UPDATE 11/25/09: Google Product Search no longer supports submissions from individual sellers on marketplaces like Etsy. Etsy is partnering with Google as a participant in the Google Product Search Marketplace Partner Program. Learn more about Etsy’s Google Product Search Syndication feature.
We’ve rolled out some small but important improvements to Etsy’s RSS feeds. (What is RSS? Check out this post for an introduction.) These enhancements are designed to make Etsy’s feeds more discoverable, useful and visible.
What’s changed?
1. Shop feeds now include thumbnail images! They’re also much easier to find. Previously shop feeds could only be found on shop pages. Now, in addition to shop pages, every item listing page on Etsy includes a link to that shop’s feed. Look for it below the “Bookmark and Share” link under “Page Tools”:
2. We’ve also made Favorites feeds easier to find. Did you know how easy it is to keep up with the latest items from your favorite sellers, or your friends’ favorite sellers? All public Favorites pages now include a prominent link to the associated Favorites feed:
3. RSS autodiscovery has been implemented throughout the site. This means Etsy feeds will be easier to discover by both people and search engines. If you use the Mozilla Firefox web browser, you’ll know you’re on a page with a feed when you see the little RSS icon in the web address field. You can click it to access the feed.
4. Shop feeds now come pre-formatted for easy upload to Google Base! Uploading items to Google Base is a great way for sellers to help Google — specifically Google Product Search — find their items. Shoppers will then be able to find sellers’ items via the ‘Shopping’ link on the upper left of any Google search page.
UPDATE 11/25/09: Google Product Search no longer supports submissions from individual sellers on marketplaces like Etsy. Etsy is partnering with Google as a participant in the Google Product Search Marketplace Partner Program. Learn more about Etsy’s Google Product Search Syndication feature.
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145 comments
Sign in to add your ownpiddix says:
Yea yea yea. I'm especially excited to get working with Google Base. Thanks so much.
3 years ago
TheBrassHussy says:
This sounds wonderful. I need to reload to google base anyway.
3 years ago
MikeRowe says:
Sweet! Thanks guys.
3 years ago
esdesigns says:
very exciting, thanks!
3 years ago
anemoneletterpress says:
Fantastic! Thanks!
3 years ago
JPATPURSES says:
Just did it, can't wait to see the results :)
3 years ago
4TheSparrowsNest says:
Google base is an excellent idea for sellers...definitely give it a go. Helps the items to be seen and found more easily in search results. :)
3 years ago
SecretLentil says:
hurray! thanks.
3 years ago
JessicaDoyle says:
This is wonderful! Thank you :)
3 years ago
samsstuff says:
Can't wait to get started with Google Base! Thanks for the info!
3 years ago
awelldressedbullet says:
Wow, what a surprise to see my Squidoo tutorial on Google Base and Etsy, thank you so much! * blush * I'm honored! - Kathy
3 years ago
LadybugLimited says:
Thanks for the Google Base help-- looking forward to the simplification of the process!
3 years ago
classicdesigns says:
This is all great. Thanks so much for your hard work to improve Etsy and make it easier for us sellers!
3 years ago
redyellowandblueink says:
Gave it a go, now we wait and watch in wonder......
3 years ago
yournest says:
Oh, how cool! I looooove RSS. MmmYum. And the crocheted cacti in "related items" (not sure how it especially relates, but I'm not complaining) are AWESOME! I might have to get a few for my sis, who claims she can't keep any plants alive.
3 years ago
GreenSpaceGoods says:
Hooray!!!!!! I've been wanting those thumbnails forever! Thanks so much :)
3 years ago
BluCille says:
Great newspaper pillow! What an idea.
3 years ago
LaireMarie says:
AWESOME - Thanks!
3 years ago
rockerbaby says:
It is awesome what you guys did , it is a great feature , but what I think would really be helpful to all of us who sell children’s clothing or clothing in general , it would really help to have a drop size menu, which I think it so helpful to all , easy on the buyer and life saver for the seller
3 years ago
creativeborders says:
Great!!!
3 years ago
Studio618 says:
I did it, I think. Can't wait to see the results. Thanks Etsy, for all these technical help.
