Would you include product images in your RSS Feed for E-Commerce store?

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by coolash, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I have developed a RSS feed for my products in my store. I was wondering, if it would be a good idea to include product images in the feed or if I should only include product titles?

    Including images would mean that the customers dont have to visit the site, which could potentially mean losing cross sell traffic as well as lower traffic for the site. Not including them means, less convenience for the customer.

    Suggestions welcome.
     
    coolash, Jun 9, 2010 IP
  2. joesmith

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    Add your site links to that images, and i hope this will not let down the traffic.
     
    joesmith, Jun 11, 2010 IP
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    adding image to RSS wont hurt, i think..
     
    iwebbs, Jun 11, 2010 IP
  4. coolash

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    The theory is, if people can view all product details in a feed, they wouldnt really visit the website, unless they want a product, i.e. so we dont get a chance to "convince them" using other marketing materials on the website, such as Discount offers, reviews and any other marketing tactics.
     
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  5. coolash

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    Any more suggestions?
     
    coolash, Jun 15, 2010 IP