Google Base Data feeds tutorial
Hi All,
Today i will let you people know how to make a google base data feed for your products . Google base is now very popular source and is free to announce your products via google and sell them instantly . Whenever people search for products like if i search a keyword “buy usb wireless card” from usa google result appears some thing like below
In above picture you see products appears with price if you click on them you will go to the website and specifically to that product instantly and buy him . Now If i have a store for online products or shopping website then how can i add my products to google base? let me show you .
Go here http://www.google.com/base/help/sellongoogle.html
On right hand side you will see two option
1. START A DATA FEED
2. Or Post a single item
Now i explain you each of them
POST a Single Item means you can only post one product but in this option you can’t add your website so this is useless option . User just can view your product but cant buy it directly .
START A DATA FEED this option is pretty cool and by this option you can add more than one product and also your website link for that product to buy instantly when users click on them through google . So now i am going to explain you how to ADD DATA FEED in google base for products .
Now again go to http://www.google.com/base/help/sellongoogle.html
On right hand side click START A DATA FEED a new page will open
You will than have to create a account on goole first , You can also use your existing google account any of gmail or webmaster,adword etc . When you done creating account or singing in . again open
http://www.google.com/base/help/sellongoogle.html
NOW You see a page set up data feed and
Register Your Data Feed
1. Select target country | – select you target country like USA etc
2. Select item type | - Select your item most recommended option is Products . When you select products page refresh instantly and more option come down to products but remain googlebase same .
3. Specify the data feed filename | – give a name for you data feed file i recommend XML so give name myproducts.XML or any name you like but make sure its end in .xml extension .
NOW Click on Register Data feed and you are done registering datafeed for googel base .
You will then forward to you newly created data feed base in google base control pannel under My Items tab
you will see some thing like below
Now remain this page open and open NOTEPAD in windows .
add following thing in notepad file
Please due to this page format quotation marks (“) change to different format so remember to change them back to original and Google supported format otherwise it give u error. Please don’t add (“) in between values. Also if u have problem you can download correct feed example file from link below
http://www.submit2world.com/examplefeed.txt
<?xml version=”1.0″?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=”http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#”
xmlns=”http://purl.org/rss/1.0/”
xmlns:g=”http://base.google.com/ns/1.0″
xmlns:c=”http://base.google.com/cns/1.0″>
<item>
<id>1</id>
<title>YOUR PRODUCT TITLE</title>
<description>YOUR PRODUCT DESCRIPTION</description>
<g:price>YOUR PRODUCT PRICE (40.00 etc)</g:price>
<link>YOU PRODUCT BUY URL (http://www.yourwebsite.com/product23.php etc)</link>
<g:image_link>YOUR PRODUCT IMAGE LINK (http://www.yourwebsite.com/prod.jpg etc)</g:image_link>
<g:brand>BRAND NAME OR MANUFACTURER NAME (LIKE TERNDNET HP DLINK etc)</g:brand>
<g:product_type>Products</g:product_type>
<g:condition>new or old or used</g:condition>
<g:upc>YOUR PRODUCT UPC (71093150xxxx etcc)</g:upc>
<g:weight>YOUR PRODUCT WEIGHT (0.1 lb etc)</g:weight>
<g:model_number>YOUR PRODUCT MODEL NUMBER (THD2334 etc)</g:model_number>
<g:quantity>YOUR PRODUCT QUANTITY</g:quantity>
</item>
</rdf:RDF>
MADE change to above file according to your product between tags . If you have more then one products then in this case add new <item> tag and remember to change <id>2</id> some thing like this for two products
YOUR PRODUCT TITLE
YOUR PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
YOUR PRODUCT PRICE (40.00 etc)
YOU PRODUCT BUY URL (http://www.yourwebsite.com/product23.php etc) YOUR PRODUCT IMAGE LINK (http://www.yourwebsite.com/prod.jpg etc)
BRAND NAME OR MANUFACTURER NAME (LIKE TERNDNET HP DLINK etc)
PRODUCT CONDITION NEW OR OLD
YOUR PRODUCT UPC (71093150xxxx etcc)
YOUR PRODUCT WEIGHT (0.1 lb etc)
YOUR PRODUCT MODEL NUMBER (THD2334 etc)
YOUR PRODUCT QUANTITY
So by this way you can add 100 of products . Just add new <item> tags then <id> and then products tags then close </item> You can add extra attribute tags for products like tax information, color etc for a complete list of attributes go to below link
http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=73932&hl=en
so for tax add new tag before </item> tag in each product where you want to display tax some thing like this
<g:tax>YOUR 2nd PRODUCT QUANTITY</g:tax>
so <g: is main tag for adding extra products details tags for more details about tags go to
http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78170&hl=en
Now when you add your products in notepad file then click on notepad file option above and select SAVE AS then below in file name type myproducts.xml and in save as Type select all file then save it . make sure that you remember the save location . Now go back to google http://www.google.com/base/bulkuploads and then click on Upload file below Uploads ..browse the created myproducts.xml file where you save it from notepad and then finish uploading . Now google will add your products automatically and with direct link . You can track them by clicking Active items in google base control panel . If you have any trouble creating googlebase file let me know on qm1981@hotmail.com i will surely help you out .
I am also creating a PHP code to automate this process and soon will give you guys a link .
Enjoy
Regards,
SEO
Qasir Mehmood