Ben is creating product images. A common best practice is to:
Correct Answer
B) Ensure all images are high-quality
Key takeaways
Submit the largest, highest-resolution image you have.
Show the product clearly, ideally on a plain background.
No overlaid text, watermarks, merchant names or promotional badges.
Why is this the correct answer?
Image quality is the baseline requirement, because the image is the largest and most persuasive part of a Shopping listing. Submit the largest, highest-resolution version you have and let Google resize it, showing the product clearly against a plain background. The things to avoid are all additions: overlaid text, watermarks, merchant names and promotional badges breach the image policy and cause disapprovals.
Why are the other options wrong?
A) Display the merchant website name over all images
Overlaying the merchant name is promotional text on the image, which breaches the image requirements and risks disapproval.
C) Include all varieties of a product in one image
Cramming every variety into one image makes it unclear what is being sold. Each variant should have its own image matching its own item.
D) Include brand names in the images
Brand names belong in the brand attribute and the title, not burned into the image, where they count as promotional overlay.
Frequently asked questions about this topic
Should each product variant have its own image?
Yes. The image should match the specific item being listed, so a blue shirt shows the blue one. Mismatched variant images confuse shoppers and can lead to disapprovals where the image clearly does not match the product data.
What image issues cause disapprovals most often?
Promotional overlays and watermarks, placeholder or generic images, and images that do not match the product described. Merchant Center Diagnostics names the affected items, which is the quickest way to work through them.
Official documentation: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/188494#image_link
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