Saturday, April 12, 2008
Comparison Shopping
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Product, Price, Brand & Seller Comparison Shopping
The most popular shopping portals and product listing sites. Many merchants add items or upload their catalog to these popular comparison shopping engines right away. Getting listed is easy, all you have to do is decide where you want to begin and follow the links from this page for instruction. Some of the portals listed below are designed for niche industries or only allow certain kinds of products to be listed (ie. Etsy is for hand-made items only). Depending on what you sell, you may or may not want to include your catalog in all the shopping engines. We suggest adding your products to the FREE portals first to get an idea of how aggressive to be when launching your comparison shopping campaign.
Google Product Search (Google Base Affiliate) - Allows merchants to list products across several relevant Google services including products, maps, base and their Onebox results for product specific search queries. Free to list, catalogs expire every 31 days and they accept manual or bulk uploads via FTP. Submit though Google Base affiliate.
Live Product Search (Free) - Allows users to list items, products and catalogs across relevant Microsoft services including MSN Shopping and Live Search Onebox results. Free to list catalogs, items expire every 30 days and they accept manual or bulk uploads via FTP.
MSN Shopping (Live.com Affiliate) - Allows users to list items within MSN Shopping and other relevant Microsoft search services. Free to list, also utilizes a crawler for continual updates to product listings and in order to find new sites or catalogs to list. Submit through Live.com affiliate.
TheFind.com (Free) - Comparison shopping search engine that lists products by brand, stores and styles. Asks users to submit the url of their store homepage and allow bot access to the product pages that you wish to be crawled and indexed. Free to list, free to sign up and use. Crawler keeps items active and updated so merchants don't have to worry about re-submitting.
Shopping.com (CPC) - Owned by eBay, a comparison shopping engine that allows users to list their catalogs along with thousands of other trusted merchants to be distributed within the Shopping.com networks. Offers shoppers easy-to-use tools, time saving navigation and product reviews from ePinions so they can better find, compare and buy whatever they are shopping for. CPC based pricing.
DealTime (Shopping.com Affiliate) - A service by Shopping.com, that offers merchants another place to list their catalogs and products within the Shopping.com network. Offers shoppers product pricing, availability of items and specifications, along with personalized tax and shipping details for each product. Submit through Shopping.com affiliate to join thousands of other merchants.
Ugenie (Shopping.com, Amazon.com Affiliate) - A service by Shopping.com and Amazon.com, allows users to find the best prices for their entire shopping cart or basket. Discounts, coupons, shipping and taxes are all factored in to find the cheapest stores. Submit via Amazon or Shopping.com affiliates.
Amazon.com (Percentage) - Offers several different options for sellers depending on whether you own a site, the products and a business or want to use their products, site, tools or order fulfillment to list and sell. Allows merchants to sell new and used items from their catalogs and upload them one at a time or using their volume listing tools. Referral percentage based pricing depends on the option that best suits your needs.
BrowseGoods (Amazon.com Affiliate) - Allows user to browse products across several popular categories in a visual atmosphere rather than a traditional search environment. Features include the ability to zoom up to 10 levels, catalog panning, search or save capability and more. All items link directly to Amazon for easy purchasing. Submit through Amazon.com Marketplace or Web services affiliate.
Yahoo Shopping (CPC) - Allows users to list product catalogs, find, compare, read reviews and buy items for sale across related Yahoo areas. Merchants get to promote products, pay for performance and manage their campaign from an easy-to-use interface. CPC based pricing, depends on the categories you wish to have products listed within. Accepts manual or bulk uploads via FTP.
Pronto.com (CPC) - Allows consumers to find and compare products and other attributes within a shopping engine environment. Enables merchants to post catalogs and sell products through an intelligent distribution system. CPC based pricing across several popular shopping categories. Accepts bulk product feed transmissions via FTP. Includes comprehensive management and reporting tools.
Ask Shopping (Pronto.com Affiliate) - Allows users to surf and compare Pronto listings from Ask.com for products, brands, pricing and reviews. Popular sections include by occasion, by interest, by category and by recipient. Submit through Pronto.com affiliate, CPC based pricing, FTP uploads.
Lycos Shopping (Pronto.com Affiliate) - Allows users to surf and compare Pronto listings from Lycos shopping for products, brands, pricing and reviews. Popular sections include apparel, baby, electronics, flowers, health, home and more. Submit through Pronto.com affiliate, CPC based pricing, FTP uploads.
Excite Shopping (Pronto.com Affiliate) - Allows users to surf and compare Pronto listings from Excite shopping for products, brands, pricing and reviews. Popular sections digital cameras, cell phones, womens shoes and more. Submit through Pronto.com affiliate, CPC based pricing, FTP uploads.
PriceGrabber (CPC) - Allows users to obtain free and unbiased information about products, services, merchants and sellers before actually buying. Matches up merchants with potential buyers via an easy to use comparison shopping interface. Offers both CPC based pricing, revenue share program and Online storefronts for merchants (revenue share with storefronts only). Supports bulk catalog data feed uploads via FTP.
Ask Shopping 2 (PriceGrabber Affiliate) - Allows users to shop, find, compare and buy products listed on PriceGrabber through Ask.com2. Allows merchants to list product catalogs for display on Ask.com2 shopping portal powered by PriceGrabber. Submit through PriceGrabber affiliate. CPC and revenue shared pricing, allows for bulk catalog uploads.
About.com Shopping (PriceGrabber Affiliate) - Allows user to search a wide range of categories for popular product ratings, reviews, pricing and other comparison shopping features powered by PriceGrabber. Submit through PriceGrabber affiliate, CPC, revenue share based pricing and allows bulk data feed uploads.
