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LQS (Listing Quality Score)

LQS (Listing Quality Score)

A Listing Quality Score or LQS refers to an algorithm that provides feedback on the overall quality of a particular listing. This score is used for many purposes but primarily for listing products. The LQS is vital to know because it helps you determine the quality of your listing and where you can improve the score to enable visibility and other factors that determine the ability to make a sale.

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Getting Ahead of the Competition

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The goal for many product pages is to allow the company offering the product to gain the edge over their competition within the market. Maintaining a solid foothold may mean the difference between success and failure regarding a product. Many methods are used to improve the product listing page score, which is designated between 1-10, with 10 being optimal. 

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It's essential to consider every aspect of the content featured on the page, not just keywords because it significantly affects the listing product score. Brands offering products for sale know that it's imperative to know and understand the score and how to improve it continuously to maintain a lead or a competitive edge. 

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Without this information, retailers or brands are left in the dark and guessing about where to make solid improvements and how much progress they continue to make by making those changes.

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Improving sales is the ultimate goal for any company offering a product to the consumer market. Taking all aspects of the product listing into account provides a page that's scored to allow companies to understand how they perform. In order to get optimal results, it's crucial to have the right software and insights.

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Concerns of a Seller 

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There are many concerns for sellers, but ultimately the bottom line is staying visible and appealing to customers and making more sales. 

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There are various methods for getting an LQS score, but perhaps the easiest is to have a SaaS with a built-in LQS score in the dashboard. Anyone striving to have an optimal performing page should aim for a score of 7 or better. 

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Retailers and companies serious about improving sales and staying on top of the competition will monitor their LQS and ensure it's at least a seven.

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Features of a Quality Listing Score 

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There are several features taken into consideration when calculating the quality listing score of a page or page score. One of the features most people know about is keywords. 

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The use of keywords in an optimal way is a suitable method for improving the score. The quality of keyword usage and the number of times also are factored into the score. Keep in mind, however, that more keywords are not always better; instead, quality and consistency are the keys.

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Some other features of page content that are factored into an LQS include bullet points, the quality and richness of a title, the number of photos used on the page, and the resolution of the images is also a critical factor in the Listing Quality Score.

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Benefits of a High Listing Quality Score 

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There are many benefits to having a high listing quality score for your page. The most important, however, is that this helps the customer find your product and learn more about it quickly, making it appealing and easy to understand. This makes it more likely for you to make more frequent sales.

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You will also be able to establish a more solid customer base when your page is continuously optimized. Some other benefits include the following.

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  • Higher ranking on certain websites
  • It's easier for customers to locate your products
  • You'll feature first on the Search Engine Results Pages or SERPs

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Essentially, high listing quality means attracting more sales and creating a better customer base with loyal buyers. A page's future richness and attractiveness are a way to engage the customer and hold their interest.

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How to Achieve a Higher Listing Quality Score 

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In order to begin receiving details about your listing quality score, it's essential to have a software service or platform that provides it through your user dashboard. This quality score may also be an extension to browsers and listing tools.

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Monitor the page quality score frequently, whether it's daily or every few days, to determine if there have been changes or if page details need updating. Keep pages updated with the latest information about the brand, product, and any recent detail changes.

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