Case Study: Ecommerce & Retail

Helping musicians find the right instrument, and the right store

Musicians research online before they buy. We helped Bass & Treble turn a large instrument catalogue into an online store that search engines understand and local buyers can find.
The client

A Kathmandu music store for players, studios and venues

Bass & Treble is a music store in Kathmandu selling guitars, drums, keyboards, studio gear and professional audio, both in store and online.

It stocks brands such as Yamaha, Shure, Fender, D’Addario, Meinl and TOA, and serves everyone from beginners buying a first guitar to studios, churches, schools and venues fitting out sound systems. It also works with a roster of Nepali artists.

KathmanduStore and online shop
InstrumentsGuitars, drums, keys and more
Pro audioStudio, live and installed sound
ArtistsNepali musicians on its roster

What customers come to Bass & Treble for

GuitarsDrumsKeyboards and pianosMicrophones and home studioProfessional audio
The brief

Why Bass & Treble came to us

Musicians in Nepal research instruments online before they buy, often comparing prices across shops and social media sellers. Bass & Treble needed its online store to be found for the instruments people search for, and to be trusted enough to buy from.

A large catalogue, hard to find

Hundreds of products across many categories needed a structure and content that search engines could understand.

Competing with social media sellers

Many instruments are sold through social pages and marketplaces, so the official store had to stand out in search.

Category pages with little to say

Category pages needed helpful content, so buyers and search engines understood what was on offer.

Local buyers want to visit

Many customers want to try an instrument in person, so the store had to be easy to find locally.

The work

What we did for Bass & Treble

From 2022 we worked with Bass & Treble on its online store, starting with audits and moving into content, local search and planning for paid search.

Audit

Knowing what to fix first

A full technical and on-page audit of the online store, turned into a prioritised plan.

  • Technical and on-page audit
  • Prioritised action plan
Ecommerce SEO

Category pages that sell

Ecommerce SEO for category pages such as bass guitars, acoustic guitars and drums, with helpful buying content.

  • Category page content
  • Internal links between categories and products
  • Rankings tracked for key categories
Local SEO

Easy to find in Kathmandu

Local search work so nearby musicians can find and visit the store.

  • Local citations
  • Business profile kept complete
Paid search planning

Ready for Google Ads

A keyword plan for Google Ads, grouped by instrument and buying intent.

  • Keyword research by category
  • Campaign structure plan
How it came together

How the engagement unfolded

  1. 2022

    Audit

    A full audit of the online store and a prioritised plan.

  2. Late 2022

    Category content

    Buying content written for key instrument categories.

  3. 2023

    Local search

    Local citations and business profile work.

  4. 2023

    Rankings and reporting

    Monthly reports and category rankings tracked.

What stayed with the client

What Bass & Treble came away with

A store search engines understand

Clear categories with helpful content.

Visible for instruments people want

Category pages built around real searches.

Easy to find and visit

A stronger local presence in Kathmandu.

Musicians love to research before they buy. Our job was to make sure that research led to Bass & Treble.

Queens Digital project team
Services used

Services behind this work

Running an online store? See the services we used for Bass & Treble below.

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