I just made about 15 signs to litter every stop sign I can find tomorrow morning. It's finally garage sale time and by the end of the (HOT!!) day I hope to have nothing to put back into my garage storage space.

I hope there are lots of bargain hunters out tomorrow and that they need a washer and dryer or perhaps a hand-me-down sofa. I've got TONS of stuff to get rid of!

SarahLittle

The end of the month presents a fresh start for self storage. When you self storage owners wake up on the 1st, you have the perfect opportunity to call PhoneSmart and start a sales training and secret shopping program.

Missing out on another month of storage rentals is a risk you won't have to take once you begin training your managers to close the sale.

SarahLittle

Today was a busy Monday. We had several renters who called in just after closing on Sunday and reserved a unit to rent today.

I also had to run the collections report again and send notices to all the tenants who didn't pay their July bill yet. It's not my favorite part of the job, but someone's gotta do it.

We have several units that are a few months past due on rents and plan to schedule a self storage auction for August. I'll have to check the weather reports and...

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Being that I am in the storage industry and that PhoneSmart is owned by StorageMart, you'd think storage would be in abundant supply to me. . . I must be doing something wrong.

I don't know how, but somehow my peaceful room with fireplace, piano and relaxation (meaning no TV, kids or work) has become a furniture storage nightmare!

My Dad is trying to sell his home, so I have inherited lots of furniture from him! Some is here on hiatus, until he wants it back. Some I...

SarahLittle

I meant to write another blog on Saturday, when the rush calmed down, but it never did! We had a stream of people in the office with almost no down time all the way till 3pm, when we closed.

This morning, I saw 3 reservations that had come in from our PhoneSmart call center after we closed yesterday.

What a great weekend to end the month with. I hope it is only the beginning of a boost in rentals.

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