Make sure you have a business account • First ensure you are signed in to your account. Then, click the three dots at the top right corner of your screen. • Click Add a free business account. • Click Get started. Answer a few basic questions about your business including your business name, your website URL, your country/region and your preferred language. Then click Next. • Next, you will be asked to describe your brand, which will help Pinterest customize your recommendations. • Now, you will be asked if you are interested in running ads or not. Choose between three options — yes, no, or not sure yet — and come back to this decision at another time. 2. Claim your website • Click the dropdown arrow on the top right of your screen and then click Settings. • On the left-hand side navigation, under Edit Profile, select Claim. • Type in your website URL into the first textbox and then click Claim. • you will have two options available to you in a pop-up box: a) Claim your website by pasting an HTML tag into the section of your site’s index.html file b) Claim your website by downloading a file and uploading it to your website’s root directory • For the first option, open a new tab and navigate to your website’s backend script area and copy and paste the HTML tag that Pinterest has provided.  • For the second option, download your unique HTML file. You can leave it in your downloads folder or move it to your desktop for easy access. Your file will be saved as a variation of Pinterest-xxxxx.html, with each x being a random number or letter.  • Once you’ve saved the file, the next step is to upload the HTML file from your local computer drive to your website on your hosting account via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). 3. Submit your request for review • Now you’re ready to send your request in to be reviewed by Pinterest. Go back to your Pinterest tab and click Next. • Then, click Submit. • That’s it.  You should hear from Pinterest within 24 hours and hopefully get your verification.