Creating a website for your car rental business

Since the car rental industry is on a roll, investing on a good website would be a great business solution. All businesses are rapidly digitizing, and competition is increasing, having your website can help your company stand out from the rest and bring in more customers your way.

There are a set of criteria you will need to consider before creating your website as you must make sure it is engaging and easy to use for your future customers. The website can be used by customers to make reservations and also present media content – such as blogs.

This article will show you all the features you need to create a website for your car rental business.

1. Reservations plugin

Having a reservations plugin on your website will help customers make direct bookings online. Make sure the design is user-friendly and efficient so that customers can make a quick booking with less hassle.

2. Fleet management

This will feature the number of cars available in your fleet along with information on their make, model, car details, maintenance, inspection dates, insurance expiration date, damages, etc.

3. Availability of vehicles

You will have to update the ‘Availability Status’ feature on every vehicle in your fleet. This will help you manage the fleet with ease as you will know which ones are under repair, available or currently-rented.

4. Managing Orders

You will need a feature that will manage all the reservations made through the site as well as via calls and front desk – these can be added by the operators manually into the system.

5. Managing Finances

From online transactions, re-funds, it is important to manage them from one place. There are many business models available for car rentals; you can collaborate with hotels, and other businesses while managing your finances within your system.

6. E-billing and invoices

Via your website, you can manage all your bills and invoices as everything is digitized and backed up on the system. No more messy paperwork and missing invoices.

7. Fines management

When running a car rental business, mishandling of vehicles is something you will have to face, and managing that can be quite difficult. You have to cater to the customer but also communicate to then=m that they have caused certain damages to your vehicle and therefore must pay a fine.

Having an automated system to handle all that will allow you to run your business with ease!

8. SEO

SEO is a very important marketing tool that will help with your business and make it stand out from the rest. Therefore when creating your website, you must prioritize SEO.

9. Mobile friendly

When designing your website make sure the interface looks good on any platform – smartphone, laptops, etc. The idea is to have a website that is engaging and easily accessible to anyone.

10. Social media and apps

Last but not least, it is important to link your website to all your social media platforms i.e. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. It would also be a smart move to create an app to go with your website as it makes your business more accessible and easier to use for customers.

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Navotar specializes in developing user-friendly websites that are up to date on the newest technological trends. We also offer a Reservations Plugin that can be easily integrated with your website, allowing customers to make online bookings.

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Now that you know what you need to build your website, go ahead and create the perfect website for your business! Good luck from all of us at Navotar!