PriceGrabber is a comparison shopping engine that was founded in 1999 by Kamran Pourzanjani and Tamim Mourad. Since its creation, PriceGrabber has continued to expand and grow, and in 2005, it was purchased by Experian, one of the three leading providers of personal and business credit information. PriceGrabber has consistently been an innovator in their field, and features free comparison shopping apps for the iPhone, iPad, and the Android. PriceGrabber also allows merchants without a website to list products through their Storefront program.
According to Channel Advisor, as of June 2010 PriceGrabber held 10% of the comparison shopping engine market share. PriceGrabber helps shoppers to research and purchase items online in 25 different categories, including clothing, cell phones, and furniture. According to their website, PriceGrabber connects millions of products from 12,880 merchants with over 26 million unique shoppers on a monthly basis.
Cost of Listing Products in PriceGrabber
CPC Program for Merchants - Merchants with an e-commerce website would be a included in PriceGrabber’s cost per click pricing model. In this program, merchants pay an initial deposit of $50, and then pay a base CPC rate, which ranges from $.25 to $1.05, depending on the category. Sellers also have the option to add their company logo to the listing for an extra $.10 per click.
Storefront Program - The Storefront program lets sellers without a website list and sell products on PriceGrabber. Merchants using this service pay no listing fee for the first 100 products listed, and a $.25 service fee on all products past the first 100. Sellers also pay a base commission rate of $1.50 + 9% of the purchase price per product.
Benefits of Listing Products in PriceGrabber for E-Commerce Merchants
PriceGrabber will make a merchant’s products available to their 26 million monthly visitors, and can help businesses:
- Connect with PriceGrabber’s 26 million monthly visitors
- Increase sales and website traffic
- By ranking products by popularity to rewarded quality listings
- Develop credibility across multiple channels through the use of third party ratings and reviews
Benefits of Using PriceGrabber for Consumers
PriceGrabber has a number of unique features that improve the consumer’s online shopping experience, including the ability to:
- Sort products by popularity, price, rating, manufacturer, or store
- Read and write seller and product ratings and reviews and join online discussions
- Set price alerts and compare bottom line prices
- ShopGreen to find environmentally friendly products
- Use free price-scanning apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android that allow shoppers to scan bar codes while shopping and instantly compare prices and read reviews
How to List Products in PriceGrabber
Businesses who want to list products in PriceGrabber should:
- Create an account and pay the $50 deposit
- Create a data feed with required fields
- Format the data feed to PriceGrabber’s specifications
- Submit the data feed to PriceGrabber
- Watch for products to appear in listings within 3-5 days
To get started today, visit: http://partner.pricegrabber.com/mss_main.php
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