Buy on Google Ending
Buy on Google will be sunsetting September 26, 2023. Here’s what you need to know:
For current participants, listings on Search or Shopping will cease to show the Buy on Google option as of 9/26/23. No action is needed.You can terminate participation in this program sooner than 9/26 if you would like using support All order data will be available through 9/26/24 (one year post program ending)For ...
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Merchant Integration with Buy on Google
In addition to the steps VersaFeed must take (previous article), merchants must also undertake action to integrate with Buy on Google. Merchants will need to:
Receive new orders from Buy on Google listingsConfirm back to Google once an order has been shippedProcess the so-called "unhappy" path (returns and cancellations)There are three primary ways for clients to accomplish these tasks:
1 Utilize Google Merchant Center (GMC) to manually manage the entire process.GMC enables customer ...
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VersaFeed Integration with Buy on Google
VersaFeed supports Buy on Google in several ways. VersaFeed will optimize and tune your product feed -- taking your standard Google Merchant Center feed and getting it ready for Buy on Google listings. The product feed is the primary method of sending product information to Google and is therefore critical to a successful Buy on Google rollout.
VersaFeed does the following to prepare a merchant for Buy on Google:1Begin to increase the frequency of product ...
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Buy on Google Overview
Buy on Google (formerly "Google Shopping Actions" and "Google Express") is generally considered Google's platform to compete with Amazon. It's a marketplace system where customers find products, checkout, and pay on Google.com--never visiting the merchant’s website directly. Consumers can find products on Google web properties (most notably search) as well as Google Assistant (using their voice on an Android phone or Google Home speaker). There are hints that Google will also ...
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Linking Google Merchant Center with Google Checkout
Linking your Google Merchant Center (aka, Google Base or Google Product Search) account with your Google Checkout account can provide the following benefits:
Product listings in Google Product Search can appear with the Google Checkout badge.It helps establish a Google "seller rating" for your Google Merchant Center account.Product listings can be filtered in Google Product Search via "Show Only Google Checkout" links.To link the accounts:
1.Login to Google Checkout and copy ...