posted on December 15, 2005 06:01:02 PM new
As far as where your item shows up in a search (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. on the list) ~~ does it matter where the keywords are located in the title? . . . Or . . . just so long as a word is in the title it will be found.
For example: (not meant to be a real title)
If a title is:
Electric Bulb - 3 Watt
. . . COMPARED TO . . .
Bulb Electric - 3 Watt
and I searched for "Electric", will the second title show up first, or is the "Buy" search strictly by ending soonest.
I realize people can sort based on highest, ending soonest, lowest, etc., but in the original search, is it strictly by ending time?
posted on December 15, 2005 06:05:30 PM new
I have never noticed any effect on a search caused by where a word appears in the title. From a programming perspective, it would be more difficult to make location matter, so it is unlikely to be an eBay "feature."
posted on December 16, 2005 04:52:22 PM new
I haven't noticed a difference either.
Only thing I can think of is if someone is searching for a given phrase (ie search terms in quotes). In that case "electric bulb" would problably be better than "bulb electric"