3 years ago
lilybrush says:
manual uploading could be substituted for an automatic schedule if only the following URL scheme would also lead to MY_SHOP's rss: http://MY_SHOP.etsy.com/rss_shop.php?user_id=MY_SHOP_ID for instance, if I could use this URL to access my shop's rss: http://lilybrush.etsy.com/rss_shop.php?user_id=5591426 instead of http://www.etsy.com/rss_shop.php?user_id=5591426
3 years ago
Thinkoutsidethebox says:
My confusion is this..hoping someone a bit more savvy than me can help..Some of us know that there is a popular site that we can use to upload our shop csv files and add it to Google base feeds. Would using the rss method above, give us the same results or will the rss feed added to Google base allow for our shop's continually added items to automatically be uploaded to Google base? The option available to us through the other site with our csv files uploaded and saved in xml format is only good for the items in our shops at the time we create the xml file. Any further additions of new shop items have to be either manually uploaded one by one or we have to create an entirely new xml file and then feed it to Google base. Anyone know the ansewr here or even what I am talking about? LOL!
3 years ago
sean11 says:
Thinkoutsidethebox, please see the updated instructions above for scheduled uploads to Google Base.
3 years ago
dogties says:
Awesome. Thanks for continually making things bigger, better, & easier.
3 years ago
XOHandworks says:
sean11- I'm sure your answer above was clear to you, but for some of us unfamiliar with this ... are you saying "yes, following the updated instructions for scheduled uploads will continually update Google base and only needs to be done once" ?
3 years ago
XOHandworks says:
btw - to find the "Register Your Data Feed" section, click My Items, then Data Feed, then New Data Feed ... in case anyone else has trouble finding it like I did
3 years ago
XOHandworks says:
My first scheduled upload failed. Here's the error message: "We didn't understand some of the XML formatting in your file. You may be missing a tag or have a nesting or formatting error" Is this something I can fix or this an error on Etsy's end?
3 years ago
lindabutterfly says:
Yahoo says the feed can't be added. Keeps saying try later. I keep trying. Have contacted Yahoo...anyone else got this problem? (I have firefox.)
3 years ago
yummyink says:
Great Tool! Thanks for sharing!
3 years ago
creationsinglass says:
Great, just did this instead of letsets!
3 years ago
LazyTcrochet says:
This could be spelled out in greater detail somewhere on the site. As it is, there are tidbits of information all through the forums. I am still getting errors when I use Ety's feed. I changed the web address as described above, but when I click "edit" next to the feed, I don't see "encoding" or UTF-8 anywhere.
3 years ago
inoudidsattic says:
On my data feed it says "Missing Condition". It is my understanding that it needs to have each item marked one of the following: New, Used, Refurbished. I had gone through and adjusted a few titles to included the word refurbished, then some of the tags I used new or refurbished. (We are selling recycled album jacket coasters and warped vinyl bowls.) I did find and selected the UTF-8...anyone know what that stands for? Any suggestions would be appreciated on how to correct the 'missing conditions' for the quality of the feed. Take care, Mary
3 years ago
lindabutterfly says:
I am a tad muddled about stage 3. Do I JUST add this: shop.xml
3 years ago
lindabutterfly says:
I did that. It all worked. Pleased, I have an active feed.
3 years ago
suchprettycolors says:
Thanks, this is great! :) It only works for our most recent 100 items, though, is that right?
3 years ago
VictoriaB2007 says:
I did it Wow I was surprised how easy it was !
3 years ago
24Paws says:
Thank you for the info!!
3 years ago
crossties says:
My upload failed and I received the message "mismatched XML tag" How do I correct this?
3 years ago
roundabout says:
Just got this updated to automatically load to Google base - thank you so much for adding this feature!
3 years ago
Cathysjewels says:
What? Can someone translate please?
3 years ago
pastperfect says:
I followed all of the steps and continually get this Error message that the scheduled upload failed = "We didn't understand some of the XML formatting in your file. You may be missing a tag or have a nesting or formatting error. We found a mismatched XML tag." It would be great to get this to work. What is going on? How is this corrected? Manual uploading of all items using LetsEts works perfectly.
3 years ago
cottonpurr says:
I am getting this error: We didn't understand some of the XML formatting in your file. You may be missing a tag or have a nesting or formatting error. We found a mismatched XML tag. Both warnings point to the same bad line #24.
3 years ago
sean11 says:
Just wanted to note that we've updated the selling FAQ with Google Base instructions as well: http://www.etsy.com/faq_selling.php#feed_base Please feel free to convo me if you're having trouble or have questions on scheduling uploads. It is rather tricky but the nice thing is you only need to do it once -- your items will be fetched automatically at the schedule you choose once you get it running.
3 years ago
HappyCloudMoments says:
Awesome! Thank you!
3 years ago
FilzFelt says:
very helpful... thank you so much!
3 years ago
2kute says:
very helpful.... I was so lost
3 years ago
luxandlove says:
well i've done this, it seems to be taking quite a while, its been a couple of hours so far. i was definitely lost trying to follow the google instructions so thank you.
