In today’s blog post, I am going to be talking about how does Etsy SEO work. I know SEO can be pretty overwhelming in the beginning, especially if you’re new to it. I will be breaking down the four components Etsy looks at when matching your listings to prospective buyers.

As a bonus, I will also be sharing a strategy that not too many talks about but, when done correctly, can be a goldmine for your Etsy shop, so make sure to read until the end.

Let’s get started!

SEO is a term that you have to get familiarize with if you plan to sell online. Whether you’re selling on Etsy, Shopify, or your site it’s not going anywhere. Understanding SEO will help you sell more products because it increases visibility and gets your Etsy store to rank higher on search placement.

When it comes to Etsy SEO, there are four components Etsy considers when matching products with shoppers’ search queries.

The first two are title & tags – You want to make sure you’re using exact phrase matches because they are stronger than matches on individual words.

For example, a search for “gold ring” would return all items with the words “gold” and “ring” in the title or tags, but items with “gold ring” in the title or tag which matches the exact phrase the customer searched for would be considered a closer match.

If your title & tags match precisely what the customer is looking for, your listings will rank higher in the search results.

The third contributing factor that Etsy looks at when matching your products to shopper’s search queries is attributes. They work similar to categories and help the listing to be found in Etsy search results.

Using attributes is just another way of optimizing your listing to the fullest potential to increase the likelihood of someone finding your products and services.

The fourth contributing factors for Etsy SEO are categories. You want to make sure you’re adding specific categories that match or are relevant to your products. Why? When you add specific subcategories to your listings, your items are included in all the categories that the subcategory is nested within. It allows your products to match with a search which equals more traffic.

Here are some best practices when it comes to Etsy SEO:

• use all 13 tags
• do target long-tail keywords
• do use multi-word phrases
• don’t repeat tags
• don’t keywords stuff your titles
• make sure your title & tags match

If you’re still here watching, let’s talk about the bonus that I mentioned at the beginning of this video. You want to use 2-3 broader terms with high search volume relevant to your niche.

The reason why is because when you list a new product to your shop, you get something called the listing quality score. Etsy will give your new listings a temporary boost and see how it does compare to your competitors. This is how the Etsy algorithm decides wherein the search placement you’re going to rank.

If many people are clicking, engaging, and buying, you will get a high listing quality score, and therefore, you can potentially rank for those broader terms that can be a goldmine and start bringing in tons of free traffic to your shop.

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– Nancy

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