Amazon Listing Optimization
Maximize Your Product's Visibility
Amazon listing optimization is the process of improving Amazon product pages to increase organic product rankings and sales. It involves a series of steps that address the title, bullet points, description, images and backend keywords of your listing.
The goals of focusing on listing optimization are to:
- improve your search relevancy (search volume, search results and visibility),
- click-through rate (CTR) and
- conversion rate (CR).
Maximizing your keyword ranking as an Amazon seller helps achieve more conversions. By increasing your customer conversion rate, you accomplish two very important things for your listings and business:
- Optimized Amazon listings lead to increased sales and revenue. Even if the number of visitors to your listing remains the same, better content naturally leads to higher conversions and sales.
- Increased sales generate more listing traffic. Amazon actively rewards listings that are most successful at converting customers. The best listings rank higher in customer search results on Amazon and, as a result, are seen by more shoppers and produce even greater sales.
Typical results from our Amazon listing optimization service are:
- Increased product exposure
- Fewer product returns
- Higher sales volume
- Positive customer interactions
- Higher in search results, more search volume and better rankings
- Improved quality of listings
- Stronger brand identity
In addition to Amazon optimization services for products in the United States, Awesome Dynamic also offers optimization services for Amazon Europe — the second largest Amazon marketplace outside the U.S. The European market offers an incredible opportunity to get your product in front of millions of potential customers. Even better, many of Amazon Europe’s product categories aren’t as saturated as those in the U.S., meaning you face less competition and enjoy greater opportunities to make sales.
What is listing optimization?
Amazon listing optimization is the process of improving Amazon product pages to help boost your organic rankings and sales. In order to effectively optimize your listing, you’ll need to utilize relevant keywords, write strategic copy for the title, bullet points and descriptions, increase the number of reviews, answer customer questions, and include high-quality product images.
The goals of focusing on listing optimization are to improve your:
- Search relevancy or visibility
- Click-through rate (CTR)
- Conversion rate (CR)
Why do I need to optimize my listings?
There are millions of products on Amazon, and competition can be fierce. To get your listings to stand out, optimizing your copy, keywords, photos, and videos is a must. The better your content is, the more likely it is that shoppers will find your product through Amazon’s search console.
Amazon’s primary goal is to connect shoppers with the right product based on their search terms. In order to accomplish this, Amazon has designed its algorithm and SEO practices to reward listings that best serve consumers. Amazon reviews the product title, bullet points, description, photography, videos, A+ Content, and back-end search terms.
Listing optimization and advertising should work in tandem. If an Amazon product listing optimization and advertising optimization are not part of a unified strategy, sellers can end up spending money on ads for inventory they don’t have stocked. Learn more about PPC advertising for Amazon here.
Is it worth hiring a professional copywriter?
Yes, professional help can make all the difference. Content should be high quality, persuasive, and filled with detailed descriptions and keywords that will help your listing reach the first page of results.
Paying for listing copy is typically a one-time fee unless you modify your product, get new packaging, or make additional changes. You can use the same copy for as long as you continue to sell that product. The initial investment is highly valuable and continues to provide benefits for the duration of the sales.
A professional Amazon copywriter has experience writing copy that not only entices the customer but answers their questions and gives them a better understanding of a product's value. They utilize top keywords throughout their copy to optimize the listing and help the product rank better in search queries. Typically, organic listings that have been properly optimized rank higher within Amazon’s complex search algorithm and result in a higher sales volume. Pair that with a solid PPC advertising strategy and you will be on page one of Amazon’s search results in no time.
Improved Listing Optimization Led to 27% Sales Growth YoY
A leading manufacturer of shelf-stable foods came to Awesome Dynamic to determine what they might be “missing” in running their Amazon account. They were confident in the work they had done to date but realized they didn’t know it all. They needed the expertise of a team with wider depth and breadth of experience as well as success on the platform if they were going to move the needle.
Amazon Listing Optimization for Mobile Device Shoppers
Mobile shopping is growing in popularity and the dollar value of mobile retail sales is continually increasing. Mobile shopping apps, like Amazon, offer shoppers a seamless experience. The streamlined, user-friendly app makes shopping online simple, stress-free and convenient. Plus, with Prime membership, users don’t have to leave the site or get frustrated because they don’t meet the free shipping minimum.
Amazon mobile listing optimization increases sales, improves the buying experience and enhances customer satisfaction. Mobile optimization involves the incorporation of essential keywords, optimized product titles, content formatting tailored to mobile buyers and quality images.
On Amazon, it’s crucial to develop mobile-friendly content. Approximately 24% of Amazon customers shop from their mobile devices. This can either provide a great opportunity to showcase your brand and make conversions, or it can be a missed opportunity that undermines your credibility. 80% of the top-ranked websites are mobile optimized, making it the industry standard. 61% of users will never return to a website that is not. Your Amazon content is no different. To compete in today’s world, mobile optimization is a must!
Work with Our Amazon Product Page Optimization Experts
Determining what makes one Amazon product listing perform better than another, even when the products are similar, can seem like a daunting task — but not for our team of experts who are familiar with all the intricacies and nuances of the Amazon algorithm.
Our credible team at Awesome Dynamic utilizes all available tools, best practices and gold standard case studies to optimize your Amazon product listings on your behalf. Use of these tools and practices typically results in listings that consistently have a higher product ranking, reach the best target audience for your product, and convert views to sales more effectively.
