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Inside Self-Storage World Expo Ancillary Symposium Focuses on Increasing Income

Because self-storage businesses have set expenses with few variables, business owners have an opportunity to increase their revenue by adding ancillary income streams. By offering additional services, owners can increase their bottom line and property value and keep ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
Creating Self-Storage Revenue Through Rental Trucks: 4 Ways to Maximize Your Leasing Program

Integrating a rental truck into a self-storage business is a powerful way to grow the operation and provide a necessary and often critically needed service for tenants. There are four things to consider when exploring the idea of offering rental trucks: profitability, ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Marketing
Tips for Broadening Your Profit Horizon: Self-Storage Talk Members Share Secrets of Add-On Sales

Even though renting space is the core of the self-storage business, operators are always looking for ways to enhance their revenue through additional product and service offerings. One the best ways to brainstorm ideas for ancillary products and services is to talk it over ...More
August 26, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
10 Amazing Money-Makers: Add-On Products and Services for Self-Storage

When it comes to operating in the black, many self-storage operators think about cost-cutting measures rather than adding new profit centers. This is for good reason—instituting a new service or product takes time, staff training, the right market and, usually, capital. ...More
August 19, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Management
Inside Self-Storage Releases 2011 Buyer’s Guide, Directory of Product/Service Providers

Inside Self-Storage has released its 2011 Buyer’s Guide, a directory containing hundreds of self-storage product and service suppliers. In the guide, users will find detailed information about industry associations, builders, management companies, security providers, ...More
July 15, 2011
Posted in News, Construction, Development, Finance, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Technology
Developer Requests Rezoning for Self-Storage, Truck Rental for Empty Site in Georgia

The Coweta County Commission in Georgia is considering a proposal for a self-storage facility that will include truck rental. ...More
June 20, 2011
Posted in News, Construction, Development
Man Crushed and Killed by U-Haul Truck at Denver Self-Storage Facility

A man was crushed and killed by a U-Haul rental truck at a Public Storage in Denver Saturday. ...More
February 28, 2011
Posted in News
What Self-Storage Operators Do When Their Moving Trucks 'Disappear' for a While

A new tenant at a Texas self-storage facility took advantage of the business’ free moving truck―and took her sweet time returning it, causing the facility manager to sweat it out. Members on Self-Storage Talk, the industry’s largest online community, talk about missing ...More
January 4, 2011 By John Carlisle
Posted in News, Management
Show Us Your Trucks! Self-Storage Talk Calls for Photos

We've heard rumors about an abundance of great trucks throughout the self-storage industry. Now it's time to show them off on Self-Storage Talk. ...More
December 20, 2010
Posted in Blog
Self-Storage Managers Get Serious About Personal Safety, Truck Rental

If there's one issue most managers won't yield on, it's their well-being at work. But recently, some self-storage managers are telling stories about having to tread in harm's way with no way to protect themselves. This fear has notably arisen in the process of delivering ...More
September 1, 2010 By John Carlisle
Posted in News, Management

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