Google & YouTube
Drive sales by showcasing your products on Google and YouTube
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April 3, 2022
My account got suspended as soon as I added this. I don’t even know what I did wrong. Do not install at any cost.
Hi there! Chris here with Shopify! Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. I completely understand the confusion surrounding the suspension. Google does not share with us further details on why they have flagged an account, although I truly wish they did. From our end, we can only provide you guidance based on our own experience. But at the end of the day, it's totally up for Google if they will lift the suspension or not. With that being said, I will be reaching out to you through email shortly to offer all the guidance and support we can from Shopify's perspective. We want to ensure that you have the right tools for your business to succeed. I look forward to chatting with you! Chris | Shopify Support
April 1, 2022
I don't recommend the app, since shopify events are not sent over to adwords. Shopify support said they cannot help with google analytics and sent me a bunch of links, when I asked for support for a shopify app. When we analyzed oue raw data in shopify we found 3x conversion from google ads than ads or google analytics showed. This is _owned data_, that should be provided to where you place your bets. This place is google ads (& GA). This idea ("one click google ads setup") of this app is excellent, the performance & support are not.
Hi there, Chris here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. The Google Channel is used to sync product information to your Google Merchant Centre and Google Ads accounts. The channel does not have an association with the Google Analytics part of Google's platform. I'll be following up with an email to open up the lines of communication to see if there is anything I can do to assist you. - Chris | Shopify
March 30, 2022
Got my account suspended due to misrepresentation. Trying to fix it is fruitless Google won't explain the issue and Shopify hasn't a clue. Really frustrating for such a simple product and e-commerce site.
Hi there! Paola here with Shopify! Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. I completely understand where you are coming from. The Misrepresentation suspension can be frustrating and Google does not share with us further details on why they have flagged an account due to Misrepresentation - although I truly wish they did. From our end, we can only provide you guidance based on our own experience. But at the end of the day, it's totally up for Google if they will lift the suspension or not. Keep in mind that, although the Google Channel app helps you integrate your store to the Google Merchant Center, Google is still a third party platform, which means we cannot interfere with their processes. With that being said, I will be reaching out to you through email shortly to offer all the guidance and support we can from Shopify's perspective. We want to ensure that you have the right tools for your business to succeed. I look forward to chatting with you! Paola | Shopify Support
March 29, 2022
Wir haben die App kürzlich installiert. Bereits nach einem Tag hat Google eine automatisierte Mail mit folgendem Inhalt geschrieben: We've reviewed your Merchant Center account and found policy violations. Your Merchant Center account has been suspended, and your products are no longer being promoted. Note that a suspension notification is also displayed in your Merchant Center account. In addition, related Merchant Center accounts may also get suspended. Your Merchant Center account is in violation of the following policies: Misrepresentation Google doesn't want users to feel misled by the content promoted in Shopping ads. [link to policy] In determining whether a merchant and/or site meets our requirements, we may review information from multiple sources including your website, product listings, accounts and third party sources. If you believe there’s been an error, please contact us by visiting https://support.google.com/merchants/gethelp. If you believe there's been an error or you believe you have fixed the issues, we want to help. Use the “Request review” button located on the Account Issues tab on the Diagnostics page of your Merchant Center account to request account reevaluation or contact us. Learn more about the “Request review” button Sincerely, The Google Merchant Center Team Es ist für uns unklar, wo der Fehler sein soll. Wir erwarten, dass Shopify uns hilft, diese Fehler zu beheben, damit das Merchant Google Shopping Konto wieder funktioniert.
March 29, 2022
Wir hatten die App am Anfang direkt installiert und es dauerte keine 2 Tage, dass Google unseren Werbeaccount und Merchant sperrte. Nach langem hin und her schreiben, sieht auch Google den Fehler in dieser App, da einige Angabe falsch oder gar nicht übertragen worden sind. Die Sperrung erfolgt durch einen Algorithmus, so dass die Google Mitarbeiter auch nichts tun können. Für uns ist das ein großes Problem und wird wahrscheinlich dazu führen müssen, die Übernahme des Schadens klären zu lassen. Eine Anfrage an Shopify blieb unbeantwortet, was ich als Dienstleister ehrlich gesagt unwürdig finde. Ich kann nur warnen, diese App in den Store zu installieren.
