Spring Cleaning Your Self-Storage Facility: Tips for Inside and Out
After a hard, dreary winter, you may find your self-storage facility is in need of a spring spruce-up. Now’s a good time to look around and see what you can do to make the property clean and cheery before rental season starts. Make yourself a to-do list, collect your ...More
January 22, 2012 By Linnea Appleby
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Management
Personal Goal-Setting: Living Life Your Way and Fulfilling Lifetime Objectives
Goal-setting is a formal process for personal planning. By setting goals on a routine basis, you decide what you want to achieve, then move step by step toward fulfillment. This article provides guidelines for setting effective, achievable goals and tips to ensure their ...More
December 27, 2011 By Linnea Appleby
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Management
Self-Storage Tenant Insurance: Are Your Customers Covered?
Making sure your self-storage business is covered with adequate insurance is a no-brainer. But what about your tenants? Are they covered in case of a fire, break-in or other loss? Read on to learn more about tenant insurance and how it factors into your facility's success. ...More
September 23, 2011 By Amy Campbell
Posted in Blog,
Management
Cooking the Books: Who’s Watching the Money Trail at Your Self-Storage Operation?
Unfortunately, self-storage is an industry where embezzlement happens. So how do owners ensure it doesn't happen to them? ...More
July 1, 2011 By Amy Campbell
Posted in Blog,
Management
10 Things You Can Do to Be Happy Right Now
The holidays are over and the drudgery of routine has set in. You don’t need to wait for some outside stimulus to make you happy. You can start right now. Here are 10 suggestions that can quickly and effectively change your mood and your attitude! ...More
January 4, 2011 By Linnea Appleby
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Management
Evaluating Self-Storage Employees: 10 Guidelines for Facility Owners to Effectively Assess Staff
As a self-storage supervisor, learning to write and deliver effective employee evaluations that clearly communicate the message you wish to get across can make a huge impact on facility success. Here are 10 guidelines for effectively assessing manager performance. ...More
September 26, 2010 By Linnea Appleby
Posted in Articles,
Management
Self-Storage Policies and Procedures: Why They Create a Better Business and Make You a Superior Manager
Ever wonder why self-storage companies put so much focus on policies and procedures? Companies implement standards and rules for a variety of reasons. Following them protects the company, its customers and its employees. ...More
June 20, 2010 Linnea Appleby
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Management
Self-Storage Revival, A Case Study: Florida Facility Makes a Comeback After Years of Neglect
As new facilities enter the increasingly competitive self-storage industry, it’s critical that older sites find ways to maintain their edge. Location, great curb appeal and excellent front-line staff are what all sites strive for, but sometimes more is needed to contend ...More
May 13, 2010 Linnea Appleby
Posted in Articles,
Construction,
Management
State of the Self-Storage Industry 2010, Part III: Management and Marketing
Two vital components of a flourishing self-storage operation are the management team and the marketing program. Solid marketing brings potential customers in the door, while good managers keep them around. ...More
February 18, 2010 Amy Campbell
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Management,
Marketing