3 years ago
PapayaTree says:
I keep getting an error message when I put in the feed URL. I'm sure it's the correct URL. When I click update, the window goes to google error window "page not found". Can anyone help me?
3 years ago
CarolBradley says:
I am also getting an error message at the final step, which is scheduling. When I enter the "url of file," I get these results: My shop name from the address bar, "http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5320312", gets the message "domain name must match home page's domain". Entering "http://carolbradley.etsy.com" or "http://www.carolbradley.etsy.com" gets the message "invalid url".
3 years ago
CarolBradley says:
I figured out the problem. Never mind.
3 years ago
luxandlove says:
I've followed the instructions and everything seems to be OK from the Google base side, it says all my items are 'Published and searchable' however they don't come up when i search for them in google shopping. in fact in the 'shop names' category at the bottom of each search page, Etsy doesn't even come up. Am i doing something wrong? I've been back over it to double check but i did everything right.
3 years ago
KimVGlass says:
I'm getting the same error message as cottonpurr, except my bad line is 19. This will be wonderful...when I get it to work :)
3 years ago
stilettogirl says:
I got the upload to work using scheduling, but most of my items are still listed as searchable soon, with the problem being that the attributes and condition are missing. How do you get google to include these without manually editing each item? (If I edit, the edits are lost during scheduled updates). Does Using Let's Ets eliminate this problem in some way?
3 years ago
dlkdesigns says:
Thank you~
3 years ago
GranGrahamsTable says:
So easy to follow your instructions, thanks heaps!
3 years ago
dogties says:
Please help with missing conditions.
3 years ago
Flourisheshome says:
I followed all the wonderful instructions. Found were to put everything just fine. When I schedule, it tells me Ooops. Non existant page. Why? It says active next to schedule, but it did not update. I have no idea what is wrong!!! Please help.
3 years ago
AnuraDesignStudio says:
Help! I too followed instructions. Seemed pretty simple. I too received the Ooops message. However when I went back later, new info was there. Now I have tried about 10 times over 2 days to upload and get this message: upload failed. no items are live. Error: We don't understand your delimiter. What am I doing wrong? What is my delimiter? The only thing I wasn't sure about when entering my info was the .xml file. I used my shop name with .xml. Is that the correct way to do it? Does anyone have any suggestions? Please help.
3 years ago
GrandmaMarilyns says:
I am having the same problem as Flourisheshome and AnuraDesignStudio. It works fine if I put my shop link in there but I try to put the RSS feed link in there, it says Ooops. Non existant page. But I did a copy and paste.
3 years ago
LavenderField says:
i got following message in red when pasting my RSS feed address onto "Url of file": Domain name must match home page's domain Please help!
3 years ago
molamama says:
Thanks so much for the info!! Your instructions are great.. had a wee problem with 14.. but figured out that I should save settings then go back to data feeds. Once I got that right.. all is well! Thanks again!!
3 years ago
DalkullanJewelry says:
Thank you for this wonderful information!
3 years ago
5erg says:
Thanks for the detailed instructions! Very helpful.
3 years ago
baileybowls says:
Great instructions! Thank you!
3 years ago
mrsfatface says:
I am also having a problem with the scheduling. It keeps telling me "domain name must match home page's domain". How do I get around that? I copied and pasted the web address from the rss feed.
3 years ago
ShoozieShoes says:
Very helpful, thanks so much!
3 years ago
aressa says:
Love the information on adding the Etsy listings to Google Base. Thanks so much!
3 years ago
ffflowers says:
Success! Thank you for the instructions :) Now I just need to know how I add a second shop - is this possible?
3 years ago
beckababe says:
very helpful info, TY!
3 years ago
jurgitahandmade says:
It is very helpful information! Thanks!
3 years ago
MaruMaru says:
I did everything in the instructions, but is it supposed to say "failed"? Does it take a day or two to become active? I scheduled mine as daily but have yet to see anything. We don't have to upload anything either?
3 years ago
dvinedesigns says:
awesome!! Thanks!!
3 years ago
capow says:
that was kind of complicated, but I think I got it! Hope it helps my shop grow! :)
3 years ago
evoLOVEtion says:
Thank you so much for helping us with so many tools that I otherwise would not have known about! Thank you, thank you!
3 years ago
intrinsicvalue says:
I haven't been able to get googlebase to work for me either. Any suggestions?
3 years ago
ellecools says:
Now Google Base is rejecting my Lets Ets uploads...I think it has to do with the change to the way the prices are displayed as USD. I tried the method above and I am also getting failed messages as mentioned by others: Error: We don't understand your delimiter.
