#154 - James Bonny of Bonnys Self Storage

<p>James Bonny is the owner of Bonnys Self Storage Ltd. He's also the  Director at Bonny Developments Ltd and the Manager at Bonny Estates.  </p> <p>He is skilled in Negotiation, Sales, Management, New Business Development, Real Estate Development, Storage Solutions, Self Storage, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Business Development, Account Management.  </p> <p>Bonnys Self Storage is a self-storage company with highly secure, dry, and clean storage units for domestic and business use. Bonnys' aim is to build a reputation for first-class customer service combined with clean modern facilities and high levels of security to give customers total peace of mind that their belongings are in safe hands.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>On today's podcast:</strong></p> <p>00:00 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Willbox </p> <p>06:08 - Getting to know James Bonny</p> <p>08:40 - How James get into the self-storage industry</p> <p>10:05 - The biggest changes he saw in the industry.</p> <p>14:01 - How Covid19 affected James and his business</p> <p>16:30 - About quotes</p> <p>17:32 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe</p> <p>18:45 - About Gumtree</p> <p>20:27 - About offers</p> <p>21:04 - Price displaying on the website</p> <p>24:31 - Reviews</p> <p>34:00 - The Key Performance Indicator he looks at</p> <p>35:36 - Advice from James to Self Storage owners</p> <p>37:40 - What did James expect this year for Self Storage industry</p> <p>38:56 - Quick Fire Round - Five Questions for Fun</p> <p>43:27 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Books Mentions:</strong></p> <p>The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Investors-Guide-Growing-Wealth-Storage/dp/1735258806/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1617091660&refinements=p_27%3AAJ+Osborne&s=books&sr=1-1"> https://www.amazon.com/Investors-Guide-Growing-Wealth-Storage/dp/1735258806/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1617091660&refinements=p_2