Merchants Seen Using Google Checkout

[Qui Gon Jinn]

If "some" networks or merchants are not going to be forthcoming, then it can only be deemed fair that as a collective we list merchants in this thread together with any merchants we see advertised in Adwords with the Google Checkout logo. Together with which networks they appear on.

Some of those listed may probably be news to the network too, if the merchant hasn't informed them.

Until we can ascertain what scale of effect, how minimal or large, whether short or long term, this may have on affiliates & networks then at least we have a list to make our own decisions & inferences from.

[Qui Gon Jinn]

To Get the list going. At first there might not be many.

Empire Direct - Keyword: DVD Player - Networks TD & AW

[hpops]

Gadgets.co.uk
Find-me-a-gift

In fact heres a handy list
https://checkout.google.com/buyer/me....html?hl=en_GB
Seems to be complete

[monkeyman]

If anyone is unsure what the results look like with the Google Checkout logo next to the Adwords, search for 'radley' and you'll see the logo next to Bagsdirect.com

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...LG:en&q=radley

[Qui Gon Jinn]

Also if it appears in the first two listings directly above the "natural results" the logo looks slightly different, being more subtle & all grey.

[hirschnathan]

Do we know for sure that google checkout will delete network cookies?

[hpops]

Yup - fraid so, sales untracked until network approved.
Also Paul, I've been seeing flashier logo appearing in top two today rather than the greyed out version I saw yesterday.

[Supercod]

Originally Posted by hirschnathan Do we know for sure that google checkout will delete network cookies?

Just to be clear it’s not deleting the cookie. At the checkout stage because it’s not showing the Network call back code it means that we have no way to know what has sold and how much without first being approved by Google to allow your call back code to be added to the end process. Once all the Networks in the UK are approved, I would then see no problem at that point if Merchants wanted to sign up and use Google Checkout, but if you have an Affiliate program you should not integrate it until ALL the Networks your work with are approved, otherwise your Affiliates will be losing out in sales. I can only imagine the issues this will cause cash-back sites promoting Merchants who have Google Checkout and don’t track.

[getvisible]

I've missed the whole "Google checkout" thing. I take it that if a merchant is using it then sales aren't tracked?

Also if a merchant is using it do they get preference in the "quality score" so they'll get shown for the same display url and the affiliate won't?

If this is the case it's one sure way of limiting (yet again) the earning potential of affiliates.

[Supercod]

Originally Posted by getvisible I've missed the whole "Google checkout" thing. I take it that if a merchant is using it then sales aren't tracked?

Yes correct, and with them giving out £10 off your order if you spend more then £30 if you use Google Checkout, guess what way the customer will purchase.

Originally Posted by getvisible Also if a merchant is using it do they get preference in the "quality score" so they'll get shown for the same display url and the affiliate won't?

No idea.

[jess1]

I assume all UK networks are working on this?
Clarke any advice for merchants what they can be doing?