HOW IT WORKS

From whatever you have to a listing that ranks.

Every listing lives through five moments, and Optimlister covers each one with real, concrete outputs - measured demand, natively written listings, pre-publish rule checks, daily rank tracking, and a recovery lane for the bad days. Here is the whole journey, with what actually comes back at each step.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE

One of: a listing URL, your existing copy, a product photo, a product name, or a marketplace notice. Nothing to install, nothing to configure - and the free plan needs no card.

  1. 1BEFORE YOU LISTMeasure the demand firstLive Amazon and Google search volumes tell you what buyers actually type and how hard each phrase is to win - so the listing is built on measured numbers, not guesses. Already listed? The free roast reads your live listing and returns a score out of 100 with the specific fixes, in about 20 seconds, no account.What comes back: a keyword list with real monthly volumes, or a scored roast with a rebuilt title.Roast a listing free →
  2. 2WRITE ITWritten natively for each marketplaceOne product in, six listings out - an Amazon Item name and Item Highlights inside the current limits, an Etsy title with up to 13 valid tags, eBay item specifics, and Walmart attributes. Each version is written fresh for that marketplace, never copied across.What comes back: the complete listing per marketplace - title, bullets or tags, description, backend fields - every line editable.Write a listing →
  3. 3CHECK IT BEFORE IT GOES LIVEThe rules, checked before you publishProhibited claims, restricted category terms, competitor brand names, over-length fields that get silently truncated - checked against each marketplace's own published rules before anything goes up. Each marketplace page says exactly what we check, and what we do not.What comes back: a risk list with the exact phrases to review and a rule-aware draft rewrite.See the Amazon checks →
  4. 4GROW WHAT'S LIVERanks re-checked daily, media on demandTracked keywords are re-checked every day with movement shown as arrows, not vibes. Photos and video are credits: a Standard marketplace-ready photo is 2 credits, an 8-second Standard product spot is 17 - always quoted before anything runs, and every example on this site is a real output.What comes back: daily rank movement, price and review history for watched products, and finished media saved to your vault.See the receipts →
  5. 5WHEN SOMETHING BREAKSSuppressed? Start the recoveryPaste the takedown notice and Listing SOS returns the likely cause, a rule-aware draft rewrite, and a plan of action. Policy alerts watch marketplace announcements and email you only when a change touches what you sell, and tracked listing pages are watched daily.What comes back: the cause, the rewrite, the appeal plan - and an email if a watched page ever goes down.Open Listing SOS →

Publishing, honestly: eBay publishes directly through the API today; Amazon, Walmart, Shopify and TikTok Shop get exact fields plus an upload-ready file, with one-click fill arriving when the browser extension clears review; Etsy has no bulk import, so exact fields to paste is the honest route. The API docs carry the same statement.

Quick answers

What do I need to start?

Whatever you already have: a live listing URL, your current copy, a product photo, a product name, or a marketplace notice. Paste it into the box on the home page and Optimlister says what can be done with it. The free plan needs no card.

Do I have to pick the right tool myself?

No. One box routes to the whole team of tools - and if you connect Claude or ChatGPT through the MCP connector, you can just describe the job and approve the steps.

What does day one actually produce?

Typically: a roast of your live listing with a rebuilt title (free), your first complete listing written for your main marketplace, and a white-background Standard main-image draft for 2 credits. Review every output against your category's current requirements before publishing. Publishing runs through structured fields and upload files today - and directly through the API on eBay.

What happens over the first month?

Your tracked keywords are re-checked daily, policy alerts watch the announcements, and if you flip on Autopilot draft mode, Optimlister emails you a costed plan for missing media about once a week - it never spends on its own.

Start with the free roastSee receiptsSee plans

See it work

Three steps, and what each one actually produces - words, pictures and video.

1
Give it what you have
A listing, a link, a photo, a product name, or the email a marketplace just sent you.
2
It writes, draws and checks, per marketplace
Six different listings and the images to go with them, each to that marketplace's limits and rules, with measured keywords behind the words.
3
You publish; it keeps watching
Files, exact fields or one-click fill; then daily rank, price and listing-health watch.
One product, six listingsExample · bamboo cutting board · pictures made by Optimlister
Why each version differs: every card is written fresh to the rule printed on it - Amazon now uses a 75-character Item name plus 125-character Item Highlights and benefit bullets, Etsy uses buyer-friendly titles and up to 13 tags, eBay uses item specifics, and Walmart uses structured attributes. The meter under each title shows how much of that marketplace's title limit the example uses. Every asset here is a real generator output with its exact cost - see the receipts.
Example Amazon image for the bamboo cutting board
Amazon75-char Item name · 125-char highlights · 5 bullets
Bamboo Cutting Board 17×11 in, Juice Groove, Reversible
  • Deep juice groove catches runoff from meat and fruit
  • Reversible: groove side for carving, flat side for bread
  • Knife-friendly bamboo, no dulling
Example Etsy image for the bamboo cutting board
Etsy140 chars · 13 tags · lifestyle first
Large Bamboo Cutting Board with Juice Groove - Housewarming Gift, Charcuterie Board, Kitchen Decor
cutting boardcharcuteriehousewarming giftbambookitchen decorjuice groove+7
Example eBay image for the bamboo cutting board
eBay80 chars · item specifics
Bamboo Cutting Board 17x11 Juice Groove Reversible Large Chopping Block NEW
  • Material: Bamboo
  • Size: 17 in x 11 in
  • Features: Juice Groove, Reversible
  • Condition: New
Example Walmart image for the bamboo cutting board
Walmart75 chars · key features · white main image
Bamboo Cutting Board with Juice Groove, 17 x 11 in, Reversible, Knife-Safe
  • Juice groove keeps counters dry
  • Reversible two-sided board
  • Hand wash, oil monthly
Example Shopify image for the bamboo cutting board
Shopify70-char SEO title · tags · alt text
Bamboo Cutting Board 17×11 with Juice Groove | Reversible
bamboocutting boardkitchengift
Example TikTok Shop image for the bamboo cutting board
TikTok Shop255 chars · attributes · video first
Large Bamboo Cutting Board with Juice Groove 17x11 - Reversible Chopping Board for Meat, Veg and Charcuterie Nights, Knife-Friendly
  • Material: Bamboo
  • Size: 17 x 11 in
  • Hook line for the video caption
Same product, six different texts and the right picture for each - white main image where the marketplace demands it, lifestyle where buyers browse by feel, the infographic where video and scroll do the selling. Bars show how much of the title limit is used.
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