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Become a Self-Storage Star Overnight

Knowing how to build a platform of fans and customers is an essential part of creating a successful ...read more

Loans: Considering More Than Rate

When it comes to self-storage refinancing, sometimes the lowest interest rate is not always the ...read more

Modernizing the Rental Agreement

Given that so many state self-storage statutes have been modified over the last two years, many ...read more

10 Critical Insurance Considerations

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Self-Storage Cell-Tower Consultant to Donate Portion of Profit to Charity

Vertical Consultants, which represents self-storage owners and other landowners in negotiations regarding cell-tower lease transactions, recently announced it will donate 10 percent of the profit it collects from its municipal, church and nonprofit-organization lease ...More
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7 Secrets to Becoming an Overnight Sensation in Your Self-Storage Market

Knowing how to build a platform of fans and customers is an essential part of creating a successful business people will notice this year and beyond. Here are seven secrets self-storage operators can use to get noticed and be seen as influential when they want to get the ...More
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Expanding Developer Leads Self-Storage Office Project in Janesville, Wis., Area

Self-storage management and development company Fox LLC is building a joint office and self-storage complex in Janesville Township, Wis. A 5,000-square-foot, single-story office building, which will house the headquarters for Fox LLC, will sit alongside four self-storage ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Construction, Development
Self-Storage Operator The Lock Up Holds Tap Into Technology Sweepstakes

Nationwide operator The Lock Up Self Storage is offering tenants the chance to win an Amazon Kindle Fire, a tablet computer and e-reader device, in the Tap Into Technology sweepstakes. The contest runs from May 15 to June 30 and gives one potential or existing customer at ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Management, Marketing
Storage Structures Offers Solutions for Self-Storage ADA Requirements

Self-storage building supplier Storage Structures Inc. has launched a new website and series of products to assist self-storage operators in complying with the new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) standards that went into effect in March. ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Construction, Legal Issues
Don’t Limit Yourself: A Lesson for Self-Storage Operators on Pushing Boundaries

As a manager, business owner and entrepreneur, I’m constantly looking for interesting things to read and new ways to motivate my self-storage team. Here are just a few examples of people and companies that have inspired me to push past my own limits and help my employees do ...More
2 days ago
Posted in Blog, Management
Self-Storage Aggregator SpareFoot Offers $5K College Scholarship

Austin, Texas-based self-storage aggregator SpareFoot is “footing” the bill for one college student this summer. The company is offering a $5,000 scholarship to cover school expenses. In addition, the company will pay for the winning applicant’s self-storage bill for the ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News
Share Your Best Advertising Pieces on Self-Storage Talk

Covering marketing in self-storage is by far my favorite part of writing about the industry. The nature of the business—people and companies needing extra space for all of their items—lends itself to creative, humorous and eye-catching advertising. (The number of puns ...More
3 days ago By John Carlisle
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Connecticut Self-Storage Lien-Revision Bill Dies in Senate

A piece of legislation designed to revise the Connecticut self-storage lien statute failed last week as the bill did not pass the state's Senate before the end of the legislative session. Connecticut House Bill 5088 was backed by both the Connecticut Self Storage ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
U.K. Self-Storage Facility to Host Charity Fun Run

Kelly's Self Storage in Guildford, England, United Kingdom, is hosting its first charity fun run on June 24. Proceeds from registration fees will be donated to ReachOut Plus, a charity that runs a variety of projects for low-income people or those living with disabilities ...More
3 days ago
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