Google Merchant XML don`t allow price variations, so I have two options
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Hi guys
I have a question about google merchant set up: Products on my website have a single URL with the material option. Each material has a different price for the same product. Ex: A Winter Coat, if it is leather the price is $100 if it is fabric is $80 if it is on Nylon $60.
Google Merchant XML dont allow price variations, so I have two options1) Create only one entry for product and chose one price. When the user arrives on the page he can choose other material and prices. MXL ExProduct: Winter Coat, price 60, Product: www.store.com/winter-coat2) Create a single entry on the XML for each product/material variant. Ex:Product 1: Winter Coat Leather, price 100, www.store.com/winter-coat?q=leatherProduct 2: Winter Coat Fabric, price 80, www.store.com/winter-coat?q=fabric Product 3: Winter Coat Nylon, price 60, www.store.com/winter-coat?q=nylonWhich one its better for SEO? On option 2 Google can punish me for duplicate products?Thanks -
Thanks!
But what about the same item with different prices? Apparently now I have those 3 options from safe to risky
- Chose just one material/price per product (the best seller). No risk of Google punishment.
- Create material-option products with material choice and display just one price (weird)
- Create single products each one with its own name, material and price with the risk of Google understand that we are duplicating products.
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Hi,
I would suggest you to go with option 1.
"Items that differ by size, color, pattern, or material --
either must be submitted per all google's variant rules and policies
or only the default variant on the link landing-page may be submitted
or such variant items cannot be submitted, at all, without risking a
disapproval or suspension from the program at any time"Hope this helps.
Thanks
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