Posts Tagged ‘SEO’

Importing Items from Etsy

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all of the new Zibbeters who are coming to us from Etsy! You’ll find that setting up shop on Zibbet is a snap, especially if you import your data from a CSV file exported from your Etsy shop.

The first step is to log in to your Etsy shop and export your data. To do this,  go to Your Etsy then Shop Settings. Next select Options (more…)

Importing Items from ArtFire

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Zibbet is excited to welcome all of the new shops coming to us from ArtFire! To help you set up your shop quickly, we have a simple to use import tool. If you’re opening a Basic shop here on Zibbet, I encourage you to take advantage of all 50 listing spots for items. Also, if you have the same items listed in multiple venues it’s essential that you alter your item titles and descriptions significantly. (more…)

Editing Items Imported from ArtFire

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

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…)

Make Your Images More Valuable With Words

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

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…)

Online Selling Trivia…Maybe Not! Part 2

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Two weeks ago, I shared statistics that suggest that you should seriously consider offering international shipping from your Zibbet shop. Today I want to focus on an interesting statistic related to how online shoppers search for gifts. The results of a survey conducted by ChannelAdvisor Corp, and cited by InternetRetailer.com, indicate that when shopping online for gifts, consumers start 59% of their gift shopping trips on search (more…)

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