• Display map, phone, website, opening times, logo etc
  Store Locator software lets your customers enter a zip code, post code, address or place name and get a list of your nearest stores or products, complete with an attractive interactive map and driving directions

Blipstar is the simplest way to enhance your website with a fully-featured store locator or zip code finder
It's simple to set up, easy to use and provides an invaluable service for existing and potential customers
And there's no software to download or install

Just create an account, input address data and choose one of several ways to integrate it with your site
Your locator will work with smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs and is fully customizable
It's fully compliant with W3C HTML5 standard and we've made it accessible to users with screen-readers and other assisted technologies

Creating a store locator has never been easier, better value or more, dare we say it, fun

Simplicity is our mantra - the only thing you need to provide is a spread-sheet
Most businesses already have such data to hand, so it's just a case of changing the column names so the system knows what each column represents (e
g
store name or zip code)
Any useful data you want displayed (opening times, logo, images, special offers or notes) can also be displayed
Once your data has been uploaded (or manually input) it's then a case of integrating it with your site
Code snippets and straightforward instructions are provided by the Deploy wizard, so your computer skills don't need to stretch beyond 'copy and paste'!
"Can I

?" Yes, you probably can!
Every website is different, so most users like to customize their store locator in some way and Blipstar boasts a huge range of settings (over 100 at the last count)
Nearly every aspect of how it looks and operates can be altered, tweaked and perfected

For example you can choose from a range of high quality icons or upload your own, change all the text/wording, alter various search parameters - the list goes on
Advanced users can define their own CSS for limitless flexibility

Best of all, if there's something you'd like to do, but can't, just let us know
If the feature doesn't exist we can add it to our product roadmap and it will appear in the next version
Blipstar is constantly innovating to stay ahead of the competition and our clients play a big part in that process

Works across all devices

Your store locator is mobile friendly by design
That's important because over half of users now use a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet to access the web
Blipstar supports "responsive" web design so your store locator dynamically resizes to match your site layout
It can automatically detect mobile devices and switch to a special mobile mode, perfectly suited to smaller screens
If the device is really limited there is also the option of a basic text-only mode which doesn't even require Javascript to work
For mobile users with built-in GPS or wifi tracking they can automatically find their nearest store based on their current location (naturally it asks their permission to do this) so there's no need to fumble around entering a zip code
So whatever hardware your customers are using to find you, all the bases are covered

Easy integration into a range of Website Builders

It's easy to add a store locator to your site, whatever tool you use
Blipstar also works with every Content Management System or website builder we've ever come across (no joke!)
If it allows you to add HTML or Javascript, it'll work with Blipstar and you can add a store finder
We also have instructions on how to integrate with SquareSpace, Magento, Jimdo, Shopify, WebStarts, Weebly, Wix and Webflow (that's a lots of Ws)
It also works with popular CMS like Joomla, Drupal and, of course, WordPress

Looking for a WordPress store locator add-on?

You're in the right place
We're not alone in being fans of WordPress - it powers a sizeable chunk of websites across the globe
If you're looking for a WordPress-friendly store locator software then Blipstar makes it really, really easy
If you've mastered WordPress, you can certainly master integrating it with a Blipstar store locator
Seriously, it'll take two minutes max

Analytics module gives you 'geospatial insight'

Find out where your customers are searching from
Most businesses and organizations use analytics to better understand how people interact with their websites
The Analytics module in Blipstar adds an interesting twist by adding the spatial dimension
Each time a customer uses your store finder the location of where they searched is recorded
Over time this builds up a powerful picture of where your customers are
Even better is the fact you can cross-reference this data with your locations and start seeing places where there are lots of potential customers, but no nearby stores serving them

Once your customer's found a store, they need to know how to get there
That's why Blipstar comes with integrated driving directions
The user knows where they are (you'd hope) and, once they've used your store locator, they'll know where you are too
The next logical step is to get from A to B and easy to follow driving (or walking) directions are a great way to facilitate that journey

Automatic back-ups for your data

Peace of mind
If you overwrite or mess up your location data - fear not! Everytime you upload data the previous version is saved so you can easily get back to where you were with the minimal of fuss
Data and settings is also stored remotely offsite (in a different physical location) for those worst-case scenarios

Payments are handled separately by secure industry standard payment processors so your confidential info is never stored on our system

Key Store Locator Features

• Street level mapping and geo-location for over 200 countries
• Return nearest X stores, all stores within a certain radius, by country or by state or by keyword
• US zip codes, Canadian zip codes, UK and European postcodes, Australian postcodes, New Zealand postcodes, plus others
• Search in miles or km and get turn by turn driving directions
• Custom store icons and labels - show different icons for different store types
• Special mobile mapping - ideal for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows
• Auto-locate mode - uses GPS/wifi to determine a user's current position