Does listing 100 items make your views spike?

[Former_Member]

I read somewhere that listing 100 different items makes your shop appear more on google an easy, does anyone know if this is true?

[Former_Member]

I recently reached over 100 items and have not seen a big spike in views. I am getting a few more views but it could be just because I have more listed so I don't know. lol

[Former_Member]

Thanks for the response Lindsay. I was kind of hoping that there was a large spike, just to motivate me to put up more items, but I guess there might not be an exact number to get more views. More listings probably just equal more views

[Former_Member]

I agree with Lindsay, what most likely you are going to see is an overall gradual increase in views as your increase the items in your shop. My views have gradually increased as I've added items because I have more items for people to look at.

[Former_Member]

i have 148 items currently in my shop & on a daily average I get about 200-400 views a day I don't know if thats considered alot or a little because I have no comparison

[Former_Member]

I've been over 100 items for a while now, and i haven't noticed a big spike. I actually noticed it went down when etsy changed the way they reported views a while ago. However!! the more you list and the more often, you will get those views. When i first started on Etsy, I only listed once in a while. I learned fast to list more frequently and different times during the day. That is prob the best thing to do to increase your views... Oh and dont forget twitter and so on..

[Studio463]

I'm currently at 99 listings ;-) I've seen a gradual increase in views and sales the more I've gotten closer to the 100 mark!

[Former_Member]

Thanks for the responses! I am getting more and more motivated to increase my listings!

[Former_Member]

It's the magic number theory. Unfortunately, there is no standard "magic number". For most shops, it's true that the more you have listed, the better your views and sales will be. Think about it. You'll have more variety, more chances of being seen, more tags to use, more eye-catching photos, etc. So as long as you have good photos, good tags, good titles, and good marketing and promotion, yes, 100 listings can help your shop, but really it's just a goal, it's not magic. It won't make you suddenly have a successful business or even a busy business. That part is so much more than just how many items you have!

[LeesBeesNJ]

I get a lot of views with over 10o items - remember that the more you list, the more likely you are going to have something that a shopper likes!

[Former_Member]

Close, but I haven't gotten there yet, but I also agree that the more you list the more views you get

[gewgaws]

It made absolutely no difference for me.

[PetalPerceptions]

Thanks for the great responses! It's motivation to keep going! :)

[watermediaworks]

I don't think there's any "correct" answer to this question. It depends on so many things:
-what you're selling and how crowded that field is
-even if you're in a crowded field, is there something unusual about your product that sets you apart from the crow? Let's say you're in jewelry, a very crowded field but you specialize in necklaces made from found objects...
-how well you tag your items
-how good your photography is
-whether your price point reflects the value of your merchandise\
.....I think you get the idea
If you're really putting thought into what you do and what you sell, you will be successful whether you have 30 items or 130!!!

[Former_Member]

If you build it they will come. I think this is true in every case.

[Former_Member]

Maria from platalia says

I read somewhere that listing 100 different items makes your shop appear more on google an easy, does anyone know if this is true?
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Sorry but you've been misled somewhere along the line.

Google will crawl the web looking for new content. So if you have one listing in your shop, then that one listing will appear in google. Similarily if you have 100, 500 or 1000 listings.

However, the more items you have for sale in your shop, the more variety there is for a potential buyer to choose from and hence the better chance of you making the sale.

If you were to walk into a shop with 10 items, how long would it take you to browse vs a shop with 100 items?

I get about 1/3 of my daily views from google because I've taken the time to set up great titles and descriptions for my items. My titles use words and phrases that a buyer would use when they are looking for what I'm selling.

[Former_Member]

Crochetgal,
Thanks for the great info! I'm almost half way to my goal of 100 listings and its good to know that the more listings, in theory the more views as long as my pictures, tags and products set me aside from other sellers.

[Former_Member]

You are quite welcome Serena. Glad I was able to help out.

[Former_Member]

Being a vintage shop, it was much easier for me to reach 100. But, no, it didn't seem to make a difference if only but to me.

[AnneLondezGlass]

I've reached 100 items in this shop a few days ago and I haven't noticed any spike in views, just a reasonable amount so far. But there's nothing predictable about Etsy sales, my second shop, which has way fewer items, just had 2 sales in the last couple of days, one of which included all my floral ACEOs in one go ! Go figure...

[Former_Member]

For me it didnt make any difference. :S

[Former_Member]

I firmly believe the more items and posting just about everyday gets more view and sales; I have over 200 items in my shop and am working to get 300 which I had during Christmas.

[Former_Member]

Thanks everyone, this is a really helpful thread.