouths of the creeks where they flow into the Arkansas River. Putting out a dozen or fewer decoys and tucking your boat into the bushes, or camouflaging the boat and shooting from onboard, can provide a productive hunt.
Farther up on some streams a hunter might find wide spots with some shallows, where currents are slow, and where a small decoy spread will bring in teal, mallards or other ducks.
There are also small-water duck-shooting opportunities on public lands throughout Oklahoma. I've jumped ducks from ponds on state-run wildlife management areas throughout the northern half of the state, from as far west as Ellis and Harper counties, all the way to the counties that border Arkansas.
Some WMAs even have temporary marsh areas that are seeded with millet or planted with smartweed and are flooded in early fall to attract migrating waterfowl. On most of those areas, a man can hunt from the shore or from the elevated dikes that form the temporary pools, or from a float tube or from a small boat.
Hunters can find more information about those waterfowl marsh hunting areas at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Web site, www.wildlifedepartment.com. The department's public hunting lands atlas of WMA maps also shows the areas on the individual WMA maps.
Topographic maps are another valuable resource for locating ponds and creeks. However, areas flooded by beaver dams won't be shown on maps.
There are good small-water areas on some of the federal wildlife refuges in Oklahoma. My son and I have hunted a couple of those places on the Deep Fork refuge near Okmulgee. An old oxbow of the Deep Fork River, which holds water year 'round but is cut off from the actual river except during periods of flooding, has provided us with several good days of shooting. We sometimes take a canoe when we go there, and other times we just pack a few decoys into backpacks and walk into the area from one of the paved parking lots.
If I don't take a canoe, I have been known to carry a fishing rod equipped with a large, multihooked topwater plug. The plug can be used to retrieve downed ducks that are floating in water too deep to wade.
If you plan to hunt one of the state or federal public tracts, check with the local managers or look at the agencies' Web sites because open season dates, daily shooting hours and such are sometimes different on those areas than on private lands. And don't forget to leave your lead loads at home.
There are small-water opportunities in every part of Oklahoma. Even in the mountainous and hilly country of the far southeastern counties, there are backwater sloughs in the creek bottoms and stock-watering ponds on many farms and ranches where ducks can be found.
And even out in the most arid parts of the state near the Texas Panhandle there are spring-fed wetlands where ducks gather. A friend of mine has a turkey-hunting spot in Ellis County where there is a very small pond that is kept full year 'round by a seeping spring. It is in a small low-lying area where the turkeys roost nightly because the spring water nurtures numerous large cottonwood trees. The "pond" is about the size of my living room, and it is virtually hidden by the surrounding brush and overhanging cottonwood branches. But I've watched dozens of ducks circle and land there in the evenings until the pond is practically paved over with mallards and teal.
It's a favorite pastime at the hunting camp to sit in the evenings and watch the turkeys fly to roost and watch the ducks come to the tiny pond. Many evenings I have been amazed by how many ducks can crowd together on such a tiny amount of water.
I think that tiny pond attracts so many birds because water is scarce in that area. I know of one other small pond about a quarter-mile away, but no other ponds can be found within at least a couple of miles.
Of course, in much of Oklahoma virtually every square section of land contains multiple ponds. There are literally hundreds of thousands of ponds in the Sooner State.
So even if you don't have a big camouflaged boat and a garage full of decoys, it is possible to find small-water duck hunting opportunities throughout Oklahoma. And it usually requires much less equipment and work than hunting on the big lakes out of larger boats and with huge decoy spreads.
But don't forget, even if you're hunting small ponds on private lands, you still need to use non-toxic shot shells and to have the appropriate stamps, licenses and the migratory bird harvest information permit when you go into the field. And be sure those repeating shotguns are plugged so that they hold no more than three shells, including the round in the chamber.
