Why you are not getting found newbies

[#1]

Things are tough when your category has 2,000,000 items, and you have 40.
You must do everything possible to give yourself a chance to be found. I dont see that in threads compalining about low views.
And, it isnt that hard, nor does it take much time to have good tags and titles. Ignore all that constant "tweaking" noise you read about. Do it right the first time, and you can spend the tweaking time making things.

I have learned the following from the Queen of SEO:

1.Your title is not the name of your item. It is a 70 character string whose goal is to get your item found by etsy search.

2. If you cant tell exactly what the item is by reading your tags, your tags stink. Those words are what people search on. If I had a dime for every purple necklace that had neither purple nor necklace in the tags, I would have a lot of dimes.

3. Words in your title must show up in your tags. If Blue scarf is in your title, blue scarf needs to be in your tags.

4. Use as many of the 20 characters in your tags as possible. Blue scarf as one tag is better than blue, then scarf as two tags.

5.Read about SEO at cindys seo group. she is very wise. http://www.etsy.com/teams/10713/cindylouwho-team/discuss/10196168/

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[BaloolahB]

you know whats good? you are doin fine with crap titles.
sorta like a hot chick covered in mud

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Best yet, chuckling as I get up to go to work!

[KondooWoolArt]

please Could you take a look and tell me what you think about my shop :)

[KittyBallistic]

Does Etsy give awards for 'best thread'? This would surely be a contender. Great source of info, and hilarious too. Love it!

[Former_Member]

This post is killer!

Great job Alex, this is exactly what I need to hear. Although this seems like it may have become your part time job whether you wanted it or not...would you have a look at my shop please? I've learned alot already and will manage on my very own if you can't. Hope you're feeling better :)

[FuchsiaBloomStudio]

Omg,Alex thank you so much! I think I was tagging more with getting into treasuries ( and thus FP) more and not so much customers! Thanks for taking the time to share your earthy wisdom with all of us, it,s not like you don,t have your own shop to take care of!

[Former_Member]

I would love an honest look at my shop if you get the chance. I have had only one sale and would love to know how to improve.

[Former_Member]

Hi! Thanks for the great info! I'm working really hard on getting my titles and tags better! What's your thought?

[Former_Member]

Like everyone else I have learned so much from your post! Would love to have you look at my shop and give your advice. Started awhile ago but only recently have I been trying to run it as a true shop. Don't get very many views and only one sale. HELP!!! please.

Thanks, Margie

[Former_Member]

Thanks for this thread. I am new to etsy (2 days old) and have been gathering useful hints and tips for making my shop a success... my biggest challenge has been getting people to actually view my shop and send me feedback..so please can i ask you kindly to have a look and let me know what you think..thank you very much :-)

[GreenStreetMosaics]

Alex --

You just made my whole day - no week! Thank you so much for your feedback.. Have been giving thought to raising prices, so thank you for confirming. I'll work on my frames. They haven't sold as well, so I have focused more on mirrors. But you get what you give. Thanks so much. Really. And yes, I will pour myself a glass of wine. Not now, per se since it isn't even 9:00 am.

You rock.

[Former_Member]

Another great way to get found is to bring your shop links to places outside of Etsy, such as Facebook, Twitter, and other blogs. I have posted a link-up on my blog where you can insert a url from your shop, choose the image you want shown, and that image will be shown on my blog. And best of all, it's FREE!

http://treeshides.blogspot.ca/2012/10/what-you-made-link-up-37.html

[JanJat]

This is amazingly helpful! Over the summer I've adjusted tags and titles - views have gone up too plus I've redone oodles of pictures. Would love any extra advice! Sometimes I think my titles are too long???

