Optimize Listing Titles

[TowheeHillStudio]

I have read all the information regarding this experiment but I am still a little confused about anything I do that would cause a problem.

[NanaLetha]

What experiment?

[TowheeHillStudio]

The one in my dashboard that is about Etsy testing listing titles. 

[ArtDollsbyJD]

@NanaLetha  @mommawhazelsquilts  On the dashboard is an invite to join the team.  It says 'Let us opitmize your listing titles'

@TowheeHillStudio   I am intrigued to and wish it gave more information. 

[mommawhazelsquilts]

Inquiring minds (like mine) would also like to  know "what experiment".

[TowheeHillStudio]

The suggestion in my dashboard to optimize listing titles for offsite ads.  We are required to down load an agreement to sign and I not sure I will do that.

[Marmalady]

Your titles & tags could do with improvement

eg : "A SKATER Art 40x22 Impressionist Woman Portrait Painting award winner KENDALL KESSLER"

From the title, I would expect this to be a painting of someone ice-skating (or maybe roller-skating)
But it is a painting of a woman sat in a garden. The only connection to skating is that the woman portrayed is an Ice-skating instructor in her working life.

You need to write your title for what the painting is actually about. Your own specific title for the work of art is immaterial as no-one but you knows the title so a buyer would not search for it.
Think like a buyer -- they are likely to be looking for artwork by subject, style, colours -- so get those into your title & tags

A better title would be: "Woman in Garden, Impressionist Oil Painting, Greens and Reds, 40x22 inches framed, The Skater by Kendall Kessler"

[TowheeHillStudio]

Thank you!

[ArtDollsbyJD]

@Marmalady   The OP is asking about the invite on the dashboard by Etsy to join so they can help optimize SEO for listings, offsite ads, etsy ads.

The op was not asking  for a critique,

[LynnsLittleShop]

@NanaLetha and @mommawhazelsquilts  she's talking about this on our dashboards:

Your shop's checklist

You’re invited: Let us optimize your listing titles

Join our prototype and we’ll automatically optimize your listing titles for Offsite Ads, SEO, and Etsy search to help boost traffic to your listings.

and then there is a button to press to join.

Here is a very long thread about it :

There's a very long thread about it:

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/Etsy-s-test-to-optimize-your-listing-titles-will-yo... 

One person's view is that they want to optimize them for the off-side ads I think. So another way for them to make more money. I'm not doing it.

[ArtDollsbyJD]

@LynnsLittleShop   Thank you.  Was looking for more in formation.

[ArtDollsbyJD]

@TowheeHillStudio   I just opted in.  I read the information in the page provided.  It's temporary.  Not a permanent change.  Read the information.  You can opt in or not do it.

I'm going ahead with it mostly for curiosity and to see if they can do better.

Oh and they don't do the whole shop.  They pick a few listings.

[TowheeHillStudio]

Thank you.  I will consider it.