Best Practices

Have a lot of balls in the air? Creating lists to manage your self-storage tasks can keep them organized, ensure they get completed and even give you a boost of confidence.

It’s important for a self-storage property to have good exterior signage, for visibility, wayfinding and marketing, too. But what about inside the facility? Interior signage is a critical information tool. Read about the types you need to support...

If you’ve never done one before, a self-storage facility audit might seem like a complicated endeavor; but it doesn’t have to be, or to create a lot stress. Just follow these simple steps to inspect your business and uncover potential problems.

All self-storage operators eventually face a situation at their facility for which they feel unprepared. Read one manager’s account of a stressful incident she faced just two months into her career and how she’d handle it differently today, after...

As a self-storage operator, you should always aim to keep your facility clean, but the coronavirus pandemic has pushed industry efforts to a whole new level. To keep everyone safe, you must establish new best practices for site sanitation. Here...

To truly know how your self-storage operation and staff are performing, you must regularly audit your sites. Here’s an overview of what to review and other things you need to understand about the process.

When you’re hiring a service contractor or vendor to do a job at your self-storage facility—whether it’s a big project or small task—there are best practices to follow. Learn what they are and how to establish a solid contract that’ll protect all...