There are lots of excuses for not paying rent on a storage unit: I lost my job; I wrecked my car and have unexpected bills; I needed the money for medicine for my sick kids. Many owners and managers of self storage facilities do not like having to collect on delinquent rent. If you are one of these managers, there are several steps that you can take to prevent some of the hassles of collecting overdue rent. [More]

The words “treasure” and “self storage” have been paired together in recent years largely due to the popularity of reality television shows like Storage Wars and Auction Hunters. The idea of being able to spend a few hundred dollars at a self storage auction and have it turn into thousands (or more) when rare collectibles are found or even gold has many people willing to take that chance. [More]

As of January 1, 2008, there were approximately 12 million people in the United States afflicted with cancer (5.5 million men and 6.5 million women). Research into ways to treat it and hopefully (eventually) cure it one day is ongoing; the problem is that it takes a lot of money to conduct it. Luckily, there are many organizations—like a number of companies in the self storage industry—that have made it a practice to help raise funds to benefit cancer research. [More]

How much money are you loosing because some of your self storage tenants are behind in their payments? How much time do your employees spend making collection calls on accounts that are in arrear? A software program has been developed that addresses these issues. [More]

It doesn’t take much for the average person to see that the self storage industry is doing well. Pick any major city in the country and there are bound to be dozens of very nice self storage facilities that were not there a decade ago. Ever wonder why that might be happening? [More]

When people join clubs or organizations, they generally want to know the benefits of belonging to the organization. They want to know what they will get out of it. If you don't belong to your state's self storage association, I strongly encourage you to look into it because there are many, many benefits. [More]

We’ve all seen them. In fact, in some parts of the country they have been a part of the landscape for so long that we drive right on by them without even recognizing that they are there. However, in recent years there have been more and more people finding that they need some more space, and they are starting to take notice of where their local self storage facility is. [More]

Have you ever heard the old saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure? The concept may seem a little silly or overblown; if something had any real value people wouldn’t throw it away, right? When it comes to the people in the self storage industry, other people’s proverbial trash can become ‘treasure.’ [More]

The Internet has become the 'go to' place for information of all kinds. Using the Internet is faster and provides more information than hunting through ads in a newspaper or the yellow pages in a phonebook when looking for a storage unit to rent.

As the owner of a self storage business, the goal of your webpage should be to convert site visitors into customers. You need to give them as much information as possible so they will be convinced to rent a unit from your storage facility. [More]

Reality shows often get the rap for not being real or even anything remotely resembling real life. People don’t lose weight like the contestants of the Biggest Loser; you can’t find anything but a love of the camera on the Bachelor/Bachelorette. Even shows like Storage Wars that are focused on something simple like auctions at self storage facilities have come under question. [More]