Certified Merchant :

Certified merchant participates in the CNET certified store program. The site itself is a wholly owned subsidiary of CNET networks. Using comprehensive Virtual Learning Agent (VLA) technology, users can now shop for products from more than 2000 online merchants. And this includes auctions as well as ad sites. This particular feature provides them the base for making comparisons and purchasing high quality products with best deals. Orders can be directly placed although Mysimon is not responsible for selling or shipping any products and does not provide customer support as well for orders. The site is completely free to be used and it generates revenue from advertising and merchant affiliation. For better marketing strategies merchants can opt to join the site’s feature BOLD (Building OnLine Demand) for their name or icon to be highlighted in search results.

Ease of Use Service :

The site is predominantly easy to use site. It provides several search options. This includes keyword search for a particular product and list of 17 product categories called “Shopping Departments” that has further subcategories. Online shopper can search within these categories along with selection criteria, maximum and minimum price ranges etc to narrow down their search and find a suitable product. It is not necessary t register with the site, although for those who do so get special access to features such as saved searches and email updates. Search results are displayed as a table that lists products, prices, manufacturers, merchants and their ratings. Users can also post reviews about products and the merchants who sells them. Sorting of lists can be done in any order. Clicking the product directs the shopper to the merchant’s website.

You can purchase products by clicking BUY button next to the product’s name. The site also frames merchant pages with its name and logo which projects an image like as if it is been purchased from Mysimon. However, the purchase is done directly with the seller under a secure connection. Mysimon also has wireless features for mobiles. For obtaining Mysimon over a wireless device and its related details one can make use of the link Mysimon’s mobile at the bottom of site’s homepage.

Creating advertisements with Mysimon :

The site as mentioned earlier is a subsidiary of CNET which is a subsidiary of CBS interactive. You will have to contact the CBS interactive or log onto their website in order to create advertisements at the site. Pricing for the advertisement at Mysimon is listed on their site. CBS provides you with more advertising opportunities. The ad will become a disclaimer that implies that it is a paid listing purchased by the company that wishes to have their items appear as a related content to the item the online shopper is seeking for. Once you have agreed to the terms and conditions of CNET, you are well on your way to drive more traffic towards your site.

Advertising through such an established network increases the number of times your advertisement is being viewed, increasing traffic to your site which in turn increases the revenue respectively. Mysimon is a search engine within itself. It is contained to one site, providing longer page views, and extending exposure to an impressive target market. Statistics suggests that the site attracts tremendous amount of male and female traffic with a median age of 39 and these people have an average household income of 81,000$ who are most likely to spend an average of 2600$ in the next one year over technology related products and services. The site brings the target market to you without running into the risk of the search engine a shopper uses not being a part of your PPC Engine. As said earlier Mysimon is its own search engine within its highly methodical and comprehensive functionality, giving you the best results possible in the online shopping community.

Product submission can be done within 10 steps with much ease.

1. Go to Marketing tab and click marketing-> shopping comparison sites.
   
   
2. Check the Shopping.com/Mysimon checkbox and click save. This tab will not appear if you do not perform the save option.
   
   
3. Once the module is activated go to products-> Categories for mapping categories. This ensures that your products will be properly categorized at shopping.com and Mysimon.
   
   
4. Check the checkboxes for the categories you would like to map for.
   
   
5. Click dropdown menu above category list and select “Bulk Update Shopping.com/Mysimon Category” and click “Go”. However, the shopping.com icon in the “Category Mappings” column will no longer be transparent when the category has been mapped.
   
   
6. Make use of category selector to browse through Shopping.com categories and select the ones that matches your requirements. Click “Choose this category”.
   
   
7. Repeat Steps 4 to 6 until your categories have been mapped.
   
   
8. Go back to Shopping Comparisons Management screen by clicking Marketing-> Shopping Comparison sites and select Shopping.com/Mysimon tab.
   
   
9. Click “Regenerate Feed…” button
   
   
10. When the feed generation is done, click “Download Feed File” button and save the file into your system.
    
    

Voila, your product submission is done.

The package lists the products based on its item type rather than the manufacturer or model type. This serves to be a great marketing tool if your product is quite unique from that of your competitor’s product. Search Engine Genie certainly makes it a unique shopping experience and business experience. contact Search Engine Genie at webpromotions@gmail.com or Submit our Shopping Feed Request Quote We do your job easily and efficiently giving you a greater performance and professional experience.