Taking the Best Pictures for the Best Online Storage Auctions Now that you’ve gotten the locks cut and lien letters sent, it’s time to take the photos for your online auction. As opposed to live auctions, in an online storage auction the pictures you take of your units are of the utmost importance to your…
Bidding 101 – Class is Now in Session
So You Want to Be a Bidder? Whether you’re looking for new goods to sell in your antique store or a good deal on used furniture for your new house, you’ve stumbled upon the wonderful world of online storage auctions. Where do you start? How do you bid? What in the world is a “proxy…
StorageAuctions.com Continues Rapid Growth, Adds to Leadership Team
StorageAuctions.com, one of the fastest growing companies in the self-storage industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Pete Whittingslow. Pete will be joining the StorageAuctions team as the Director of Sales & Customer Success. “We are thrilled to have Pete joining our team.” said Lonnie Bickford, StorageAuctions.com Founder/President. “Pete has achieved success at every…
The Top Secrets behind a Successful Online Lien Sale
It all starts with one delinquent tenant – there’s nothing drawn-out or romantic about losing money. In order to collect your losses, you’re left with one option: running a lien sale. After you’ve sent your lien letters and posted the sale in the newspaper, the fun part begins. However, before planning your first online auction,…
Your Guide to Online Storage Auctions: Maximizing Benefits and Building the Best Listings
Online storage auctions are the self-storage industry’s latest “best practice.” With online auctions, storage managers can leave the taxing auction work to the website’s staff, and go back to managing their facilities. Hosting auctions online opens storage operators up to a plethora of benefits. To begin, all bidding is done online, so managers don’t have…
Your Guide to Online Storage Auctions: Publicizing and Promoting
After storage owners list their auctions online, it’s time for promotion. While the online auction provider handles the majority of the publicity, there are actions sellers can (and must) take to help, too. Every online auction provider has its own marketing strategy. Since the end product is online, much of the advertising and marketing is,…
Start Your New Year off Right: Planning Your Facility’s Yearly Auctions
Planning Your Facility Auctions around the New Year Now that January 1 has passed, we have finally made it through the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Not only are the holidays over, but 2019 has finally arrived! If you are anything like us, November snuck up quickly on you and your facility, and…