Hi all
I could use some advice.
My PLUS account just expired.
I was thinking I’d take my time renewing it as I have just fully restocked anyway, BUT
Is there any value in renewing more often than you need to to get at the top of the search results? I remember that used to be the case on Etsy but not so more anymore since they changed to relevancy over newness.
Folksy’s search criteria still baffles me a bit tbh and besides taking care to use the right keywords in the title and descriptions I’m not sure what to play on.
When I click on the Jewellery category from the front page it seems to just display the most recent listings first - so can I kiss my sales goodbye if I don’t renew on a daily basis?
I guess it depends on if your customer is using the search box with specific words or if they are browsing the category in general. I think sales come both ways.
If your customers are coming via Facebook or twitter etc then it should make no difference where you are in the listings.
Just out of curiosity, I would be interested to know the stats on visitor searching vs browsing through categories. If they’re roughly the same or differ much.
If you don’t have a plus account then you are definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to catching the eye of customers browsing the categories. But it’s hard to tell how important that really is. My guess is not very!
Thanks guys.
I guess relevant keywords are the most important and as you say Deborah - links from outside into your shop. I’ll see how it goes for now.
I definitely don’t want to stop selling on Folksy.
I do relist a few listings every few days but I can’t say whether it gets me more viewings or not. I just do it to maximize my chances!
Regards all
Carol
I have a plus account and relist a few cards every day. This used to ensure a few views on the relisted items. I have noticed however that some days I am getting fewer views on those items. I wonder if as the serach function has improved customers are using it more. Cards is such a huge catagory that running through the listings must be frustrating. Most of my customers tell me they have searched using keywords,
Emma
Oh that’s interesting, Emma.
In a lot of categories there are loads like that, so I could see why buyers would want to try and search more specifically. If they have something particular in mind that it.
It’s probably more difficult for people just looking for a present.