[Former_Member]

nikki the quliter form joisey

i should kill in jersey, yet i have 3 sales there. whats wrong with you people?? I know you have money

wow..lottsa bright colors
very new mommieish

i see some of your bib titles are long, some are 4 words...
which do you think will get you found more betterer??
tags are pretty good

yuo ask about halloween stuff
i like the wall hanger
i see yu put door hanger in the description, but not tags or titles
I would go with door hanger insteada wall
i looked at it and said, that is a door hanger

wth is halloween trat in the tags?
sounds vietnamese
know what my fave halloween costumes were?
the tegrin shampoo guy
and the unabomber
I dont spend more than $5 or 5 minutes on costumes.
halloween is two weeks
me mum was a tole painter who did country stuff
she did stuff for halloween, but it was more fall oriented so people would keep it out longer.
you spelled onesie wrong, though you may have done it on purpose, as onesie is trademarked and those bastards will come after you.

i like your look, lengthen the titles with keywords
pics are great
seasonal stuff always a good seller
keep listing consistently, when I dont, sales slow
that is part of the search algorithim

[OddLotPaperie]

Great post, very informative and helped me alot. Thank you!

[OddLotPaperie]

If you would be so kind to look at my shop and give critique Id be VERY appreciative also :)

[Former_Member]

Thanks so much for the advice on tags and titles Alex! I redid them this week (three times *facepalm*) and now my items are showing up within the first three pages. AND I got my first sale since August. I think I have a better understanding of how it all works now. THANKS!!

[Former_Member]

OMg Alex you kill me ! Thank you so much. Are you saying my prices are to high? " I dont spend more than $5 or 5 minutes on costumes."??

<< confused

:) thanks again

[Former_Member]

OMg Alex you kill me ! Thank you so much. Are you saying my prices are to high? " I dont spend more than $5 or 5 minutes on costumes."??

<< confused

:) thanks again
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your prices are low

I was in a hurry back there

[Former_Member]

hmm ok . . . I struggle with pricing for sure!

I changed the typos and and am starting to work on tags and titles.

[Former_Member]

Very good tips - thank you! I am going to work on some of these "duhs" in my shop.

[Former_Member]

desiree from the emerald city

you crochet
not the usual crochet either
i like the creativity
well well
deisree is a busy bee
stained glass painting drawing glass blowing
desiree is trying to express herself through a variety of artistic endeavours
that is very self actualized
did you take a glass class at dale chihuly's?
he had a big show here a few years ago.
stretching has benefits that one is seldom aware of at the time

it is variegated with two e's

i love all your scarves
24 sales since 7/1
there is more out there for you

I dont think demand for desiree is price sensitive

i see you have microfiber scarves
try that in the title, and tags
there are only 94 items in that category
how about ringlet scarf? Some look like ringelets to me. Only 20ish there
shitcan some of your broad or lame tags and think of a microniche tag for them.
One of my big sellers is "ziveli"
I bet less than 1% of americans know what that means.
but those that do will buy it when they see it.
it is in a microniche
I would rather be the King of Belize than a US congressman

your lace bowl tags are half good
how bout lace fruit bowl , centerpiece bowl, crochet lace bowl , etc
multi words
I may have said that before
many of your tags are too general
do you see where you rank in searches?
first page on crochet bowl
the other bowls mostly suck hind teat
good thing me granny is dead, she would give you a run for the money

youve done well, but there is more meat on the bone

do you wanelo? that is good for me
if you post your own items, they will show under direct views
if I post yours, they will show under wanelo
ive had a few items on there which got well over 100 saves
that helped get to the first page in search (the algorithim likes outside noise)

some of your pics are drab
did you see jamie lee from raleigh's pix?
aim for that

you are doing good, but I see better things ahead

and try out new ideas
dont let the followers catch you
I know its hard to find the time when you have to keep cranking out winners, but set aside time for that

i'm buying desiree stock

[Former_Member]

hmm ok . . . I struggle with pricing for sure!

I changed the typos and and am starting to work on tags and titles.
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Its ok to start a little low, then raise as they sell
I do that


my costume reference was about how I used to make my own costumes

But remember this, there are usually reasons other than price why stuff doesnt sell.

I learned that one the hard way, and I wasnt in the mood to learn new stuff at the time

[designsbydkd]

Alex,

You missed my shop, does that mean you don't like it?

[Former_Member]

DO me Do me!!!!
This season is bust compared to last and I can't figure out why!
I could use some feedback so I get found!
THANKS

[Former_Member]

This is probably the best post yet. So funny & helpful at the same time.
Dare I throw myself in the mix??.. If you have time for me Alex!! :) Thank you