On March 11^th, Yahoo! will be discontinuing the automatic Yahoo! Product Submit from Yahoo! Store Manager. Yahoo! has now partnered with PriceGrabber to handle the population of Yahoo! Shopping in the future.

Yahoo! Shopping will continue as always to be a valuable channel for reaching customers with your products. The difference will be in how you, the merchant, get your product information into Yahoo! Shopping.

What if I am currently use FeedPerfect to submit to Yahoo! Shopping and PriceGrabber?

If you are currently submitting to Yahoo! Shopping and PriceGrabber you will not need to do anything to make the transition. As of March 11^th all PriceGrabber accounts will automatically submit products to both PriceGrabber and Yahoo! Shopping. PriceGrabber Cost per Click rates will apply.

What if I am currently use FeedPerfect to submit to Yahoo! Shopping but not PriceGrabber?

On March 11^th, FeedPerfect will combine the Yahoo! Shopping channel with PriceGrabber. By combining the channels we have minimized the impact on merchants using FeedPerfect. FeedPerfect will count both engines as one “feed” when calculating your billable usage.

You should make the conversion to PriceGrabber as soon as possible to prevent any lag time in product listings on Yahoo! Shopping.

1. Activate the PriceGrabber Channel in FeedPerfect.

2. Sign up for a PriceGrabber account through the Channel Wizard in FeedPerfect.

3. Map your products and complete the Channel Wizard in FeedPerfect.

4. After PriceGrabber has successfully received your first feed, deactivate your Yahoo! Shopping Channel in FeedPerfect.

FAQ

Q: Can I submit to Yahoo! Shopping without submitting to PriceGrabber?

A: Yes, you can. For a very limited time PriceGrabber is offering a “Yahoo! only” PriceGrabber account.

You can sign up at for a Yahoo! Shopping only account, or a combined Yahoo! Shopping/PriceGrabber account here.

Q: Can I submit only to PriceGrabber without automatically submitting to Yahoo! Shopping?

A: After March 11^th, but default all PriceGrabber accounts will submit to both. If you want to limit your products to appear only on PriceGrabber after March 11^th, you should contact your PriceGrabber account representative.

Q: Where can I see more information about the partnership between PriceGrabber and Yahoo!?

A: Yahoo! has sent several notifications to Yahoo! Merchant Solutions users in the past few weeks. If you missed the notification, you can view it here.

Q: Is there a deadline to de-activate my Yahoo! Shopping channel in FeedPerfect?

A: We recommend you make the change as quickly as possible to prevent any lag time in listing on Yahoo! Shopping. Officially the Yahoo! Shopping channel will be removed from FeedPerfect March 11^th. PriceGrabber will have many new accounts as they absorb the traffic for Yahoo! You should act quickly to give PriceGrabber as much time as possible to help you get listed.

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