March 25, 2022
Just terrible...I've lost so much time and energy trying to make my products visible in Google Shopping for nothing. I also suspect that adding this app provoked a worse visibility in Google search. All my products are active in Google Merchant Center and I have absolutely no warnings but in the end, none of my products are visible in the Shopping tab ! Only answer from Google (I think I had more than 50 different conversions with google agents) : "this is the algorythm, cannot do anything about that". Shopify support has been also useless and it seems the Content API and the way Shopify and Google are informatically communicating knows many flaws. My advice : don't use this app !!
March 24, 2022
Just after installation, account suspended for misrepresentation. Now 14 days in and repeated calls with promises of call back .... still nothing and our competitors now have a serious edge =(.
Hi there, Charlotte here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. I am sorry to hear that Google suspended your account due to misrepresentation. Unfortunately we do not have control over Google's policies, and how they interpret suspensions such as these. I'll be following up with an email to open up the lines of communication to see if there is anything I can do to assist you. - Charlotte | Shopify
March 24, 2022
I used this app and shortly after my Google My Business profile was suspended. The only thing that changed was using this app. We've had no problems since 2014. Google won't tell me what their problem is now. Awful customer service. We're a brick and mortar bookshop and absolutely qualify. I can only assume this app is to blame. I would avoid it like the plague.
Hi there, Charlotte here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. The Google Channel is used to sync product information to your Google Merchant Centre and Google Ads accounts. The channel does not have an association with the Google My Business part of Google's platform, and we do not sync any data to those account types. I'll be following up with an email to open up the lines of communication to see if there is anything I can do to assist you. - Charlotte | Shopify
March 23, 2022
Useless product, doesn't do anything nor allows to publish your products on to google... It could have been very helpful if it worked though, what a shame!
Hi there, Nate here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. We definitely want to make sure that you get the support you need regarding the challenges you're running into with getting products published to your Google Merchant Center account. I'll be following up with an email to open up the lines of communication and help where I can. - Nate | Shopify
March 23, 2022
Using this app is a disaster. It is not known why this application is used added Google Adwords code incorrectly n . This caused huge problems for Google ADs when tracking conversions!! It took me a long time, and I eventually had to uninstall it, to figure out how to fix it. NOTE: If you have to use this addon to connect Shopify to Google GMC, be sure to check every step and keep an eye on it. At least for a while after it's configured until you're sure it's working properly. Otherwise, you'll have to do it all over again from scratch as I did.
Hi there! Markus here with Shopify! Thank you for taking your time to leave us a review. Not working Google Ads conversions can be frustrating although the code should be automatically correctly inserted, and you should not have this issue. I will be reaching out to you via email shortly with more details on what can be done in this scenario. I want to make sure you can take full advantage of our app for your business. I look forward to a helpful conversion with you. Markus | Shopify Support
March 23, 2022
This stopped working correctly. No longer connects to the Merchant account with a Verified domain if you have an advanced Merchant account. Feeds go to the wrong account. Creating a merchant account creates a new ID as a top-level account and you can't delete them from the Google merchant admin panel, even when logged in as an admin.
Hi there, Nate here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. I'm sorry to hear about the challenges that you have run into while getting the Google channel set up. I'll be sending an email out to open up the lines of communication and help where I can. - Nate | Shopify
March 22, 2022
Got my account suspended due to misrepresentation. The feed is not transferring the right information always, I got the sale price instead of the regular one as an example, many problems and missing information regarding the brand and GTIN although I have all the information in the product page. The app does not help at all.
Hi there! Paola here with Shopify! Thank you for taking your time to leave us a review. Misrepresentation suspensions can be frustrating and, although Google does not share further information with us, I will be reaching out to you via email shortly with more details on what can be done in this scenario. I want to make sure you can take full advantage of our app for your business. I look forward to speaking with you. Paola | Shopify Support
March 21, 2022
What a shitty app.... Account got suspended and banned it because of shopify. Now I contacted google and got it lifted but then it STILL doesnt give a good feed.... Very bad app and please fix this, its crucial!!
