The U.S. green movement has been a rollercoaster of support, progress, opposition and steps backward. So what’s really going on right now? Studies have shown the growth of green initiatives, from alternative energy to sustainable…
If you’re an independent artist, you’re familiar with the difficulties of finding a place to work. Quiet, dedicated studios for artists are on the decline as properties trend toward live-work development, cooperatives, or just plain…
Multi-instrumentalist Dave Gironda, Jr. (pictured on right) recently moved to Austin, but speaks fondly of his hometown Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix’s relatively unsung music scene is the birthplace of Dave’s band, The Whisperlights, whose fluctuating membership…
Happy Earth Day, friends. To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of ways to make the self-storage experience as environmentally friendly as possible. The storage industry is actually inherently greener than many others that utilize commercial buildings….
Everyone knows that people aren’t allowed to live in self storage units— and if you didn’t already know that, you do now. But does the same necessarily go for using your self-storage rental as a…
Business owners these days have to have sharp instincts in order to survive the tough economy. This is no big piece of news, but the fact that some have actually taken to utilizing self-storage facilities…
Want to know what customers are saying about your self-storage facility? I’m happy to announce SpareFoot Reviews: A free tool that helps you generate more storage unit reservations on the SpareFoot Network by gathering ratings…
If you’re a small business owner, the time might be right to stock up on new merchandise but you may not have anywhere to keep it. Let’s say you live in Los Angeles and you…
Online marketing and marketing in general is slightly different for Boat/RV storage and mobile storage operators than it is for traditional storage facilities. Your customers are looking for very different things in most cases. For…
This post is intended for individual self-storage owner/operators who are just starting their online marketing initiatives. If you don’t already have a website, you need to have one built. Expect to pay anywhere from $500…
