Hey 👋,
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Over the last few weeks, we have been trying to uncover what factors influence the rankings the most and how one maintains a high ranking. We looked at data from the results of hundreds of searches sorted by relevance and 'Just Shared.'

Before we jump in, you can use our new listing rank checker tool to assess your listings' rankings and compare them with other top listings.

Ok, here is what we found:

3 Key Insights

🔁 Shares

If you want to appear at the top, your best bet is to share at least 3x a day.

Since Poshmark's default search is 'Just shared,' I suspect users rarely deviate from that default.
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59% of the listings we looked at had total shares within the 0-5 range. Very few had over 15 total shares. Many listings at the top of this sorting order had over 100 total shares.

The Silver sandals ranked #1 in this photo; we saw it in that spot multiple times this week. We probably saw it in number 1 the most out of all the others. You can see they are going hard on sharing.

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🏷️ Title​

No Surprises here;

68% of the top listings include more specific details like size, condition, color, or style.

Listings that closely match the search query in their titles rank higher. So, at the bare minimum, they should include the Brand, Item type, and style. Add condition, colour, and size so your listing appears in a more specific search query. Buyers with more specific queries are usually closer to purchasing.

E.g. 'NEW Birkenstock Marid Brown Sandals Size 7 '

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⏳ Listing Age

Newer listings rank higher.
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Approximately 58% of the top listings were published within the last seven days. So, if you weren't convinced about relisting, we hope this helps to settle the matter. To improve your chances of ranking higher, consider relisting every 30 days.

When shares are low, the impact of listing age is more clearly visible. This is the case with these two listings ranked #3 and #6 for the search 'Birkenstock Florida sandals' sorted by 'Just Shared.'

**NOTE: We didn't look at descriptions, but we are pretty sure that a description with relevant keywords will also help your listing rank higher.

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That's all for today. To read the rest of our findings, see our article here.

Thanks for reading & Happy Thrifting