Today I am going to share a few tips I have picked up to help you increase your views, and hopefully your sales. I had to learn these the hard way, so I thought I would share from my experiences to save some of you time and energy.
First, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Oh, how I hate to even see this term pop up! It seems like the rules change daily. Just about the time I get everything the way Google wants it, they change their minds. Must be run by fickle men. We women would figure it out right the first time - right?
A while back Etsy started promoting ways to increase your chances of getting picked up by Google. They have a detailed "how to" on their site. I went through and did what they suggested for most of my items. Recently I imported all of my Etsy items to Art Fire. After I did all of that the Art Fire administration tells us that Google will kick our items if they find two identical titles! So - now I have to change over 500 titles on one of those sites so they aren't the same and Google will accept them. What a pain! SO, if you are going to list an item in more than one place, anywhere on the Internet, be sure you change the titles to something different for every site. Oh , and have fun......(not)
The rest I have to share is for those of you selling on Art Fire only. I have figured out how to incorporate my mailing list there so people can sign up directly from my Art Fire page. IF I ever figure out how to do it on Etsy I will be thrilled, and sure to share it. I put a "how to" on my Art Fire blog. You can also find an how to for changing the look of your shop. Here is the address: Forbes Farm Art Fire Blog . I hope you find it useful.
I'm off to the studio to try and find some inspiration for something new. I'm presently stuck in a floral earring rut!
Have a good day all.
Sandy
I love beading and taking pictures of my work. Many lovely necklaces, bracelets, earrings and odd pieces will be posted here along with links to my favorite bead related sites. I may even stick in an odd hand crafted item from time to time because doing the same thing day after day gets boring! Have fun looking!
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing your tips. I am becoming more familiar with SEO everyday!!!
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Good Tips! I need to go back and check Etsy's How To's and make sure I'm doing all I can to be picked up by Google :) Hope you find some new inspiration today :)
Thank you for the tips. I recently upgraded my Artfire shop and need to work on marketing!
ur right. it has to be a man! grrrrr. we name our products for a reason and NOT so we have to change it at a different listing!
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