Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Self Storage REITs Have the Marketing Tech and the Money to Use it – Can You Compete?

by Mark Helm | Mar 2, 2018 | Self Storage Management

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal in January about all the new self storage space coming online. It was the typical, overbuilt sector article we are seeing today. But one thing got me thinking hard. It was the quote from an Extra Space Executive. “Our...

The Top Seven Skills You Need to Start a Self Storage Business

by Mark Helm | Feb 23, 2018 | Buy Self Storage

Self storage is the best business there is for the small investor. It has all the benefits of a real estate play and few of the drawbacks associated with traditional investment real estate. It is also an operating business with very predictable cash flow. Because of...

Part 4 – How to Get Started Marketing Your Self Storage Facility on Facebook

by Mark Helm | Feb 16, 2018 | Self Storage Management

As we explore this new online marketing landscape for self storage, you’ll see that it takes a whole new way of looking at how to get customers. The path to connecting with our client base online is not clear. We have to provide the right information and create...

Part 3 – How to Get Started Marketing Your Self Storage Facility on Facebook

by Mark Helm | Feb 9, 2018 | Self Storage Management

Last week we started creating a Facebook Ad Campaign for your self storage facility. Let’s continue. If you remember, we set up the Campaign. We chose the campaign objective. In this scenario, we choose “Conversions.” If you run this campaign and don’t like the...

Part 2 – How to Get Started Marketing Your Self Storage Facility on Facebook

by Mark Helm | Feb 2, 2018 | Self Storage Management

In this series of Episodes, we are exploring online marketing strategies to fill up, then keep full, our self storage facilities. The days of just showing up and having 90% plus occupancy are gone. If that’s not happening where you are, it’s coming to an end soon....