Tom The Developer

Optimise your Google Base Feed

Tom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:02:16 +0000

Optimise your Google Base Feed using related searches = simple!? Well lets take a closer look….. What don’t I mean by this! Do NOT simply take an example product of ’cake stand’ and think of all products relating to it, (e.g wedding cake stand, 2 tier cake stand, tiered cake stand, glass ...

Product_Type attribute shows itself at last!

Tom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:38:32 +0000

When performing some searches on Google Product Search yesterday, I noticed a change at the foot of the result pages. Fig 1. Shows a new addition of Categories, these are all branches from the Google Base Taxonomy. So for all of you who do not currently use the taxonomy as ...

How to set up a Multi-Client Account for Google Base

Tom — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:41:25 +0000

What is a multi-client account, who needs one and how do you get one? First things first! You only need a multi-client account if you wish to control more than one store under your Google Base account. This is not your only option, you can do the following Setting up a base account ...

Google Base Terms of Service Update

Tom — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:29:38 +0000

You will probably have received an email from Google Base this morning stating that Google Base have made changes to their Terms Of Service. When you login to your account at base.google.com/de/co.uk you will be greeted by this page From here, the drop down select box will give the opportunity to ...

I have data quality errors, what should I do?

Tom — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:39 +0000

The messages displayed within the data quality tab are really a warning and to draw your attention to ways you could improve the quality of your feed. They will not effect the feed processing but could be harming your results. If you can resolve these issues by including the product_type, ...

Why is my Google Base FTP login is not working?

Tom — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:13 +0000

Firstly, is this a new set-up, have you changed your password recently? A password change can at times take hours to take effect and should only be changed is really necessary. Allow it some time to establish and try again.

Can I list my eBay auction items on Google Base?

Tom — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:10 +0000

No, only items with a fixed price are permitted on Google Base, the displayed price must match that of the price displayed on the items url. You can upload all BUY NOW items, however, as eBay already send your items to Google Base, in my eyes it is a redundant ...

Prices shown in Google Base are incorrect

Tom — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:10 +0000

If you see an item listed at a price that does not match that shown on the linked url, then report it to Google here: http://base.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=policy

How to list in Google Base for Germany

Tom — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:07:17 +0000

In order to list in base.google.de you must adhere to the following - Items must be listed in German. - Product prices must be listed in euros. - Products must be shippable throughout Germany. http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=64949 Although you may see some items listed in English, as with everything, dropshippers, incorrect pricing, etc some sellers will slip through. I ...

How do I submit to multiple stores if I have a multi client account?

Tom — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:58:06 +0000

You need to login to Google Base (base.google.com) with the login that you requested the multi-client account be created under. This will open your dashboard and you will see a link that says “create another account to manage” Simply register your account(s) like you would in a single user account. ...