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What do the puffins in Maine do all day? Watch the live cam, it's very cute.
Keep an eye on those puffins in Maine as they loaf on their favorite ledge:) Live video: The puffin loafing ledge cam. WARNING: This can been relaxing and addictive at the same time. Enjoy! http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam
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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Learn how to use the Export/Import features of SiteLink Price Optimizer
Change Tenant And Unit Rates Using Excel and SiteLink Price Optimizer Watch the on-demand webinar and learn how to: Use the Export/Import features of SiteLink Price Optimizer, within Corporate Control Center, to change tenant and unit rates using your own formulas via Excel. Export tenant and unit data as an Excel…
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Do you use SiteLink Price Optimizer? How much revenue does it generate for you?
If you've been using this powerful tool, how much increase in revenue have you seen?
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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Learn how to manage tenant revenue and increase profits
Effectively Manage Revenue with SiteLink Price Optimizer Watch the on-demand webinar and learn how to: Increase tenant revenue over time Manage your tenant rates to increase rent based on your business rules Increase tenant rates with regards to a number of factors, like the amount of time as a tenant or unit occupancy…
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Which reports do you use for audits?
Do you use certain reports for audits? What works for you?
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What does a healthy Wait List look like?
I am wondering what a healthy wait list looks like. How many people and how far ahead should we be taking reservations?
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After fire, local self storage facilities encouraging renters to get insurance [Article]
At many local storage units, insurance is encouraged but not required. Many are left picking up the pieces after a fire ripped through a self-storage facility in Salem on Monday night. [Read More]
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Voting is now closed for the ISS 2017 Best of Business Awards
Voting for the Inside Self Storage Best of Business Award is open and we are asking for your help to make SiteLink the "Best Management Software" in the industry for the 7th straight year and to attain the "Best Tech Support" award this year in honor of our outstanding support staff. We would also be delighted with a vote…
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SiteLink Wins Record 7th Consecutive Best Management Software Honor
Customers reaffirm company’s continued leadership in technology. SiteLink, the global leader in cloud-based software and payment processing for self-storage operations of all sizes, announces their 7th consecutive Best of Business award for Best Management Software from Inside Self-Storage (ISS). SiteLink is proud and…
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Pokemon GO reboot - are you a fan?
I have to admit I don't play Pokemon GO, but I know LOTS of people who love it - all ages too. It does look like a fun game that maybe was on the downswing until this recent reboot. Here's a perspective from Forbes on why "raids have essentially rendered every other activity in Pokémon GO useless because of how rewarding…
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JULY 2017 POLL: Which social media platform do you use most to increase business?
Some businesses rely on certain social media sites for marketing. After voting, add your thoughts on why you like one particular platform or not!
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Sitelink map printing
Does anyone else struggle with printing a sitelink map to be the right scale? We will zoom in to where it fills up the screen which we think would fill the page only to have it print and leave half the page blank as it scales differently printing than it shows on screen. It then becomes a tinkerfest of zooming in/out to…
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How to Print & E-mail Rent Increase Letters?
I'm about to send out about 200 rent increase letters. But, unlike sending out the other letters, Sitelink is not providing a custom option to include both e-mail and print. It's strictly either/or. Any suggestions? I'd like to avoid having to go back and reprint the letters one by one after I have sent them out via e-mail.
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Adding a keyword
I would like to add the number of days the rent has been the same to my rent increase notice. Can I build my own keyword or is there a keyword that would fit in the following sentence. Customers name it has been ___(keyword)_______ days since your last rent increase.
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Railway buffs launch bid to save Australia's historic steam engines, meet with Heritage Minister
Train enthusiasts take photos of the 1210, pride of the Canberra Rail Museum's fleet, leaves the Tuggeranong siding in December 1992. Photo: Canberra Times archives Dallas Dogger and Ian Oliver are not about to let Australia's historic collection of historic steam engines and carriages be forever lost. SiteLink…
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User names
How do I change user name on the forum?
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RECAP: Missouri Self Storage Owners Association 17th Annual Tradeshow
Discover "The Next Generation of Self-Storage" SiteLink's Sebastian Sweeney and SiteLink Merchant Services' Sheryl Scott attended the MSSOA 17th Annual Trade Show and Conference! Sunday, August 13-15, 2017 This 3-day convention was filled with education, networking and much more! Presenters includes Lonnie Bickford of…
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Security and data privacy in self-storage is a huge concern
We hear about it a lot in the news these days, data breaches and hackers trying to get our personal data—especially credit card info. Does your facility have a plan in place if you get hacked? Has it ever happened to you?
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2017 GASSA August Atlanta Luncheon
SiteLink's Olivia Austin enjoyed a great time of networking and education at the GASSA luncheon. Presenter: Stacy Gorman presented the Annual Rent Survey. The Annual Georgia Rental Survey is a compilation of rental rates for over 600 self-storage facilities across Georgia. Results from the survey will also be compared to…
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10 Cool Ways to Survive Summer in Miami
Summer is Miami’s low season for a reason. The potent mix of heat and humidity here is enough to take down a well-seasoned local, not to mention the garden variety tourist. And sure, we’ve got a little something called the Atlantic Ocean to help us stay cool, but coming home with sand uncomfortably entrenched in every…
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"Husband storage" now available in China—could this be a new trend?
Check out where they "store" the men in this Chinese shopping mall—brings new meaning to the term self-storage :) Read article from BBC News Would you want to see these in your local mall?
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The Benefits of Outsourcing Self-Storage Management
Every property has an unique market, demographic and personality. Work with a dedicated management company to integrate proven techniques into your business and increase your probability of success. Learn more about the benefits of partnering with a 3rd party management company…
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Merging vacant units
Is there a way to merge vacant units together? For instance, I have two 10x10 units that I want to make a 10x20 for a customer. I want one of the units to be the primary unit number and the other to become unavailable in the system.
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Waiting List
We have quite a few people who are waiting for a certain size unit rather than a specific unit. How do other Sitelink properties keep track on their waiting lists without using Excel or handwriting it on their vacant spaces list?
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Divorcing Spouses
Recently I have had issues come up with couples who are divorced and squabbling over the rights to the unit they rented. Our lease only allows one persons name as the main renter. The other person is listed as an authorized person to have access. On some occasions the renter does not list the spouse-so then they have to…
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Climate control and humidity control
It's getting hot this summer, and humid too :) Does your facility offer dehumidifiers as well as climate control? Many customers store items sensitive to humidity, like art, electronics, and maybe books or wine, do they ask about humidity control at all? What do you charge for that?
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Abandon Vehicles
Does anyone know how to fill out the Ohio BMV forms 1173 & 4202?
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Rent Increase Letter-Days Before
My boss was trying to find in Sitelink where to set the number of days you want a rent increase letter to print out before it is to take effect. Since this one is above my pay grade (security level restriction), I was wondering if one of the SMD gurus B) could help me out here.
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Do you update your Google maps street view?
Customers looking for self-storage may use Google Maps to find your location, plus they can get a nice visual by zooming in and getting the Street View. I've done this, and it's a surprise when you drop the "pegman" and see...snow on the ground? (it's summer), or piles of dirt and a building under construction (but the…
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Rules and Regulations for Electricity as well as for Use of Hand Trucks
Does anyone have sample verbiage of rules and regulations for units that have electricity? And rules and regulations for tenant use of hand trucks?