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Get updates and news regarding Self-Storage Talk, Inside Self-Storage and Self-Storage Training Institute here. Also post here to leave feedback or get support relating to posting, registering or site features.
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Get expo information and connect with show attendees, speakers and exhibitors in this forum. Read about goings on, plan meetings, ask questions and more. Join us at the Paris Hotel & Resort, March 1-3, 2010!
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General Self-Storage Forums
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New to the forum or the industry? Let us know who you are, when you got started in self-storage, your areas of expertise, etc.
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General Storage Chat
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If you have general questions or comments and aren’t sure where to ask/put them, start with this forum.
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Day-to-Day Management
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All things relating to the day-to-day management of self-storage facilities: customer service, sales, taking payments, policies and procedures, site maintenance and more.
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Marketing
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Facility promotions and advertising including special events, Yellow Pages, Internet, working with media, etc.
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Staffing, Education and Training
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For owners and managers, information on interviewing, hiring, firing, incentives, salaries, etc. Also share info on training, websites, books, seminars and other learning resources.
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Construction, Development and Financing
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Building, developing and financing self-storage: site selection, feasibility, due diligence, zoning, design, layout, building components, loan types, lending options, rates, working with lenders, and more.
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Legal and Insurance Issues
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Rental agreements, lawsuits, lien sales, abandonment ... anything relating to legal issues for self-storage. Also discuss specialized insurance coverages for the business, stories of insurance claims, etc.
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Technology: Software and Security
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Software, hardware, kiosks, electronic locks, websites, crime prevention, video surveillance, gate access, alarm systems and more.
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Tales From the Trenches
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Share bizarre or interesting stories from inside the storage trenches: difficult customers, strange items stored, unusual happenings, etc.
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Share your insights with readers of ISS magazine! Answer questions in this forum, and your responses might be selected to appear in an upcoming issue of our print publication.
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Start a thread to survey the SST community. Similarly, respond to all polls here.
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Self-Storage Specialty Forums
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Forums by State and Country
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Discuss self-storage topics and issues specific to the state or country in which you operate! We encourage the participation of the state associations in this forum.
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Ancillaries and Add-On Profit Centers
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Chat here about ancillary products/services: boat/RV storage, retail merchandise, storage condos, wine storage, records storage, mobile storage, pack and ship, business services, cell-tower leases, eBay sales, car washing and others.
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Self-Storage Marketplace
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List your self-storage facilities for sale or solicit facilities to buy in this section. Brokers may post properties, but please, no self-promotion of firms. Those seeking investors or partners may also post here.
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Have a self-storage position you want to fill? Looking for a management or other industry position? Post your wanted and for-hire queries here.
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NO VENDOR POSTINGS PLEASE! Managers and operators can sell and swap goods here: equipment, retail product, side business, crafts, etc.
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Miscellaneous Forums
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Forum for non-self-storage discussions relating to government, religion, politics, economics, philosophy and other volatile topics. Please obey all forum rules. Disclaimer: The opinions here do not reflect those of the owners or advertisers and neither assume any responsibility or liability for content.
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