Store locators, local SEO and dealer networks: guides to bring nearby shoppers to your doors
If shops and distributors resell your products, most of your customers have no idea where to find them. A stockist locator is the cheapest way to convert that hidden distribution into visits, and it helps your partners too.
Most Shopify locator apps ask for a Google Maps API key, a billing account and a quota you have to watch. Here is what that setup actually involves, what it costs, and when an OpenStreetMap locator does the same job without any of it.
A store locator turns online browsing into store visits, but only if it is easy to use. Here is what a good one does, the three ways to build one on Shopify, and the setup steps that actually matter.