how do i list a product using the Froogle connector™ module?

Answer by:  George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

Important: If you do not have an Aplus.Net’s hosting plan and bought the Aplus.Net’s Froogle Connector™ module from MivaCentral.Com, please login to your Miva administration pages with your current hosting provider and skip to Step 7.

Here’s how to list a product using your Froogle Connector™ module:

1. Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
2. Select Web Hosting from the top navigation bar.
3. Next, select Hosted Domains and click on Manage Hosted Domains.
4. Now, select the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
5. Click on the Marketing tab.
6. Finally, select the Froogle Connector™ from the body of the following page. You will be redirected to the Miva Administration pages.

Note: Make sure your Miva Administration is set to Advanced Administration Mode.

7. Now, click on the arrow next to Stores located in the left panel of the Miva Administration screen.
8. Next, click on the arrow next to the name of your Miva Merchant store to view the available options.
9. Next, click on the Products option of your store to open your Miva Products List.
10. Now, click the edit button, located at the row of the product you want to list to Froogle.Com.
11. Next, click on the Froogle link located in the Edit Product navigation bar. You should be redirected to the product information screen.

Note: You’ll see your Miva product code, price, description and image information listed on the Upload to Froogle page. If one of those is not yet configured within your Miva product list itself, you will have to configure it first and then list it to Froogle.

12. Now, choose the main category for the product you want to list and click Continue.
13. Choose a sub-category for the product you want to list. Then click Continue

Note: Keep choosing a sub-category until you have reached a primary category (If there are no more sub-category options available for a specific category then it is a primary one).

14. Now, choose the product listing details for the product you want to list.

Note: Filling all the fields is to your advantage, because it gives buyers an easy, fast way to search for your products in Froogle, and also makes the basic facts about your product clear and accessible on your listing. For more information about the different listing details fields, please visit the following web address: http://froogleconnector.com/ig-listing.html.

15. Finally, click the Save & Upload in order to list your product to Froogle.

Important: Froogle allows one upload request per hour. If you want to list more than one product at a time, you have to use the Save button in order to save the current product for future upload to Froogle. Then repeat steps 9 – 14 in order to save all the products that you want to list on Froogle. Now, please follow the instructions in the following Knowledge base document to list all your saved products to Froogle with the click of one button: How do I actually list all saved products to Froogle?

Note: The product will not appear on Froogle right after it has been uploaded, due to the time Froogle takes to process upload requests.

Note: These instructions assume you already have your Miva Store created, your Froogle merchant account registered, and your Froogle Connector™ module installed and configured.

• If your Froogle Connector™ module is not installed, here you can find instructions on how to install it.
• If your Froogle Connector™ module is not yet configured, here you can find instructions on how to configure it.
• If you do not own a Froogle merchant account yet, here you can find instructions on how to register one.