Hi there, Nate here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. I'm sorry to hear about the challenges that you ran into. While Google is fully responsible for lifting account suspensions, I'll be sending an email out to open up the lines of communication and help where I can. - Nate | Shopify
March 17, 2022
I completely see why people leave low ratings on this app. I just set it up and my account was suspended. When I contacted Shopify, they told me to call Google. I call Google, they ask me for a 10 digit number but I only have a 9 digit number and the automated system deleted me. I am so frustrated with both Shopify and Google honestly!
Hi there, Nate here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. Although Google would be responsible for lifting the suspension on your account, I'll be reaching out by email to open up the lines of communication and help where I can. - Nate | Shopify
March 14, 2022
Google somehow managed to make more products out of the variants we have on our website and subsequently suspended our account. I should have taken the other reviews seriously.
Hey there, Thank you for taking your time to provide us feedback about our app. I completely understand that having your Google account suspended can be a frustrating experience. Although Shopify does not have a hand in lifting a suspension from Google's end, I am happy to help you based on my experience. I will be reaching out to you through email shortly. I look forward to speaking to you. Paola | Shopify Support
Feb. 25, 2022
If you sell services, this app is COMPLETELY useless, since Google will suspend your account. They do not let you sell services! Such a waste of my time to set this up, and then get suspended. Shopify must inform us, service sellers, before putting us through all that nonsense. Now the problem is how to get rid of all the garbage code that slows my store.
Hey there, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! I totally understand that you'd like for services to be approved by Google - there could be a few different reasons for a Google Merchant Center account to be suspended, I'd be happy to investigate further with you. I'll shortly email you to gather some more context about the issues and I look forward to getting this figured out at the earliest! Chat soon! Mario | Shopify Support Specialist
April 27, 2022
Back in November, immediately after connecting this app, our Google Ads account was suspended for "violating the "Circumventing Systems Policy." As of February 20, our account is still suspended, even though we submitted an appeal and Google said they would reply within 5 business days. DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP Update (April 27): our Google account, including Ads, is still suspended. We have received no correspondence from Google, even though they said they would review our appeal back in November.
Hi there, My name is Ashley from Shopify support. Thank you for taking the time to review our app. Your feedback is extremely valuable. I'm sorry to hear about the issues you are facing with Google. I'm going to follow up with you in an email and see where I can help. Ashley | Shopify Support Specialist
Feb. 19, 2022
Google is the absolute worst partner for any business owner on shopify. You will set up your account and in the process get suspended. Why? They won't tell you but they will refer you to their help articles. You will "Click to Fix" and nothing get fixed. The worst experience, multiple ties on multiple stores. Never again.
Hi there, Nataly here from Shopify. Thank you for providing that feedback, we truly appreciate you taking the time to do so. I'm sorry to hear of the issues you are experiencing with the Google channel. I'm going to go ahead and look into your account and will be reaching out by email to open up the lines of communication to see how I can help. Nataly | Shopify
Feb. 18, 2022
What a nightmare to use for everyday folks. This app and Google has a long way to go. Google seriously needs to work on support and correcting their own errors before offering so many services. I've been trying to get this set up correctly for what seems like 3 years now. So many errors and such a royal pain to use.
Hey there, Robyn here from Shopify. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review of the Google Channel with us. We really appreciate your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling to get the app set up properly. I'm going to look into your account more closely and follow up with you in an email to open up the lines of communication here to see how I can help you any further. Robyn | Shopify
Feb. 12, 2022
Have an ad test pending since Oct 2 2020. I can't delete it cant pause it google was no help when i reached out to them to attempt to have it removed. It states its waiting for their approval over a year later. Cant make a new ad because of this "pending" one. Totally useless app
Hey there, Adil here from Shopify. Thank you for providing that feedback. I'm sorry to hear of the issues you are having with setting up campaigns on the Google Channel. We do want to make sure that the channel is working as expected for you so I'm going to dig into this and follow up with you in an email. Adil | Shopify