If ever there was proof that search ranking counts....

[clarry100]

We have a product we call a "headband kit". Normally it sells at a rate of about 1 per week or so.

There are a few different sizes and content combinations (and therefore prices) each of which has its own separate listing across our two ebay stores. It's very popular for baby showers and home crafters who want to make up their own baby headbands.

Yesterday (Friday) morning, by some strange chance, two of these kits sold in quick succession to two separate buyers.

Then for the rest of the day there was "kaching" throughout the day on these same items.

7 of them sold thru the day including one on E**Y by another odd coincidence.

We did a search test and found that our kits (all of them on both stores) were occupying the first five positions of search ranking. We had never seen this happen before as they normally languish down a page or two below the Chinese sellers.

This morning they are still up there so we are hoping the sales trend continues over the weekend, although weekends are normally very slow for us anyway.

So it seems that search ranking is everything, in our particular category anyway.

[twyngwyn]

go Clarry 🙂

[twyngwyn]

you're on the 1st page of Google search too!

[clarry100]

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@twyngwyn wrote:
you're on the 1st page of Google search too!

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Haha! Yes I see that now too. I had not checked Google results.

Position #2 on the first page of Google search throws to an Etsy result where we are also on page #1.

Perhaps that is where the Etsy sale came from yesterday too.

Sadly no more today but they are still showing on top tho.

[thecatspjs]

Gosh Clarry, I think it might be in your interests to be a bit more careful of your posts, your OP sounds like you are using the boards to push your wares a bit.

I read the opening post and went to report, and stopped when I saw it was you.

Just saying....

[davewil1964]

As you always do.

[*tippy*toes*]

Gosh, Clarry has never made it a secret of what he and his wife sells. Gosh, just sayin'.....

LOL

[typhoon4u]

Now you just need to be prepared for nothing for the next month.

You've had your turn......

[lyndal1838]

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@thecatspjs wrote:

Gosh Clarry, I think it might be in your interests to be a bit more careful of your posts, your OP sounds like you are using the boards to push your wares a bit.

I read the opening post and went to report, and stopped when I saw it was you.

Just saying....

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The same could be said for any seller who posts on the boards with a selling account.

Would you report every selling account which appears on the boards?

You can't have it both ways......report every selling account as advertising or complain about sellers who use posting IDs for anonymity.

[clarry100]

Thank you for your kind consideration.

It was never my intention to advertise our products on here as I am aware that is against policy.

I was just using this particular product to illustrate a point in the OP.