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SPAREFOOT VOTED “BEST ONLINE DIRECTORY” SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

For the second year in a row, SpareFoot has been awarded “Best Online Directory” in the Inside Self-Storage Best of Business reader-choice poll. Launched in 2011, the poll solicits online votes from industry professionals, who elect their favorite vendors in about 30 categories. SpareFoot will be honored with a profile page in ISS magazine as well as during a special ceremony at the ISS World Expo in Las Vegas in April

“It is awesome to be chosen for Best Online Directory for the second year in a row. Our clients and friends in the industry made it happen, so we thank them for their vote and ongoing support,” SpareFoot CEO Chuck Gordon said.

About SpareFoot
SpareFoot is the world's largest online marketplace for consumers to find and reserve self-storage units, with comparison shopping tools that show real-time availability and exclusive deals. We also offer web marketing solutions for storage facility owners and operators. Our AdNetwork tool helps facilities modernize their marketing and win new tenants online. SpareFoot AdNetwork listings get more traffic than any comparable directory, featuring software integration and ROI-proving analytics. This fun...

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  • SPAREFOOT VOTED “BEST ONLINE DIRECTORY” SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
    By Joel on August 16, 2012 | Comments Off Comments

    For the second year in a row, SpareFoot has been awarded “Best Online Directory” in the Inside Self-Storage Best of Business reader-choice poll. Launched in 2011, the poll solicits online votes from industry professionals, who elect their favorite vendors in about 30 categories. SpareFoot will be honored with a profile page in ISS magazine as well as during a special ceremony at the ISS World Expo in Las Vegas in April

    “It is awesome to be chosen for Best Online Directory for the second year in a row. Our clients and friends in the industry made it happen, so we thank them for their vote and ongoing support,” SpareFoot CEO Chuck Gordon said.

    About SpareFoot
    SpareFoot is the world’s largest online marketplace for consumers to find and reserve self-storage units, with comparison shopping tools that show real-time availability and exclusive deals. We also offer web marketing solutions for storage facility owners and operators. Our AdNetwork tool helps facilities modernize their marketing and win new tenants online. SpareFoot AdNetwork listings get more traffic than any comparable directory, featuring software integration and ROI-proving analytics. This fun and cool tech startup is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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  • INFOGRAPHIC: Self-Storage Explodes As Hidden Giant Of Real Estate
    By Sarah Little on June 14, 2012 | 239 Comments239 Comments Comments

    The Surprisingly Interesting Facts About Self Storage

    AUSTIN, TX – June 14, 2012 – SpareFoot has released an infographic presenting surprising statistics about the self-storage industry. Having doubled its footprint within 5 years, the niche self-storage segment is the “hidden giant” of the real estate industry.

    The increase in self-storage real estate demonstrates the rapid increase in consumer demand, particularly in the United States, which makes up nearly 86% of the global self-storage market.

    The infographic also highlights how self-storage is a segmented industry. The data supporting this argument is jarring: As of 2011, 90% of all self-storage companies were owned by small business entrepreneurs. Less than 9% are owned by the four largest publicly traded REITs.

    About SpareFoot
    SpareFoot provides web marketing solutions for storage facility owners and operators; the AdNetwork tool helps self-storage businesses modernize their marketing and win new tenants online. SpareFoot AdNetwork listings get more traffic than any comparable directory, featuring software integration and ROI-proving analytics for storage facilities. This fun tech startup is headquartered in Austin, TX. Visit SpareFoot.com to learn more.

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  • How Long Will They Store
    By Joel on May 25, 2012 | 238 Comments238 Comments Comments

    Does the caller always know how long they will need storage? Are people really that organized when it comes to self storage? I believe that most customers start out knowing how long they will need storage, but then end up staying later or leaving early based on their situation. Most customers want to only store for the minimum time they are able to store because they do not want to come out of pocket for more than they need to. Also, the customer feels that whatever the reason they need storage for will be taken care of or come eventually so they feel they will move out. For some that is not the case.

    They say that the average storage customer stores at least eight months. If the manager of the facility told the customer that most would laugh in their faces. The funny thing is that the people that laugh or the people that are still there for years. There of course are people that only store for a month and there are people that end up storing for ten years. With all the people coming and going in the self storage industry, the average seems to be right around eight months for someone to want to store. Why do they store so long? Good question.

    Not many people would raise their hand and say they love to move. In fact many detest the idea that they have to move at all. Life events happen and they eventually have to move. When they put their belongings into self storage, they do intent on getting their belongings out eventually, but they are not always sure. If they have a plan to get it out something else might come up and then their belongings get left in the storage unit. Then it comes time to pay the monthly fee again then they are faced with the same scenario each month, to pay the fee to store my belongings there another month or go ahead and find a way to get your belongings out. Many people end up just paying the monthly fee, if they can afford it and then try to get their belongings out when they can. The customer could end up waiting several months in order to get their belongings out of storage.

    Managers sometimes do their part to get the customers to stay in their storage units because they do not want vacancies. Sometimes the customer wants to leave their storage space but the manager lets the customer know that if they stay they can lower their monthly payments by so much. Other times the customer will say that they just cannot afford their storage space and need to move and the manager does the same sort of deal where everyone is happy and the customer stays. Some people have stored so long that they forgot even what they have in storage, but they still do not want to get rid of it. That is very interesting. So there is never a certainty on how long the customer will decide to store. As a storage manager, just go with what they say and when it comes time to move, thank them for storing with you.

     

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