I spent 2 days setting up google base and made some mistakes and had to start over a couple of time. I thought now that I have it set up and it is working, I would put step by step instructions for those who aren't more savy than me and could use some help so that they don't waste a lot of time.
These instructions sound complicated when you read them but if you follow them one step at a time it will be clear as you see each page.
First: In your store dashboard under "manage inventory" "edit" all of your listings and make sure all of your listings have a complete description in "Summary - Used for Google base feed submission" if you haven't already done that.
2. Go to: Google Account
Click on Create an account now
Fill in the email address and password fields. Select your location, enter the "characters you see in the picture, click on "I accept. Create my account". Make sure you save your password somewhere.
3. You will receive an email from google. You must click on the link to verify your email. It will take you to "Google Accounts Email Address Verified".
4. Type "base.google.com" into your browser address bar. Click on "Data Feed" on the right. Sign in with your email address and password. "Accept the terms and continue".
5. Type in the "Name of your store" in "Display name". Type in a description of what you sell... the kinds of items you sell (clothing, jewelry, pet supplies, Vintage, Antique, etc.) in "Description".
Type in the URL of your store. Click "Next".
6. Select the Target country for your items. I chose "United States".
Select the type of item. I chose "Products".
Select the type of data feed "googlebase".
Put "GoogleBaseData.txt" in the 'Data feed filename: field.
Click on "Register Data Feed".
7. On the right side of the page it says "FTP uploading". Click on "sign up".
8. Type a login name and password. Make sure you save them! It will be easier if you use the same ones you used to create your Google account. You will need them!
Click on "Create FTP account".
9. Click on "Settings" at the top left. If you don't see settings, type "http://base.google.com/base/settings" into your browser address bar.
10. Make sure you have "Always" checked under "Notifications"
11. Now go to your store dashboard.
Hover your cursor over Marketing, then Feeds, then click on GoogleBase.
12. Make sure it says "GoogleBaseData.txt" in the Feed File Name field.
Overwrite Existing Feed File should probably be checked "yes" so that you don't have items on google base that are no longer available.
You should probably click "Do not include...." under Product Inclusion so that if you ever have an item that you are selling privately or something in the future you can exclude it from google base in its "edit" function.
Make sure it says "GoogleBaseData.txt.zip" under "Compressed Feed File Name".
Select "Yes" for 'Overwrite Existing Compressed Feed'.
In the field for "FTP Host" make sure it says "uploads.google.com"
In the field for "FTP User Name" put the User Name you created when you signed up for FTP on GoogleBase.
Put the "Password" you used to sign up for FTP on GoogleBase.
Make sure "Remote File Name" says "GoogleBaseData.txt".
Leave this page open and Wait at least an hour or two after creating your FTP on GoogleBase and then....Under "Tasks" choose "Create and upload feed".
The page will reload and tell you the upload was successful or not successful.
You will also receive an email from GoogleBase letting you know if the upload was successful and giving you a link to check your items and/or any problems that occured.
If it does not upload wait a couple hours and try again. It takes a while for the FTP account in Google to work.
If you have any problems after you've waited for 5 hours, please post them here and we will try to figure it out for you.
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