When you work with our team we’ll conduct a thorough review of your brand, content, and goals. We work with Amazon sellers to identify opportunities, improve content, and build brand identity. Throughout the process, we use our skills to bring your vision to life, gain customer trust, and establish a strong Amazon presence.
What you can expect from our Amazon Product Listing Optimization service:
- Data-driven keyword research
- Backend search terms
- Competitor analysis
- Consumer-friendly content (bullet points and description)
- Image recommendations
- FBA or FBM listing setup
Constructing Listings That Speak to Customers and Amazon
As a buyer-based search engine, Amazon’s goal is to ensure that when shoppers search for a product, they are shown relevant listings that drive them to buy. At the end of the day, Amazon is a business, and its main goal is to sell as many goods as possible to the greatest number of customers.
The listings that appeal most to Amazon are those that also appeal most to customers. The more successful a listing is among shoppers, the more conversions and profits are realized — for the Amazon seller and Amazon.
As a result, Amazon designs its algorithm and SEO practices to reward listings that best serve consumers. Amazon provides sellers with several key content areas to entice shoppers and optimize product listings, including title, bullet points, product description, photography, videos, A+ Content and backend search terms.
When these areas work together, optimization occurs and shoppers are more easily converted to buyers. Awesome Dynamic ensures that each content area is given the attention it deserves by:
- Researching and focusing on keywords that are most relevant to the product and the consumer’s search
- Writing clear, descriptive copy that is easy for shoppers to digest and leads to an informed purchase decision
- Highlighting eye-catching, informative product photography and videos to increase consumer interest and help them visualize the product
- Formatting the listing with A+ Content to create a more compelling product story
Each of these techniques and best practices helps us develop a listing that fulfills the needs of consumers and ultimately creates the kind of content Amazon wants to see.
8 Expert Tips for Crafting a High-Converting Product Listing
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Keyword Research for Amazon Listing Optimization
Relevant keywords are the foundation of any Amazon listing. If the foundation is strong, your listing will stand tall — appearing higher up in search results and driving greater conversions. If your foundation is weak, your listing will crumble and appear in front of fewer consumers. Awesome Dynamic’s job is to make sure your listing is built on solid ground.
To discover the keywords that are best suited for your listing, we conduct a thorough keyword search engine optimization (SEO) analysis. We research and incorporate into your listing the relevant words used most often by shoppers when searching Amazon for items like yours. With these keywords seamlessly integrated into your listing by our professional copywriters, you are on your way to greater optimization and visibility.
Copywriting to Create a Strategic Product Message
Your listing content has a greater impact on your Amazon search rankings than any other factor — which makes sense since it’s the component that consumers interact with most. Crafting well-written content that strategically incorporates your most valuable keywords is the ticket to optimizing your listing for higher ranking and conversions. That’s where we come in.
Our Amazon listing optimization copywriters take the time to understand the unique Amazon consumer journey. By learning and applying Amazon’s copy guidelines and restrictions, we create strategic content that appeals to both the Amazon algorithm and the emotions that drive consumer purchase decisions.
Our writers develop creative, captivating copy for your listings:
Product Title
This is the first part of your listing that shoppers see. We carefully craft every title to entice shoppers to click while incorporating your most important keywords.
Product Features/Bullet Points
Informative, concise bullet points give visitors a quick overview of your product. Many shoppers never look beyond the bullets to your product description, so this content is crucial in driving conversions.
Optimized bullets can thoroughly outline your product’s features, benefits, and limitations to increase customer satisfaction and decrease returns. Clearly and concisely outlining what your product is and what it does helps shoppers make an informed decision and sets your listing up for success.
Product Descriptions
The product description elaborates on the information in your title and bullet points. It provides a complete and detailed synopsis of your product while maximizing keyword usage.
A well-written description should be informative yet conversational. Our copywriters conduct an analysis of your products and brand to establish an authentic tone of voice that reinforces your value and identity.
Backend Search Terms
We comb through our keyword analysis to identify your most important terms and properly format them for Amazon’s backend.
Photography That Catches the Eye of the Shopper
With Amazon listing optimization, words are only half the battle. Amazon shoppers can’t feel and interact with products the way they can in-store, so product photography must do a lot of the heavy lifting to bring the product to life. High-quality product imagery works in tandem with copy to support your product message and help drive greater click-through rates and sales.
Our Amazon team works with you to gather and create beautiful product imagery that helps provide shoppers with a complete and authentic view of your product. We focus on informative and compelling product imagery that:
- Shows a 360-degree view of your product
- Highlights product usage in lifestyle settings
- Helps consumers grasp the size of your product
- Captures important product details and features
A+ Content Takes Your Product Listing Further
A+ Content is available to sellers on Seller Central and Vendor Central. Both platforms allow sellers to provide shoppers with more in-depth product information, elaborate on product descriptions and highlight additional photos. This supplementary content goes a long way toward helping to increase conversion rates and decrease the rate of returns.
Our A+ Content services include:
- Help determining if supplementary content is the right approach for your product
- Copywriting for titles, description and product features
- A+ Content template design or selection
- Creation of high-quality photographs to highlight product details and meet Amazon’s specifications
- Optimization of product descriptions to help engage shoppers to buy
- Listing products on Amazon’s various marketplaces to help increase visibility and sales