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09/02/2011
No More Floating Along: Disaster Planning in Self-StorageHurricane Irene flounced through the East Coast this past week, and though this Category 1 event could have done greater damage, it’s reminded self-storage operators in many areas of two things: the importance of emergency preparedness, and the role compassion plays in the process. |
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08/30/2011
Hurricane Irene Affects Industry? Members Check In on Self-Storage TalkSeldom does a hurricane affect such a large swath of people. Wherever there are lots of people, there are usually lots of self-storage facilities, too, and those of us who live anywhere but the East Coast are probably concerned for our industry mates: Did they make it through the storm unscathed? Did they evacuate? Were there any damages to their homes or facilities? When incidents of this magnitude occur, a great online gathering place is Self-Storage Talk, the industry's largest online community. |
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08/22/2011
Self-Storage Talk Member Asks What You Would You Do Differently in Building ProcessIn terms of planning, designing and building self-storage facilities, everyone can learn from mistakes—their own or someone else's. It's this thinking that inspired Self-Storage Talk member Steve Hajewski to ask the question, "What would you do differently?" ... |
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08/19/2011
Awake Your Money-Makers: Add-On Sales for Self-StorageWhen it comes to fortifying your self-storage facility's bottom line, you can cut costs, create more income or both; but it’s important to remember there’s a lot more to revenue than collecting rent. Add-on products and services can be murky water for facility operators, many of who never delve any deeper than the sale of packing and moving supplies. But ancillaries offer significant potential for customer interaction, satisfaction and conversion in addition to providing a profit opportunity. |
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08/15/2011
Self-Storage Talk Poll Asks How Many Hours a Day You're Actually WorkingIt's a dirty little secret of most jobs: There are times when you aren't that busy and you're just killing time. In some careers, these moments never happen, but for those who spend at least half of their time behind a desk in front of a computer, there are slow days. |
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08/08/2011
Stock Market Plunges Again: Industry Turns to Self-Storage Talk to Discuss EffectsLast week's 500-point-drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average preceded an even bigger 635-point drop to kick off this week, with Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating to AA status sandwiched in the middle. Naturally, everyone is worried about the economy, even those in self-storage. |
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08/05/2011
Self-Storage and the Stock-Market See-Saw: Will Our Industry Be Affected?The Down Jones Industrial Average plummeted 513 points yesterday in the worst stock sell-off since October 2008. Pundits cite fear over the U.S. economy and the European debt crisis as underlying factors. Are we staring down the barrel of another recession? And what, if anything, does the stock-market volatility mean for publicly traded self-storage companies and the industry as a whole? ... |
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