Google Base Problems, SingleFeed Feed Processing July 12th, 2007
Little heads up. While some feeds being sent to Google Base seem to be processing without a problem, other feeds seem to be days behind in getting approved and listed on Base. These issues usually get fixed within a couple days. There are no special notes about this backup on the Google Base blog, but enough merchants have mentioned problems that it’s something to take note of. Remember, Google Base is processing a ton of feeds. Be patient. New products could show up within 24hr of a feed being submitted, but we’ve seen it take 5-7 business days.
On a similar note, I wanted to point out to SingleFeed users that we have always said (it’s on the homepage) that we’ll send out new Google Base feeds within 4 days of receiving a new feed and we’ll send out feeds to the other shopping engines within 5 days of receiving a new feed (our Deluxe service take a bit longer as we take the time to properly categorize your products).
We know that all new merchants want their feeds up yesterday, and we strive to get your feed submitted as quickly as possible, but remember that SingleFeed takes the time to review each data feed that comes in to ensure that you’re sending the best feed possible to the shopping engines.