Monthly Archives: August 2009

Expandable Home Security

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Part Five of a Five Part Series Taking a Quick Look at the SmartMoney System

Expandable home security is something that few homeowners think of, until its too late. But here’s the reality: Things change. You may add-on to your home, realize you didn’t purchase enough security devices, or your security needs may simply change over time. Either way, you need to expand.

With most companies, what does that mean? Well, it means that you’re going to pay a premium, both for the device itself and to have them add it on.

What does it mean with the SmartMoney package? It means that you pay the same wholesale price as everyone else, and you don’t pay a dime to have it programmed into your system. Should I repeat that?? You don’t pay a dime to have it programmed into your system! Its the ultimate expandable system.

Still not convinced that the SmartMoney Home Security Package is the most innovative, hottest offering on the market? Click on the link above to check it out in detail.

Compare Home Security

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Welcome to part four of a five part series in which we’re taking an in-depth look at the SmartMoney Home Security Package from SafeMart.com.

Today we’re going to compare home security options between SafeMart, Protect America and ADT on the basis of cost, but focusing also on monthly contract length and a few other factors. I’m not really going to give much commentary here. I’ll just let the numbers speak for themselves.

Ok, so whats it cost? Well, this is where the affordable part comes in. You pay $78.95 down (plus the cost of any additional accessories), and then $29.95/month for the next 24 months. Its a low cost, short term payment plan option.

So, lets see how that price compares to Protect America or ADT?

For 36 Months (the length of ADT’s and Protect America’s contracts) the cost is as follows:

ADT: $1,419.64

Protect America: $1,078.20

SmartMoney: $875.80

Why is it so much cheaper? Two reasons: 1. Our monthly cost is less than ADT’s. And our initial contract length (24 months) is less than both ADT and Protect America. 2. After the initial contract of 24 months is up, our monitoring cost goes to wholesale pricing: $9/month! With the other guys, your monitoring price stays high.

Just a few other comparisons:

Renters Allowed to Purchase Package?

ADT: No

SmartMoney: Yes

Protect America: Yes

Return Policy:

Industry Standard: 3 Days

SmartMoney: 3o Days

Thats some pretty powerful stuff. Oh, and one more thing. As opposed to many other companies, SafeMart allows you to add accessories to the SmartMoney package at any point during the two-year contract…for the retail cost. We don’t charge you any extra fee to program them into your system. Now thats impressive!

Reliable Home Security

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Today we’ll examine part three of the five part series on SafeMart’s innovative new home security package: SmartMoney


Every company’s home security system is “reliable.” And by that (including the scare quotes) I mean that every company claims their system is reliable. Ok, so lets look at this in two ways. If you’re choosing a home security system, especially if you’re choosing monitoring, there are two aspects to reliability: the reliability of the system itself (panel, accessories, etc) and the reliability of the company you choose. We’ll examine both.

Lets start with the system itself. This is a generally true statement, so long as you’re choosing a reputable company. If you’re not, beware. I know of many companies who either sell older, dated models as the newest item out there, or they actually sell junk equipment. In choosing a home security system, make sure you choose the right system (Ademco Vista 20P, DSC 9047, either GE Simon system, etc). Don’t go with knockoff names or systems that aren’t big names in the industry.

Now to the second point: the reliability of the company. When you’re choosing a system, its not enough to ensure that the system is top of the line; you need to make sure that the company you go with is top of the line as well. Why? Because you’re relying on this company to help you get the best product, at the best price, with valuable, dependable technical support. And you want to make sure that if something happens with your system, you have someone who knows what they’re talking about that you can call for help. Some of these companies you see running around probably won’t even exist in six months. Is that who you want to trust with protecting your most valuable possessions?

Ok, now we’ve laid ground rules, lets move on to application. How does the SmartMoney Home Security Package fare with regard to reliability?

The DSC 9047 is an incredibly reliable system, recognized as such across the industry. The accessories that come with the system are similarly state of the art, and they are all backed up by solid manufacturer warranties.

Now to the company. SafeMart offers trained tech support and customer service. The SmartMoney package is programmed for you by trained professionals with a great deal of experience in the industry. If anything goes wrong, you can be certain that SafeMart will still be there, still offering the same great service they always have. But don’t take my word for it. Look at our report on the BBB (hint, we have an A+ rating), or at the Inc 5000 (annual list of the fastest growing private owned companies in the nation…yeah, we’re on there!).

Simple Home Security

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Simple home security has never been easier… no really, I mean it!


Welcome back to part two of our five part series on SafeMart’s new home security package: SmartMoney. Today we’re going to be looking at the simplicity of the thing.

Lets run through an ordinary DIY purchase and installation, and then lets compare SmartMoney and see how it stacks up.

