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4. **Get started with Mergado vol. 1**
# **Get started with Mergado vol. 1**
[  Radim Zhoř ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/radim-zhor) [How to use Mergado](https://www.mergado.com/category/how-to-use-mergado)
7. 2. 2018
3 minutes read
We prepared a step-by-step guide to help you get started in Mergado and learn how to manage your product campaigns on comparison shopping services. Everything you need to know to quickly become a Mergado professional. And here is the 1. volume.
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We prepared a **step-by-step guide** to help you **get started** in Mergado and learn how to manage your **product campaigns** on comparison shopping services. Everything you need to know to quickly become a **Mergado professional**. And here is the volume #1.
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/getstartedwithmergado4.png)
## How to register
You can register right from the [Mergado home page](https://www.mergado.com/) by clicking **[Create account](https://accounts.mergado.com/register/)** (image 1) and filling out the **registration form** (image 2).
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/mergadocreateaccountbutton.png)
Make sure you **fill out all the fields correctly**. All the required information are important for Mergado to work properly and for you to receive invoices with **correct billing details** and in a **correct mailbox**.
Then choose a desired **billing period** (step 3). You can change this anytime in the future depending on your or your client’s needs.
Before submitting please don’t forget to read and agree with our **[Terms of use](https://www.mergado.com/terms-of-use)** (step 4).
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/createanewuseraccountinmergado.png)
After submitting you will receive a **confirmation email** to complete your registration.
When you login you can **create your first export** and start managing your product campaigns.
It is important to say that **creating an account is free** and can be canceled anytime. You pay only after creating one or more exports. This is also when the **30 day free trial** starts. The actual tariff depends on the total number of items in all your exports combined (see [pricing](https://www.mergado.com/pricing) for more information).
## How to create a first export
To be able to start optimizing your advertising first you need to **create an export**. Login to your account and click **Create export** on the top right (image 3).
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/createnewexportinmergado.png)
On the next page provide a **URL address** of your source xml feed (image 4). Mergado will regularly (every 4 – 8 hours) access this file to **check for** any **updates** in the feed (new products, price changes etc.). Click **Continue** and wait until Mergado processes the file (time depends on the number of items in the feed, usually few seconds).
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/inputurladdressofyourxmlfeed.png)
When finished click **Continue** again to get to additional settings (image 5). You can **choose** which **export format** you want to create (choose from the list on the right — output format). To finish click **Continue**.
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/choosedesiredoutputformat.png)
Now you have created an export and you get to an export **overview page**. Here all your exports for different channels are listed. Note that from one source xml file you can **create unlimited number** of output exports. Just repeat the above procedure.
You can now proceed to **editing the export feed** by clicking the export name. Once you have finished editing and optimizing your product data, you want to **copy and paste** the URL address of the optimized output feed into a respective channel (e.g. facebook, google shopping, glami etc.). To find the URL address of the output XML, go to **Summary** page of export and scroll down to the bottom of the Summary page. There you can find both the source XML feed address as well as the **output feed address** (image 6). You can copy the link of the output feed and paste where needed.
[  ](https://www.mergado.com/sites/default/files/perm/paragraph-image/urladdressofyouroutputfeed.png)
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[  ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/radim-zhor)### [ Radim Zhoř ](https://www.mergado.com/blog/radim-zhor)
- He has several years of experience in e‑commerce.
- He works as a Business Development Specialist at Mergado, where he helps to market the Mergado product management tool.
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