We live in a changing world, that’s for sure.
Back in the 80s, a self storage unit was basically a ‘lock up’ where you rented a garage or small unused workspace.
Often they were in old disused factories, warehouse and in railway arches under train lines.
Today storage units come with kitchens and gyms.
I kid you not… more on that shortly.
Self storage is big business today with around 2,050 self storage facilities across the UK offering a total of 52 million square feet of storage space. That is the equivalent to roughly 61 Buckingham Palace’s.
In 2016 the UK had the greatest number of new storage units than any other country in Europe. In 2017, the UK accounted for a massive 47% of the total European storage market.
The concept of multiple self storage units under one roof first appeared in the US in the 1960s. It wasn’t until the early 1980s when the first multi-use self storage units began to appear here in the UK with the first being somewhere in London.
Storage space is vital for businesses but many people use them to store personal items because they either have too much stuff, or no room at home to keep it, which is not surprising considering how small a lot of new build homes are today.
There are many reasons why people use storage units.
Andi our techy guy has used one recently when he moved home and he may use one again when he moves overseas.
Because he won’t be able to take all his personal belongings for a few months, he may need to put them into storage again. He was checking out the local storage companies when he came across one which had a kitchen, a meeting room and a gym for customers to use.
The reason for this is that this particular storage space understands that businesses need storage and with a lot of businesses now working entirely online, they don’t require a retail space which usually comes with storage.
They need somewhere to store their products and occasionally work from, hence why this storage company are now providing meeting rooms, kitchens and a gym.
Meeting rooms for meeting clients to show off products – obviously.
The kitchen is for making drinks and food at lunch and breaks – also obvious.
The gym…? Well I guess anyone who is working in their unit all day may want to have a break and do some exercise.
The gym is a great selling point really, it means that anyone who needs storage but also likes to works out, can save money on an official gym membership and can work out when they finish working saving time out of their day as well.
Some storage units offer larger units with a desk, electrical sockets and access to WiFi so that people can go to their storage unit and work. Units vary in size and the bigger ones have facilities for packing products to send out.
These storage units are now offering customers a place to work from which is perfect for those running online retail businesses who don’t need a retail premises and also want to keep it separate to their home life.
I’ve mentioned it many times before, the best business ideas can come from joining two different ideas or products together.
You could argue that this is an old business idea but reversed 180 degrees. In the past, people had retail units and workspace with additional storage; this is storage with additional workspace.
I’m not saying that you should start a self storage business.
I imagine they can be incredibly profitable but I can’t say that you are just offering ‘space’ so the overheads are low similar to the carboot market idea suggested in the previous article.
Because people want their belongings in a secure unit within a secure building there will be quite a lot of upfront investment required.
Plus, a lot of people are already doing it so you are going to need to offer something unique or that is great value for money.
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The motivation for this article was really to show you that those companies which are ‘winning’ are the ones who go that one step further than the rest and they offer solutions to the problems customers are experiencing.
For example; a person who has an online retail business and stores their products in a self storage unit, would need to go and fetch products from the unit and take them home to be processed.
But now thanks to those storage providers who offer work space with their storage, business owners can go and process the products at the unit and then go home when the job’s done.
The same storage unit also offers customers the free use of a van if they rent a unit for a set period of months. Getting stuff to and from the unit is a problem for most people but by offering them the use of a van, they have provided another solution.
If you are looking to start up a business, then look at what other people are doing and see if you can improve on it. Look at what problems their customers are experiencing and see if you can offer a solution to them.
Try and find what people NEED then offer it to them. Offering people what they want and need when the competition isn’t, puts you firmly in position of ‘first choice’ amongst customers.
There may be a lot of money to be made offering self storage units, but there is also a lot of investment required upfront and a lot of preparation work. Even if all you are supplying is a dozen shipping containers on a gated hard standing.
If you are looking for an easy way to make money without a lot of hard work or upfront investment… at least not in the amounts needed to start a business such as self storage units… then this may be more to your liking: System 903.
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All of those smaller amounts then grow into bigger amounts, even more so when you use compounding when staking.
A gambler may stake £20 in the hope to win £250. A trader will use £250 to win £20 over and over again.
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That’s fine if they reuse that £1,000 wisely, but most people don’t, they want it all now so that they can enjoy it.
People are prepared to give up a larger amount of money for a smaller amount because they are simply impatient.
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Kind Regards
John Harrison
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