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Best practices for listing wireless products and services

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Wireless products and services often have more complex pricing and contract models than other products that you may list in your Shopping ads and free product listings. This article explains how to submit your product data and landing pages for wireless devices such as mobile phones or tablets (with or without a contract), or prepaid SIM cards.

Note: Products with the instalment [installment] or subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute are not eligible for cross-border trade and can only have one targeted country.

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Benefits

  • Reach the right customers. Details in your product data and landing pages allow Google to understand what you're selling, and then to show your ads and free listings to customers based on the type of products that they're looking for.
  • Keep products approved. Submitting incorrect or inconsistent product data may lead to product disapprovals or account enforcement, so make sure that your product data is always up to date.

Submit accurate product data for your wireless products and services

Follow the standard requirements

People are looking for specific product information when they're searching for wireless products and services. Ensure that they get the information that they need by submitting all required product attributes. Note that your price [price] attribute must include all activation charges as well as other fees that will be applied during checkout. Each product variant (for example, colour [color] or size [size]) must also be submitted as a separate product within your product data. Learn more about the product data specification.

Mobile phones, tablets or prepaid SIM cards for a fixed price

Mobile phones, tablets or prepaid SIM cards can be shown in any country when paid in full up front and not combined with additional monthly device instalment payments or a wireless subscription plan. You can use the price [price] attribute (not '0') to provide the full price.

Mobile phones or tablets with subscription plan and/or instalments

Eligibility to list certain types of products varies from country to country. Check the instalment [installment] and subscription cost [subscription_cost] attributes to see if your products and services can be advertised with instalment payments or with a subscription plan in your desired target country.

The United States

You can provide the option to purchase your mobile phone or tablet with an up-front payment and additional monthly instalment payments.

  • Price is required and represents the full up-front payment for your product, including the device deposit.
  • Instalments are optional and provide an alternative way of paying for your product in monthly payments, or an additional payment along with the price.
  • The price for your product can be 0 when you provide instalment payment options.
Note: The subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute is not available in this country.

Price

Use the price [price] attribute to submit the single deposit required to purchase the device.
Note: For the US only, activation fees should not be included in the price [price] attribute.

Instalment

Use the installment [installment] attribute to submit a series of payments over time, to pay back the cost of the product. Wireless products typically follow an instalment payment model in order to make it easier for customers to buy an expensive device.

The currency amount that you submit in the installment [installment] attribute is the amount of a single monthly repayment, not the total of all the monthly repayments. This figure specifically does not include any money used to pay for the telecom services.

Note: The installment [installment] attribute can only be used for mobile devices such as phones or tablets.

Title

Use the title [title] attribute to specify that the product that you are selling is sold with instalment payments. For example, a Google Pixel 5, 32 GB Very Silver (with 12 monthly instalment payments).

Examples

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price

Follow the same standard as other product types when submitting mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price. As expected, the price submitted should be the fixed price (greater than 0) of the mobile device alone.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5, priced at USD 649
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] USD 649.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] USD 0.00

 

  • Mobile phones without a service contract, sold in instalments

You may show mobile devices with monthly instalments. Specify in your title that your wireless product comes with an instalment plan of a certain duration.

You must submit the price of the deposit (as low as USD 0) for the mobile device in the price [price] attribute.

Keep in mind that the installment [installment] attribute is only available for wireless devices such as mobile phones, smart watches or tablets.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5, sold in 12 monthly payments of USD 60 each, with zero deposit
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_installments
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with 12 monthly payments)
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] USD 0.00
Installment [installment] 12:60.00 USD
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] USD 0.00

 

  • Prepaid SIM cards

Similar to submitting mobile phones without a service contract and sold at a fixed price, your product data for prepaid SIM cards should follow the standard requirements of the product data specification.

Product data for a new XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit, no service contract included
Attribute Value
ID [id] prepaid_3in1_sim_kit
Title [title] XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit
Link [link] https://www.xyzcarrier.com/product/prepaid_3in1_sim_kit.html
Image link [image_link] http://www.xyzcarrier.com/simcard.jpg
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] USD 20.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phone accessories > Mobile phone prepaid cards and SIM cards
Brand [brand] XYZ Operator
GTIN [gtin] XYZ-12345
MPN [mpn] 123456789012
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] USD 0.00

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru

You can provide the option to purchase your wireless device with the full price paid up front or in monthly instalment payments.

  • Price is required and represents the full price (never 0) when your product is paid in full, up front.
  • Instalments are optional and provide an alternative way of paying for your product in monthly payments.
Note: The subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute is not available in these countries.

Price

Use the price [price] attribute to submit the full up-front cost of the device.

Instalments

Use the installment [installment] attribute to show the alternative device cost, broken up in monthly instalments.

