Websites for self storage businesses
Web design for self storage businesses: £249.99 to build, then £49.99 a month, no minimum term. Unit size and price, available to see without an enquiry form. Everything else is secondary.
Self storage is bought under pressure, usually during a move, a renovation, a bereavement or a business expansion. The customer is juggling several things and wants to solve this one quickly.
They need to know what size they require, what it costs, and whether it is available now. A site that hides any of those behind a callback form loses them to the operator who published it.
What your customers want answered
- What size unit do I need for what I have
- What does it cost per week or month, and is there a minimum term
- When can I access it, and is it twenty-four hours
- Is it secure, and is my property insured
- Is anything available now
A size guide in household termsDescribing units by what they hold — the contents of a one-bedroom flat, a car, twenty archive boxes, the furniture from a three-bedroom house — lets customers choose confidently. Getting the size wrong is their main worry, and the operator who solves it gets the booking.
Quote-only pricing
Customers comparing three facilities will discount the one that will not say. Published rates, even as a from-price by unit size, keep you in the comparison.
Size, price and access
Storage customers want three answers: what size do I need, what does it cost, and when can I get to my things. A size guide with examples (a few boxes, a one-bed flat, a three-bed house), prices or 'from' prices per week or month, and clear access hours answer almost every enquiry.
Security and insurance
Say how the site is secured, such as CCTV, gated access and individual locks, and how insurance for stored goods works. Customers are trusting you with their belongings and want to know.
Who uses it
People between house moves, students, businesses storing stock, and people decluttering or renovating. A short section for each, including any business features such as deliveries accepted on their behalf, helps each find what they need.
Common questions
- What should a self-storage website include?
- A size guide with examples, prices, access hours, security, insurance, minimum terms, business features and an easy way to reserve a unit.
- Should I show prices?
- Yes. Price and size are the first things people compare.
- Can customers reserve a unit online?
- Yes. A reservation request with the size and move-in date is a good start.
Tell me about your business.
One message is enough to start. I’ll read it and reply myself, usually with a couple of questions and a clear price.
Liam Tapp, Website Builds