As burglary rates are growing, all of us are looking for affordable ways to keep our family and home safe. ObservEye.com, a leading provider of , is lending a hand by releasing an affordable, comprehensive home security tip sheet. The sheet can be downloaded from the company’s website, free of charge.
The tip sheet offers ten essential and low-cost tips that anyone can use in order to keep their family and home protected, whether they are home or on vacation.
“Burglaries can happen at any time to virtually anyone, so it’s important to take measures to keep yourself and your belongings safe,”
ObservEye Marketing Director Joel Kraus said.
ObservEye’s tip sheet does not settle for repeating the same common-sense advice all of us are familiar with: keep a spare key at hand and don’t forget to lock your doors. Instead, the company offers affordable tips that get overlooked most of the time.
For instance, one tip advises home owners to always maintain a “walked on” appearance on their property. If the owners are on vacation, they can ask the neighbor who picks up their mail to leave behind some evidence of their presence such as leaving mud prints leading to the door or parking their vehicle in your driveway.
Other anti-burglary tips recommend sleeping with a panic button, placing thorny plants on the property, paying attention to the neighborhood and advertizing that the home is protected by a . Home owners should also try to get a free home security survey from the local police.
An important piece of advice is to always make sure you choose your alarm system wisely. According to ObservEye.com, it is always better that home owners install their own security systems. But if they are unable to do this, it is recommended they get at least three references before allowing any to develop and install an alarm system on their property.
The last tip of the ten is to install a home security camera. ObservEye.com says that a wireless IP camera, such as the $100 Foscam, allows users to monitor their home from anywhere, as long as they have an Internet connection. A well-placed camera can alert home owners of potential threats while permitting them to remotely monitor their property or loved ones.
ObservEye says the tips will go a long way to increase if enforced correctly, but they are not enough and should be complementary to an already installed video surveillance system. No security measure should be overlooked, given the increase in burglary rates between January and June 2012, as revealed by an FBI report. During that period, burglary rates grew for the first time after three years of decline and the trend is likely to continue this year as well.
“This tip sheet will provide homeowners and renters with easy and inexpensive things they can do immediately to help prevent a home burglary or invasion. Consider it as an ounce of prevention that could save someone a lot of trouble,”
ObservEye’s Marketing Director explained.
Tim Eveler
Author & Public Relations – Tim has been working in sales for the home security system industry over twelve years. He’s held positions at large home security companies and in charge of working with the team to create our security system reviews.