Google Shopping Policies - No bullet points, no watermarks, and no policy details??

[SafeCare]

Hello - some Newbie questions, if someone could help please!...

I am just putting together my first listing and I am keen to ensure I don't fall foul of Google's rules for having them include the item. I have been reading up on the excellent eBid FAQs, and now also on what Google say here:
https://support.google.com/merchants..._topic=2701481

1) Under their heading 'Punctuations and Symbols' they say they won't allow bullet points. Really?! Does anyone know for sure that listings with bullet points are rejected by Google?

2) Under their heading 'Relevance, Clarity and Accuracy' they say: "Product listings shouldn't include additional details about free shipping, billing information, promotions, stock information or your store's policies". Does that mean that I should not include a section in my actual listing referring to my postage or returns policy, or details about payment options etc? I could cover some of those things in my 'About Me' page, but sometimes there could be specifics that I need to state in the individual item listing.

3) Under their heading 'Images' they say: "Google Shopping doesn't allow product listings with images containing promotional messages, including watermarks or promotional text...". So if I wanted to include my own photos in a listing I cannot use a watermark (of my company name) to protect them for copyright? Or is there another way around this?

I'd be most grateful for any help or advice on these points, and to hear of anyone's experience of these issues with Google.

Thank you very much!

[lakeleilani]

I use bullet points in my product listings, and my items are on Google Shopping - so far. I don't dare mention anything about the postage in the text, but I have an eBid message on my stores stating that I combine postage. I had quite a lot of trouble getting things right for Google Shopping, but I seem to have cracked it now - unless the bullet points thing is new, as I've not read that one before.

[TiasTreasures]

I have one line in all my listings asking potential buyers to read my "All About the Seller" page to get this information. If this is true I'm going to have to take it out of all of them.

It never ends.

[lakeleilani]

I've checked some of my listings on Google Shopping. They still seem to be on there, but the bullet points in the descriptions have been removed.

[SafeCare]

Thank you both very much - and does anyone know about the Watermarking photos issue?

[sherlock07]

Thank you both very much - and does anyone know about the Watermarking photos issue?

I have a couple of items listed, where I got the photo from my supplier which was watermarked, these items are showing on google shopping.

Whether they missed it or could not detect it, I do not know, maybe I was lucky.

I will be taking my own photo for the items soon.

[iwiw60]

I could be totally wrong (and sometimes I am!), but isn't it true that Google Shopping's new rules apply only to the listing title line and the first 250 characters in the listing??

[garyjh22]

Ahhhhhhh!!! I just checked some of my listings. It appears that none of my dolls (Monster High) mostly do not show up on Google searches.
Ive checked my other items and they do show up.

I really cant see any rules I broke for them.

Can anybody take a look and see what I may have done wrong??? I know when I first started listing they did show up. So, Im not sure why they would stop working.

Thanks
Gary

[lakeleilani]

Ahhhhhhh!!! I just checked some of my listings. It appears that none of my dolls (Monster High) mostly do not show up on Google searches.
Ive checked my other items and they do show up.

I really cant see any rules I broke for them.


Can anybody take a look and see what I may have done wrong??? I know when I first started listing they did show up. So, Im not sure why they would stop working.

Thanks
Gary

Could it be anything to do with the R in a circle symbol that you've got in the titles of the Monster High dolls? Not sure about it, but it could be.

[MPS16]

Ahhhhhhh!!! I just checked some of my listings. It appears that none of my dolls (Monster High) mostly do not show up on Google searches.....Can anybody take a look and see what I may have done wrong??? I know when I first started listing they did show up. So, Im not sure why they would stop working.....

Found this on USA Google Shopping.

May be the registered trade mark symbol does not help matters.