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carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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hi

I was wondering how the stores list is sorted when using the 1st field, i've looked around for a explanation, but alas.

tia

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  • XS BricksXS Bricks
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    The first field is "stores" and it sorts alphabetical forwards or reverse, is that what you mean?
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    Yep, the 1st column has the icon on it, some ships have icons some don't, I've noticed my shop moves around a little, just curious.
  • XS BricksXS Bricks
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    Ahh, never noticed you could sort by store icon before, buy like you say there does not seem to be any clear logic to how it sorts - doubt it's used much anyway
  • JayB-SoCalJayB-SoCal
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    I'm more interested in knowing why the site says there are 2,717 stores but only a few hundred when browsing by the list.
  • sophiesbrickshopsophiesbrickshop
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    If you have a store created but set its status to closed, i dont think it appears in the list, so maybe that accounts for those?
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    i'm thinking maybe its a combination of parts, processing and feedback, it seems when i get a lot of orders I move up the list, when it gets a little quieter I move down the list .. until i know better i'm using it as a guide i'm doing things right :)
  • BrickGenieBrickGenie
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    Maybe @Lawrence can shed some light on this? I'm quite curious myself.
  • misbimisbi
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    I believe it's a combination of orders received and page views from previous month
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    @brickbrowser thanks, it must be a rolling 30 days or something as the position can change within the month itself.
  • misbimisbi
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    @carlptaylor Yes, it's a rolling calendar month as far as I can tell
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    just reopening this thread

    I seem to be getting quite a few orders at present ( which is very nice ), but my position in the list doesn't really change, so I'm assuming everyone else is doing just as well which would explain the lack of movement.

    ... but .. weird one .. a shop I haven't noticed before jumped up the list quite a bit i think .. maybe they are doing exceptionally well.

    Just wondering if there is any update on how this ordering is created @Lawrence
  • White Horse BricksWhite Horse Bricks
    edited February 2018 Vote Up0Vote Down
    Possibly a feedback boost? I've only been open a week but just had my feedback from another site added.
  • Jay QuadeJay Quade
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    Your position changes based on the inputs as well, if you go further along the top section you can change by location, stock holding etc. Would be nice to have those options by country. We are always between 2nd and 3rd for largest stock range in UK but change the listing to list by country and we drop to second page. weird system.
  • rebriquerebrique
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    To choose by country just type in the search field
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    Yep, sorting by parts etc make sense, I type Dom to search by country .. the ordering which is interesting is column 1 ( icons ).
  • rebriquerebrique
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    I think the icons do not change the order. I believe it's the number of pageviews a month or a week, you can see in home page "popular store".
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    if it was based on pageviews is this not open to abuse, i'm in no way saying this is happening btw .. but if all you had to do is open the browser on the correct shop and click around a few times, and this moves you up a list .. hopefully its based on store activity, open carts, sales, amount of stock etc etc
  • rebriquerebrique
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    I do not think it's faster to loose time making views with the browser to get to the top of the list, working on the shop is more profitable ...
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    I agree, but with the technology available and a little bit of development experience, one could quite easily set up a app which will hit a site any number of times you wish, hands free so to speak.
  • leopard37leopard37
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    I'm thinking it doesn't really matter that much where you are. Most people are using wishlists to find their pieces? Having the stock that people want is much more important than where you are on a list. IMHO.
  • rebriquerebrique
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    I agree.
    Juste my opinion, the list will have to take into account the contributors, without which no sales would be possible.
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
    edited February 2018 Vote Up0Vote Down
    @leopard37 maybe not, but this is also deciding on who are the popular sites on the brickowl home page, and if we knew how the list was collated, then maybe there are ways of affecting our own positions. i.e if it was based on feedback, then maybe asking your customers to complete feedback increases your position .. if stock, then add the 100,000 technic pins to increase stock levels .. etc etc etc
  • carlptaylorcarlptaylor
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    @rebrique , yes, the list should ( and maybe does ), take into account sales, feedback, open carts .. if solely hits then this can be spoofed
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