Examples

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price

Follow the same standard as other product types when submitting mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price. The price submitted should be the fixed price (greater than 0) of the mobile device alone.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5, priced at BRL 649
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] BRL 649.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] BRL 0.00

 

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold in instalments

You may advertise mobile devices with monthly instalments, but you may not bundle them with a service contract.

In Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries, you must submit the total price (greater than BRL/MXN 0) of the mobile device in the price [price] attribute. You may also include the number of monthly instalment payments and the amount per monthly instalment in the installment [installment] attribute.

Keep in mind that the installment [installment] attribute is available for all products (Latin America only), and not only for wireless devices.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5 sold in 12 monthly payments of BRL 60 each, with zero deposit
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_installments
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] BRL 700.00
Installment [installment] 12:60.00 BRL
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] BRL 0.00

 

  • Prepaid SIM cards

Similar to submitting mobile phones without a service contract and sold at a fixed price, your product data for prepaid SIM cards should follow the standard requirements of the product data specification.

Product data for a new XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit, no service contract included
Attribute Value
ID [id] prepaid_3in1_sim_kit
Title [title] XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit
Link [link] https://www.xyzcarrier.com/product/prepaid_3in1_sim_kit.html
Image link [image_link] http://www.xyzcarrier.com/simcard.jpg
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] BRL 20.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phone accessories > Mobile phone prepaid cards and SIM cards
Brand [brand] XYZ Operator
GTIN [gtin] XYZ-12345
MPN [mpn] 123456789012
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] BRL 0.00

Australia

You can provide the option to purchase your mobile phone or tablet with a one-off payment to purchase the device, or with an up-front deposit and additional monthly instalment and/or wireless service contract payments:

  • Price is required and represents the minimum total price ('Minimum Quantifiable Price') that the customer will pay, including the total cost of the device, any activation fees, instalment payments and wireless service plan payments.
  • Price must match the price information displayed on the product landing page.
  • If you use schema.org structured data on your landing page, the total minimum cost to the customer must also be provided using the price and priceCurrency properties.

Price

Use the price [price] attribute to specify the total minimum cost to the customer for the device that you are offering, including any additional activation fees, instalment or wireless service plan payments.

Instalment and subscription cost

Do not add the installment [installment] or subscription cost [subscription_cost] attributes to submit details of instalment or wireless service plan payments.

Title

Use the title [title] attribute to specify if the product that you are offering is paid in full up front or if it is sold in instalments and/or bundled with a subscription plan. For example, a Google Pixel 5, 32 GB Very Silver (with contract, and 12 monthly instalment payments).

Examples

  • Mobile phones with a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price

Follow the same standard as other product types when submitting mobile phones with a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price. Do not use the installment [installment] or subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute fields; leave them both blank. Include details of the instalments and wireless service plan in the title [title] attribute.

Product data for a new 32 GB Google Pixel 5 with a 12-month contract and 12 monthly instalments
Attribute Value
ID [id] pixel_phone_silver_32gb_contract_and_installments
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with 12-month contract and 12 instalment payments)
Link [link] https://placeholder_website.au/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract_newsim&contract=yes
Image link [image_link] https://placeholder_website.au/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] 1250 AUD (instalment cost for 12 months + cost of subscription for 12 months)
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B

 

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price

Follow the same standard as other product types when submitting mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price. Do not use the installment [installment] or subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute fields; leave them both blank.

Product data for a new Black 32 GB Google Pixel 5, priced at 799 AUD
Attribute Value
ID [id] pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Black
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_blackr_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/black.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] 799 AUD
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049158
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Black

 

  • Prepaid SIM cards

Similar to submitting mobile phones without a service contract and sold at a fixed price, your product data for prepaid SIM cards should follow the standard requirements of the product data specification.

Product data for a new XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit, no service contract included
Attribute Value
ID [id] prepaid_3in1_sim_kit
Title [title] XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit
Link [link] https://www.xyzcarrier.com/product/prepaid_3in1_sim_kit.html
Image link [image_link] http://www.xyzcarrier.com/simcard.jpg
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] 20.00 AUD
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phone accessories > Mobile phone prepaid cards and SIM cards
Brand [brand] XYZ Operator
GTIN [gtin] XYZ-123456
MPN [mpn] 123456789017
Condition [condition] new

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

You can provide the option to purchase a wireless device with an up-front payment and an additional monthly device instalment payment and/or a wireless subscription plan.

  • Price is required and represents the full up-front payment for your product, including any activation fees and the device deposit.
    • Activation fees occur for wireless service subscription plans or offers with wireless subscription plans. Fees can include the cost of mandatory, prepaid SIM cards and service deposits.
  • Instalments are optional and provide a way to show additional monthly instalment payments for your device.
  • Subscription cost is optional and provides the additional monthly cost for a wireless subscription plan.
  • You can provide instalments, subscription cost or both.
  • Your price can be 0 when you provide instalments, subscription cost or both.

