My Temu semi-managed product hit top 50, but 95% of sales are from ads – how do I get organic traffic?

Honestly? If you’re on semi-managed and running ads, you’re playing on hard mode. Full-managed listings get way more organic visibility. Semi-managed feels like an afterthought in Temu’s traffic distribution.
If you’re set on staying semi-managed, put your money into deals, not ads. And accept that you’re probably going to have to compete on price. That’s just how the platform works.

*use ads to get initial traction, then switch to promotions*
This is solid. The key is to have a clear exit plan for ads. Don’t just leave them running forever.
Also – check your price positioning before you start. If you’re priced higher than the top sellers in your category, no amount of ads will fix that. Temu will just show the cheaper option to buyers anyway.

One thing that worked for me: use ads to get initial traction, then switch to promotions once you have sales data.
I ran ads for the first two weeks to get reviews and some order history. Then I turned them off and started running a steady 10% off deal. Sales didn’t drop – they actually went up because the product had enough history to get organic placement.
Temu’s algorithm seems to care about recent sales velocity. If you can generate enough momentum early, you might not need ads long-term.

*OP: 95% of sales from ads*
Honestly, that sounds normal for Temu semi-managed. The platform just doesn’t give organic visibility to semi-managed listings the way it does for full-managed. Most of your traffic will either come from ads or from price-driven promotions.
If you want organic, you have to play the price game. Drop your price, run a deal, and Temu will surface your listing. But once you drop, you’re stuck there. It’s a trade-off.

I had a similar situation – high ad spend, low organic. Here’s what I learned:

• Temu ads don’t build momentum. They’re not like Amazon PPC where you can gradually reduce bids as organic rank improves. On Temu, ads seem to just sit on top without feeding organic at all.
• High-ticket items are worse. If you’re selling anything above $50, ads are basically a donation. We tried for a month, ad spend was 50% of revenue. Cut it off and started focusing on promotions instead.
• Organic comes from price, not ads. If your price is competitive, Temu pushes your listing. If it’s not, no amount of ad spend will make up for it.