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 Mini Storage Messenger is the leading monthly trade publication covering the global self storage industry. Published since 1979, the Messenger features news and information about products, trends and issues that affect self storage professionals including development, construction, financing, legal issues, marketing, management, demographics, and market trends. |
Self Storage Almanac
 Since its first edition in 1992, the Self Storage Almanac has become the most comprehensive statistical reference guide for the self storage industry, offering over 150 pages of reliable and up-to-date information, statistics and analysis. Investors, developers, operators, financial institutions, real estate brokers and other business publications worldwide turn to the Self Storage Almanac for reliable information about the self storage industry. |
*Self Storage Now!
 Self Storage Now! is a quarterly magazine launched in 1991 to help self storage managers increase profits by providing valuable information such as marketing tips, business advice, product reviews and industry news. With the largest audience of any publication covering the industry, Self Storage Now! pays particular attention to space rental sales techniques and methods of increasing revenues through retail and ancillary sales to tenants and other customers. |
Development Handbook
The Self Storage Development Handbook focuses on developing and building self storage facilities. This book guides you through the development process with editorial coverage on a wide range of topics including:
site selection, feasibility studies, zoning and permits, building components, construction costs, site layout and unit mix, financial facts, hiring and management, and marketing. |
*Mobile Self Storage Magazine
 Mobile Self Storage Magazine is a quarterly publication written specifically for mobile self storage professionals. This industry segment is growing rapidly, and Mobile Self Storage Magazine offers news and information to help businesses grow in an increasingly competitive marketplace. |
Expense Guidebook
 The Self-Storage Expense Guidebook is the result of many requests received from market participants for more information regarding operating expense data for self-storage properties. This leading source of operating expense information offers ranges and averages by region in the major expense categories. |
Self Storage Canada
 Self-Storage Canada is the only trade publication dedicated solely to the business of self-storage in Canada. Produced three times yearly, this publication provides the latest information about self-storage development, operations, and trends in the Canadian provinces. |
 The annual RV & Boat Storage Development Handbook is an A-to-Z guide to the development process for this rapidly growing segment of the self storage industry. This useful reference includes information about key differences between traditional and RV and boat storage, site selection, financial feasibility, retail services, marketing, management and legal issues. |
RV & Boat Storage Today
 RV & Boat Storage Today focuses exclusively on RV and boat self storage business. Topics include building RV storage, offering retail supplies and premium service, marketing and insuring this unique product, legal issues and feasibility studies. |
RV & Boat Storage Resource Book
 The RV & Boat Storage Resource Book provides data and analysis to help you make informed decisions about your RV and boat storage operation.Topics include: - Trends in the RV and boating industries - Legal issues - Facts and figures related to construction, management, staffing, security, marketing and insurance |
Informational Series
 Mini-Storage Messenger Informational Series offers groups of articles focused on a particular self-storage topic. |
Mobile Self Storage Survey Report
 The Mobile Self Storage Survey Report is the only report of its kind focused on the mobile self storage industry. A joint initiative of MiniCo Publishing and the Mobile Self Storage Association, this report includes valuable statistics, charts and analysis covering topics such as industry profile, accounting, transportation, marketing and operations. |
How to Invest in Self Storage
 How to Invest in Self Storage is an easy-to-read book filled with self storage information and advice that can be extremely valuable for anyone seriously considering the business of self storage. The book examines not only the reasons to get into the business, but also the common myths that surround the industry as a whole, as well as a step-by-step guide for developing and/or acquiring a facility. |
Tracking Industry Trends
Tracking Industry Trends is a series of publications combining data from the past 10 years of MiniCo Publishing's Self-Storage Almanac with all-new analysis. |
Auditing Self Storage Kit
 This kit includes Auditing Self-Storage: Preventing Employee Theft & Embezzlement by Tom Litton and its companion product, Auditing Self-Storage Forms and Checklists. |
*Webinars
If you are interested in increasing your business, then you will benefit from attending MiniCo's series of FREE live webinars. Archived webinars are also available to view at your convenience. |
How to Make Money in Self Storage Kit
 How to Make Money In Self-Storage is a great reference book for self-storage operators who want to increase revenues, decrease expenses, and create equity. This is a great resource that should be shared with managers, investors, bankers, and anyone who has an interest in learning about ancillary income, expanding into new products and services, cutting expenses and keeping more profits. Kit also includes the companion book, How to Make More Money In Self Storage |
Buyer's Guide
 The annual Self Storage Buyer's Guide is widely recognized throughout the industry as the Yellow Pages of self storage. With detailed listings of over 450 industry-related vendors, consultants and associations, the Buyer's Guide is a valuable resource for self storage professionals. |
| *Messenger Xtra
Messenger Xtra is a free quarterly e-newsletter featuring exclusive articles
about various topics concerning self-storage professionals including
industry trends, marketing, customer service, finance and legal issues.