Subscription cost

Use the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute to submit a series of payments, made over a period of time, for the telecom services that are bundled with a wireless product offer. Payments are usually made for 6, 12 or 24 months. The currency amount submitted in the feed is a single monthly charge, rather than the total of all the monthly service charges. The subscription plan cost does not include any money used to repay the initial cost of the phone.

Note: When displaying the subscription plan cost, Google may round up to the nearest whole unit of local currency to save space. If the installment [installment] attribute is also provided, the value of monthly instalment payments will be added to the value of the monthly subscription plan cost before rounding up. The provided value must still exactly match the amount as shown on your site.

You should not submit the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute for prepaid SIM cards, since the full price is paid in advance.

Price

Use the price [price] attribute to submit a single deposit required to purchase the product. Merchants and service providers will often require a substantial deposit for high-cost products. This may just be the cost of a new SIM card that the customer is required to accept with a new phone. Submit the price [price] attribute as the sum of the activation fee and the deposit.

When there is no deposit required for an offer, the customer may still be required to make the first of the instalment payments when they purchase the product, but this is not considered as a deposit in the feed. Submit the correct values for the installment [installment] attribute and submit 0 for the price [price] attribute.

If a product offer has no subscription cost or instalment, the deposit is the normal purchase price, and a value for a deposit is submitted in the same attribute as a normal price.

All costs associated with a wireless product or service must be submitted in a single currency.

Instalments

Use the installment [installment] attribute to submit a series of payments over time, to pay back the cost of the product. Wireless products typically follow an instalment payment model in order to make it easier for customers to buy an expensive device.

The currency amount that you submit in the installment [installment] attribute is the amount of a single monthly repayment, not the total of all the monthly repayments. This figure does not include any money used to pay for the telecom services. To simplify the customer experience, it's recommended that you use the same number of months for both your instalment payments and subscription plan. If you use a different number of months for these two agreements, for example 12 months for the subscription plan and 6 months for the instalment payments, the highest number of months will be shown.

Title

Use the title [title] attribute to specify that the product that you are selling is sold in instalments and/or bundled with a subscription plan. For example, a Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with contract, 12 monthly instalment payments).

Examples

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price

Follow the same standard as other product types when submitting wireless devices without a subscription plan, sold at a fixed price. As expected, the price submitted should be the fixed price (greater than 0) of the mobile device alone.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5 priced at EUR 649
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] EUR 649.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] EUR 0.00

 

  • Mobile phones without a subscription plan, sold in instalments

You may include text in your product title that says, 'This wireless product is sold with instalment payments of a certain duration'.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5 with 12 monthly instalment payments of EUR 60 each
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_installments
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with contract and 12 instalment payments)
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] EUR 0.00
Installment [installment] 12:60.00 EUR
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] EUR 0.00

 

  • Mobile phones bundled with a subscription plan, sold in instalments

Submit a value (as low as 0) for the deposit in the price [price] attribute, and include any activation fees or one-off charges (e.g. a new SIM card) that are required for the subscription plan. You may include text in your product title that says, 'This wireless product is sold with a subscription plan of a certain duration'.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5 with a subscription plan paid in 12 instalments
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with contract and 12 monthly payments)
Link [link] https://store.google.co.uk/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract&contract=yes
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] EUR 0.00
Installment [installment] 12:30.00 EUR
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] month:12:35.00 EUR
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] EUR 0.00

 

  • Mobile phones bundled with a subscription plan, sold in instalments with a deposit

Submit the total of the deposit and activation fees in the price attribute. You may include text in your product title that says, 'This wireless product is sold with a subscription plan of a certain duration and it is bundled with a new SIM card'.

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5 with a 12-month subscription plan paid in 12 instalments and a deposit of EUR 100
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with contract and 12 instalment payments)
Link [link] https://store.google.co.uk/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract&contract=yes
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] EUR 220.00 (EUR 120 activation fees + EUR 100 deposit)
Installment [installment] 12:20.00 EUR (less because of the deposit)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] month:12:25.00 EUR (less because of the activation fees)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] EUR 0.00

 

  • Prepaid SIM cards

Similar to submitting mobile phones without a service contract and sold at a fixed price, your product data for prepaid SIM cards should follow the standard requirements of the product data specification.

Product data for a new XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit, no service contract included
Attribute Value
ID [id] prepaid_3in1_sim_kit
Title [title] XYZ Operator Prepaid 3-in-1 SIM Kit
Link [link] https://www.xyzcarrier.com/product/prepaid_3in1_sim_kit.html
Image link [image_link] http://www.xyzcarrier.com/simcard.jpg
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] EUR 20.00
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phone accessories > Mobile phone prepaid cards and SIM cards
Brand [brand] XYZ Operator
GTIN [gtin] XYZ-12345
MPN [mpn] 123456789012
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Very Silver
Delivery [shipping] EUR 0.00

All other countries

You can only provide the option to purchase your wireless device (such as a mobile phone or tablet) or prepaid SIM card at a fixed price, paid in full and up front.

