Google Shopping ads put your product, with a photo and a price, right in the search results in front of someone who is already searching to "buy". We break down how the feed → Merchant Center → Performance Max chain works and why it will not launch without a properly prepared website.
How it works
A file with all your products: names, prices, photos, availability. On modern platforms it is generated automatically and updates itself – change a price on the website, and it changes in the ads too.
The account the feed is connected to. Here Google checks the store against its requirements – this is the review where unprepared websites get "cut".
A campaign that shows products in Search, the Shopping tab, YouTube, Gmail and the Display Network. The algorithm learns from conversions and looks for actual buyers over casual clickers.
Merchant-ready website
Your own domain with https. A store on a website builder subdomain or without a certificate will fail the review.
Payment, delivery, returns, contacts with a physical address – Google checks that they exist and what they say. This is the most common reason for disapproval.
Price on the website = price in the feed, honest availability, a complete description. Any mismatch means a feed ban.
The cart and checkout must work simply, without mandatory registration. Google goes through the buyer journey by hand, using its assessors.
Without configured conversions, Performance Max learns blindly and burns through the budget. Analytics goes in BEFORE the launch, never after.
A slow website means more expensive clicks and worse ad positions. A mobile version is mandatory: 70%+ of traffic comes from phones.
That is why we prepare the website for Merchant Center requirements right at the development stage – and it passes the review on the first try, with no month of back-and-forth with Google support.
Why this format
The ad is seen by someone who is already googling a specific product. This is the shortest path from impression to purchase.
The product and its price are visible right in the search results – the people who click are those who are happy with the price. Fewer "empty" clicks, a lower cost per order.
Add 200 new products – they are pulled into the ads automatically through the feed. There is no need to create an ad for each product.
We will prepare the website for Merchant Center requirements, build the feed, pass the review and launch Performance Max with accurate conversion tracking. The first sales come in the very first weeks of the campaign.
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