Google is saying my images are generic. They are not

Technical Q&A
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My shop is selling original tshirts. I made the designs myself and they are not generic. Google has labeled every item this way and have not approved one item. Please help!
Thank You!

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Hi @lclick415

I am assuming that you’re talking about the SEO of your shop. Please elaborate: “Google has labelled them generic”.

Where is the label, please share any screenshots that might explain better.

Cheers!

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Thanks for helping! This is one site example

https://clicktees.net/products/california-unisex-t-shirt?variant=40824450515080&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

I attached what google has said about every product. It’s just a tshirt with my design on it.

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If you get a generic error / warning in Google Merchant Center, that means Google sees a pattern that looks very similar to template / placeholder image.

Consider retaking the image differently. This is the only way to resolve that issue.

Also avoid photoshopping, ie take a real picture, not a template t-shirt with a image representing what you sell.

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Hi @lclick415

Google think it’s generic because even though you have a custom printed shirt. The boy wearing it and the color of the shirt still seems common across google images.

I would recommend you to either add some icons or info on the borders of the image, or if possible, consider taking a photo from another perspective, or you can even use a 3d model to render your shirt on top of it.

And take a snapshot from slightly off angle instead of direct 90 degrees straight.

Hope this helps!

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@wiseowl adding icons or info to the images, is not allowed. Reference: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324350