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Q: error with curses tigetstr in Python 2.6.6 After I upgraded Ubuntu my Python was changed to 2.6.6 and my app.py stopped working
when calling
sys.stdout.write(curses.tigetstr('civis'))
it writes:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "app.py", line 60, in <module>
    sys.stdout.write(curses.tigetstr('civis'))
TypeError: argument 1 must be string or read-only character buffer, not None

Should I change my code for newer version of Python?

A: Reading the documentation:

curses.tigetstr(capname)
Return the value of the string capability corresponding to the terminfo capability name capname. None is
returned if capname is not a string capability, or is canceled or
absent from the terminal description.

I take it the problem might be with the terminal description.
I am running python 2.7.2 on Ubuntu 11.10 and the following code does not raise any exception:
import sys
import curses
curses.setupterm()
sys.stdout.write(curses.tigetstr('civis'))

Does that work for you? If yes, your problem might have to do with some terminal setup prior to the call to curses.tigestr...

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Mini Plans All-Electric Vehicle And Mazda MX-5 Competitor
Cars News Mini Sports cars Electric cars Future cars
Nothing is promised, but Mini could expand lineup with Superleggera & Rocketman
by Robert Moore, on April 20, 2016, 16:00
Mini is an interesting low-volume brand and every model pretty much looks the same. In all honesty, you can't mistake any of them for anything but a Mini. In the past few years or so, Mini has released a few different concepts that may lead to the brand changing for the better. Remember the 2011 Mini Rocketman Concept and the 2012 Mini Rocketman Olympic Concept? Or how about the 2014 Mini Superleggera concept? Well, those concepts might make it into production after all.
According to Autocar, Mini product chief Ralph Mahler has said the brand was looking at whether a small car like the Rocketman could be worth producing, and that that brand had "nothing against" making a smaller model like it in the future. In case you don't know, the Rocketman is essentially a miniature Mini Cooper that measured just under 10.5 feet in length. Here's the kicker, though: the Rocketman could go into production as an all-electric vehicle. Wait, what?
Mahler said, "The Rocketman is inspiring us as of today, especially as an EV in the future. It was something that was ahead of its time but is still inspiring. With a smaller car, it's a bigger challenge. With Rocketman, and talking EV in the future, as the EV engine gets more portable, it's give and take." If this does end up playing out, Mini would probably tap into BMW's i brand for the technology to make it happen.
What's more, is that the brand is also being "inspired" by the 2014 Mini Superleggera. It's not exactly likely at this point, but the brand has gotten overall positive feedback from the concept. If the Superleggera did go into production, it would compete against the likes of the Mazda MX-5, but Mahler has admitted that the "roadster segment is small, and demand is going down." That said, it is inspiring the brand, and it is a possibility, but the brand hasn't made any decisions about putting the concept into production as of yet.
Continue reading for the full story.
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It would be interesting to see Mini step into the all-electric market with the Rocketman, and even more interesting to see the Superleggera go into production. Of course, the Rocketman looks just like all of Mini's other models, but the Superleggera would at least bring something a little different to the lineup. That is Mini's biggest problem – the brand is far from creative. The biggest different right now between all of its models are size, and that just doesn't work well. I think the brand needs to get more creative and come up with new designs. In fact, the Superleggera would be a good start. I hope the brand goes for it. I would like to see how something like the Superleggera would fare in the roadster market.
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Casey Urges Marine Corps to Bring New Mission to Tobyhanna Army Depot
New York Based Recruiting Headquarters is Considering Move to Northeastern PA / Decision Would Add 100 Marines, Families to Base; U.S. Marine Corps Is Tobyhanna's Fastest Growing Customer / Additional Mission Would Strengthen Army Depot, Support Economic Growth in Region
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he sent a letter to General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, urging him to move forward with a proposal to bring a new mission to the Tobyhanna Army Depot. Currently, the First Marine Corps District Recruiting Headquarters, located in Garden City, NY, is considering relocating to the Tobyhanna Army Depot. Bringing this additional mission to Northeastern Pennsylvania would strengthen Tobyhanna Army Depot and support economic growth in the region. The U.S. Marine Corps is currently Tobyhanna's fastest growing customer and the Army Depot's skilled work force has succeeded in making repairs to Marine Corps equipment like the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar.
