Local SEO for Screen Printers
When someone in your town searches for custom shirts, the shops at the top of Google Maps are the ones they see first. Local SEO for screen printers is the work of getting yours into the top 3. It's the base of SEO for screen printers.
$297 a month. If you don't get leads in 3 months, I work for free until you get them.
What the top 3 on Google Maps do
Distance comes first: the median #1 shop was 0.6 km from the searcher, the median #10 shop 2.7 km. But only 30 of the 60 closest shops made the top 3. Here is what the top 3 do that #4 to #10 don't, from a study of 194 shops in 20 US towns:
The website rows count shops with a working website. These are comparisons, not a promise that one change earns a place. Read the full study: Does SEO Work for Screen Printers? Results from 194 Shops.
| What they do | Top 3 | #4 to #10 |
|---|---|---|
| Use "Screen printer" or "Screen printing shop" as main category | 65% | 51% |
| Median Google reviews | 29.5 | 20 |
| Have a screen printing page on their website | 43% | 28% |
| Have a quote form on their website | 41% | 34% |
| List an embroidery category | 45% | 26% |
How I get your shop into the map pack
- 01
Google Business Profile
Category, services and photos set up the way print buyers search, so Google knows what you print.
- 02
Reviews
A simple way to ask happy customers for reviews that say what you printed, so the right reviews keep coming.
- 03
Your website
A page for your town and every print method, with a quote form buyers can't miss. A new website is included.
- 04
Listings
Your name, address and phone the same everywhere Google looks.
Local SEO for your kind of shop
- Google Business Profile for screen printing: the setup that matters for a print shop's profile.
- Local SEO for embroidery businesses: for shops that stitch logos for teams, companies and schools.
- Local SEO for DTF printing businesses: for shops that sell DTF transfers and prints.
Google Business Profile for screen printing
The setup that matters for a print shop's profile.
Read more →Local SEO for embroidery businesses
For shops that stitch logos for teams, companies and schools.
Read more →Local SEO for DTF printing businesses
For shops that sell DTF transfers and prints.
Read more →
What it costs: $297 a month
$297 a month. If you don't get leads in 3 months, I work for free until you do. I only work with US print shops.
I'm in a small town. Does this still work?
Yes. Small-town shops in the study had a median of 16.5 reviews, against 38.5 in big towns, with fewer quote forms and more missing sites. That makes them the easiest maps to win.
What counts as a lead?
Any contact from a new customer: a call, a form, an email or a message. The 3 months start when the work goes live.
Is a new website included?
Yes. A new website is included in the $297 a month if you need it.
What does it cost?
$297 a month. If you don't get leads in 3 months, I work for free until you do.
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