On 3-24-10 I got an e-mail from Google stating that all users of Google Base / Product upload need to verify and claim their URL to ensure that they are the only ones with authorization to upload products. In 8 weeks it will be required or else you will be prevented from uploading products.

Source: http://www.google.com/support/merchants/bin/answer.py?hl=en_US&answer=176793

ProStores merchants, hopefully all of you are using this excellent free service, if you are here are the steps you need to take. If you aren’t using Base and don’t want to set it up yourself feel free to contact us, we do the set ups quickly and for only $25 and it would include all the steps below as well.

How to Keep your Google Base Account Active

1. Sign into your google.com account, which can be gmail or any other e-mail address you’ve registered with.
2. Once signed in go to http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ and sign up.
3. Once at the main page of Google Webmaster Tools click ‘Add new Site’
4. In the URL box type the address of your site, without the ‘servlet/StoreFront’. For example, for my site I would JUST put in http://onetakemedia.net and leave anything else after that out.
5. You will be on the ‘Verify ownership’ page now, from the drop down menu choose ‘Meta Tag’ as your method. Copy that bit of code to a text file and then open a new window and log into your store.
6. Once logged into your ProStores Store go to Store Design then click Page Template Manager and click the Header template. Always save a Baseline before any editing!
7. Once the Header template is open click the tab labeled ‘Source Editor’. Look for and place the verify code on the line above it then click the Save and Publish button.
8. Go back to your Google Webmaster Tools window and click the ‘Verify’ button. You should be sent back to the Home page and a box at the top should say that you’ve successfully verified your address.
9. Now go to your Google Merchant center, http://www.google.com/merchants Click on the Settings link, then click General. Under Website URL, enter your site’s URL. Click ‘Claim this URL’ to claim the website. Click ‘Save Changes’ to confirm your changes.
10. You are done!

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