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Getting a good position for your listings in eBay's Best Match sort order is key to building your sales. That means following all the best practice when you list to help eBay surface your items to the most interested buyers—for example, price competitively and use item specifics. It also means delivering the great service that helps you achieve Top Rated Seller status and offering services that help your listings sell. Get all the best practices for maximizing your position in Best Match. Creating great collections to attract followers can also help get more eyes on your listings.
Internet search engines
Create View Item Pages that will be found in Internet search engines with this list of tips and tools that can help search engine users find you. Although search engines don't disclose exactly how their technology works or how they rank their results, this guide will help you with the little things that can make a big difference.
Use keywords
Pick three to five keywords that relate closely to your item. Ask yourself what words people are likely to use in a search engine when looking for what you're selling. Once you have these keywords, use them appropriately in your listing title and item description.
Include unique identifiers
One of the most important things you can do to make sure your listing is found by search engines including eBay, Google and Yahoo, is to include unique identifiers like Universal Product Codes (UPCs), European Article Numbers (EANs), or International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) in your listings. It's also a good idea to include the item brand name and Manufacturer's Part Number (MPN) in Item Specifics whenever they're available.
Take care with titles
Your listing title is a key factor in natural search. Include the most important keywords or keyword phrases in your listing title. Use all of your available characters wisely. Remember, users don't search for words such as "wow" or "look."
Get the most out of your item description
Your item's description is the most valuable tool for creating search engine-friendly listings. While your primary goal is to describe the item you are selling to your eBay audience, here are several ways to use your description to its fullest:
- Create Good Content: Describe your item the best you can and in as much detail as possible. You should include approximately 200 words of visible text in your description, with the most important keyword phrases comprising 5 to 7% of the total. (In 200 words of text, you'll want to use your keywords 10 to 14 times.) Note that search engines only read a certain amount of information per page, so overdoing your description with non-relevant information isn't a good strategy.
- Avoid Keyword Spamming: Do not overuse keywords in an item description as it can reduce the effectiveness of content. Moreover, keyword spamming is a violation of eBay policy as well as an irritation to prospective buyers.
- Avoid Hidden Text: Do not add invisible copy; search engines will not read it.
- Vary Font Strength: Use bold headers and use a font size of 12 or 14 maximum.
- Include Links: Add links to other products, to your eBay Store, and so on. The words that are linked should be relevant to the destination. For example, "Visit my Store" or "See other items" are more effective than "Click here."
- Include Links: Add links to other products, to your eBay Store, and so on. The words that are linked should be relevant to the destination. For example, "Visit my Store" or "See other items" are more effective than "Click here."
- Use Image Alt Tags: These are keywords associated with the images you use in your listing. If you do your own HTML, be sure to include alt tags. This provides yet another opportunity to optimize keywords or keyword phrases that both describe the image and are consistent with your content.
Increase sales with insights into your listing performance
The Listing Analytics application can help you increase your sales by providing insight into how your listings perform in your "sales funnel"—the rate at which buyers see, click, and buy from your listings. The application also helps you identify specific areas to improve your listings and business practices.
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