Self Storage Lab

Websites - Your Digital Storefront


Listen Later

As the first tru episode of our podcast, we wanted to dive into one of the most, maybe even THE MOST important tool an operator can use to ensure they have an Online Presence. Your Website.

Your digital Storefront.

The rise of digital marketing has created different touch-points for customers to engage with your brand. The goalposts have shifted and prospects are now further down the marketing funnel when they eventually talk to your store team.

Today we talk about how to think about your website customer journey, must have components and tools, and what the decision process look like.

----------------------------------------------

Start thinking about your audience

  • Who and how do customers get to your digital storefront?
  • Consumer shopping habits Chinese v American Shoppers. AI Super Powers https://www.aisuperpowers.com/
  • 4 second impressions “above the fold”
  • Components of a website

    • Logo, Title, Why Should I care
    • Don’t make me read
    • Click Funnels

      • SEO
      • Mind the Google
      • A look at the digital customer journey

        • Brochure and e-commerce
        • The world of Apple
        • 3 clicks to what I want
        • The non obvious

          • “What time do you open?”
          • Confused about how to pay
          • A/B Optimization

            • What converts better
            • What things to test
            • Offers
            • Tools:
            • Google Optimize
              Unbounce
              Optimizely
            • Using Google Analytics as your North Star 🌟
            • Mobile Design

              • Meet your customers where they are
              • 62% of website traffic comes from mobile
              • 4.3B mobile users
              • No one-size fits all solution

                Technology Stack

                • “CMS” or your Content Management System
                • Wordpress is massive
                • Kyle’s starry eyes: Webflow
                • Self Storage options
                • Questions to Ask

                  • What does it cost?
                  • Can I customize it?
                  • Do you know your brand?
                  • When should I use paid acquisitions?
                  • How do you help my SEO?
                  • Other Resources

                    • StoragePug
                    • ReadWrite
                    • StartupNation
                    • https://readwrite.com/website-that-converts/

                      https://startupnation.com/start-your-business/build-website-converts-day-one/

                      https://www.tryswivl.com/blueprint

                      ...more
                      View all episodesView all episodes
                      Download on the App Store

                      Self Storage LabBy swivl

                      • 4.4
                      • 4.4
                      • 4.4
                      • 4.4
                      • 4.4

                      4.4

                      7 ratings


                      More shows like Self Storage Lab

                      View all
                      Acquired by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

                      Acquired

                      3,780 Listeners

                      Founders by David Senra

                      Founders

                      1,847 Listeners

                      The Self Storage Show by Jim Ross - 3 Mile Storage Management

                      The Self Storage Show

                      42 Listeners

                      Self Storage Income by AJ Osborne

                      Self Storage Income

                      586 Listeners

                      All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg by All-In Podcast, LLC

                      All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

                      8,756 Listeners

                      Self Storage Investing by Scott Meyers, Stories and Strategies

                      Self Storage Investing

                      39 Listeners

                      ReThinking by TED

                      ReThinking

                      614 Listeners

                      Gabfocus Self Storage Podcast by Melissa Huff, Josh Huff, Tommy Nguyen

                      Gabfocus Self Storage Podcast

                      4 Listeners