SEO Is Ongoing Not A One Time Fix

[SleepingKnight]

Just in case you had not figured this out on your own, SEO is an ongoing process. There is not a single one time fix to get seen in the Etsy search and beyond. I wrote an article talking about ways to make sure your SEO is as current as can be. Have a look and share your experience.

http://marketmyshop.blogspot.com/2011/08/seo-ongoing-battle.html

[LaurasLastDitch]

Thanks for the good reminder! This does make me glad, though, that most of my items are not at all seasonal, and are unusual enough that I don't have to worry as much as, say, a jewelry seller, about being overwhelmed by the competition. Still, I think, when I'm selling pie-making utensils, perhaps some holiday-related tags would be in order.

[Former_Member]

I could see Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. cake decorating supplies, if indeed you had them.

[Former_Member]

So true. I've only been open a month or so, and I can already say with confidence that SEO requires maintenance and practice. Keep tweaking, and when you get a sale, take a look at your stats to see what search may have resulted in that sale. Research is key!

Anyone know of a good SEO guide that specifically talks about holiday listing tweaks?

Thanks,

Dani

[SleepingKnight]

I don't know of one but I could certainly write one up on my blog. I'll do it next week with the twitter guide and the Facebook fan page guide.

[Former_Member]

Tangle, your post was great and I will be watching for your updated blog next week on holiday SEO

[KriyaDesign]

TangledMetal you've change your avatar. This one is... :-) adorable. I agree, this is an ongoing project. I read your blog. Thanks so much they are very helpful. I was puzzled though, according to my shop stats, I get visitors from the same keyword - tree, eiffel tower, locket.

What baffle me is what about the rest of the items. For example owl, bird, flower, leaf - does it mean I don't get my share of visits from other keywords. Or did I read the stats wrong? :-) Maybe I do

[SleepingKnight]

You may get plenty of views and it isn't what people are looking for. A lot of my keywords are the same traffic getters as well. Although every now and then I get a hit from one of my different keywords. Unfortunately the stats only show if you got a click from the keyword search, not if you showed up.

Yes, I changed my avatar. I will end up changing it back but I am doing some experiments at the moment.