DAY 17

[TOMgirlApparel]

DAY 17: Revise Tags and Titles

Today's tip comes to us from fellow teammate, Pamela:

While editing a listing, try writing your title first. Use two or three word phrases separated by commas. Copy your title, then paste it into the box to add tags. Hit enter. It will add all your tags and omit any that are too long.

Voila! Every phrase from your title is in your tags. Now just add some more tags, use the omitted ones broken up into two tags :)

[AccessoriesByKelli]

That's a great tip, that she also mentioned in another thread a few months ago, and it's magical. I've been using that method to add tags, but my OCD brain insists that I choose the tags first and then make a title. It takes longer but relaxes my brain.

Workingonmthemwhite bib section today.

[Former_Member]

I use the backward method of title first, then tags because I am working on listings in the early morning hours (4am) and in between doing other things in both of the shops and dealing with the dogs! LOL I rarely have time to do them start to finish so I get very distracted and things get left out. If I can write the title using as many of the 140 characters as possible first I can just copy that whole thing to tags in a flash, break up the ones that are too long and add 4-5 more in a matter of minutes. I can be assured that they match exactly with no spelling errors. (Those are fixed when I make the title) My time is precious and I have to be as precise as possible, especially with the weaving, but even more so with the soap where the is no margin for error. One tiny mistake there and the whole thing is only fit for the trash.
It may seem backward, but my Virgo brain works top to bottom, left to right, first to last. I can't think of anything I do where I can start in the middle, like the middle of the page. Sad but true. That's my personal version of OCD.

[Former_Member]

Awesome tip, Thank You! I need to try this!

[Former_Member]

What is your keyword search routine? I struggle to establish mine so am curious how do you guys organize this boring yet so essential process?
How often you search for new words?
Do you use Etsy or Google Adwords more often?
Any other source of where to find ideas for key words?
Which key word do you start the search with? The one that works best for you based on statistics? If such word is "enamel jewelry - would you also try "enamel necklaces"/ enamel earrings" etc?
How do you capture research results? Scribble on a piece of paper or create a datasheet?

Pls share your practical tips! Many thanks!

Olya

[Former_Member]

i am very done with this

[swaddlemesnugly]

My process:

>choose categories
>upload photos
>Using a template that I devised on Excel, list tags (where I get the tags explained below)
>rearrange tags as needed
>Using a blank Notebook page, write the title, with commas - using all the tags
>Here’s where I proof-read the title for typo’s
>Cut and paste the title, delete the phrases at the end until title is within 140 characters
>Write the description (a lot of the description I have previously written in a word file, those are cut and pasted into the listing)
>Cut and paste the title from the Notebook page into the tags box. (As mentioned, the software rejects tags that are >20 characters or are otherwise not correct)
>Tweak the tags as needed
>Complete the listing.
>Save the tag list in Excel for later use.

Where do I get tags:

> study my stats to see the most frequent phrases over the last few months
>I look at the tags of the competition - from the search pages 1,2,3. I type in a search phrase and see what tags the other sellers use.
>Also I type in a generic phrase, like baby blanket, and see what suggestions show up below the search box, then search those.
>Sometimes I use Google Analytics, not often enough.

I developed this process over the last year, it seems to be working for me. Hope it helps.

[KaterinaCollection]

I use Google Adwords. It helps me to find other tags that I might have never thought of. I also have some listings that organically get a lot of views based on terms used (I believe), and will copy and play with those terms if the new item is similar.

I like writing the title first, and then copy/paste/separate out the tags from there. So much easier for me than any other way.

[BlackCrowCurios]

I would 'like' to be done with this...

[AlasseArt]

Done for today!

[Former_Member]

@ team leader - Working on it. Nice tip!

@ Grannie K - Thanks for sharing your process!

[Maiook]

Done with about a half of them. Will do the rest this evening.

[TOMgirlApparel]

Done, every time I look I find more errors

: /

[KaterinaCollection]

I did 7 today. Better than nothing :}

I also set up a keyword file so hopefully it'll be easier for the following ones.

[Former_Member]

Thanks! - I need a systematic approach and discipline
this task is the kind that when you are done it is time to start over

[Former_Member]

I do my title/tags the way Pamela does. Always have. It just made more sense to me and while I know we're not to get poetic in our titles, it somehow lets me feel a bit more cohesive. Funny that it's our own little versions of OCD-ishness that lead to this preference, Pamela! :-)