"Tobyhanna Army Depot's workforce is highly skilled and has proven to be up to any task that's put in front of them. Already Tobyhanna's workforce has proven effective at making repairs to sophisticated U.S. Marine Corps radar," Senator Casey said. "Bringing this new mission to Northeastern Pennsylvania will strengthen the role that Tobyhanna Army Depot plays in our nation's defense and contribute to growing the economy of Monroe County and the entire area."
The full text of Senator Casey's letter can be seen below:
General James F. Amos
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps, Pentagon
Dear General Amos:
It is my understanding that the First Marine Corps District Recruiting Headquarters is considering relocation to the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this letter is to express my support for the Tobyhanna Army Depot and urge you to strongly consider relocation to Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Throughout history, TYAD has provided support services for our men and women in uniform. I understand that the Marine Corps is the TYAD's fastest-growing customer and serves as their organic source of repair for its new AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar. Given that TYAD has developed a solid interservice relationship with USMC, this potential move should provide significant benefit to both the Marine Corps and the depot.
TYAD is a first class facility that has played a central role in bolstering our national defense and military readiness for decades. TYAD is the largest, full-service electronic maintenance facility in the Department of Defense and has been a center of electronics excellence for over sixty years. Having visited Tobyhanna over the years, I continue to be impressed with their advancements in additive manufacturing, their modern Department of Defense installation with upgraded utilities and security, and their overall ability to stay on the cutting edge of technology. In addition, TYAD offers available family housing, a modern child care facility, and active Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs.
Located in the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains, major metropolitan areas including Philadelphia, New York, Northern New Jersey, and Harrisburg are within a two hour drive of TYAD. Five major interstate highways converge in the region, providing access to 80 million people within an overnight drive and 80 percent of the U.S. population within two days or less. The region's infrastructure helps TYAD serve its customers in an effective and efficient manner.
Monroe County offers a low cost of living, particularly as compared to that of New York. Furthermore, the region offers a high quality of life, superior educational and healthcare systems and a workforce that has continually demonstrated a strong work ethic. The region is also home to numerous cultural amenities that help make the Poconos a great place to live and work.
I am confident that relocation to the Tobyhanna Army Depot would support the needs of the First Marine Corps District Recruiting Headquarters. I ask that you please include this letter in the official relocation file for Tobyhanna Army Depot and thank you for consideration of my views. If I can provide any additional information, please feel free to contact my office.
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
United States Senator


Why 101+ Pinterest Marketing Tips?
Well, Pinterest is a great traffic generator marketing tool.
But nothing comes with a wave of a magic wand. Work is required.
Therefore I have tried to gather many Pinterest Marketing tips Tips to help you boost your website and reach your audience, whatever your Pinterest level.
Looking for a more step by step approach full of examples?
This is an essential start. Without the business account, you cannot validate your website and rich pins and get analytics.
It does not remove anything from you. There is no negative impact to having a business Pinterest account.
This page will guide to you either set up a business account or convert your personal account to a business one.
Don't just write your name or the name of your blog to your account name - add a short description so that people know right away what your Pinterest account is about.
Imagine Miss Lambda receives a notification that someone followed her and all she gets is a name that rings no bell, she is not curious to check it out. But if it includes Social Marketing or Travel Blog, or Vegan Recipes she might think 'hey I am interest in that' and check it out.
Complete the account description and include general keywords relating to your niche.
The verification system allows you to have the link to your website included in your account description.
Go into your settings / profile / website and 'Verify your website'. Follow the instructions.
When I completed a survey about Pinterest for Travel bloggers, I discovered that 14% of them did not have rich pins enabled. This really surprised me.
Now you need to organize your account so that it look professional and inviting.
Your account should have at least 15 boards. But be smart in choosing them. Stay relavant to your niches.
