Self storage SEO that opens one door at a time

Self storage SEO from us begins with a corridor map. We list the doors your facility wants visitors to find, each one a unit type, a size band, a vehicle space or a town, and give every door its own page, wording and count of calls and forms.

You pick the door that opens first. We write for it, look at what came in, then move on.

The corridor map

A facility website works like a hallway of doors

Think of a corridor with a row of doors. Every door has a number and one purpose, and a visitor looks for the one that matches. A website can be built the same way: the corridor map is your page structure, each landing page is a door, and the lock clicking shut at the far end is a ring of the phone or a form submission.

When someone types self storage near me or storage units near me, the search engine picks a page to show. Our plan gives each door its own page, so the words on the page and the words a person typed describe the same door. drive up storage units near me and rv storage near me point at different doors and get different pages.

Which doors get a page, and what you sign off

Door on the mapPage we buildWording you approve
Drive-up unitsA landing page for drive-up units in the town it servesHow you describe where those units sit on the property
Indoor unitsA landing page for indoor units with its own formHow you describe the building and its entrances
Climate-controlled units, where offeredA page that names the unit type the way people type itWhat the unit does, stated in your words and not ours
Vehicle, boat and camper parkingA separate page per kind of space you offerThe kinds of vehicle you take
Small to large size bandsOne page per size band you want rented moreThe size names you want printed
Towns you serveA page per town, linked from the directory boardThe towns your office wants to draw from

Six pieces of the search work

  • Landing pages

    A page for each door

    Every unit type and size band gets a landing page with its own title, headline and form.

  • Maps listing

    A listing in step with the pages

    We work through your Google Business Profile so its categories, description and links match the site. Reviews are covered on our review management page.

  • Town pages

    Pages for the towns on your map

    One page per town served, each naming only the unit types you want rented there. The local SEO page goes deeper on the Maps side.

  • Content

    Strategic Content Assets each month

    Writing that answers what people ask before they pick a facility, drafted for your approval (see content marketing).

  • Directory board

    A front page that points down the corridor

    Like the board by the office door, the home page lists the doors and points each visitor to one.

  • Counting

    Each call and form tied to its page

    We note which page a call or form came from, so you can see which doors draw visitors.

You hold the pen on every statement

Each page we write is a draft until you approve it. Any line about how renters get in, how the property is looked after, or anything touching the contents of a unit comes from you, because the facility stands behind it. State and platform ad rules are yours to read too.

For the wider plan around these pages, see our self storage marketing page.

What lets a page match its door

  • The unit types you offer, named the way your office names them
  • The unit types you would like rented more, in order
  • The towns your renters come from
  • Vehicle, boat and camper spaces, if you offer them
  • Photos you own, sized for the web
  • Access to your Google Business Profile, or an invitation to manage it
  • A name and role for the front office contact, as it should appear

A missing item does not stop the work. We open the doors you can describe first.

How a door gets opened

  1. Draw the corridor

    We take your unit types and towns and mark the doors in the order you want them opened.

  2. Open the first door

    We write the landing page, set its title and form, and match the Maps listing to it.

  3. Look back at the lock

    We read the calls and forms from that page and say what we would change.

  4. Walk to the next door

    Only then do we start the next page, so each count belongs to one door.

Beliefs about search that cost a facility time

Passed around the front officeOne long page about every unit type will cover all of it.

What the corridor map showsA page that names one door speaks to one search, so we build a short page for each door.

Passed around the front officeSearch work is finished once the pages are published.

What the corridor map showsPublishing opens a door. After that we read which calls and forms came from it and what to change.

Passed around the front officeThe Maps listing and the website are separate jobs.

What the corridor map showsThe listing links to the site and the site points back at it, so we word them together.

Organic Growth plans for self storage SEO: Silver, Gold and Platinum

A starter box and a shared box sit above the cards, and the cards carry just the differences between the three: pages and Strategic Content Assets each month, and the website on Gold and Platinum.

Behind every tier's door

  • A site audit that finds sluggish pages, feeble titles, broken links and bulky photos, followed by the repairs
  • Google Business Profile tidied up: categories chosen, office hours entered and a service area drawn around the towns you draw renters from
  • Duplicate and stray listings combined, plus a routine for inviting people who have moved in to post a review
  • A compact fact sheet about unit types, towns and ways to reserve a visit, phrased so an AI assistant can echo it accurately
  • Each month ends with a report placing calls and form requests next to the pages we published
  • Silver

    $1,495/mo

    Your current website remains untouched while the new pages are built around it.

    • Each month brings 25 landing pages, one for each pairing of unit type and town
    • A set of 4 Strategic Content Assets arrives monthly
  • Gold

    $2,495/mo

    A larger page count each month, plus a storage website we design, host and look after.

    • Each month brings 50 landing pages, one for each pairing of unit type and town
    • A set of 8 Strategic Content Assets arrives monthly
    • A storage website that we design, host and edit as pages go liveSite left out here
    • Updates, hosting and site care are our job and not yours
  • Platinum

    $3,495/mo

    The widest page count, meant for several facilities, many towns, or a long list of unit types under one name.

    • Each month brings 100 landing pages, one for each pairing of unit type and town
    • A set of 12 Strategic Content Assets arrives monthly
    • A storage website that we design, host and edit as pages go liveSite left out here
    • Updates, hosting and site care are our job and not yours
    • Room for more facilities, towns and unit types as the portfolio changes

Every plan renews month to month. To stop one, tell us before the next bill and the coming month never begins.

Questions from facility owners about search work

Can one plan cover drive-up, indoor and vehicle spaces?
Yes, as separate doors. Each unit type gets its own page and you choose which opens first.
Where does the starter plan fit among the four?
Search work begins at $495 a month with the starter plan, built around 25 landing pages. Reach out about it and we work out its details in a conversation. Gold and Platinum include a managed website.
Who writes what the pages say about our facility?
We write drafts from what you tell us, and you approve each one.
Do we have to replace our current website?
Not to begin. We can add pages to your site, or you can choose a plan with a managed website.
What if we want to stop?
Nothing ties you in: no contract and no startup fee.

Pick the first door with us

Send a name, an email and a phone number, plus a few lines on the unit types you want rented more. If you would rather talk, choose a half-hour slot and the CEO calls at that time.

Which unit types should get the first doors?

List the unit types you want rented more, the towns your renters drive in from, and the offices and apartment communities that point people your way. Leave out tenant names and unit numbers.

Describe the facility and the units you want featured

Say which unit types you would like to feature and which towns you draw from. A short note works, and a human at this agency reads every one.

Select a day and a half hour, and when it arrives our CEO, Ross Cohen, rings the phone number entered higher up in this form to discuss marketing for your storage facility.

Book the callback

Your chosen callback will be written out here.

Callbacks run on weekdays, and the times appear in whichever zone is chosen above.

Hang the lock with a phone call

Set up a call and we sketch the corridor together: the unit type that gets the first page, the towns that follow, and the plan that bears the weight.

The padlock clicking shut below the text is a drawing and not a prediction.