Froogle and using Google to help you sell products
What is Froogle?
Froogle is just one more way that Google has found to service their customers. Frugal means thrifty and you are searching on Google so this makes the name into Froogle. Now what is this Froogle you may ask? It is a price comparison service. This means you can just type in a product and Froogle will come up with a number of vendors offering that product with the prices.
How does Froogle differ from other price comparison services? Frugal is different from other price comparison services because it is free. You can list your product without any fees and Google does not get a commission when anything is sold. There are of course paid ads (from Adwords) on the side like the regular Google search engine.
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How are searches done?
They are done by keyword or price; this can be from lowest or highest prices. Searches can be done by different store names. This will not always work, as the vendor may not have given this information.
You can access Froogle from your cell phone: Froogle was in beta form for some years before Google introduced Froogle in 2002. Now Google leaves no stone unturned for making Froogle available in other forms.You can even use it on cell phones via wireless markup language.
How can you submit your products? submission is done in 2 ways. Either you can submit your self by going to Frrogle and submiting your products or if you have a web site selling products the Googlebots will find it and your web page will be automatically included in the products list on Froogle.
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When you submit you have a choice of placing your products online or listing your offline store.
You can choose products or vehicles. You can submit a single item via web form or upload a bulk file of several items. You will submit your item plus a short description with a link to your website. Google can also host your products if you do not have a website.Try to make your description so that it encourages readers to click through to your website or listing and buy your item.
How do you make sales? When searchers put in their keyword a list of products including yours will show up. They can visit your offline store if you have included this or your website through your link..
Some useful additions to the Froogle search that Google offers:
Seller ratings: Googlebots use algorithms to gather information about your product and give it a rating.
Product reviews: These are small pieces of reviews that Google finds with links to read the rest from the review sites. These are good pre sellers.
There is a lot of good information on Google’s site about Froogle and exactly how to submit your product or products.If you have a product or an online store this is just another way you can partner with Google to increase sales and attract more potential customers to your site. You can even use it to promote your goods at a local offline store.
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