How Shop Local helps South Carolina retailers get sales leads
March 13, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for South Carolina results.
These Shop Local retailers located in South Carolina appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store:
In 35 states, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google when doing a wedding registry related search. In many states, Bridge Stores dominated the results. For example, for Georgia and South Carolina searches Bridge Stores claimed six spots on Google's first page.
Study Details:
We Googled "gift registry" and the state’s name.
We researched results for 48 states. (Bridge has clients in 48 states; the only states that don
A special thanks to Vietri’s Hali Vradelis and and Adam Sigel for hosting Bridge. We shared 10 steps for stores to boost their gift registry sales by 14%.
Shown above: Jason Solarek and Shop of Provence store owners in front of the Bridge ethos poster.
Do you want to boost your Google ranking and better promote your store?
Try 'domain masking.' Domain masking is a service that Bridge offers that hides the 'bridgecatalog' part of your domain name. With domain masking, your website addresses will be 'cleaner,' you'll increase your Google ranking, and you'll enjoy other benefits.
As an example, Vieuxtemps (a gift shop in Charleston) uses domain masking. Its website urls are:
The Shops of Provence will be closed the week of July 2, 2018 through July 7, 2018.
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March 29, 2018
March 29, 2018
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Curious how to make your Bridge more reflective of your store? Try domain masking. Domain masking is a process whereby we remove the "Bridge Catalog" text from your website address.
Domain masking has a few benefits: - Raises the profile of your business' name (and downplays Bridge's name). - Boosts your Google ranking.
In the example shown, Vieuxtemps uses domain masking. It's website pages appear in this format: