Using keywords

Keywords refine your notifications and populate the 'Filtered' page with relevant items. Here's how to use them effectively:

• Navigate to the Settings page and scroll down to the Keywords section

• Tap the 'Manage My Keywords' button to open the keywords management page

• Under the 'Add Keyword' header, you'll find:

  • A dropdown menu containing all available MerchVault stores

  • An input field for your keyword

  • A (+) icon to save your new keyword

• Keywords are not case-sensitive and can be comma-separated (e.g., "signed, vinyl").

• Each keyword must appear in either the product title or product URL in order to be considered a match. All keywords in your keyword group will need to be present for example if your keyword is "signed, vinyl" then any product which contains "signed" AND "vinyl" in either the title or URL will be a match. You should avoid inputting keywords without commas such as "signed vinyl" as this would mean the words "signed" and "vinyl" must be in the *exact* position, side by side, separated by a space in the product title or URL. We suggest trial and error to find the best combinations for your needs but things such as "signed" or "limited" are simple yet effective keywords for finding restocks of signed and/or limited items.

• Quick Keyword Feature (Experimental): Look for the quick keyword button (beside the share icon) on any feed item to instantly create a keyword for that specific product.

• Once saved, your keywords will appear in the 'Your Saved Keywords' section where you can tap to delete them or even search your keywords via the search field.

Keyword Examples

Some popular keyword examples include:

• "signed"

• "signed, vinyl"

• "signed, cd"

• "limited, vinyl"

• "cardigan"

• "eras,book"

• "lovers,paris,vinyl"

If you're using the 'Independent Vinyl Stores' channel as your store, you could use keywords like "sabrina,carpenter,signed" to locate a signed Sabrina Carpenter item across hundreds of vinyl shops. Similarly, you could do the same for stores like A24 Music, Polydor Records, Onrpt, Capitol Records, Republic Records, The Sound of Vinyl etc etc etc etc to locate releases for specific artists.

You can also create keywords for stores you do not have enabled meaning you can have an Unfiltered Feed operating for stores such as Blood Records who may release absolutely anything and then reserve your Filtered Feed for specific items/keywords. This also means you do not need to enable stores who may release a lot of products (Such as the independent vinyl stores and record labels) and therefore reduce your number of unfiltered notifications significantly.