There are over 9.6 million square kilometers of space in the People’s Republic of China. The population is over 1.3 billion. That equates to roughly 137 people per square kilometer. While that only rates 53rd in the world whenever you have over 1.3 billion people within your borders there is one thing you are bound to run out of eventually—space. [More]

If someone chooses the self storage industry as a career, there aren't classes to take at a university that are specific to the industry. A person can take business courses and learn about business in general but as a rule there aren't courses that provide specific knowledge and skills that are key to running a successful self storage facility. However, there is a nationwide self storage education and mentoring firm that teaches and trains and mentors those interested in working in this area. That educational program is offered by Self Storage Profits Inc. [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]

When is a self storage business a provider for cell phones? When the business allows a cell phone company to erect a tower on its property. And this arrangement could be more lucrative than what was originally understood. At least it was for the SecureCare Self Storage Inc. in Wilmington, North Carolina. [More]

The age of the internet has opened up a whole host of marketing methods to businesses of all sorts. Many of the forms of advertising becoming popular via the internet often do not cost companies even close to the amount they spend on more traditional forms of advertising, i.e. print, radio, and television. If they happen to take off, great; if they don’t than it’s no great loss. [More]

It is almost inevitable that self storage businesses will have renters who are delinquent in paying their rental fees. Facility managers diligently work with these people so they won't fall behind in their payments. For various reasons renters will default on their payments and the items are auctioned off. Storage managers and owners wish that this wouldn't happen - but at times, they do. [More]

The holidays can be a rough time of year for many people due to a number of different reasons. That is why a wide variety of companies, including many within the self storage industry, make an effort to do what they can to make sure those less fortunate than them have a reason to smile during what is supposed to be a happy time of year. [More]

The United States Commerce Association (USCA) selected Vail Ranch Self Storage in Temecula, California, as the 2011 Best of Temecula Award in the self storage category. The Best of Business award honors exceptional local businesses across the United States. Based in New York City, the USCA yearly awards companies that have achieved marketing success and that provide exceptional service to their customers and to their community. [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]

In the next few months, several self storage state associations will hold conferences and trade shows. Here is some information on ones held in Connecticut, Florida, Arizona, and Canada. [More]