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WP store count = 323
All that traffic that was talked about for the grand opening seems to be one way. Traffic leading out of WP.
let the truth be told
u1it4less - "it's all in the name.."
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Are they doing account reviews twice a month now?  :blinkie:
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I don't think so Rat but I do think it has something to do with the new and innovative marketing from the grand opening. This must have been expected just like how when the store count would level off at 700.
let the truth be told
u1it4less - "it's all in the name.."
Quote:Then, I'll be honest...I don't know why I'm getting so many hits, but I'm grateful! LOL
We get quite a bit of traffic from our eBay sales/listings.
We don't accept PayPal, so we direct our buyers to our website to pay via credit card. We have a link in every auction listing to our website 'eBay auction checkout' page. (I had this page pre-approved by T&S before I started using it.)  You'd be surprised how many people click on it just out of curiosity. twistedevil
The rest of it is from keyword searches through search engines and links from various discussion boards (referrals from previous customers).
I have no clue why the new site has gotten so many hits. The only public link to it is in the copyright notice on my auction templates and website. I do my own templates, so I originally set the site up so I could add a 'third party credit' link to my auction templates. If anyone clicks on the 'credit link', it goes to my 'graphics' website which is under contruction but has links leading to my live websites.
Thanks for your insight.
I'm probably just selling bullsh!t no one wants to buy. Can't shovel crap if no one wants crap.
Speaking of vintage ads:
Quote:wagglepopCC1Â 03 Mar 2007 21:51Â Â Â
xxxxx,
Your post is an excellent example of optimizing your Store and listings for search engines, and how we have structured the site to support that.
In fact, two of our Wagglepop Stores come up in the "top ten" in Yahoo search results for your keyword phrase example, with your Store at the top of the list and above many long-established and very successful standalone websites that specialize in vintage ads.
There are many vintage ad sellers on eBay in what is an hyper-competitive market, yet two of our Stores are on page one, while there are no eBay Stores represented.
Yahoo first page results example
We work extremely hard to make Wagglepop "important" to all search engines organically, and if you take a closer look at the results, your Store is actually ahead of the eBay keyword search, and that's not easy to do.
But there it is anyway
Karen - WP Customer Care
Edited to add the link CC1 gave:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=1900%27s+railroad+ads&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
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Speaking of vintage ads:
Quote:wagglepopCC1Â Â 03 Mar 2007 21:51Â Â Â Â
xxxxx,
Your post is an excellent example of optimizing your Store and listings for search engines, and how we have structured the site to support that.
In fact, two of our Wagglepop Stores come up in the "top ten" in Yahoo search results for your keyword phrase example, with your Store at the top of the list and above many long-established and very successful standalone websites that specialize in vintage ads.
There are many vintage ad sellers on eBay in what is an hyper-competitive market, yet two of our Stores are on page one, while there are no eBay Stores represented.
Yahoo first page results example
We work extremely hard to make Wagglepop "important" to all search engines organically, and if you take a closer look at the results, your Store is actually ahead of the eBay keyword search, and that's not easy to do.
But there it is anyway
Karen - WP Customer Care
Edited to add the link CC1 gave:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=1900%27s+railroad+ads&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
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This particular Popper has been a member since July, but does not have a FOUNDING MEMBER icon (?). With such a great search position, why only 29 FBs with nearly half of them being from one buyer? The No. 2 search result is an eBay seller with only 17 items for sale and 39 FB's within the last month.
Alison - once again, this thread is not about YOU. Â I send you kudos and balloons Â
You
assume to know what the people in your group want and do not want to read. Â The first rule of business is never to assume anything.
This is a business thread, so I feel comfortable posting these comments here.
Many seller who sell on WP are offended by the term "popper". Â I wanted to make sure that I in no way offended you.
Your product is top quality, however, you really need to work on the way that you present yourself in your posts. Â In reading your posts, I find that you are very dedicated to selling at WP. Â That is wonderful. Â You cannot, however, expect anyone here to regard any of your comments as "businesslike" when you come here and pout when someone calls you on a statement that you make. Â If any of us disagree with you, you call us liars. Â This makes you look childish and silly. Â
When one of us makes a mistake (and we do many, many times) we admit to it, learn from it and move on. Â
Here, at your fingertips, you have a group of some of the most successful, knowledgeable and helpful people in online sales today. Â Take advantage of the resources here and don't sneer at everyone who does not support Wagglepop. Â It's only a venue. Â We support sellers here. Â Not Ray Romeo's ego.
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Speaking of vintage ads:
Quote:wagglepopCC1  03 Mar 2007 21:51   ÂÂ
xxxxx,
Your post is an excellent example of optimizing your Store and listings for search engines, and how we have structured the site to support that.
In fact, two of our Wagglepop Stores come up in the "top ten" in Yahoo search results for your keyword phrase example, with your Store at the top of the list and above many long-established and very successful standalone websites that specialize in vintage ads.
There are many vintage ad sellers on eBay in what is an hyper-competitive market, yet two of our Stores are on page one, while there are no eBay Stores represented.
Yahoo first page results example
We work extremely hard to make Wagglepop "important" to all search engines organically, and if you take a closer look at the results, your Store is actually ahead of the eBay keyword search, and that's not easy to do.
But there it is anyway
Karen - WP Customer Care
Edited to add the link CC1 gave:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=1900%27s+railroad+ads&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
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Hey everyone I see eBay in position number 2 with that search. Is Ka/Ray going blind for well you know. By the way take out the 1900's and do a search. Do you see WP anywhere then? It's all about keywords Ray. Do you need a lesson? Try searching for WP on yahoo and now tell me what you find!!!
RayÂÂ
let the truth be told
u1it4less - "it's all in the name.."
Just did a search on yahoo for wagglepop
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=wagglep...s&ei=UTF-8
Check out the sponsored ad on the right (I had to read it twice to realize it was a seller, not a spoof about WP)
Check #3 and #10(our eclectica's blog)Â
CEO sticks fork in site-it's gone article just won't go away.Â
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Just did a search on yahoo for wagglepop
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=wagglep...s&ei=UTF-8
Check out the sponsored ad on the right (I had to read it twice to realize it was a seller, not a spoof about WP)
Check #3 and #10(our eclectica's blog)Â
CEO sticks fork in site-it's gone article just won't go away.Â
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That sponsored ad would scare me away and I would say most buyers. Did you see the picture at the bottom chiquita?
let the truth be told
u1it4less - "it's all in the name.."
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Our old retail website was like that.
How are you guys getting so many hits with Zen Cart shops, without any paid advertising? This new X-Cart site just won't get the traffic our old site got. It's so frustrating.[/quote]
Do you submit to Base? We receive quite a bit of traffic from Froogle and Base.