How Would You Search for Teddy Bears?

[Former_Member]

I have these really nice, tightly crocheted, jointed, large teddy bears in my shop (about half are up right now, I'm relisting the rest in bits). I've been having trouble getting them to get views, and I'm wondering if I missing keywords that would be obvious to others.

How would YOU search for a teddy bear?

Or, is there anything else you can recommend for them?

Here's the shop section: https://www.etsy.com/shop/amandajocrafts?section_id=11970866&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1

[TinyTiptoesBoutique]

Very cute! Try adding 'plushie' or 'plush animal' to the listing title!

[Former_Member]

I may search for
- stuffed toy
- soft toy
- stuffed animal

[Former_Member]

Thanks both so much!

[HelloHeyHeather]

I have a hard time with thinking plushie is a good idea, because I think of fabric stuffed toys, and not crocheted ones. Here is the definition when I searched on google "A stuffed toy is a toy sewn from a textile, and stuffed with a soft material."

I see you have child toy as a tag. You could also put "kids toy" and "toy bear".

[Former_Member]

Thanks, Heather! Good point...I know that some people really prefer fabric toys as opposed to crochet, and vice versa.

[weekendjewelry1]

Cute bears! The only tag I thought of that I didn't see (unless I missed it) is "toy bear". Simple but it's something that might be searched for.

[Former_Member]

Thanks Jen! I forgot that sometimes they're just "bears" to people, not necessarily "teddy bears" :)

[Former_Member]

If I'm looking for a teddy bear, then I'll look for exactly that.... Teddy bear.

So if you want to be found for that phrase, be sure to have 'teddy bear' in your titles and tags in that exact form.

If they are jointed, then be sure to include the word 'jointed' in the title and tags as well as many people do shop for jointed bears or jointed animals.

Unless you are making them from fabric, they aren't a plush toy so I wouldn't tag them as such.

[PrairiePrimitives]

If you're making children's toys (or ANYTHING for kids), and live in the U.S., be sure you're following all applicable laws.