Can’t find my listings

[BellaSueFabrics]

My listings are active but I cannot find them even when I search using the exact title. What am I doing wrong? Thank you!

[BagmakerSupply]

@BellaSueFabrics  :  Keep in mind that if everyone on this forum searched for the exact same phrase they would all get different results. Because of personalized searches you can NOT rely on anyone's search results to define how your listing is found. That being said, what happens if you search within your own shop? If you still get no results, your store may not be indexed and that requires contacting Etsy.

[BellaSueFabrics]

Thank you. I searched a variety of ways and then tried a literal search and still didn’t see anything. I’m learning!

[nineteen27]

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=fancy%20fabric%20blue%20silver%20embroidery

third row down.

[PlatypusDream]

Note that your listings are at a disadvantage in search because your shop is incomplete.

If you want to rank higher, add:

- Avatar

- Shop Icon

- Banner

- Your location

- Policies

- Announcement

- About Section

- Shop Sections

https://www.etsy.com/seller-handbook/article/the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-an-etsy/838957668224

[BellaSueFabrics]

Ok, I get it. I’ve got a lot to do.

[VintageRescueSquad]

Your shop is indexed (I checked; you can too by searching for a common phrase within your shop. I searched "fancy").

In addition to all the things noted above that are missing in your shop, many of your tags are single words, which are pointless and do not help. Having better, targeted phrases as tags should help.

[BellaSueFabrics · Accepted solution]

Very helpful! I didn’t know this. Thank you so much!

[BelaPonyi]

Etsy most likely deactivated them like they did mine. go into your shop and look on the right-hand side and look for inactive and you will see that Etsy will have a note that says they removed all the items. 

Etsy deactivated all my led product, and none of my creations comes or are sold with batteries the batteries that are used are not coin-operated, and my item was still deactivated. No warnings. Just removed, and cant is undone. BUTTTTT. All the big-led battery-operated companies are still up and running on Etsy.

A new policy was uploaded on June 9th. After June< many people lost all their led handmade products except the larger seller companies. Etsy only went after the smaller people. Even if you have no coin batteries and even if you don't send, sell and ship batteries, you will still be on Etsy generated list to go after any names that have the word led or battery in it. We have all been targeted. I emailed and had them call me everything until I finally got a real answer. The kelp said, "You violated policy," then someone finally sent me an email saying it was my handmade battery-operated led products. Now I am stuck with over 3000 inventory or parts, tools, and products. What's funny was that someone from Etsy reinstated my led products, then they were all removed three weeks later like it was a game to them.

[TheVintagePineapple]

@BelaPonyi   The OP of this thread couldn't find her fabric listings in a search.  Her fabrics are not battery operated and they weren't deactivated.