Attributes vs. Separate Products?
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I carry a line of products that come in 4 sizes and 15 colors. Is it better to have separate products for each combination (Red Large, Blue Small, etc), or a product for each size with attributes for the color, or something else?
Also, should I put the brand name in each product name, or only put it in the category that contains that brand? Thanks.
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That sounds like a good strategy, thank you.
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That's what I suspected, thank you.
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the amount of time, energy and creativity in replicating essentially the same products on multiple pages is not worth the effort except in rare situations. This is because you'd have major challenges ensuring there's enough truly unique content on every version of every product page to prevent the site from taking a "low quality" hit in search rankings.
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We place product selections like this all on one page and use buy buttons for adding to cart.
We believe that this works better for multiple item sales than separate pages for each variation.
Lots of people buy different sizes and several colors in the same order.
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