how do i sign for the froogle connector™ service through the aplus.net web control panel?

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

Froogle is a search engine that Google has created to help shoppers quickly find products for sale on the web. The Froogle Connector™ Module provides Miva Merchant Users the ability to instantly list Miva products on Froogle. Froogle Connector™ integrates with MIVA Merchant to allow you to easily upload the products in your online store into Froogle. You can also regularly update the information on Froogle to be sure that people searching the web for the products you sell, will always get up-to-date information.

Note: The Froogle Connector service is available for eCommerce Unix or eCommerce Windows plan holders only.

Here’s how to sign for the Froogle Connector service:

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. Next, select the Froogle Connector™ from the body of the following page.

Note: If your Froogle Connector™ is already installed, you will be redirected to your Miva administrative pages.

7. Choose Yes to confirm or No to cancel on the following pop-up screen.
8. Choose the registration period for your Froogle Connector™ service from the body of the following screen.
9. Type in the domain name that you want to use with your Froogle Connector™ service in the Miva Module Domain field.

Note: You have to type the same domain that you use with your Miva Merchant store. Example – If you use mydomain.com with your Miva Merchant store, type mydomain.com with no “www” in front. Please, replace mydomain.com with your actual registered domain name.

10. Click Proceed to Finalize Order to approve the information or Cancel to escape.
11. Finally, click Finalize order to approve the order or Cancel to escape.

Important: In order to use your Froogle Connector service, you must have a valid Froogle account. The Froogle merchant account is absolutely free. Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to sing up for a Froogle merchant account.

Note: Please click here to check the Froogle requirements regarding merchant account registrations.

Please, visit http://froogleconnector.com for more information on the Froogle Connector™ Module.