StorageTreasures.com is Evolving! New.storagetreasures.com is up and will be accessible via a toggle on storagetreasures.com September 17th!
Seller Specific Updates
- Updated Dashboard - made the snapshots easier to understand
- Post Form
- Tips have been added throughout the post form to help guide facility managers
- Categories are now a requirement when facilities are posting their auctions, this will help Buyers narrow down searches and give us more data to use for future notifications and analysis
- For customers with many facilities in their account, they now can search the list of facilities when starting a new auction post (instead of having to scroll and find the one they are looking for)
- Lien file upload is now its own step in the posting process
- Facility Homepage now showcases Upcoming Auctions as well as Active and Live
- Invoices can now be viewed in a modal and opened as a PDF for easy printing and sharing
- Settings
- New Hours of Operation widget, no default hours will be assigned
- Default payment options is cash
- Auction Tables
- Imported table – changed “Post Now” to “Create”
- Table headers have been updated to reflect most pertinent data
- New calendar widget and date range for exports is no longer restricted
- Sort available on most columns
- Added Cancel button to Live Auction table so Sellers do not have to go into the Edit form to Cancel the auction
- More reports/exports were added and a new export management tool was created to access data dumps for 30 days and store files that are pending and/or ready to download
- New Invoices Export so facilities can see backup bidder cases and final sale prices
- Updated Training tab within account to include Help Center link, new Best Practices doc and a Video Training section was added
General Site Updates
- Homepage
- Removed the home “house” icon – Homepage can be accessed by clicking the logo
- Added Charity Storage to main navigation
- Updated About Us links to take users to the appropriate website and landing page
- Hero image/header - marketing page to draw in more bidders and give them a quick call to action “Find Your Treasure”
- Used tagline to explain to Buyers how the site works in a nutshell - new section
- Removed clutter and outdated information from footer
- Updated links in footer
- Login
- Advanced authentication page instead of a modal (still takes you back to where you were on the site)
- Enhanced the workflow for “Forgot Password?”
- Online Auction Search Page
- Retains search criteria between Active/Upcoming Auctions
- Collapsible filters on mobile devices for easier searching and less scrolling
- Default radius is now 100 miles
- Live Auction Search Page
- Added facility phone number to list so Buyers can quickly reach out to the facility to confirm the live auction schedule
- Added total auction count
- Auction Details Page
- New photo viewer widget that allows mobile users to swipe through images and loads them responsively to their screen size when in full view
- Images greater than 2000px will be higher resolution now, up to 4000px
- Added ability to “Remove from AuctionWatch”
- Added ability to “Update Max Bid” if High Bidder (instead of through Bid Manager only)
- Removed ability for suspended or deactivated users to attempt to bid, now displays a message to them where the bidding box is
- Added bid status banners that scrolls with the page to let the bidder know what their current bid status is from anywhere on the page (replaces “high bidder” badge)
- New countdown timer
- Created a label for Non-Lien/Manager’s Special units
- Other Auctions at This Facility section will now show Upcoming
- Facility Homepage
- Added “Upcoming” online auctions
- Added ability to call facility by clicking the phone number
- New 404 page so customers have tips to get elsewhere
- New email templates that are nicely branded and contain more pertinent information
- Upon registration, we are now storing the PMS data
- Pro Membership Page
- New look to show Buyers the value of the Pro Memberhsip
- Can upgrade from the page
- Pro status on that landing page
- Sorting has been added to account tables where users manage their data and current auction records
- Within forms, removed all asterisks showing required info - fields that are optional and or required are easier to see
- Updated social share icons and links
- Logo tagline was updated to be truer to the business model
- Help Center links have been added to various pages throughout the new site so if users have questions they know quickly where to find answers
- Must-Know, now advertised as “Stay in the know.” was given a drastic facelift and stands out on the Homepage and Dashboard to encourage opens
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