Does the Ultimate Bundle show up in the search results?
If yes, then TPT reads the preview PDF.
If no, then TPT doesn’t. And guess what? It doesn’t.
Which means: Flattened or unflattened previews don’t matter for SEO. (I mean, still flatten your preview if required by clipart licenses. But don’t do it for TPT SEO reasons.)
🎥 I walk through the whole experiment in this week’s video.
Guess what? That product didn’t show up when searching for the secret word either. So TPT isn’t scanning our product files for ranking keywords.
What does matter then? Title. Snippet. Description. And then… sales psychology + mystery metrics.
Yep. TPT tracks units sold. Clicks. Possibly even add to cart or preview opens. And yes, I was very strategic about asking people to check the preview of the Ultimate Bundle. (How are you getting people to view your previews?)
I went from rank #4 to rank #1 for “TPT seller.” Could be a coincidence. Could be a conversion signal.
🤯 The more I learn, the less I know.
But here’s what I do know: We need to keep testing. Keep tinkering. Keep following the money.
Time is running out. This is the best deal I can offer because all of my prices are going up on Dec 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM (ET). I will feel bad if you miss out. Hopefully you get this message in time. What did Mike say?! Here are some of the things we’re talking…
Q1: I think your keyword tool is broken. It says I’m at one position, but when I search on TPT, I’m at a different position. Sometimes a keyword tool glitches. If TPT changes its site, the tool can’t find what it needs, so it shows nothing at all. But what if the tool says our product is…
I’m just putting the finishing touches on the Week 2 Boot Camp lesson that I’ll be teaching on Sunday. We’re going to use data to figure out which product descriptions need to be improved. No one has time to fix everything, so we have to be strategic and prioritize. If a product has a low…
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If you’re a teacher-seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), you’ve probably wondered how long it takes for changes you make to your resources or store to show up in search rankings. Is it hours, days, or even weeks? Honestly, it’s not an exact science, and what I’ve seen might surprise you. Let’s walk through it…
