Using keywords on my list

[good4megold4you]

Question..

I wanted to know from your experience about keywords on my list. i will explain.. 

i want to sale for example keychain..but in my title I'm not writing keychain..but in the item description I'm writing that. do u think if somebody will write keychain in the search he will find my list? of course when i want to sale something this is the most important to write the item on the title but i just want to know if i will write keywords on the description but not in the title if still people will find my list (if they use one of my keywords that i wrote in the description..)

thank u

[katzrul15]

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@good4megold4you wrote:

Question..

I wanted to know from your experience about keywords on my list. i will explain.. 

i want to sale for example keychain..but in my title I'm not writing keychain..but in the item description I'm writing that. do u think if somebody will write keychain in the search he will find my list? of course when i want to sale something this is the most important to write the item on the title but i just want to know if i will write keywords on the description but not in the title if still people will find my list (if they use one of my keywords that i wrote in the description..)

thank u

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No, they will not.

Your TITLE needs to contain all applicable search "keywords".  Your description and item specifics should also contain that information in expanse.

[collectfest · Accepted solution]

Title is the most important to me. In addition, correct order too.

Example how I would do it:

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie Baseball card 

not... (even though the same words)

Rookie Baseball Topps card Mickey Mantle 1952 

[iart]

The first 3 or 4 words in the title are the most important.

According to legend, your description is only searched when the buyer chooses to search title and description.

But eBay's search is a mess with all kinds of random items popping up. So, eBay bots might be searching the title and description and then making assumptions as well.

But if you want your item found, the first few words in the title matter most.

[bearswatching]

EBay search has been seriously messed up for months. Not clear why you would want to deliberately omit the name of the item from the title. You can tick on adding to title and description but there is no guarantee that will work. You have 80 characters in the title so you should cram every pertinent bit of info in that line. Especially if it is a common item and there are thousands of them listed. Make yours stand out.

[aprilmoviebuf2000]

I think it's always important to use whatever thingy (technical term ha ha) you are listing in the title.  

However, for some categories, it's not as important for search.  I have a friend that sells coins, and he is very successful at it.  He never uses the word "coin" in his titles, because it's a very specific niche category, and most buyers are going to search within the coin category.  

I collect vintage Napco figurines.  So as long as the seller lists in the collectibles category under sculptures & figurines, search does pick it up, even if I don't use the word "figurine" in my search.  I can see many sold items for those, and the seller did not use figurine in the title.  But, that is a very specific brand and item that buyers search for, so this comparison doesn't necessarily apply.   So in a nutshell, I think it really depends on what you are listing, and whether it's a pretty common item or a niche item.  

[luckythewinner]

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@good4megold4you wrote:

Question..

I wanted to know from your experience about keywords on my list. i will explain.. 

i want to sale for example keychain..but in my title I'm not writing keychain..but in the item description I'm writing that. do u think if somebody will write keychain in the search he will find my list? of course when i want to sale something this is the most important to write the item on the title but i just want to know if i will write keywords on the description but not in the title if still people will find my list (if they use one of my keywords that i wrote in the description..)

thank u

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Search will not pick up words in the listing description unless the user specifically chooses to include the description in the search. And I doubt that many buyers do that.

[reallynicestamps]

If you are selling a keychain, you need keychain in your title.

If you are selling clothing, you need manufacturer's size in your Title, and actual measurements in your Description.

More important than Description are the Item Specifics which are read by Google (and can be helpful to buyers). Item Specifics can be expanded in Description.  (IE Brand of keychain is Dooney & Burke in IS but Description includes "pink enamel heart".)