Google has updated its various abuse policies for Merchant Center. Google said Google Shopping ads and Google free listings Malicious or unwanted software policy will be split into three separate policies; Malicious software, Compromised sites, and Unwanted software. Here is what Google documented as changing: Malicious software: The scope of the Malicious software policy is … Read more
Google Merchant Center Next, its upgraded version of its Merchant Center platform, reportedly just gained integration with Google Business Profiles. Emmanuel Flossie reported, “Google Merchant Center Next now allows you to connect your Google Business Profile.” Here is a screenshot he shared on his blog: When I look at the original screenshots, Google demoed, the … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. We got another official Google ranking update, the September 2023 helpful content update. This week, we had our first post-Google core update tremors and fluctuations. After saying they would a month ago, Google also finally dropped the FAQ-rich results snippets. Google also surprised us by saying How-to … Read more
Google Merchant Center has added a new attribute named checkout_link_template. Including this new attribute lets you include a checkout URL in your product data which gives online shoppers the option to go directly to your checkout page from your free listings. This seems related to what we reported about in June around Google Merchant Center … Read more
Google announced that Google Search Console will now show Google Merchant Center visibility issues and changes in new reports. There are two new reports, the first report shows when products stop appearing on the Shopping tab due to any issues and the second shows changes in clicks and changes ranking of products on Google Search. … Read more
Google Search Console is rolling out new reports within the Shopping tab listings section with deeper integration with Google Merchant Center. Google is rolling out two new reports, one that shows you issues that are causing your products not to show in the Google Shopping tab and the other that shows you increases or decreases … Read more
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Google Merchant Center has new help documentation on an attribute named 3D model link [virtual_model_link]. The new help documentation reads, “Use the 3D model link [virtual_model_link] attribute to provide more visuals for your product.” This attribute is for shoes and home goods, the attribute is also limited to products sold in the US. Virtual model … Read more
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Google has a new 3D model link [virtual_model_link] attribute, or at least new documentation on the 3D model link [virtual_model_link] attribute. This lets you provide 3D and/or AR ****** of your products for Google to display in search. Emmanuel Flossie spotted this first and the new help documentation is over here. It says, “Use the … Read more
Google Merchant Center has started issuing a new warning for “inappropriate titles”. The message appears to specifically apply to Google Discover and Demand Gen ads within Google Merchant Center. Product titles that fail to meet Google’s criteria face being penalised with restricted visibility in the US, according to a screenshot of the warning: Why we … Read more
Google Merchant Center can now issue warnings for “inappropriate titles.” This can happen for your Google Discover or Demand Gen ads within Google Merchant Center. Dennis Moons, who is Google Ads Ecommerce expert, said this is a new warning for Google Merchant Center and shopping ads. He posted a screenshot of the notice on Twitter … Read more
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