What you will accomplish

Your facility will show the right cars, products, or services on a marketplace page that matches your business rules (public, customers only, or signed-in users). You will preview the page as a customer before sharing the link.

Overview

Use this guide to show cars, products, services, or memberships on a customer-facing marketplace page.

When you finish, customers or prospects can open the marketplace and view items your facility wants to share.

Use marketplace listings when you want to:

• sell or promote cars
• offer storage plans or memberships
• show services customers can request or buy
• create a simple public catalog for your facility

Before you start

• Turn on the public facility page in Settings > Website & signup.
• Decide who should see the marketplace: everyone, all Car Storage Software users, or only your customers.
• Prepare customer-friendly names, descriptions, prices, and photos.
• Review payment processing before accepting online checkout.

Step 1: Turn on marketplace for your facility

Go to Settings > Website & signup.

Scroll to Public facility page.

Turn on the marketplace option your team plans to use.

Step 2: Choose marketplace visibility

Choose who should be able to view marketplace listings.

1. Customers only

   Use this when only your facility customers should see the marketplace.

2. All Car Storage Software users

   Use this when any signed-in Car Storage Software user can view the marketplace.

3. Public

   Use this when anyone with the link can view the marketplace.

Step 3: Open the Marketplace dashboard

Go to Marketplace.

The Marketplace dashboard shows the items your team has made available for marketplace display.

Step 4: Publish a car listing

Use this flow when a vehicle should appear for sale or interest.

1. Open the car record

   Go to Cars, then open the car you want to list.

2. Review the car details

   Confirm the year, make, model, mileage, VIN, and photos are correct.

3. Turn on sale or marketplace listing settings

   On the car detail page, find the For sale or marketplace section and turn on the listing. Add a clear description and asking price.

   

4. Add customer-facing details

   Add a clear description, asking price, and photos you are comfortable sharing.

5. Save and review

   Save the listing, then return to Marketplace to confirm it appears.

Expected result

The car appears in your Marketplace dashboard and, if visibility allows it, on the public marketplace page.

Step 5: Publish a product, service, or membership

Use this flow when customers should see a product, service, storage plan, or membership.

1. Open products and services

   Go to Payments > Products and services.

2. Open the product or service

   Choose the item customers should see.

3. Review the customer-facing details

   Confirm the name, description, price, billing schedule, and photo.

4. Turn on marketplace visibility

   Enable the setting that shows the item on the marketplace.

5. Test checkout if customers can buy online

   If the item can be purchased online, follow Test marketplace checkout before sharing the link.

Expected result

The product, service, or membership appears where customers are allowed to view it.

Step 6: Open the public marketplace page

Open your marketplace page from Marketplace or from the public facility page.

Check the page as if you are a customer.

Review:

• Item names are clear.
• Descriptions explain what the customer gets.
• Prices are correct.
• Photos look professional and are not confusing.
• Buttons lead to the right next step.
• Private items are not visible to the wrong audience.

Step 7: Test the customer action

If customers can buy, reserve, or express interest, complete a test action before sending the link.

Use a test customer account or ask a teammate to test it.

If the action is online checkout, use Test marketplace checkout. That guide walks through the item page, cart, checkout details, and staff follow-up checks.

Expected result

Your team knows what the customer sees and what your staff receives after the customer acts.

What success looks like

• Marketplace visibility matches your business rules.
• Every visible item has a clear name, description, price, and photo if needed.
• Checkout or interest forms have been tested.
• Your team knows where new purchases, requests, or leads will appear.

Troubleshooting

What to do next

After listings look correct, test checkout if customers can buy online. Then add the marketplace link to your public facility page or your existing website. If you need the marketplace on your own website domain, follow Connect a custom domain.