Boat Storage for Beginners
Friday, December 01
Location, location, location. That phrase is familiar for a reason. You have to be in a location that has a demand for boat storage if you are going to successfully offer it. You also must have rules, or you are just going to collect old relics that you can’t get rid of until you run a junk yar...
Making a List – A Self-Storage Facility Checklist!
Wednesday, November 29
Do you ever wonder what your potential renters are looking for in a self-storage facility? Many of them have never stored anything before and they have no idea where to begin. Either way, people often turn to the internet for advice before they decide what they are going to do. One of the first...
Why Do You Want a Feasibility Study?
Monday, November 27
You are in the middle of your due diligence process, and you have decided that everything on the property looks great. You don’t want to spend the money on a feasibility study when everything looks so promising. However, this is not the time to cut corners. The fact that you have verified that...
Creating Self-Storage Out of Thin Air – Almost
Friday, November 24
When you are looking for self-storage in a location where no one wants to sell, what do you do? The first thing to remember is that you don’t give up. You may not be able to purchase existing self-storage but if the market will bear it, you can always build or convert. However, when you decide...
Self-Storage Websites! - Why You Want Yours to be Great!
Wednesday, November 22
Location, Location, Location. Location matters for your website too. If you are not on the first page of the Google search, you are not in business. If you are on the first page, is your webpage exceptional or just ordinary. If you want to stand out from the competition, then you need to be ex...
Why People Use Self Storage & How to Target Them
Monday, November 20
One of the hardest things about marketing your self-storage facility is finding your target market. People store for a variety of reasons and so you have to have a variety of marketing techniques. By diversifying your marketing, you are able to target more of the potential renters. However, onc...