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Maintenance Required: Self-Storage Security Issues

In self-storage, security is the top priority – for both owners and tenants. When people store their personal belongings, they want to know the site is secure and that the security risk is low...

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Think Like a Self-Storage Customer

As a business owner, it’s important to think like a customer. After all, you’re trying to attract strong customers to your self-storage business. What makes a potential customer seek out self-storage?...

10 Tips for Organizing a Self-Storage Unit

As a self-storage owner, you will have a unique customer base including business owners who need extra storage, churches, non-profit groups, individuals, families, college students and more. Every...

Will Self-Storage Remain Contactless?

With the events of 2020, many self-storage businesses moved to a more contactless operation in order to be able to continue to serve customers and meet the demands for storage. Because of the jump to...

So You Want to Start a Storage Business?

The self-storage industry provides great opportunity for entrepreneurs. Whether you have an established business portfolio or you’re just getting started, the self-storage business is a lucrative and...

Marketing Strategy & Self Storage

With an industry-wide vacancy rate of 8.3 percent, the demand for self-storage isn’t slowing down. Currently, about 10.6 percent of households utilize self-storage. Even with a slightly concerning...

The Benefits of Professional Organizations for Self-Storage

Becoming a life-long learner is invaluable to the success of any business. It’s easy to find a routine and stick with it for years because “it’s working so why mess with it.” Many business owners and...

Marketing Self Storage to College Kids (and their parents)

After move-in day my freshman year of college, I asked my mom “wait, so I have to do this every year until I graduate?” If you went to college, you probably remember moving into your first dorm or...

Self-Storage Investor Alert

Self-storage is booming. It’s an excellent investment opportunity and here are a few reasons why. According to sparefoot.com , in the US alone, there are over 49,000 self storage businesses...