What does a Meesho catalog actually need?
Images at 1000x1000 square, a clean background, and no logo, watermark, promotional text or price tag on the primary shot. Then the attributes — category, size, colour, fabric — filled completely, because a blank mandatory field fails the upload as surely as a bad photo.
Meesho accepts 500x500 as a minimum but shows higher-resolution images more prominently, so the larger size costs nothing and earns placement.
Start with 10 to 20 products. A small catalog that clears QC teaches you the rules in 1 cycle; 200 rejected at once gives you an error list instead of an answer.
How do you build a catalog that passes first time?
Shoot flat on a white sheet in daylight, then square-crop to 1000x1000. Most rejections come from a background that is not clean rather than from the photograph being poor.
Keep 2 versions of every image: the plain one for the marketplace catalog, and a branded one carrying your shop name for WhatsApp and Instagram. The branded copy on a Meesho primary image is an automatic rejection.
Name the files by SKU before uploading. A folder where the image is KRT-RED-L-004.jpg rather than IMG_20260818.jpg removes the most common catalog error, which is the right title against the wrong colour.
What makes a catalog sell once it is live?
The first image, and almost nothing else at the point of the scroll. A buyer sees a thumbnail a few hundred pixels wide and decides in under a second, so a sharp, well-lit, correctly-cropped hero does more than any description.
Then the size chart. Publishing garment measurements instead of body measurements is the single change that most reduces apparel returns, and returns are what decide whether the month was profitable.
Then price. Cotton kurtis in the ₹350 to ₹650 band do the volume on Meesho; above ₹1,500 the same buyer expects a brand.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make a Meesho catalog?
Photograph products at 1000x1000 square on a clean background, keep the primary image free of logos, watermarks and price tags, then fill every mandatory attribute. Start with 10 to 20 products so a rejection teaches you the rule cheaply.
What image size does a Meesho catalog need?
1000x1000 pixels square is recommended. The accepted minimum is 500x500, but higher-resolution images are shown more prominently and the extra pixels cost nothing.
Can I put my shop name on Meesho catalog images?
Not on the primary image — it is an automatic rejection. Keep 2 versions: a plain one for the marketplace and a branded one for WhatsApp and Instagram.
Why does my Meesho catalog get rejected?
Most often the image — branding on the primary shot, dimensions under 500x500, or a background that is not clean. Category and attribute mismatches are the next most common cause.
How many products should a first catalog have?
10 to 20. A small catalog that clears QC teaches you the rules in one cycle, while 200 rejected together gives you an error list instead of an answer.
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