The more boards you have the more diluted your pins are. You need a critical mass to create engagement. And with my Pinterest survey, I saw that proportionally, accounts with hundreds of boards were getting lower traffic.
I know that branding and personality is important to stand out. But SEO is also very critical. So names should be descriptive so that the Pinterest algorithm knows what it is all about.
"Japan Travel" - not "Around the Land of rising sun"
I know some people don't like it. But adding Pinterest covers with your branding makes your account look more professional and helps people pick the boards that interest them.
Don't start with empty boards. Fill them with popular content on the subject. It has not been been proven to help but does make sense, no?
Create a board that contents only your content, for people who want to follow only your blog and not whatever you pin.
You want a well curated feed to help your find good content to repin. For that you need to follow only account that interest you.
Same point, to get a well curated feed, follow boards rather than full accounts when appropriate.
Pinterest tends to get overboard with notification. So get into Settings / Notification and uncheck all that you don't want to receive. And don't forget to click on 'Pick which group you hear about' to remove those notifications too.
At the top of your account before the boards, you can have a carousel showcasing your best boards.
In my survey, I realized that many people are sticking to creating only one Pins by article. But remember that the Pinterest feed is an algorithm that does not show everything. So maximize you chances with multiple pins with variation.
In the Course StructurPinterest, I go into more details on the different types of pins you can create with many examples.
You can also invite people to follow you by adding a visual widget in your sidebar that includes your latest pins. Use the Pinterest widget builder, select the style and add your Pinterest account URL.
Type some keywords relevant to your article and see what works before designing your pin. Don't try to reinvent the wheel.
PINS MUST BE VERTICAL!!!!!!!! There is really no point in adding landscape images. There a few exceptions, as always but horizontal images don't get notice.
Optimal is supposed to be 600 * 900. I prefer a bit longer.
I hope that there is no need to tell you, But Pinterest is all about the visual... so high quality images do way better as they attract the eye.
If you don't have any, there are many website where you can get some for free or buy some (e.g. Pixabay, Deposit photos...). Canva also include images for free and for purchase.
See again the images above. Contrast is critical.
Again for attracting the user in a flow of images, look for high contrast that display well you text and subjects.
Go check out your feed and see what jumps out for you.
Pinterest wants to be a visual search engine, their new tools is also analyzing what you have on your images to match with other content and knowledge it has.
I know there are purist that don't want to mess with their images. But Pinterest is a search engine where people are looking for solutions and answers. It is NOT Instagram.
So please add text to your image so that the user know what it is about.
Canva is a great tool for creating your pins and adding text.
I know it is tempting to add more info to attract the users. But (with the exception of infographics and lists) better to limit the number of words so that the few words do attract the eyes of the users. Spend sometimes really thinking about the words that will speak to your target audience.
Be realistic with what you right on your image. I can't stand the clickbaits. And like Google came to it, I am pretty sure that Pinterest will include 'time on site before clicking the return button' in their algorithm. There is nothing more frustrating that not getting what you go excited about when looking on the Pin.
For example on this subject, I saw a pin that said '21 Pinterest tips you never heard of' and inside are mostly very basics tips... RETURN!
This is a problem I see even more with French bloggers. It is like people feel they are shouting if they write too big. But look at your feed, do you stop on pins where the text is too small to be read without effort?
I know choosing font is fun and allows you to express yourself. But please keep the text readable!!!!!!!!
Don't write text where the image is busy, and if the whole image is busy, add a rectangle shapes in Canva under your text and play on the transparency.
Pinterest has said that statistically, Pins with warm colors perform better that the others.
But this can be challenged. I think the most important is contrast.
Some people add borders to their pins, thinking that it will give them an edge to stand out.
The fact is that pins with borders look dated. Plus I once read that Pinterest did not like that, but I can't find where I read it.
Pin do not have to be single images. You can create mosaics, especially when your article is listing a lot of things or steps. Canva allows you to create many different grids on your pins to easily create those.
Having consistent style on your pins is a great way to grow your impact. When people recognize your pins in their feed, they know they can open and get a certain quality.