Sign up today to begin receiving Messenger Xtra. |
Top Operators
Mini-Storage Messenger's annual Top Operators list offers a wealth of information about the leaders in our industry. The 100 companies listed have become the leaders in our industry with the final rankings determined by rentable square footage. |
| *Self-Storage Confidence Index
The Self-Storage Confidence Index measures what U.S. and Canadian self-storage business professionals in varied areas of our industry are anticipating about the economic conditions and trends that affect their business. Results are compiled quarterly from online surveys and illuminate next-quarter issues as well as longer-term trends. |
Market Watch
 Market Watch is part of the Mini-Storage Messenger Informational Series which offers groups of articles focused on a particular self-storage topic. |
Ultimate Self Storage Marketing Guide
Scott Meyers' Ultimate Self Storage Marketing Guide offers tips, strategies and techniques for marketing your self-storage business and filling up your facility. The set includes a 25-page book and one CD filled with practical tools to help you make your marketing more effective. |
The Key To Success: How To Manage Self-Storage
 Managing people is an art form. While we tend to view management as controlling people to get work done, the reality is that management is the ability to lead, coach and inspire others to work purposefully towards achieving common goals. Learn how your role as manager and, more importantly, your role as leader are vital to successful self-storage management. |
Rent It Up!
 Longtime self-storage industry professional Tron Jordheim offers tried-and-true methods for attracting more customers to your self-storage facility and getting your facility rented up. This book is a great resource for anyone who owns, manages or works at a self-storage business. |
The Hat Lady Speaks: Marketing Self-Storage
 Increase demand, occupancy and income. That’s the goal of The Hat Lady Speaks: Marketing Self-Storage by industry icon M. Anne Ballard. The president and founder of Universal Management Company will walk you through the steps to prepare your facility for customers, market effectively, generate more on-site visits, and rent more units. Her techniques have been proven over years of trial-and-error proofing in self-storage facilities nationwide. |
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Tracking Industry Trends Kit
 Tracking Industry Trends is a series of publications combining data from the past 10 years of MiniCo Publishing’s Self-Storage Almanac with all-new analysis.
Topics include rental rates, occupancy, site information, site information, customer base, marketing, management, and more. |
Mobile Self Storage Magazine Bundle
 Includes:- Is There a Slowdown? - How Strong Is Your Lease? - Help Wanted - Defining Mobile Storage - Making the Rules - Mobile vs Traditional - Going Mobile - Storage in Action - Before You Get in The Game |
Investor Developer Resource Kit
 Includes:- Self Storage Almanac - Self Storage Development Handbook - Self Storage Expense Guidebook - Auditing Self Storage |
RV & Boat Storage Resource Kit
 Includes:- RV & Boat Storage Source Book - RV & Boat Storage Resource Book - RV & Boat Storage Development Handbook - Five RV & Boat Storage Today Supplements - Self Storage Development Handbook |
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