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How To Successfully Manage a Self Storage Facility. Even When You Make Mistakes

by Mark Helm | Aug 27, 2016 | Self Storage Management

OK, I made another mistake. I wrote and filmed a different post for this week. Then I came down to our new facility in Florida today and left the camera with this week’s video in it at home. In that episode I wrote about anther mistake I made around the upcoming Self...

Self Storage Management Software – Can Your System Keep You On Top of the Market?

by Mark Helm | Jun 18, 2016 | Self Storage Management

There are a lot of good self storage management software packages out there. Most of them are very good. Over the years I have used three different programs and, for the most part, I haven’t been disappointed with any of them. That’s why I resisted changing to Site...

Self Storage Marketing – Do You Know How to Find Your Prospects Online?

by Mark Helm | Jun 11, 2016 | Self Storage Management

It’s a brave new self storage world out there, especially in marketing. When I first got in the business on December 31, 1999, over 80% of our new customers came from Yellow Pages ads. Remember those? The last yellow page ad I ran was in 2013 and the cost per new...

Self Storage Retail Sales Not Your Thing? There’s More To That Lock Sale Than You Think

by Mark Helm | Jun 4, 2016 | Self Storage Management

Do you sell retail items in your self storage facility? I think you’re missing the boat if you don’t put a real focus on retail sales. I know, I know…you’re in the business of renting units and selling retail items or renting trucks is a hassle that takes...

Are Self Storage Call Centers the Right Solution For You? A Look at Who Should Be Answering Your Phones and Why.

by Mark Helm | May 28, 2016 | Self Storage Management

I hate companies that have a computerized, punch-in-the –last-name-with-your-key-pad answering systems phone systems. I hang up. Unless I have no choice but to deal with them – like the phone or cable company. And then I hate it even more. By the time I finally...

Self Storage Rent Increases: How To Keep Up With Market Pricing When It’s A Moving Target

by Mark Helm | Apr 16, 2016 | Self Storage Management

How fast are self storage rent increases happening? Well it depends. It depends on your market, what size and so on. But the truth is, it has been hard for us to really tell accurately. Much of our competition uses the demand marketing model (where prices vary daily...

How To Successfully Manage a Self Storage Facility. Even When You Make Mistakes

Self Storage Management Software – Can Your System Keep You On Top of the Market?

Self Storage Marketing – Do You Know How to Find Your Prospects Online?

Self Storage Retail Sales Not Your Thing? There’s More To That Lock Sale Than You Think

Are Self Storage Call Centers the Right Solution For You? A Look at Who Should Be Answering Your Phones and Why.

Self Storage Rent Increases: How To Keep Up With Market Pricing When It’s A Moving Target

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