Topic: Selling Topics

Instructions to Setup a Recurring Google Item Grab

Follow these instructions, and Google will grab the items from your booth as often as once per day.

1. Log into Google Base. If you don't already have a Google Account, create one.
2. From the main Google Base page (http://www.google.com/base), click on "Data Feed" from the options on the right side of the page.
3. In the upper left corner of the page, click the button that says "New Data Feed".
4. You'll be taken to a page asking you about your display name, item feed description, and website URL. Fill in the display name with the name you'd like buyers to see alongside your items (e.g., "Bonanzle"). For the web site address, enter your booth address, Which we'll tell you once you're logged in with a valid booth. Then click "Next."
5. You'll be taken to a new page asking about your feed details. For the item type, pick "Products," and for the type of data feed, leave "googlebase" selected (like so). For the data feed filename, paste in the following filename:
   
   
   File unknown, please login
   
   
6. Click the "Register Data Feed" button at the bottom of the page, and you're just about done. The only remaining item is to schedule how often you want your feed updated. On the page that lists your data feeds click the "Create" link just to the right of the word "Schedule." A box will pop up asking how often you want your items updated. Choose whatever frequency you want (See how this looks). It also asks for the "Url of the file," paste this in:
   
   
   Please login and setup a booth to see the URL for your booth data feed.

   And you're done! Nice going! Buyers, here you come!

Note that it may take a day or two until your items show up in the Google Products search, Be patient, Google will get to you eventually.

Need More Help?

I completed the above steps, but my items aren't showing up. Got any ideas?
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Other Users Say

Lar (937) wrote on January 06

Make sure that you are using a unique Google Base account for your Bonanzle feed. If you attempt to use a Google Base account which was initially opened with another venue (inactive or not) you will get an error. Your Google Base account must be new and unique to Bonanzle.