Any money you spend on growing, promoting and marketing your storage facility will be wasted because you will have to turn new customers away. The money you are paying for websites, signage, phone numbers and any other advertising is useless. Placing a customer on a wait list or telling them you will call them when something opens up will surely drive the customers to your competitors. In addition, forcing a potential renter to a competitor could come back to haunt you with negative reviews online due to your unaccommodating ways and zero vacancy.

The Do’s and Dont’s of lifting heavy objects.

A RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. They can be used to transmit the location of an item, crate or storage unit via wireless radio waves. RFID’s are in use all around businesses. If you have ever got pumped your gas with a SpeedPass, or have ever placed an ID tag on a pet, then you have used an RFID. The RFID does not require a direct line of sight or contact for communication and can be read through the human body, through clothing and even non-metallic materials.

4 safety tips for lifting heavy objects Safety measures need to be taken in order to not injury yourself during a move. Physical injuries from lifting can last a lifetime, so precautionary methods must be taken to insure your safety. If you calculate all the doctor bills, prescription medications and physical therapy, you will see […]

One of the benefits of social media is the ability to listen to what your customers are saying not only about your company, but the moving industry in general. Have they had a bad experience with a competitor? Use that knowledge to prevent it from happening to you. How can you get the leg up on your competitors?

When building your moving business from scratch, you are going to face the business challenge of determining your exit strategy. Most independent movers run their business without any plans to exit and even if they have an exit strategy, they find it difficult to implement it.