Self-Storage News
March/April 2011
Sharpen Your Sales Skills

  • Self-Storage Lien Bills Filed
    TSSA has taken an active role in 2011 to support changes to the Chapter 59 foreclosure process. During the 82nd Legislative Session, two bills TSSA helped draft have been introduced. Find out all about them on page 4.
    by Ginny Sutton

  • Setting the Educational Standard From the Start
    From the earliest get-togethers to our current conventions and webinars, TSSA’s drive to help those in the self-storage industry thrive has been supported by our educational offerings. Here’s a look at how we have progressed.
    by Brom Hoban

  • Seven Critical Skills of Highly Effective Phone Sales
    Can you improve your telephone skills to increase your sales? You bet! But certain skills are needed to be a successful storage salesperson. Sales techniques and methods of sales are teachable to anyone who has the desire to learn.
    by Carol Krendl

  • Bidders Flocking to Auctions After TV Shows Air
    The reality TV show Storage Wars has brought self-storage auctions to the attention of the American public, and as a result, facility owners are seeing more folks then ever before at routine foreclosures.
    khou.com, L.L. Auctions, contributors

  • Building Relationships: The Friendly Sales Tool
    Customers want to feel like you care about and want their business. This is especially true for self storage, as tenants tend to spend more time with a self-storage manager than many other types of businesses. You can build better relationships using simple techniques: here’s how.
    by Tom Litton

  • The “What” and “When” of Protesting Your Property Taxes
    It’s time to act! The title says it all for this quick-study article by Jay Kanter, tax expert.
    by Jay Kanter