Do you know that Pinterest has a browser extensions that allow you to quickly Pin any articles. Yeah!!!!
Don't leave your Pins without a description. Pinterest does not like that. And remember that Pinterest is a a Search Engine, so it needs information to be able to find relevance. So don't forget to add keywords in your descriptions.
Hashtags are back on Pinterest. You can use them for specific campaigns and for theme to help people navigate.
Pinterest has said no more than 20 per pin.
Your content should not be pinned to only one board. Add it to any relevant boards (but space it out, maybe with a scheduler).
Pinterest is not your Facebook page. It is here to share all ideas.
There used to be the 'rule' that you have to pin 20% your content, 80% the content of others.
Now this is not really a rule. It is a good start when you are new to Pinterest and do not have much content, but as you get more and more, the proportions will change.
And before you repin content from others, make sure the links is right. Pinterest hates spam and can put you in Pinterest Jail if too many of your pins link to spam.
So make sure you click on a pin before and that content is right.
Pinterest has said it, they like consistency. They like that you interact with the site everyday and several times a day.
So to save time and interact regularly with Pinterest, you can use a scheduler.
I am a huge fan of Tailwind. It is one of my favorite blogging tools.
Inside I created a schedule for each day. And then I just add by batch pins to my queue and Tailwind publish them according to the schedule.
Interested in Saving Time? Try Tailwind for free for 100 pins.
Oh and by the way, Tailwind also has extensions and it is fantastics. For exemple you open a group board, scroll a little, click on the extensions, and pick the articles you want to add to your queue. Love it!
Once pinned, people forget them and move to the next article.
And sometimes it is even better to repin pins to your blog by other accounts. In the course StructurPinterest, we find out how to find them and make the most of them.
Have no time or don't have fun with Pinterest?
Most of the time it says that they removed one of your pins but that it is not your fault. You just repinned something that was created by someone who violated copyrights. It happens. You could not have known.
BUT DO NOT COPY PINS and link to your own content. It is not right. And use only images that you have the rights to or are free to use according to their licenses.
Once again, Pinterest is a search engine.
So your strategy should take that into account.
Go back to your old best articles and give them some new juice with Pins.
Add pins if you have never done any, or create new ones because I am sure your design skills have improved.
Group Boards are boards where the owner allows other account to publish Pins inside. They can be identified with the Share profile Image.
When you open them you can see how many contributors it has, who is the owner and most description include how to join.
If you are using Tailwind, you can monitor engagement on your various group boards. This way you can drop the ones that don't bring anything and declutter your Pinterest account.
Once you get enough followers and good engagement on a board, you can consider bringing in other contributors to provide more value to your followers and boost your account.
But please don't open group boards at the beginning just to have more followers from those who don't know better than to join it. Learn to grow first.
Creating a board at the beginning means no value for the collaborators and loosing control over your young account for you.
The new kids on the block are Tailwind Tribes. They are community where you can add your pins for people to consider repinning. It fully integrates with your Tailwind account so you can quickly add to your queue.
Another way to get more engagement on your pins is to participate in sharing threads. In many Facebook group, you can find thread where you add your pin and have to share a certain amount of pins from others.
There are even groups that are purely for Pinterest and everyday, if you participate to the thread you have to repin the content of everyone.
If you have a-had an old account before switching to business, take some time to move all boards that are not relevant to secret.
Note if you delete, you loose the followers that were only to that boards.
If you move to secret, you don't loose them in the total count.
It does not have a big impact, but psychologically it can be had to go backwards in your number of followers.
Same with non-performing boards. Or boards on which you don't engage anymore. Move them to secret to declutter your account.
Note: If you have noted a discrepancy it is normal. Clicks on Pinterest analytics do not pin clicks to visit your website, it pins all clicks that engage with the pin, including enlarging it.
Pinterest now allows to pin using affiliate links. So if the affiliate program also allows it, pin away! But you must not hide the link. Pinterest wants direct link and you should indicate it is an affiliate in the description.
