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Phone Number Verification Now Required On Google Merchant Center
Emmanuel Flossie

Phone Number Verification Now Required On Google Merchant Center

As of 11th January 2021 you are required to verify your phone number in Google Merchant Center. You can verify by going to Google Merchant Center > gear icon > Business information > About your business > phone number section Ensure the phone number you enter matches the phone number on your website. As of

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Amazon Inventory Feed Formats For Buy On Google (Google Shopping)
Emmanuel Flossie

Amazon Inventory Feed Formats For Buy On Google (Google Shopping)

Buy on Google has now been discontinued. Recently Google has introduced a new feed input method that allows you to add your Amazon Listings on Buy On Google previously named Shopping Actions. Buy On Google has two options in place. The options are zero commission-based and commission-based. So that means you can list and sell

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Google Shopping A_B Testing Titles For Increased Performance
Emmanuel Flossie

Google Shopping A/B Testing Titles For Increased Performance

Easily A/B test your product titles for Google Shopping using query strings and Google Analytics. In this article we will cover how to achieve title performance testing the manual and automated way. Manual Method Create a Google spreadsheet with 3 columns: id title link Make sure to have the ID values match the ID of

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Google Shopping Free Listing Out of Stock Products Disapproved
Emmanuel Flossie

Google Shopping Free Listing Out of Stock Products Disapproved

If you list products on Google Free Listing standard listings, all products must be in stock. Products that are out of stock will be disapproved, as per Google’s latest policy update. If too many products are out of stock, new products become preemptively disapproved, even when they are in stock. To avoid this from happening, check

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Google Merchant Center Shows Extra Countries I Don't Want
Emmanuel Flossie

Google Merchant Center Shows Extra Countries I Don’t Want

If you see too many target countries in Google Merchant Center, you do not want to target them. Then there are two areas to check. Step 1 Go to Google Merchant Center > Products > Feeds > Click on your Feed > Settings > and remove any additional countries that are enabled. You can do

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Google Merchant Center Store ID Error Local Inventory Feed
Emmanuel Flossie

Google Merchant Center Store Code Error Local Inventory Feed

This is a very rare error, but has happened to me once before while setting up the local inventory ads for a client. Reason 1 If your store is closed, ie not open yet. The supplement feed will show error Invalid Store Code. To resolve this, make sure your store is open. Reason 2 If

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Install Google Tag Manager in Squarespace
Emmanuel Flossie

Install Google Tag Manager in Squarespace

Step 1 Log in to your Google Tag Manager account and go to Admin > Install Google Tag Manager. Keep this page open in a tab so you can copy it’s contents later. Step 2 Go to Squarespace > Settings > Advanced > Code Injection Step 3 Go to your Google Tag Manager Tab and

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Can You Drop Ship On Google Shopping
Emmanuel Flossie

Can You Drop Ship On Google Shopping

This question has been asked many times, and there has been a lot of confusion. From my side, I said that drop shipping was not allowed in 2018, when Google explicitly mentioned drop shipping is not allowed. However, this was changed to the wording Promoting products that are not stocked.  https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6150127#:~:text=Unavailable%20promotions As I am a Google

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Emmanuel Flossie Is Now A Google Ads Platinum Product Expert
Emmanuel Flossie

Emmanuel Flossie Is Now A Google Ads Platinum Product Expert

Today I, Emmanuel Flossie, have reached another milestone. Google has recognized my continued helpfulness, expertise, and knowledge. After years of supporting Google’s official community in providing answers to merchants that need help. Google’s Product Expert program has five tiers. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Diamond Currently, there are only 2 Platinum members in the world, namely

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Google Merchant Center Internal Error
Emmanuel Flossie

[Temp Solution] Google Merchant Center Internal Error

On {date time} you uploaded a feed named {Feed Name} in your Google Merchant Center account (Account ID: {account id}) that contained significantly fewer items than the previous upload. Suppose you get an email from Google starting with the above message. Then check what the issue is by going to Google Merchant Center > Products > Feeds > click

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