Ok, first the DIY. Once you’ve decided you want to go DIY, you’ll need to choose your system, and your accessories. If you’re ordering from a reputable company, you’ll be able to get someone to help you do this. Once you’ve decided, you purchase your system, and wait for it to arrive. Now its at your house. You need to install the system. So, you read through the installation manual, and trudge ahead. If you chose one of the more popular systems from SafeMart, you’ll receive an installation DVD that makes it pretty easy. Still, you have to program your entire system, install sensors and then do a test. At this point, if everything is working, you’ll be ready for monitoring. And, again, if you went with a reputable company they should be offering you free tech support during this process. So, its not overly difficult, but you will have to do some wiring, be familiar with some industry terms to really follow the installation manual, and then actually program it yourself.

Now on to SmartMoney. With SmartMoney, once you decide you want to go with this system, you’ll see an easy webform with your options laid out. No guessing as to which accessories go with the system, they’re all on screen for you to see. What happens next is really what simple home security is all about. You’ll receive an email with a list of all of the items you purchased. That email has a link to a pre-programming page. Here, you simply tell SafeMart which device is supposed to go where in your home. After that, they program it for you. When your package arrives, all of the sensors are already programmed in, and the system is ready to go. All you have to do is set time and date, change your user codes, mount the sensors and do a simple test. And, the SmartMoney package includes a DVD to walk you through even those basic steps.

So, what am I saying? Should you always choose SmartMoney over DIY? Absolutely not! For many people, DIY is the best possible option. They’re inclined to “do it themselves” and they’re ready for the task. It will save them some money and allow them to “get their hands dirty.” But, if you’re looking for a really simple home security solution, it doesn’t get any better than SmartMoney. Stop by and take a look!

Inexpensive Home Security

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Welcome to part one of our five part series about the SmartMoney Home Security Package. Over the course of this series we’re going to look at the affordability, reliability, simplicity and expandability of the system. Finally we’re going to compare the system to ADT and Protect America. So, lets dig right in!


The first question that comes to many people’s minds when they consider home security is: How much will it cost? Now, I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t the best factor on which to base your decision. However, people being people and the economy being what it is, its a big factor, if not the primary factor for the average homeowner.

So, what will it cost?

To start out it will cost you $78.95. That’s $49 for the setup fee and the first month’s payment of $29.95. Now, if you decide to add additional accessories, you’ll pay for those as well. Then, its $29.95 per month for a contract length of 24 months. If you’re just beginning your research, that may not seem like a big deal. But consider that the industry standard is a 3 to 5 year contract. When you do this, you realize that the SmartMoney package is just that: a smart way to use your money.

Stay tuned for further installments when we cover the other topics I mentioned above.

Home Security and Automation

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There are home security systems that do everything a home security system should do. They monitor your home via security devices and alert the system when a door or window is opened, a motion detector picks up activity, or a smoke detector senses fire. You can then have your system contact a central monitoring station to take the appropriate action. These systems will definitely give you peace of mind. Then there are home automation systems that do everything they should do. They control lights, thermostats, home theater, audio and more. These systems will increase your comfort and convenience level and make day to day living more enjoyable.


Then there’s the Elk M-1 Gold. It is a top-line innovative home security and automation system. It will do everything a home security system should do (and sometimes even more) and it will control home automation perfectly. It is the best of both worlds.

I’ll be doing follow-up posts on the Elk M-1 to illustrate just how impressive this system is. But for now, I’ll leave you with two simple examples of how the Elk can integrate your home security and home automation in pretty neat ways.

1. You can turn off lights in a room if the motion detector doesn’t sense any activity for a set period of time (say 3 minutes). This will help cut down on your energy bill and your energy wastefulness.

2. You can have the front porch and front room lights come on when your car passes a driveway sensor that you’ve installed. It gives you the comfort of having a well-lit house in just the areas you want when you come home after dark.

Visit SafeMart’s site for more information on Elk’s amazing products. I think you’ll like what you see.

Introducing the SmartMoney Home Security Package

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SafeMart is pleased to announce a new home security offering: The SmartMoney package. So, what comes with the SmartMoney package?


  • DSC 9047 Security System
  • 2 Wireless Door/Window Contacts
  • 1 Pet Immune Motion Detector
  • Yard Sign
  • Window Stickers
  • Installation DVD
  • Pre-Programming
  • 24 Months of UL listed Alarm Monitoring

So, here’s how it works. You purchase the SmartMoney system, tell us what options you want and fill out an intuitive user-friendly form to tell us how you want your system programmed. We then program your entire system, send it to you and you do the easy stuff: like mounting sensors and setting time and date.

Ok, so whats it cost? Well, this is where the affordable part comes in. You pay $78.95 down (plus the cost of additional accessories), and then $29.95/month for the next 24 months. Its a low cost, payment plan option.

Stop by SafeMart and look at the SmartMoney Home Security Package today. And for a little teaser, check out the promotional video below: