Automated Image Watermarking for Yahoo Stores.

The Wizards from Your Store Wizards will add your GRAPHIC watermark to your Yahoo store website images automatically.  Protect your images and add important branding to your pictures.

Your watermark can be set to your desired transparency and can be placed in a particular location within the image frame.  Watermark placement is relative to the bottom and sides of the picture.  We can also set the auto-watermarking device to shrink your watermark if it is too large for your image.

• Security for your images against unwanted downloads.
• Branding for your site.
• Automated for existing and future product pictures.
• Flexible watermark placement.
• Automatic Watermark resizing for smaller images.

GOOGLE IMAGES benefits:
The Automated Image Watermarking enhancement also includes full GOOGLE IMAGES benefits as explained on our GOOGLE IMAGES page.

• Allows your images to show in Google Image search.
• Allows your images to display in Google's "Sites with Images" search.
• Your keyword rich urls get translated into keyword rich image file names.

How does the Auto Watermark Images enhancement work?

1. First, we back up your images to our server with our backup and feed service.
2. Next we resize and sync those images to your Yahoo! store hosting.
3. Then we add your graphic watermark to the images.
4. Then we recode your store to use those new images.

• Image sizes will match the size displayed on your store.
• Image filenames match the html filenames of your items (so "abc.html" has an image filename "abc.jpg").
• Your keyword rich urls get translated into keyword rich image file names.
• Your Watermark is added to the images

Requires Hosting.  Yahoo! Legacy stores require separate hosting which we can provide for an additional charge.

Monthly charges are based on stores with up to 10,000 items.   $5 per additional 5,000 items over 10k.

Q: Is there a delay between when I load an image and when it shows on the sync'd hosting?  What happens if the image isn't up on the hosting?

A: Yes, there is a delay because we can't download your image until after you've published.  We code your store so if the image isn't on hosting yet, the browser automatically displays the Yahoo hosted image url in the meantime.  This is done via javascript so google will always see the hosted image url.  The only case where an image wouldn't show in the page is if a user has javascript disabled AND they view the page between publish and sync time.  So it's going to be a small window for a very small set of users and only on very new items.


Q: Do I need to have hosting of my own for these images or can you provide it?

A: Yahoo already provides Merchant Solutions stores with hosting and this is the recommended method.  We can provide hosting if needed but there is an extra charge.  In many cases you can simply get your own hosting and we can sync to that.


Q: What happens if I change the size of my images in the store?

A: If you change the size of the images in your store, you'll want to let us know before you go live or as soon after as possible.  We will need to recode our system to resize your images to the different dimensions and resync your images.  The other option is to temporarily disable the modification on your first publish, let us sync the new sized images, then reenable in the editor.


Q: Is there any long term commitment and can I cancel if needed?

A: There is no long term commitment and you can cancel at any time.  There is a variable in the store to disable using the hosted images.  Then simply contact us and we can cancel the image sync updates at any time.


Q: How long does it take to see results?

A: There isn't an exact answer for this.  Image watermarks will show up right away.  Google Images search results can show up in as little as a few weeks but in many cases it took 1-2 months before most images showed on GOOGLE IMAGES search results.  It may be quick, but don't plan on it.