3 years ago
Buttonsandsuch says:
It doesn't seem to work for me, I don't get the blue edit button. Does my being out of the USA make a difference?
3 years ago
uniquedichroic says:
I'm also getting the "Domain name must match home page's domain" message, and it's not working. How can I fix this??? I've seen a few other people here ask the same question, but I can find the answer?
3 years ago
ellecools says:
I deleted the account (the specific etsy-shop account that wasn't working-not my google base account) and re-entered everything as above. The instructions are pretty simple-I don't think I made a mistake the first time. In any case, it worked fine the second time and my items are now live. Buttonsandsuch - I'm in Canada - it shouldn't make a difference.
3 years ago
BellaLili says:
Thanks for the instructions. I did what ellecools did as well. It was easier to recreate my acct with the simple instructions as above instead of modifying what was there. I kept getting errors that way.
3 years ago
laurabailliedesigns says:
Great article, so easy to follow and set up! Must wai patiently now for results.
3 years ago
fiveforty says:
I keep getting this error message: Domain name must match home page's domain I have tried over and over, deleting and starting fresh, it is not working for me.
3 years ago
lynsi says:
Thanks, this was easier to understand!
2 years ago
SeizeTheNight says:
this really helped! :)
2 years ago
mksupplies says:
I had the same problem: Domain name must match home page's domain I think it was step 2 that finally fixed it - make sure you putting in your shop number not the name i.e. for my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5690069 instead of http://mksupplies.etsy.com Hope that helps
2 years ago
mkfitch says:
Can't wait to figure this one out!
2 years ago
GreatLakesCandles says:
I'm new to all of this but i'll give it a shot
2 years ago
GreatLakesCandles says:
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2 years ago
QuercusSilver says:
Oh I do feel techy now I've done that. Greta clear instructions.Thanks
2 years ago
FleursRockAffair says:
Great info! I was able to follow the instructions easily.
2 years ago
SingingSky says:
This was extremely helpful!! Awesome instructions...thanks so much!
2 years ago
DownToTheWireDesigns says:
This seems very helpful. While I was setting this up, I was looking at the website optimizer demo on my Google Analytics account and could not help but notice that a lot of what they say is needed for a successful website (headline, image, promotional text, and call to action) is not available in our specific shop homepages. I have long thought that it would be useful to have the option of a larger, bolder title for our shop announcements (a headline); and what I really think would be helpful would be having the shop announcement text BELOW the featured items (image-- though often hidden under the shop announcement text). This would give people a taste of your work when they first come to your shop regardless of how long your shop announcement is (how many times have you gone to a shop and have had to scroll down past a lot of instructional text to see what it is that they sell?!) AND it would give you the opportunity to PROMOTE the featured items in a new way (promotional text). For instance, you could put those three items on sale or you could have them up as part of a theme and could use the text to point out that theme (Father's Day, e.g.). This might cut into Etsy's showcase sales, but I have never found the showcases to be all that effective and increased sales will boost Etsy's revenues anyway, so I don't see Etsy losing anything by doing it. Anyway, I found this feature helpful-- thanks for making it available. I just also found it ironic that most of the things that Google says are needed for a successful website are not available in our individual shops.
2 years ago
SuperiorStones says:
I did it! Not too bad. . .
2 years ago
kathryncole says:
I did it too! Thanks Etsy! ~Kathryn
2 years ago
Celticcatphotos says:
I did it, but nothing happened! Will wait to see if it feeds!
2 years ago
QuercusSilver says:
Thank you for the step by step.I like it when Etsy holds my hand.
2 years ago
southernladysvintage says:
Thanks so much for this step by step list of directions!
2 years ago
ValerieTyler says:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I think I finally got it now (and I would never have figured it out on my own)
2 years ago
IrelandScott says:
Those were very clear directions! They were a big help! I also like when Etsy holds my hand...
2 years ago
lesjoujou says:
Thanks! I was manually updating and this is so much better.
2 years ago
BizzieLizzie says:
Instructions were awesome! Thanks so much! Why has it taken me this long!??
2 years ago
OhFaro says:
Thanks so much for taking the time and making this work so we don't have to! Sean - you are a doll for telling us it's ready and working. Cheers- Faro
2 years ago
kidnaroundcreations says:
Thank you sooo much for the great directions!!
2 years ago
musicalkitten says:
Nothing happens... Help! I've tried this several times now and it never picks up my feed!
2 years ago
dahlilafound says:
This is my third go at this. This time via the STorque. I hear it does take a while--several days even. Here's hoping, d.
2 years ago
evihan says:
greattttttttt
2 years ago
Tina669 says:
Thanks for the detailed instructions! Very helpful.
