Comments on: Enticing Titles: Keyword Dos and Don’ts http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:13:26 +0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Svenja http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Svenja Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:21:17 +0000 http://svenjasattler.com/?p=338#comment-445 Hi John, With the great artwork you are creating, buyers should be greeting you with open arms! I am personally looking forward to your first auction :-) Many Thanks! Wishing you rippling success! Svenja Hi John,

With the great artwork you are creating, buyers should be greeting you with open arms! I am personally looking forward to your first auction :-)

Many Thanks!
Wishing you rippling success!
Svenja

]]> By: John McNally http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/comment-page-1/#comment-380 John McNally Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:11:32 +0000 http://svenjasattler.com/?p=338#comment-380 Another great post Svenja, thanks for this. About 18 months ago I started writing 55 character titles, and it's only reading your post that has reminded me why I was doing it? I had completely forgotten that it was an eBay requirement! :-)......Keep these posts coming Svenja, with your regular blog reminders I am getting very close to actually starting on eBay. Best wishes for your business. John Another great post Svenja, thanks for this. About 18 months ago I started writing 55 character titles, and it’s only reading your post that has reminded me why I was doing it? I had completely forgotten that it was an eBay requirement! :-) ……Keep these posts coming Svenja, with your regular blog reminders I am getting very close to actually starting on eBay. Best wishes for your business.
John

]]> By: Svenja http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Svenja Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:45:26 +0000 http://svenjasattler.com/?p=338#comment-349 Hi Mandy, Best Match is really a quite complex ranking system. It is mostly driven by what keywords buyers are entering. Since April of 2008, EBay is hemorrhaging heavily sellers to Amazon and other auction sites (you'll see in future posts, how I will put it all together). Even big gurus are now starting to say that its necessary to seek business outside of eBay, to create an additional standing leg so to speak. Don't get me wrong, eBay is STILL one of the most visited sites on the Internet! It ranks under the top 10 every day! However, it's unsurpassed glory days have come to a halt. In September 2008, eBay added Finding 2.0 to its search criteria, and this allgorisym is kept under tight wraps. So, it's complicated! Your particular listing doesn't show up on top because buyers are not searching much for the keyword 'duplex burner'. As you know, I have suggested over and over again research sites like Hammertap and Terapeak and this is the reason why. Their business hinges on helping the seller to come up with the BEST keywords to keep the listing up high! Thank you fro such a great comment, Mandy! I really appreciate it. Perhaps my answer should have been the blog entry instead :-) Many Thanks, Svenja Hi Mandy,

Best Match is really a quite complex ranking system. It is mostly driven by what keywords buyers are entering. Since April of 2008, EBay is hemorrhaging heavily sellers to Amazon and other auction sites (you’ll see in future posts, how I will put it all together). Even big gurus are now starting to say that its necessary to seek business outside of eBay, to create an additional standing leg so to speak.

Don’t get me wrong, eBay is STILL one of the most visited sites on the Internet! It ranks under the top 10 every day! However, it’s unsurpassed glory days have come to a halt. In September 2008, eBay added Finding 2.0 to its search criteria, and this allgorisym is kept under tight wraps.

So, it’s complicated! Your particular listing doesn’t show up on top because buyers are not searching much for the keyword ‘duplex burner’. As you know, I have suggested over and over again research sites like Hammertap and Terapeak and this is the reason why. Their business hinges on helping the seller to come up with the BEST keywords to keep the listing up high!

Thank you fro such a great comment, Mandy! I really appreciate it. Perhaps my answer should have been the blog entry instead :-)

Many Thanks,
Svenja

]]> By: Mandy Allen http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Mandy Allen Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:01:57 +0000 http://svenjasattler.com/?p=338#comment-347 Oh, and I meant to say, jolly good post. Loving the series. Enjoy the journey. Mandy <em>Thank you, Mandy! With gratitude, Svenja</em> Oh, and I meant to say, jolly good post. Loving the series.

Enjoy the journey.

Mandy

Thank you, Mandy! With gratitude, Svenja

]]> By: Mandy Allen http://svenjasattler.com/enticing-titles-keyword-dos-and-don%e2%80%99ts/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Mandy Allen Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:01:28 +0000 http://svenjasattler.com/?p=338#comment-346 Hi Svenja, this is really interesting. I have often been frustrated by the 'best match' thing as I want 'item ending soonest' up first, and this explains why it has changed. I always change it to 'item ending soonest' anyway. I never even look at the best match list as I find they often are not the best match. If I type in 'oil lamp chimney for Duplex burner' my listing comes up first - this is my title. If I type in 'oil lamp chimney' my listing is way down the page and there are a significant number of listings first that are supposedly 'best match' but say things like 'glass oil lamp chimney', or 'chimney for oil lamp' so I don;t understand how they can be the best match really. Oops, sorry, this has turned into a longer comment than I meant it to be! Enjoy the journey. Mandy Hi Svenja, this is really interesting. I have often been frustrated by the ‘best match’ thing as I want ‘item ending soonest’ up first, and this explains why it has changed. I always change it to ‘item ending soonest’ anyway. I never even look at the best match list as I find they often are not the best match. If I type in ‘oil lamp chimney for Duplex burner’ my listing comes up first – this is my title. If I type in ‘oil lamp chimney’ my listing is way down the page and there are a significant number of listings first that are supposedly ‘best match’ but say things like ‘glass oil lamp chimney’, or ‘chimney for oil lamp’ so I don;t understand how they can be the best match really. Oops, sorry, this has turned into a longer comment than I meant it to be!

Enjoy the journey.

Mandy

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