CNET Shopper (PriceGrabber Affiliate) - Allows users across the CNET and PriceGrabber Networks to find and compare products from a variety of merchants and Online stores. Merchants can become an authorized store and begin listing their items for distribution in the network, including mySimon and other PriceGrabber affiliates. Submit through PriceGrabber affiliate. Allows bulk product uploads via an FTP data feed file.
mySimon (PriceGrabber Affiliate) - Part of the CNET Shopper Network and PriceGrabber Network, mySimon allows users to find, compare and buy products available for purchase through Online stores and merchants. Merchants can list items available through their Online catalogs to be searchable across the Networks. Powered by PriceGrabber, submit through PriceGrabber affiliate. Allows bulk product uploads via data feed file.
AOL Shopping (PriceGrabber Affiliate) - Online shopping portal that connects real world buyers with merchants who offer the products they desire. Merchants get additional exposure for catalogs by getting listed within AOL's portal and related services. Accepts bulk feed submissions and FTP uploads. CPC based pricing model. Submit through PriceGrabber affiliate.
Pinpoint Shopping (AOL Affiliate) - Allows users to search thousands of stores with millions of products all from a single search. Perfect service for finding gifts or comparing products, pricing and Online stores. Merchants gain more exposure for the products sold within their catalogs. Submit through AOL affiliate PriceGrabber to have your items listed. CPC based pricing, allows bulk uploads.
Netscape Shopping (Pinpoint Shopping Affiliate)
Smarter.com (CPC) - Comparison shopping engine that allows buyers to research and find merchants that offer the products they want to buy. Includes price match, user reviews or feedback on a clean, easy-to-use interface. CPC based pricing. Supports bulk file uploads via FTP plus three alternate uploading choices including Smarter Product Files (SPF).
Like.com (CPC) - Allows users to search, find and compare items based on visual appeal or appearance (images not text). Sorting options include colors, shapes and patterns. Merchants can add items to Like.com and join thousands of other sellers in this visual comparison shopping engine. CPC based pricing, allows for bulk data feed uploads.
Shopzilla (CPC) - Comparison shopping service that allows shoppers to easily find, compare and buy products for sale through Online merchants. Allows merchants to list product catalogs within Shopzilla and to be displayed across numerous related shopping affiliates. CPC based pricing model. Ability to accept bulk data feed uploads via FTP.
Bizrate (Shopzilla Affiliate) - Shopping portal that helps Online buyers find, compare, read reviews and buy items of interest to them. Helps merchants get more exposure for the products they sell through an Online store. CPC based pricing, allows bulk file uploads. Submit through Shopzilla affiliate.
NexTag (CPC) - Comparison shopping portal that allows users to search products, financial services, travel, autos, real estate listings and more. Gives merchants an efficient sales channel that generates targeted traffic based on a performance based pricing model. CPC based pricing. Accepts bulk uploads.
Calibex (NextTag Affiliate) - Price comparison shopping portal powered by NexTag allows users to find, compare and buy items of interest through an easy-to-use search and refinement interface. CPC based pricing model, accepts bulk data feed uploads. Submit through NexTag affiliate.
Become.com (CPC) - Shopping comparison and product research engine. Allows users to compare items and research products from a variety of eTail stores. Accepts data feed files, FTP uploads and regularly crawls the Web for new shopping related pages and to identify changes to existing pages. CPC based pricing with free setup. Also uses crawler for merchant discovery and updates.
PriceRunner (Free/CPC) - Consumer guide, product guide and price comparison shopping portal. Helps users to make better informed decisions on product purchases before they buy. Free and CPC based pricing. Automatically crawls the Web and searches for product information. Accepts bulk uploads.
myTriggers.com (Free) - Allows users to search for over 100 million items from over 1 million sellers, compare prices and buy online. Allows merchants to upload items via data feed file and FTP. Free to use, free to list. Merchants can also get listed through third-party aggregates.
ShopBIG (myTriggers.com Affiliate) - Allows user to shop Online and compare prices on thousands of products from a huge selection of merchants. Accepts bulk data files uploaded via FTP. Items are also shown on myTriggers and other sites within the network. Free to list, free to use.
Price.com (Free) - Allows users to compare prices and find deals on popular brand name products from reputable merchant stores. Allows merchants to list and display items from an Online catalog that is searchable and sortable via the Price.com shopping interface. Free to list, free to use.
BuyersEdge.com (CPC) - Allows users to search free price comparisons, unbiased product reviews and merchant information for a variety of Online stores. Helps merchants reach more buyers, generate sales or visits and manage their campaign from an easy to use interface. CPC based pricing for merchants, free for users to search and buy.
PriceSCAN.com (Free) - Helps users find low prices, compare product features, read reviews and make shopping Online more hassle free. Allows merchants to upload items from their catalog into the Pricescan database for easy discovery within their network. Free to use, free to list products.
PriceShaker (CPC) - Allows users to find and compare premium products, top retailers, and the lowest prices Online. Helps merchants to get their products infront of more shoppers through an easy-to-use, intuitive, comparison shopping engine and interface. CPC based pricing, free to sign up and use.
Pricefish.com (CPC) - Allows user to compare prices and read reviews from hundreds of merchants and thousands of products Online. Merchants can signup, list items and get get exposure for items sold through their Online stores. CPC based pricing, free to use and sign up.
PriceFight (CPA) - Online shopping and price comparison engine that allows users to shop easily, make buying decisions and purchase with confidence. Merchants can include items sold through their product catalog with no sign up fees and accepts data feed uploads in a variety of formats. CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) based pricing. Free to use and sign up.
