Write For Us — Guest Posts

Are you passionate about storage, moving, or home organization? Want to share your tips and expertise with a national audience? At SelfStorageSearch.us, we welcome high-quality guest posts from industry professionals, storage owners, writers, and anyone with valuable advice to offer our readers.

Contributor Guidelines

• Editorial Guidelines: Make sure you read our guidelines below or following this link.

• Original Content: Your article must be unique and not published anywhere else online.

• Length: Posts should be at least 800 words, but feel free to write more if the topic calls for it.

• Infographics: We accept high-quality infographics licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International or similar. We credit and link back to the creator.

• Practical Focus: We’re looking for practical advice, actionable tips, and engaging stories that our readers will enjoy and want to share.

• Links: You can include relevant links once approved by our editors.

• Editorial Edits: We reserve the right to make changes for clarity, consistency, or to correct errors.

• Pitch Your Ideas: Please include the topics you’d like to write about in your initial email.

To get started, email us using the address at the top of this page. We aim to respond within two weeks. If you don’t hear back, your content may not have been selected for publication.

We understand that there’s a lot of the reasons behind why would anyone want to contribute to our site. Let us list a few:

• Advertorials: We accept sponsored content that is useful to readers and aligns with our editorial standards.

• Brand Exposure: Whether you’re new to the self-storage industry or an established business, this is a great place to build your reputation.

• Writing Practice: Our editorial process is more welcoming and flexible than larger publications.

• SEO Value: Guest posts can include a valuable backlink to your site, which can help boost your search rankings.

• More Reasons: There are plenty of benefits—feel free to reach out with any questions.

Our Blog’s Purpose

Our blog connects everyone interested in self-storage, moving, and removals, offering a space to share stories, advice, and insights online. We also welcome self-storage owners and moving companies to list their services and help users find reliable storage options near them. Our search engine and directory are updated daily!

We ask that all posts on SelfStorageSearch.us focus on practical advice and genuinely helpful information, rather than promotion or advertising. Please keep your writing clear, approachable, and free of jargon or corporate language—think conversational and easy to understand. Our audience includes individuals searching for self-storage, people preparing for a move, and businesses in need of extra space, so articles should be accessible and relevant to these readers.

Requirements

• Unique Content only.

• Word Count: Minimum 800 words (most posts range from 500–2,800 words).

• Submission: Share a Google Doc or email a Word file.

• Links: Only include links that add real value for readers.

• Paragraphs: Keep paragraphs short—no more than 4 lines.

• Formatting: Use one space after periods. Break up your post with headers, subheaders, and bullet/numbered lists. Avoid long blocks of text.

• Headlines: Write specific, benefit-driven headlines.

• Ending: Close with a call to action or a question to encourage comments.

Images

• Visuals: Include at least one header image, and aim for one image per scroll depth.

• Quality: All images must be at least 710px wide.

• No Stock Photos: unless absolutely necessary.

• Purpose: Use images that demonstrate a process or support your content with data.

Example of images that will do well on the Self Storage Search blog.

Author Bio (Optional)

• If you want to include a bio, please provide:

  • 50 words or less

  • A headshot (350×350 px)

  • Links to your Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or your company

• Note: Guest posts with an author bio will be labeled as “Sponsored.”

Additional Details

• Editing: We may edit your post or return it for revisions. Anchor text and unrelated links may be changed or removed.

• Exclusivity: Submissions must not be published elsewhere prior to or at the same time as on SelfStorageSearch.us. If you’d like to republish your post, please wait at least two weeks and link to the original.

• Deadlines: Submit your article at least 7 days before your scheduled publication date. We’ll work with you to set the schedule.

• Commenting: Be available to respond to comments on the day your post goes live and for a few days after.

• Promotion: Please share your post across your social media channels multiple times over several days.