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"It’s now free to sell on Google" https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-on-google/ https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-s

"It’s now free to sell on Google" https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-on-google/ https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-o...

skybrian 6y ago
This tells us that Google isn't charging, but not what else you need to set up and how much they charge. That part seems pretty opaque.
- cosmie 6y ago
  "We're not saying you have to pay us $50/month, but what will potential customers think if your business isn't Google Guaranteed while all your competitors are..." https://searchengineland.com/google-offering-upgraded-gmb-profile-with-google-guaranteed-badge-for-50-per-month-338064 https://searchengineland.com/google-offering-upgraded-gmb-pr...
  - three_seagrass 6y ago
    That's not an arbitrary service. You're paying to have Google review and dispute claims for business through local services.
    - cosmie 6y ago
      Absolutely! I didn't intend to give the impression they weren't providing a service for that fee, but meant it in relation to skybrian's comment about "what else you need to set up and how much they charge". The type of service offered by the $50/month GMB fee is designed to engender consumer confidence. As that Google Guaranteed status starts to propagate, companies showing up without it will start to be at a distinct disadvantage from the ones that do show it in their listings. Scaling up the enhanced/paid GMB profiles at the same time as announcing the open and commission-free product listings is likely not a coincidence. The product listing change will result an accelerating need to adopt that paid GMB service as a baseline requirement in order to remain competitive.
- mrweasel 6y ago
  Most likely what is going to happen is "Yes it's free", but you have to show up in the search, in the product listing ads, and that isn't free. What to sell stuff via Google, you better be sure that your ads and buy button are at the top, and that will cost you.

"It’s now free to sell on Google" https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-on-google/ https://blog.google/products/shopping/its-now-free-to-sell-o...

skybrian 6y ago

This tells us that Google isn't charging, but not what else you need to set up and how much they charge. That part seems pretty opaque.

cosmie 6y ago
"We're not saying you have to pay us $50/month, but what will potential customers think if your business isn't Google Guaranteed while all your competitors are..." https://searchengineland.com/google-offering-upgraded-gmb-profile-with-google-guaranteed-badge-for-50-per-month-338064 https://searchengineland.com/google-offering-upgraded-gmb-pr...
- three_seagrass 6y ago
  That's not an arbitrary service. You're paying to have Google review and dispute claims for business through local services.
  - cosmie 6y ago
    Absolutely! I didn't intend to give the impression they weren't providing a service for that fee, but meant it in relation to skybrian's comment about "what else you need to set up and how much they charge". The type of service offered by the $50/month GMB fee is designed to engender consumer confidence. As that Google Guaranteed status starts to propagate, companies showing up without it will start to be at a distinct disadvantage from the ones that do show it in their listings. Scaling up the enhanced/paid GMB profiles at the same time as announcing the open and commission-free product listings is likely not a coincidence. The product listing change will result an accelerating need to adopt that paid GMB service as a baseline requirement in order to remain competitive.
mrweasel 6y ago
Most likely what is going to happen is "Yes it's free", but you have to show up in the search, in the product listing ads, and that isn't free. What to sell stuff via Google, you better be sure that your ads and buy button are at the top, and that will cost you.