5 ESSENTIAL ADVICE FOR SETUP OF GOOGLE MERCHANT CENTER

 Complete Guide on Google Merchant Center in Hindi 


Google Shopping is a comparative shopping engine that allows retailers to visually display their products as a result of a consumer search. With a high conversion rate (2.0%+) and low cost per visitor ($0.66 on average), Google Shopping should be an eCommerce retailer's most important marketing tactic. So what's stopping most retailers from using Shopping ads? The answer is simple: Google Merchant Center.


Merchant Center is Google's digital platform for storing information about your store and products. Google uses this data to place your products in the Shopping Ads engine and to create free product listings in Google Shopping. Setting up a Merchant Center for your store is easy: all you need is a Google account and to upload some products. Then comes the hard part: getting approved. Once your Merchant Center is set up, you submit it for review. Google will now review your online store and products to make sure they meet all the guidelines. If there are violations, your account will be suspended. Violations can range from an incorrect image link to a shipping fee discrepancy. To avoid the most common reasons for suspension, you should follow the steps below:


1. first complete the setup of your online store.

Google tests your store to make sure it works from start to finish, including accepting payments. When setting up a new store, make sure it works, including all payment systems, before submitting it to Merchant Center for review.


2. product consistency

The images, descriptions, pricing, and shipping information for your products MUST must be identical in your store and in the Merchant Center. If you change something in your store, change it in the Merchant Center as well. If you use an eCommerce platform like Shopify or BigCommerce, use their integrations to make sure your products are in sync. Your eCommerce platform or Google may try to automatically determine a product category for you, but the AI can often get confused, so it's best to specify the correct product category.


3. website policies

Your shopping website must have all the required legal pages, and they must be easy to find. Most eCommerce platforms offer standard versions of these policies. Make sure you have fully edited them and that they match your actual policies. These include:


Terms and conditions

Privacy policy

Shipping policy

Return/refund policy 


4. Clear and concise product names.

Some retailers like to use many keywords in a product name to get more ad placements. However, this can be confusing to consumers and can lead to a block for misrepresentation. Be careful when importing your products through dropshippers, as they may have misleading, misspelled or just bizarre names. Update the names and descriptions for clarity. If your product has a GTIN or UPC number, make sure it's included in the Google listing or the product could be rejected by Google. This unique ID should be on the product packaging or available from the manufacturer.


5. start small

Merchant Center guidelines apply to your website as a whole as well as to each individual product you wish to promote. Blocking notices are usually vague, so you'll spend a lot of time reviewing multiple possible violations if you need to appeal a block. Initially, load only a handful of your most important products into the merchant center before doing the initial review. Once approved, you can add the rest of your products. If your store offers hundreds or thousands of products, including all variations, we recommend working in batches to ensure that all product data added to the Merchant Center is correct.


The purpose of Google's rigorous review is to ensure that consumers have a good shopping experience. Think of it this way, Google is trying to protect its reputation AND yours. Follow the guidelines and best practices, and you'll be up and running in no time!

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