Some of our users run into problems setting up new feeds with the channel activation wizard. A lot of these errors come during the field mapping section of the wizard. I wanted to share a helpful hint that I use to set up the field mappings.
The first thing I do is go to the Catalog Tab and then to the Import [...]

Here is the email that many of you may have or have not received from Shopping.com of the latest addition:
Shopping.com has several projects underway that will change the face of product listings at shopping.com. While most of these projects are still shrouded in secrecy, we will need your help to make sure that when they [...]

We all love a good Buy One Get One deal, right? Well, you can also get a similar type of deal with advertising on the CSE’s. Many of the major CSE’s have affiliates that they also submit their advertisers too. Here is a list of a few of them.

Shopping.com submits products to Dealtime.com and Ugenie.com
Pronto.com [...]

I came across this awesome top ten list which is “Oh So True in So Many Ways.” Enjoy!
 
1. Not tracking properly
2. Not reading the specs, assuming the specs are correct
3. Assuming your data feed is up and running
4. Not including unique IDs (MPN, UPC, ISBN)
5. Bidding (like you do on PPC engines)
6. Going ga-ga over [...]

Nextag has opened up some new categories to advertising merchants. They are:
Electronics/GPS Devices
Electronics/Accessories
Gifts/Gift Cards
And with the good, some not so good news usually follows. Nextag has also raised minimum bids. Here are the details:

 

         

New Minimum
CPC($)

Computers

 

 

   Accessories

 

$0.60

Electronics

 

 

   Accessories

 

$0.50

   GPS Devices

 

$0.80

   Televisions

 

$1.00

Baby

 

 

   Others

 

$0.25

Clothing & Accessories

 

 

   Jewelry & Watches

 

$0.50

       Watches

 

$0.60

   Men

 

$0.30

   Women

 

$0.30

   Men’s Shoes

 

$0.35

   Women’s Shoes

 

$0.35

Home & Garden

 

 

   Furnishings

 

$0.35

   Home Improvement

 

$0.35

   Kitchen

 

$0.35

   Lawn & Garden

 

$0.35

Other [...]

Due to the spike in shopping around this time of year, the CSE’s (Comparison Shopping Engines) take advantage of this opportunity to make some (more) money for themselves as well. To all of the veteran CSE advertisers you probably already know this, and to the newbie’s, well this is some information that I thought you [...]