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Moving into a new location, although exciting, can also be a stress-inducing process. There are plans to be made, bills to be switched, and, of course, the matter of getting everything from point A to point B. This upcoming year, renters, homeowners, and students everywhere will move all over the country. In fact, the average American will move 11.7 times in their lifetime. They may be relocating to a new state, across town, or just needing to store some of their belongings in a self storage unit. But, no matter the size or length of the move, the help of a rental truck will help make the job much easier. Up on today’s list of renters’ needs reviews is moving truck companies: Penske vs. U-Haul.

First up, Penske

Driving down the road, you can miss these guys. Penske’s trucks, the taxi cab yellow ones, they’re definitely a good choice for anyone who has a hard time remembering where they parked.

But, as for the more important aspects, Penske has plenty of those to offer as well. Made for both business and household, these trucks are registered in the U.S. and Canada, and are well-known for their excellent customer service. As for the trucks themselves? Penske offers many options, including lift gates. Trucks are kept under a low mile regulation and well-maintained. The company also offers up coupons, cheaper prices when booking via phone, and, according to several customer reviews, isn’t opposed to haggling price rates.

Complaints

Penske is much more expensive than its competitor (nearly double, depending on the move), and doesn’t offer as many options in truck sizes. They also only have about 2,000 locations nationwide, making it difficult for some customers to make it to a station.

U-Haul

This company is by far the more widely-available truck rental company, making it easier for consumers to rent and drop off. U-Haul also offers smaller size trucks (great for moving items into storage unit), ranging anywhere from 10′ to 26′. And U-Haul is the only rental company that provides cargo and vehicle trailers for rent nationwide.

U-Haul has also branched out into several other aspects of the moving business, including renting storage pods, moving laborers, and even propane refill stations.

Complaints

This is where it gets ugly. U-Haul, although in theory may sound like the better choice (they have more locations, more rental options, and cost less), may actually be huge gamble. U-Haul trucks are known for breaking down and being outdated; their maintenance methods has caused several lawsuits. Customer service has a real need for improvement. And customers are often hit with hidden fees. For example, if you bring back your truck a few hours late, you could be charged for an entire day, not just the extra hours. Reservations are also a tricky subject, as trucks are not guaranteed, even if they are on hold.

Side-by-side it seems that it’s simply down to each person’s taste. Yes it’s likely you’ll save money with U-Haul, but it also may be a gamble when it comes to maintenance and hidden fees. Have a rental truck story of your own? Let me know!

1. Businesses are increasingly using self storage to store their extra inventory or store\office fixture and equipment instead of renting bigger commercial space.There are a several reasons reason businesses are favoring self storages instead of traditional commercial spaces;
1. Save Money - Self Storages cost less than ordinary commercial real estate and warehouses in many cases.
2. Flexibility - Renting self storage can be month to month.  No long term contract is needed so that gives flexibility to Self Storages.
3. Security - Most modern self storage are well secured and for businesses that may have important fixtures or equipment.
4. More Room - By storing extra fixture or inventory, businesses open up space in their main location of business.

If you are looking for a self storage in San Diego, go to our San Diego Self Storage location. But if you are looking for a self storage in north county, our online self storage directory makes it easy for you find a storage.  Below is a testimonial from one of self storage customer Al;

Thank you OnebyOne; You guys helped me a lot! I moved from LA to North San Diego County for a job change in Encinitas. I needed to find a self storage in Encinitas area fast. I search for Encinitas Self Storage on Google and your website came up. I was able to find a reliable location fast and I am very happy so thank you.

We are happy we were able to help Al and we are happy to help everyone nationwide finding self storage across the country. All you need to do is use enter either the zip code or city or state and you are there.

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Gone are the days when your self-storage business could rely on building solid, real-life relationships with your customers. Now, everybody is telling you that you need to be online and that you need to have a website and that you need to have a social media presence.

Although this can be a little daunting for the more traditional storage business owners, it also represents a massive opportunity to reach out to new customers and strengthen your ties with your existing ones.

Here are a couple of tips storage owners can take on board to get more from their website and more from their business.