  • The price [price] attribute is required and represents the full price (never 0), and must be paid in full, up front.
  • Your product data for prepaid devices or SIM cards should follow the standard requirements of the product data specification.
Note: The subscription cost [subscription_cost] or installment [installment] attributes are not available in other countries.

Example

Product data for a new Very Silver 32 GB Google Pixel 5, priced at RUB 50,000
Attribute Value
ID [id] _pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Title [title] Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver
Link [link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
Image link [image_link] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png
Availability [availability] in_stock
Price [price] RUB 50,000
Installment [installment] (Leave blank)
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] (Leave blank)
Google product category [google_product_category] Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones
Brand [brand] Google
GTIN [gtin] 00821793049157
MPN [mpn] G-2PW4100-021-B
Condition [condition] new
Colour [color] Silver
Delivery [shipping] RUB 0.00

Get your product data in Merchant Center with the right timing for new product launches

If you have a specific launch date for a new wireless product, submit your product data 3–5 business days before the launch to allow time for Google to crawl and validate your product data, but no earlier than 30 days in advance. Taking this extra step will ensure that your product can be listed on the actual launch date. You can add your new product data:

  • Before the launch date (recommended) so that your product data and campaign setup can ramp up prior to the actual launch announcement. Set the value for the availability [availability] attribute to preorder, and set the value for the availability date [availability_date] attribute to the official release date of the product. This will also allow you to take orders for the product even before the product has been released for sale.
  • On or after the launch date, but be aware that it can take up to 72 hours for feed processing to be completed. Submit your product data as soon as possible to avoid errors and set the value for the availability [availability] attribute to display as in stock.

Especially for new product launches, make sure that you submit accurate and optimised product information to set up your ads and free listings for success. Obtain the correct GTINs, optimise your product title [title] to display the important product information and build your values for the product type [product_type] attribute to at least three levels to capture the most relevant search traffic.

Note: Use text ads with price extensions to support SIM-only service contracts. Selling SIM-only service contracts without a mobile phone is currently not supported in Shopping ads. Instead, try using Google Ads text ads with price extensions to get your service plans in front of potential customers.

Optimise your landing pages for wireless products and services

When customers click through to your landing page from your Shopping ad, your product information must match on the landing page to create the most seamless experience. If activation charges or other fees will be applied at checkout, make sure that this information is clearly displayed on your landing page before your customer enters your checkout flow. Excluding or showing different product information can mislead and frustrate your customers. Learn more about landing page requirements.


Pre-select and mark up wireless product variants on your landing page

To ensure the most consistent customer experience, make sure that you lead customers to a landing page with the pre-selected mobile phone variant that corresponds to your Shopping ad. This way, when someone clicks through from your ad, they will see the same product variant that they were searching for.

One way of pre-selecting product variants is by appending unique URL parameters to your link [link] attribute. Always test to make sure that your landing page passes the URL parameter back properly and behaves as expected. For example, your landing page should load a pre-selected radio button or drop-down selection of the respective phone variant.

Additionally, you can allow Google to pull in product information for multiple variants on the same landing page by adding structured data markup to your landing page's source code. Structured data markup lets Google read your site and pull product data directly from your HTML source code. Learn more about structured data markup

By implementing structured data markup and enabling automatic product updates, you can maintain accurate product information automatically, like price and availability.

Example: Use URL parameters for phone colour variants

URL parameters for colour options: You can pre-select variants to distinguish different colour options on the same landing page by adding URL parameters like the following:

  • Silver phone variant: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb
  • Black phone variant: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_black_32gb
Example: Use URL parameters for instalment options

Landing page example:

URL parameters for instalment durations:

You can pre-select variants to distinguish different instalment durations on the same landing page by adding URL parameters, like as the following:

  • Phone variant with six-month instalments: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gbinstallments=6
  • Phone variant with 24-month instalments: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gbinstallments=24
Example: Use URL parameters for service contract options

Landing page example:

URL parameters for service contract options:

You can pre-select variants to distinguish fixed price versus service contract pricing options on the same landing page by adding URL parameters like the following:

  • Phone variant without a service contract: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gbcontract=no
  • Phone variant with a service contract: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gbcontract=yes

Simplify the purchase flow to a single landing page

Make it easier for your customers to choose and purchase their desired wireless product and service bundle on the same landing page. Separating the purchase flow across multiple pages can cause your customers to bounce from your site before completing the purchase.

Submitting high-quality product information and landing pages is the backbone to running successful campaigns. Take steps today to incorporate these best practices for improving and optimising your product data. The more relevant and clear the information that you can provide, the more sales you'll be likely to drive for your wireless products and services.

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