When you talk to them see if there is an API document that will show us how to program it. Thanks.

Ok Will do.

Froogle does help your Store. It is a free upload and it is very easy to do so why not do it? Websiteforge has made it easy just point and click ( froogle export )and your done. You would be surprised how many free clicks you will get for your products. If you need help tech support will tell you how to do it. It took me about 1 min to download my entire inventory to my desktop and about 2 min to upload my entire inventory to froogle which is 2,227 products as of now.
Thank you
Brian

Hi -

I just wanted to pass this email I received from Google about Froogle/Google Base in case others didn't receive it...

Froogle Merchant Announcement
New product upload requirements
Hello,

As you know, we're always looking for new ways to improve our product search experience, both for our users and for content providers. We've found that one of the most effective ways to help users conduct faster and more effective searches is to describe products with relevant attributes - ideally those assigned by the people who best understand their own products, meaning you.

That's why we're asking all Froogle merchants to send us bulk uploads in the Google Base format, with five additional attributes (along with the basic ones you've submitted in the past). Because we think it's important to provide a consistent user experience, we will no longer list items that don't meet a minimal number of attributes by the end of February 2007.

You can review this attribute requirement page to learn about these new guidelines for general product attributes and specific attributes per product type. You can also learn how to submit your feed using Google Base here. We recommend that you include as many attributes as possible; the more information you provide, the better chance you'll have of matching users' "refinement" queries.

We hope you'll continue enjoying the benefits of listing your products on Google, and even increase your potential customer base using the new Google Base format.

Thanks,
The Google Base Team

Well much to my disbelief Google has not answered me on the API document issue so you guys can program it. Don't these guys know who I am? How dare they not answer me! We are ShopBakersNook.com! Prepare for assimilation Google. :)
Brian

Hi Nikki. Brian emailed me about 5 minutes before you posted this :) -- Thank you both for participating in the BLOG. The increased communication really helps.

It's easy to handle. Froogle will specify the fields you need. You can add additional fields within the WF member's area to you product items and then map them to Froogle. No changes needed to be done to the Website Forge e-commerce system -- however a little configuration work will be needed on your end.

Contact Website Forge support if and when Froogle rejects your current file layout and we can coach you on the new configuration.

Shane Merem
www.websiteforge.com
Website Design and E-commerce

Brian. Next time you and Bill Gates have lunch you can ask him to get the API from google for you! :)

I wil ask him that on monday. At our last meeting he asked how you were doing and I said, "Your are doing fine now that you got all that fire stuff out of your head" :)
Brian