As the industry is changing as rapidly as Google tweaks their algorithm, it is hard to decide what the most important factors are. The On-site and off-site are the two major factors in SEO which is necessary for every type of website. Normally, most of the webmasters starts with the on-site SEO, because your aim is to get your website recognize by Google. If they don’t, then how are you ever going to rank for a keyword?

The search engine spiders that crawl your E-commerce website will be looking at several different attributes on every page to determine where it needs to go and how relevant it is to specific searches done at Google search engine.

Another factor worth mentioning is a Keyword. What is a Keyword?

A keyword is basically an elaborate name for what people might search for when trying to find your E-commerce website. I am using a Bodhost.co.uk website as an example. People could search for “Web Hosting”, but they might also search for “Cheap Web Hosting”, “VPS Web Hosting” and “UK Web Hosting Service”. All of these would be keywords, or probably more properly could be said to be key phrases.

However, they are generally all referred to simply as keywords. Note that almost all On-site SEO has to do with is placing high-quality keywords throughout your E-commerce website content where search engine robots, spiders, or software might be able to decide what your website is about.

6 On-Site SEO Factors That Can Influence Your SERP Ranking:

* The Title of the Page
* The keywords used in the text on your website
* The keywords are used in H1 Tags
* Keywords used in your domain name
* Keywords used in the URL of a webpage
* Meta Keywords

3 Major Off-Site SEO Factors That Can Improve Your Search Engine Ranking:

Backlinks to Your E-commerce Website

This is without a doubt one of the keys to having your website listed in the search engines results page for specific keywords. Google likes to look at what others are saying about your website to determine what it is about. For example, if someone is a huge fan of a UK Web Hosting, and you provide that service, they may link to your website with “UK Web Hosting” as the text that people would click on to get to your website. This text is called anchor text and Google will see that link as a simple “vote” for your website to appear higher than others for that keyword. In short, these are commonly referred to as backlinks.

Quality of the Websites linking to your Website

Those linking to your website should also have some form of importance. For example, there are many websites with loads of outgoing links to many websites. Google does not want to give these websites as much weight in their “vote” in comparison to a link from Bodhost’s official website or something along those lines.

The Age of Your E-commerce Website

The reason I listed this as an off-site related issue, because it really doesn’t fit in either category. This is a simple issue that the search engines will evaluate. This is not to say that it is the most important factor, but many older websites will naturally rank higher than new websites that have more backlinks.

I am not sure why this occurs, but many would say that it does. As compare to Google, Yahoo definitely puts more weight on this.

        

eBay alternatives do exist!

In fact, there are several viable alternatives to selling on eBay for the ecommerce entrepreneur, and you will probably find them much more seller friendly, besides a lot more economical than eBay.

Before you choose an alternative to eBay, you should first consider the type of product or products you are selling, as different websites are geared toward different types of items.

For example, if your business is dropshipping new books, then Amazon might be a much better marketplace for you than eBay.

If, however, your niche market is vintage items such as clothing or textiles, Amazon wouldn’t work for you because at this time, it doesn’t carry vintage or used clothing. In that case, a different web site such as Bonanzle might work very nicely for you.

Here are four simple steps you can take to find a website that will be a suitable, economical alternative to selling on eBay, and that will enable you to set up and start selling immediately, with a minimum of fuss and bother:

1. Do a Google search for “eBay alternatives” or “online auction sites”. You will discover that your search will return several websites. You need to check them out to see what each has to offer.

2. When visiting each website with an eye for how it would work for you as an alternative to selling on eBay, check to make sure that you would be able to sell your products there.

Browse the categories, read the policies and learn about listing fees and final value fees, membership fees, if any; listing restrictions, listing durations, etc.

3. Once you have chosen a site that seems suitable for the types of items you sell, follow the instructions on the website to join and become a member/seller.

4. Now, simply start listing your items for sale on the new site. Some eBay alternative sites make it especially easy for sellers by allowing you to quickly and easily import your listings from eBay in bulk.

Voila! In only a few moments, you can find great places to list and sell your products besides eBay….choose the one that best suits your needs according to what type of items you sell…..register as a seller, list your items and be ready for business!

If eBay isn’t working for you anymore, not to worry—there is life after eBay and other profitable auction sites just waiting for you to start selling!

        

Anyone looking for information about selling stuff online will likely run into a lot of advice about ebay. After all they are the number one place to sell goods on the internet. One site that is often overlooked but offers opportunity for those who are interested in selling media is amazon.com. Unlike ebay which is auction focused amazon is more marketplace driven. So what do those new to selling on amazon need to know before diving in. The rest of this article will give some pointers.

First of all I already mentioned that amazon is primarily a marketplace. As such people who go to amazon to shop are likely there to find the lowest price on a particular item. During recessions like the current one we are in amazon bargain priced culture actually provides more opportunity for sellers than auction based sites. Below are some tips and strategies that you need to know to succeed as a seller on amazons marketplace.

First of all you have to be able to be very competitive. It is important to be the lowest priced seller or at least in the top two or three. Having a good feedback score does matter on amazon but even more important is price. To be able to have the lowest price on the site you need to have a very low cost structure. That starts with finding goods for little cost. Doing that means finding your product at places like thrift stores and garage sales. Another part of your costs are your packing and shipping costs. I recommend finding a good wholesaler to buy your mailers and all other supplies you need for selling on amazon. I hope this article was helpful for those new to selling on the site.