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Whether you are building a self storage facility from scratch or expanding an existing storage site, you can grow your business by adding mobile storage units.

The next time you go to a restaurant, concert, or another public area, take a look around. At least the majority of the people you see will be holding a mobile device. In today’s digital on-to-go world, there isn’t much that can separate a person from their beloved mobile device.

Uber should be an inspiration to self storage owners. Okay, so maybe “Uber” and “self storage” aren’t words you see together very often, but they should be. In fact, storage owners could learn a lot from the small startup that revolutionized transit.

Don't lose potential customers with a crappy website! Consumers aren’t doing what we think they are online. Join me during the SSA Spring Conference, on Thursday, March 15 from 3:30-4:30 pm to see actual screen-recorded video footage of the “Online Behavior of Self Storage Renters.”

It used to be a pretty straightforward process for customers to find a self-storage facility. They’d either pop into the facility that they passed on the way to work every day, or they would crack open the Yellow Pages, call a few places, and book a unit based on a quick price.