January 2020
Beginner
512 pages
13h 14m
English
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Chapter 17
Product Search: Remember the Shopping Directories and Retailers
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding the product directories
Working with classified-ad sites
Selling directly from third-party merchant sites
Creating your datafeed files and managing your data
In Chapter 1, I look at where people search, focusing on the major search engines, of course, but also giving you a little teaser: “Many, perhaps most, product searches actually begin in sites such as Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist,” I write in Chapter 1, referencing you to this chapter.
So what’s this all about? It’s simple. In this chapter, you discover that many, even most, product search results don’t come from the major search engines’ organic-search indexes. If you sell products and you’re focusing only on the major search engines, you’re making a big mistake.
So read on and find out where people are searching and how you can get your products and links back to your website in front of people when they search.
Understanding Where People Search for Products
If you’re looking online for a product you want to buy, where do ...
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