Self Storage Millionaire

We track the source of new business by asking our new clients how they found us.  As with many industries today, it is clear that our customers are moving away from yellow pages and toward the internet.  Our personal numbers indicate that a large percentage of people are finding out about us from internet searches.

It looks like atleast one self storage software company has picked up on the trend.

Centershift is now offering a website and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) service along with their self storage management software.  Read more about the partnership here!

Great move guys!

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When you are starting a self storage business, it is important to decide early on what kind of self storage software program you will be using. Here are some things to take into consideration:

• Gate System Integration. Will you be using a gate system? If so, make sure that your gate management software system is compatible with you customer management software.

• Separate Users. Will you be hiring a manager for your self storage facility? If so, it is important to have some controls in place. Does the self storage software allow you to set up different managers? This is a nice feature because it allows you to see the specific activity of each employee. You can track the cash they receive, the reservations they took and more.

• User Permissions. Can each user be set up with different permissions? You may not want to give your employees the ability to delete tranactions such as move-ins or payments.

• Ease of Use. Some self storage software programs are much easier to use than others. See if you can download a free trial and poke around it for a while. Going with a program that is not easy to use will cause hours of frustration down the road.

• Website Integration. Would you like to be able to accept payments from your website? Some self storage software companies offer this feature.

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