posted on March 8, 2001 06:18:04 AM new
Can someone tell me how to have the Ebay search engine find a word without it being shown? As, if someone types in enciclopedia or encyclopidia instead of encyclopedia, the search engine will find the listing for it to come up?
posted on March 8, 2001 06:42:47 AM new
It would be quite a stretch to call what you are suggesting keyword spamming. All you are wanting to do is include common misspellings of the name of your item in your listing. I don't think ebaY would have a problem with that. I would email [email protected] and ask them.
If they say it's ok (and I think they will), here is how you do it: Just type the words into your listing using the same font color as the backgound color. If your listing has a white backgound, use a white font (just substitute the appropriate color). That's all there is to it.
posted on March 8, 2001 06:55:42 AM new
I stand corrected... After taking a closer look at ebay's definition of keyword spamming, it appears that they don't allow hidden text in an auction listing for any reason. It doesn't make sense but ebay is ebay. What can I say?
On the other hand, if you include only common misspellings of words, how would anyone know? If a bidder searches for "little red wagin" and your listing for a "little red wagon" pops up, who will even notice, much less report you?
posted on March 8, 2001 07:09:00 AM new
Thanks for all the info. I tried to use the link, but for some reason, could not get it to work. I havn't been using colored backgrounds, as I often find them very difficult to read, particularly the patterned ones.
I don't consider this spamming at all. When I'm searching for something I have a hard time spelling and can find it, I'm glad for the help, regardless of how I got there.
posted on March 8, 2001 08:08:20 AM new
If you don't like colored backgrounds, but want to try the "invisible" keyword thing, just have your text in white as well as the background. Works just as well.
I do use the description search, because several of the items I am looking for are frequently sold by people who either don't know what they are, or have no experience with the item and don't know the "right" words to describe it. But I have a good idea of what they WILL say about it, and search on that basis...both titles and descriptions. It's tedious, and you do end up with lots of unrelated stuff, but for small-scale searches (like mine), it's worth it to slog through 50 listings to find just one or two gems.
posted on March 8, 2001 08:14:30 AM new
If you want to include something like:
"Check my other auctions for more videogame carts for Sega, Nintendo and Sony"
in your description, but not violate eBay's search spam rules, just make a jpg or gif of the text and include the image in your listing. Bidders reading your auction will see it, but it won't affect a search.
posted on March 8, 2001 08:14:50 AM new
Just put the misspelled words in the auction in the same color as the rest of your ad. That isn't key word spamming.
posted on March 8, 2001 08:33:23 AM new
Put encyclopedia in the title, but in the description deliberately mis-spell it:
"I have this encyclopidia for sale..."
(As long as you don't mind looking illiterate!)
posted on March 8, 2001 01:57:19 PM new
Escandyo, I highly recommend putting ANYTHING in your description that will help the buyer find your auction, including the deliberate misspelling that capotasto suggests. Having seen the vast number of illiterate sellers out there, I figure the majority of buyers can't be that much more adept at spelling!
One thing I have also done (which may apply to some of your auctions) is to use a common substitute word for part of the description (i.e. if a piece of china has a platinum rim, refer also to a silver rim, because some folks wouldn't know it's platinum).
