I cannot count the times where I will review content on my listings (on customer facing page), and then receive an order for that item in a close time proximity. I’m not talking just about fast moving items either, so less of a coincidence had it been a daily seller.
ETA - 2 this morning.
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I’ve had moments like this too. Usually, I’ll notice that I haven’t pulled a particular product for orders recently, so I’ll go and check on the listing to make sure that everything is okay. Typically, it is, and I don’t make any changes. Then, in the next couple of days, I’ll get several orders for it when I haven’t had any in a couple weeks. It isn’t just an Amazon thing though because a lot of the time, it’s an item from my Shopify storefront. I just joke that it’s the simulation messing with me lol
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Many Best Match algorithms take into account views of a listing to some extent.
You might have improved the search rank depending on the competition and how much the algorithm weights views. It may also be a coincidence.
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I’ve noticed this actually….
The algorithm probably says - Hey, someone is looking at this. Maybe I will show it to others…
You are not going crazy. There’s something to this.
On the devil’s advocate side - You aren’t buying your product so it gets a knock on conversion (lack of). So there’s that….
The reality is Amazon doesn’t even know how Amazon works so we need not drive ourselves crazy trying to figure it out. Haha
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For us booksellers, you just have to move the book to a new spot. Or think you might like to read it before it sells.
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To be a bookseller (at least a used bookseller) is to believe in coincidence to the same degree that you believe in air.
It’s not even that unusual. You notice a book out of place, or fallen over. Restore. Get an order next day.
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Someplace up high.
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This …
And … I’ve seen suspensions to sellers for causing this to happen by using Super URL’s. An occasional look is fine, but just be careful with the links you use to view.
…www/amazon.com/dp/{ASIN} is always fine. Anything with the title in there is an issue.
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For those who, like me, never heard the term before:
A Super URL is a way to link directly to an Amazon product listing, while making the ranking algorithm think the click came from an organic search. This is done by making a URL that replicates certain parameters, which are meant to show Amazon the exact source of a click.
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