Social Media Links

Setting up a Facebook page and Twitter account doesn’t mean your storage business has a social media presence. If people aren’t aware that you’re there and that you’re active on these accounts then they’re relatively worthless.

Make sure you place links to your Twitter and Facebook accounts in a prominent location on your website, preferably on the homepage. You can also encourage people to connect with you online at your storage facility: put a couple of signs up or tell your customers directly that they can reach you via these channels.

Useful Content

Your website shouldn’t just be a glorified directory listing. If you add useful, interesting content to it then you can make it work so much harder for you. You don’t necessarily have to set up a blog – although if you do then this is great.

Most won’t have time to keep up a rigorous blogging schedule. This doesn’t, however, mean you can’t provide a bit of relevant/useful content on your site. Try thinking of common queries your self-storage customers have and put a page up that answers these questions.

Not only will this save your time in having to answer common queries, it will build trust in your company amongst visitor. Also, the search engines
love fresh, useful content, so if you can come up with something really
good, you may see an increase in the amount of traffic to your site.

One by One launched in San Diego, California. Although our directory is a nationwide directory, but since it started in San Diego, we made sure we cover all San Diego Storage Facilities first.

San Diego County is the home to many beautiful cities that have many local and tourist attractions such as Lego Land in Carlsbad, Encinitas self realization center also known as Yogananda center, La Jolla Seal Beach, the convention center in downtown San Diego, the Sea world, San Diego zoo,  and many other beautiful places in San Diego.

But in addition to all the beautiful attractions in San Diego, it is also home to many self storage facilities which is why One by One Self Storage directory started out in San Diego and expanded to rest of the nation.

Solana Beach is a beautiful beach city located in north San Diego County in California. It is a beautiful city not only for local surfers but also for tourists to come and visit and relax. Especially in summer time, many want to come on vacation and spend time in this beautiful here so local residents rent out their rooms and guest houses as that is a more affordable solutions to tourists.

This has increased demand in self storage in Solana Beach as many residents temporarily store their belongings in these self storages to open up space for their guests.

If you happen to be one of these people looking for self storage solution in Solana Beach, check out Storage Solana Beach.

You will see a ton of self storage listings some of them even have online coupons and deals, which will help you save some money.

Our Self Storage Solana Beach listing is pretty complete but if you are a self storage facility in Solana Beach and your facility doesn’t exist in our listing, please contact us and inform us.

Oceanside is located in the beautiful San Diego County and it is home to one of the largest marine bases in United States called Camp Pendleton.

There are many self storage near Camp Pendleton that offers military discounts and if you are looking for Camp Pendleton Self Storage, solutions and discounts,  OnebyOne’s San Diego Storage Directory has one of the most complete listings on the internet.

If you are a self storage owner or manager, then you should know value of having a website. Websites brings you more traffic from search engines when people looking for local self storage facilities, and also give consumers information they need about your facility. They also save you a ton of time and money because now instead of simply calling you, many people can simply go to your website to find out your operating hours, learn about regulations and promotions, and other general information they might need. Making a website for your business doesn’t have to be expensive.

In fact there are many online website solutions that are simply free; Below is a short list of some of the companies that offer free websites for businesses and nonprofit organizations;

DoodleKit – Offers completely free plan with built in search engine optimization (SEO) features. You don’t have to have any technical knowledge, as their website builder has a step by step wizard that prompts your for information and content for your website.

Google Sites – Google websites have been around for a long time and they offer you over a dozen of websites to choose from. The good thing about Google sites is that they are all SEO friendly and when you publish them, you get indexed with Google right away.

uCoz – Offers free website, and has over a million of active websites world wide. uCoz is known for its ability to integrate with popular websites such as Google Maps, You Tube, and other  popular websites that maybe useful for your website and your customers .

Webs – Offers both free and paid websites. But also has offers you to have a mobile website. Mobile sites are increasingly getting popular as more people are using their mobile devices to surf the web, it may be a good idea to consider having a mobile device as well.

Weebly – Millions of people and businesses use weekly because it is free, and also it is really easy to build sites using this platform. It also offers you to have a free blog in addition to having a free website.

Now that you know name of a few free website providers, we recommend you choose one and start building your website and when you have it completed, contact us to get it listed in our self storage directory.