Why you can not win in the search wars and should not even try

This is a response I gave in one of the threads regarding using search to be found. It was in response to someone that had indicated that I was saying the search and keywording was not important and that I had some sort of insider information. Which I do not. But I have tracked what I have done that has lead to way better then average success compared to the most people posting in the search. But that in no way makes me one of top sellers. They simply do not post in the threads.

Here is that response:

Thank you JC for the chance to clarify that aspect of my position on keywords and the search.

First off I don't think I ever claimed any insider information. Everything I know or learned about the search is what I have read in these threads.

My position has NEVER been that the search was not important, I have consistently said you have to do the best you possible can to put keywords in the keywords box, in your titles and in your descriptions and then move on and not obsess over the search and the fact that you are not coming up as high as you would like.

From what we have been told here, and correct me if I am wrong JC, sales are the number on rating factor that will gain you search position. Then there are other considerations like, comments, likes, favorites, etc, etc.

It has been my position, based only on what I have experienced, that chasing sales is going to do more for you then obsessing over the search and trying to get as many likes, favorites, comments and all those other things.

I have outlined this in detail in one of my blogs.

Sean has made it perfectly clear that he is not going to disclose the exact weighting or the exact inter workings of the search. I understand that and it makes no difference to me whatsoever rather he does or does not give us the secrets of the search.

We are all on equal ground as far as the knowledge of how that search works. If he discloses the exact inner workings, we would all still be on equal ground. So there is nothing to gain from knowing that information if we all know it. And NO I am not suggesting that Sean is sharing it with some but not all. But again, I wouldn't care if he did.

I deal with things as I find them. I either figure out what it is and how to work it to my benefit and I keep doing it over and over again. If I can not figure out how to make it work for me.... I go somewhere else.

I have found success here on FAA doing what I am doing with no more knowledge then what I brought with me and what I have learned in these threads. Success is a personal thing. I may be a huge seller compared to some and an insignificant seller compared to others. That is why I never talk in real numbers. Actualy, again from what I have read in these threads, that is the case.

Now all of that said, I will tell you right now, your time would be much better spent learning something about business in general including marketing and advertising than worrying about your search ranking once you do the keywording like I said above.

For more information on selling on FAA read the following articles.

Work Smarter Not Harder To Beat The Big Guys
This Is My Response to Members Looking for Help
Work Smarter Not Harder To Beat The Big Guys
Another Response to a New Member Looking for Help