2 years ago
brownbunnybyiris says:
Great help! Thanks!!!!!
2 years ago
ShoreDebris says:
Thank you! These instructions are great! I got it to work on the second time around - only because I skipped a step the first time.
2 years ago
HazelHoney says:
Thank you for the walk through on this process
2 years ago
winkydinks says:
This is so awesome, thank you! I didn't read step 2 close enough and got an error at the end, but re-doing the shop name fixed it. Thanks!
2 years ago
pamperedindulgence says:
Thanks I could not have done it without you.
2 years ago
MonkeyAndMeFrills says:
I have 2 shops. Can I have 2 different shop feeds on base or wont it work.
2 years ago
TheChainmailleLady says:
Set it up now just waiting to see if it works! :)
2 years ago
minelolly says:
Thank you! Finally some instructions I can understand! Yay!
2 years ago
createdbydenise says:
Great directions! Thanks so much!!
2 years ago
rensfibreart says:
easy instructions, thank you very much
2 years ago
ZAPOLdesigns says:
amazing tutorial. thanks again!
2 years ago
lulujewels says:
It is my understanding that google base will be disabling individual feeds from etsy shops (apparently some already) in preparation for a change in 2010 which will require etsy to maintain google base for the entire site. Has anyone else heard this? Admins, does etsy have a plan in place to do this? Thanks!
2 years ago
mammamiaeme says:
thank you very much! ı followed all your instructions and waiting very excitingly
2 years ago
DKbyDesign says:
Great information!! Thanks so much!
2 years ago
HightowerBotanicals says:
Thank you for the info. I just registered!
2 years ago
thoughtbubble says:
I just registered for Google Base today! Now it's time for the waiting game to see if I followed your directions correctly!
2 years ago
FloriFlori says:
Great info,,just register hope I do it right.Thanks!
2 years ago
sloeginfizz says:
Thanks for the info! FYI: for anyone going to do this now… Google Base has split out into Base and Merchant Center. You follow the same basic instructions as above, but in the merchant center rather than Google base. Thanks again!
2 years ago
UnJardinDeHilo says:
I'm doing something wrong and I'm not sure what it is? When I go to 'Create' in Upload Schedule and put in the feed address http://www.etsy.com/rss_shop.php?user_id=... I get this error message "To schedule a fetch, a valid home page is needed". Any pointers? Thanks
2 years ago
danielabesso says:
great I will do it strait a way!!
2 years ago
Kimmie914 says:
OOh all this information sounds extremely helpful. I will be sure to use all the suggestions. Hopefully I can get more traffic to my store. Happy browsing all!
2 years ago
notjustpink says:
Thank you, great instructions, nice + easy to follow. Done it all now and just waiting to see if it has all worked OK! (Google is 'processing' which sounds promising :).
2 years ago
CalisArtStudio says:
Thank you very much for the great information!
2 years ago
Laquita33 says:
Great step-by-step instructions :o)
2 years ago
lovestruckbaby says:
Thank you so much for adding this. I've always wondered how to this but I am abslolutely not a computer savvy person--at all! I just did it and am looking forward to the rewards. :)
2 years ago
meganleone says:
Thank you so much for breaking it down!
2 years ago
BethanyOgle says:
Thanks for the info! It seems to have worked.
2 years ago
billiewren says:
thanks guys. top info.
2 years ago
TheRullOfFabric says:
Can anyone tell me what to do, I'm stuck. On step 8. For "Select the type of item in your data feed," select "Products." On the actual new data feed page it says to select item type, but only offers a few options. It does offer a selection for custom type, but it will not take "products." The other options don't fit the description of what I need. Help?
2 years ago
castawayvintage says:
thanks for advice can't wait to try this
2 years ago
castawayvintage says:
i also found 'products' is not offered, and can't find a comparable listing, like 'clothing' or 'apparel' for what im listing??
2 years ago
castawayvintage says:
was receiving 'error' emails about non working xml tags. was having problems with this method, particularly 'products', finally took the custom tag for clothes. Also having problems with finding url in subscribing to shop feed, being redirected to igoogle, but found it by right clicking the shop feed link to 'show properties', then filled in that url in scheduling google base updates. hope this helps anyone else having same problem
2 years ago
TimmerysBebeBling says:
Thank you!!! I'm going to look into this more in the morning. I think I'll sign up for google base tomorrow!!
2 years ago
IshkasBody says:
many thanks! I am so grateful there is so much support out there.
2 years ago
spanishbeader says:
I'm going to try this. Wish me luck!!!!!!!
1 year ago
blessedvintage says:
thanks for info
1 year ago
brendasbijoux says:
Great information!
128 days ago