Moving internationally can be a difficult but exciting process.

Some people – particularly older individuals – will never do it.

Chances are, however, it's something many ambitious globe trotting professionals, ethnically mixed young families, and retiring Boomers everywhere will consider at least once in their lifetime.

More and more students, for...

I’m gonna share a little bit of insider information with you. Most established local, long distance or international relocation professionals don’t charge anything for their moving and storage estimates. Nothing!

So when you’re starting your search online for a reputable service provider near your home, don’t be attracted to the well-placed advertising hype promising “FREE estimates”...

When the North American Free Trade Agreement removed the trade and investment barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 1994, those in the relocation industry saw an almost immediate increase in the number and frequency of employer arranged transfers between the three participating countries.

Many of these corporate international moves were either administered internally...

Use the terms ‘MSRP’ or ‘base price’ in retail and everyone generally understands that the amount being considered for a box of chocolate, custom draperies, or new car probably won’t be the price actually paid. The same should be true when you see or hear the phrases ‘estimate’ or ‘estimated cost of services’ when pricing relocation services.

Unfortunately many folks shopping for a mover, an equipment rental or material supplier,...

As a diehard skeptic and confirmed tightwad, I tend to place more credence in the personal experience and honest, word-of-mouth (WOM) impressions of those with similar interests to mine than I do the canned marketing hype found in slick, well funded company advertising campaigns.

The explosion of spontaneous communications within popular digital ‘friend’ networks like Twitter, Digg, myspace, Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube have made it easy to find someone, somewhere who’s had...