I’ve developed the habit of using Google’s Image Search rather than their Web Search when I’m looking for a ‘thing’ as opposed to textual information. I find that it’s a better use of my time to see an image before actually visiting a website to see if what I’m looking for is there. In a recent search for images of my own items, I observed that images that I had uploaded to my (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…)
I have a huge confession to make. As I sat down to write this week’s article, I was clueless as to what I was going to write about. So I scanned some online articles that I had bookmarked, looking for a topic that grabbed my attention enough for me to actually read the article. While on the Practical Ecommerce site, an article titled 4 Ways Video Can Drive Traffic and Conversions caught my eye. So I gave the article a quick (more…)
