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Google Merchant Center – How to Get Started? Instructions for Starting a GMC Account

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How to set up a Google Merchant Center account – step by step

Want to advertise for an online store and effectively increase sales? A shopping campaign with a shopping list in Google Search is a good idea. How do you set up a Google Merchant Center account? This is great because everyone has the opportunity to see the product and its price, along with its description, when they enter keywords into the search engine. This type of advertising takes interested users directly to the product's subpage. How to start? The first step is to create a Gmail account, or use an existing one, and preferably it should also be the account we use for Google Analytics. Second step: Let's go to the page https://www.google.com/retail/merchant-center/After selecting the "Register" button, you will be taken to the following page: How to set up a Google Merchant Center Account You must complete each field. Note the country of your store and the language in which your ads will be displayed. Next, you must claim and verify your website address (URL). The fastest way to verify your account is to use the same Gmail address you used for Google Analytics, or simply add a new address to your Google Analytics account as a full user. There are other ways too… However, this isn't always enough. There are three other methods: uploading an HTML file, adding a meta tag to the home page, and adding the Google Tag Manager container code. All methods are described in the support section at: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/176793This address also provides answers regarding the lack of website verification and reservations. Ideally, the above-mentioned steps should be performed by the website administrator. This way, we have a Google Merchant Center account ready and can begin uploading the product file.
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  •  Detailed instructions on how to set up a Google Merchant Center account