Q. What type of information should I put in my gateway page?
A The simple answer is keywords and links! Keywords
to attract people from search engines and links to get them to your selling pages
If you've already written reviews for eBay, or you have a me page, reuse the text from those
projects here and be sure to include links to your reviews, your me page and store.
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Q. Are there limits on the type of content I can place on my gateway page?
A. No. As long as the material is in good taste,content is up to you.
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Q. Where do I upload the images for my page?
A. You should upload product images on the auction import screen.
This feature allows you to use the eBay gallery picture if present, or upload an alternate for each item.
Graphics or backgrounds for the gateway page itself should be linked from your normal image host. (A list of free image hosting services
is shown on the tools page)
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Q. Can I use a commercial template for the gateway page?
A. Yes. If you have purchased a templates
for eBy auctions or a normal web site, the template can be used here. You must
modify the template so it contain the required placeholders if you want it to
update automatically.
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Q. How do I use the Google Base and Froogle features?
A. Google Base and Froogle are extended search
features provided by Google. Files are created by this system in the format
required by Google. You must download these 'feeds' to your local PC, edit if
desired then upload to Google using the instructions on their web site.
(links to these services are shown on the tools page)
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Q. How long will it be before my gateway page is picked up by the search engines?
A. In our experience, Your gateway page will be indexed
(crawled by search engines) within a few days after publication. How often the content
is processed into search results will depend largely on the key word content of your page
and other factors. You can tweak this process using the same techniques used for a
normal web site. See the promo and tools page for ideas.
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