This works particularly well with online courses.
Pins are not only for articles. Create an Opt-in page with a great freebie and spend time on the design of your pins so that people subscribes directly coming from Pinterest.
Some eCommerce systems are already integrated with Pinterest allowing the user to buy directly. This is the case with Etsy for example.
I know this is not a fun one. But results will come I promise.
You just have to be patient. After several months you will see traffic increasing.
Pinterest is not a social network. Engagement is not fast but it will last longer and be more statisfying.
Tailwind has a switch account Option 🙂 but sadly Pinterest does not. So, if you have several Pinteret accounts for several blogs you have to log in and out every time.
- Set up your different Pinterest account on different browsers. e.g. On my Computer I have my Enginlish travel blog on Google Chrome, my French travel blog on Safari and this blog on Firefox.
Keep reading about Pinterest, Keep Watching what others are doing... never stop learning!
How can the algorithm send your Pin to someone researching their travel to Australia if your have not written Australia in your description?
Remember to optimize for search. Add the Country in your description.
This time it is not about the algorithm (although it is learning to read and will probably be relevant) but it is about the user.
So don't assume that because it is obvious to you where a place is, it is obvious to everyone.
In some niches, it is quite easy to always have the same set up for a pin. But in travel your are very dependent on what your are photographing. So be flexible, and adapt your pin design to the image.
This is one that goes against all the fibers of my being, but if you want great pins, you have to think ahead. And when you travel, you should be taking some vertical photos with a lot of Sky above or a lot of ground at the bottom so that you have space to add some text.
I know photography wise it is horrible, but it will save you a lot of headache when comes the time to create pins.
Poeple don't want to see you. They want to project themselves where you are. It is find to get people in your shot, but don' show their face so that the Pinterest user can imagine being at their place.
Food photography is really not easy. It requires a lot of thinking about lighting. Learn right know how to improve your skills to make people salivate when they see your pins.
With the rich pin functions, if you have recipe meta data to include ingredients, they will appear under the pin.
Plan a couple of month in advance your pins about Christmas dinner or 4th of July barbecue recipe so that they peak just in time during preparations.
This is quite a general rules, that to attract people you need to solve problems. But this is especially true in Finance. So be clear on your pins.
Even Finance is seasonal, when people need specific advice. Plan those pins a couple of months in advance.
Don't take the photograph the face of your child during the activity your want to talk about.
However Pins where kids are in the photo doing the activity tend to do better has it show actions and triggers imagination.
Fashion is one of those niches where you can post images with no text on it. It works well for outfit ideas. But still focus on contrast so that the outfits can been seen properly.
Here again, faces are not welcome. Have a look at the top images in the feed, apart from a few exception, people are looking to the side, heads are cut or hidden. This allow the Pinterest user to focus on the outfit and imagine themselves wearing it.
I am not sure of the impact, but always good to help the reader right away with price range of what the outfit costs in the description.
Do use collage with various product images to introduce capsule collection, they do quite well and generate links as people want to learn more about each item.
Pins with step by step make-up or hair-do process work well on Pinterest.
Those pins are everywhere at the top of searches. They do really well.
Search for fitness in Pinterest and you will see that many people for inspiration or motivation. So quote to help people on their journey to fitness do well. They will do bring traffic but the repins will make your account more popular.
Most people are looking for inspiration and images with perfect butts and rocking abs do well. But once in a while, create pins that show the problem or the pain of the user with text that motivates to get rid of it.
Competition is fierce because this niche does really well on Pinterest so better to be specific.
Which body part are you focusing on, is it easy or advanced, how long will it take... It needs to have borders so that the users can project themselves succeeding and want to know more.
Challenges are also very popular in that niche. Don't forget to mention for how long the challenge is.
#105 - DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!!
So ready to rock at Pinterest?
Wow, great comprehensive list of tips!
Wow, what a list, that's awesome!
Can I ask, how many pins do you approximately post each day?


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