After importing your items from ArtFire, you need to edit your listings a bit. You’ll need to select a main category and at least one subcategory for each item and double check your shipping information. You’ll want to select up to four colors for each item and possibly reorder your images. If the same item is listed on another venue, you’ll need to edit the title and description for SEO purposes. (more…)

We’re all familiar with the statement “A picture’s worth a thousand words.” That couldn’t be more true when it comes to the human eye taking in the details of an image. However, when it comes to search engines, their ability to “see” doesn’t work nearly as well as ours. Search engines recognize that .jpg and .png indicate image files. However, they have to rely on the text associated with an (more…)

Once an item listing is found by a shopper, one of the most important factors that will convert that shopper to a buyer is excellent photos of the item. I’ve talked about item photographs several times. You’ll find a collection of articles here in Zibbet’s blog about how to improve the quality of your photographs and why it’s so important. It’s also important to promote your items and using images (more…)

Last week I explained how to search Google for all of the pages it has indexed for your shop’s URL. My purpose was to convince you that your items are being indexed by Google and that they’re being found in Google searches. Today, I’d like to address the same concern using a different search strategy. Often sellers will conduct a search for the exact title of one of their items and (more…)

I sometimes hear Zibbet sellers comment that their items aren’t being found in Google searches. I know that it can be frustrating to search Google for a particular listing or a shop name and not find it on the first search results page. Today, I  want to assure you that your items are being indexed by Google and that they are being found in Google searches. There’s a simple way for you to see a list of all (more…)