Category: The Way I See It

StorageFront Prices Not Going up in Response to SpareFoot’s Price Spike

StorageFront Prices Not Going up in Response to SpareFoot’s Price Spike

Back in the early days of StorageFront, our sales guys had to work hard to convince our customers that a subscription model was a better value to them than a pay-for-performance model.

Spelling for SEO

Spelling for SEO

Many SEO experts believe that Google penalizes poor spelling, especially the black hat bozos who misspell words on purpose in an effort to rank high on search terms that are regularly misspelled. For example, maybe I want my furniture site to rank high on the search term “furniture.” With all the competition, I have no chance of cracking the first page, but I figure out that a lot of people search for “furnature” by mistakes, so I sprinkle “furnature” into the copy of my site. Now, my site is on first page for any searches for “furnature.”

The Search Shift Part 4: Online Brand Equity (What People Trust)

The Search Shift Part 4: Online Brand Equity (What People Trust)

In the new generation of organic search, we believe Google plans to separate branded websites from “generic” websites in its search results. That’s because known brands tend to produce happy searchers, whereas generics often lead to poor user experiences.

The Search Shift Part 3: Browsing Behavior (What People Are Looking At)

The Search Shift Part 3: Browsing Behavior (What People Are Looking At)

In the next generation of search, we suspect that infrequently clicked results, and results with high bounce rates, will sink toward the bottom of search because they’re less relevant to humans. Frequently clicked and captivating pages will bubble up toward the top.

The Search Shift Part 2: Social Signals (What people are talking about)

The Search Shift Part 2: Social Signals (What people are talking about)

Social-based signals can be highly valuable to Google because they serve as pointers from human users who, in previous search generations, couldn’t “vote” for content with emotion and commendation. With the inclusion of social signals, Google will take what people like or share into consideration.

The Search Shift Part 1: How Google Will Assess Websites in the Future

The Search Shift Part 1: How Google Will Assess Websites in the Future

Inbound links to your self storage website from other reputable, related websites may determine up to three-quarters’ worth of your Google rank. What that tells you is, inbound links should be at the tippy-top of your web marketing strategy. Right? Not so fast. Before you dump every marketing minute into links, you should know: Changes are coming.

10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an SEO “Expert” for Self Storage Marketing

10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an SEO “Expert” for Self Storage Marketing

When you’re ready to shop for an SEO consultant or web agency, take this prepared set of questions to keep from getting sidetracked. If you sense that you’re being “buzz worded” into feeling technically inexpert, it’s not a good fit. Remember: it will be the vendor’s job to communicate regularly with you on your level, as well as to provide excellent results.

Working Couples in Self Storage

Working Couples in Self Storage

A self storage business in Duncanville, Texas has decided that a couple would be the perfect fit for its two management openings and is advertising the position at workingcouples.com.

Political & Cultural Ideas Should Be Left Out of Marketing… Or Should They?

Political & Cultural Ideas Should Be Left Out of Marketing… Or Should They?

Russell G. Baker inadvertently shares a bit of marketing advice with the self storage world: avoid tactics that may cost you customers. Baker owns Baker’s Auto Body and Self Storage in Palmer, Mass., and he has a sign outside of his store that reads: “Muslims are destroying us from within.” Meanwhile, angry callers are buzzing the Palmer police department.

Why “Name Your Own Price” is a Poor Fit for Self Storage and Movers

Why “Name Your Own Price” is a Poor Fit for Self Storage and Movers

A few marketing websites on the self storage scene have been experimenting with a unique model that strikes me as an odd fit for the industry: the Priceline-like “name your own price” system. Close inspection of the bid model reveals a plethora of problems for both the prospective renter and the operator—not the least of which is further commoditizing self storage space industry-wide.

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