I was reading Ken McCarty’s blog post about Googles new Product Search. You can find it here….Google Product Search.

Once again, Google will control and change the game. I checked out the product search page for a few items that my wife sells on one of her websites. I know we were on page 1 and #1 position for these items yet I found them nowhere on Googles new Product Search page. I changed terms and searched for about 2 hours. I must have clicked about 200 links on the New Product Search Page …. still I couldn’t find our proudct. I did notice each of the products offered some sort of cart system and I also made sure I searched “showing all items” and not “show Google Checkout items only”

How does one get on the New Google Product Search result?

I’ll have to do some research, although I did stumble on the last line at the bottom of the page

“Google does not charge for inclusion in its search results or accept payment for better placement. To list your items in Google Product Search, upload your product catalog.”

I checked out the page and it appears as though you must submit your products to google and then there’s an indication that there’s a need for optimizing your site properly.

This is straight from the Google Page:

Sell with Google

Got something to sell? We can help make it happen — for free. Then, use Google Checkout to process your online sales.

1. Submit your items
Reach more shoppers by submitting information about your products to Google Base so they’ll be found on Google Product Search. You can link directly from our search results to your website; if you don’t have one, we’ll host your offers for free. Depending on how many items you have, you can choose to submit your products one at a time or all at once using a bulk upload under our “Products” item type.

Further on down the page there appears to be an option to Process your orders with Google Checkout.

Again…straight from the Google Products Page:

3. Process your sales with Google Checkout
Use Google Checkout to charge your customers’ credit cards, process their orders, and receive payment in your bank account. Even better, you pay no fees on sales that you process through Google Checkout. It’s free until 2008

Did you notice Google Checkout is FREE until 2008 … I’ve kinda lost track of time, this is 2007 isn’t it?

Well…looks really intersting and I can’t wait to see the gurus come out with ebook, course and video on the new “Google Products Feature” LOL

Thanks Ken for the heads up!