Anyone use search ads???

[VeraMasonDesign]

I am curious if anyone uses this. I've thought about it, but wondered if they truly have an impact on sales.

Anyone?

[Former_Member]

I have used them sporadically with mixed results. I did find that when I narrowed down the keywords to specific items that I wanted to promote, they seemed to work better than for generic keywords. The week I did that I ended up with several sales. Other times, I didn't get that many impressions and it just didn't seem worth it.

[HipViolet]

I tried them out quite a bit around when they first came out and wasn't at all impressed! I agree with Boulder above - if you do try them, make sure you use as specific keywords as you can get and you'll get the best results. I just don't think people click on them. I did not get one sale from mine and ran them for a month with lots of variations to test them out.

If you do a search on the Etsy Business Team, you'll find that very few people have had good results from them. Personally I'm surprised they still offer them for all the "bad press" they've gotten, but apparently people are still using them so they'll keep offering them! :)

jesi