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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy used to be to focus on search engine rank and you’ll see more customers. Now things have flipped.

Price and location are the primary factors that drive prospective tenants searching online to choose your self storage facility. It only makes sense that in the ongoing attempt to master digital marketing and online rank, analyzing the local market and ensuring competitive pricing, should be a top priority. Specials and pricing are simple to modify and prove a serious impact for your online and in-store results.

Local market research and competitor analysis is vital for positioning your facility to retain high occupancy month to month. Though the word “research” may conjure images of a lengthy and involved process, it doesn’t have to be if you’ve got the right software and strategy in place for your business.

Websites play a crucial role in attracting and retaining self-storage customers. But even though your website is aesthetically appealing, it may not get the results you expected. Why? Because an effective self-storage website has to focus on the needs of its users (i.e., customers).

How do you know if your marketing efforts are paying off? The common thought is to look at traffic. Let me provide a metric that will prove to be more valuable to watch and explain the reasoning behind it.