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…)

This is about doing all that you can do to maximize the appeal of your items for search engines and shoppers. There are four components in each listing that sellers have complete control over and that must be optimized in order to convert a shopper to a buyer.

From an organic search results perspective, item titles, descriptions and tags are of primary importance. (more…)

I recently celebrated the one year anniversary of my LOC Design Studio shop on Zibbet. I can truly say from first hand experience that 2010 was a very good year for Zibbet and Zibbet’s sellers! The growth and development of the venue has been incredible. The features that attracted me to Zibbet are even better today than they were a year ago. Let’s take a walk through 2010 and review the wonderful improvements, upgrades and (more…)

Most people will enter your shop through an item detail page as the result of either a Zibbet search or a web search using a search engine such as Google. It’s important to understand that what is good for achieving visibility in Zibbet searches is also good for SEO and how your item’s listing appears on search results pages.

SEO professionals will tell you that one of the most important (more…)