Sep 21, 2011
Contractors Boosting Business With Virtual Office Space
BOCA RATON, FL-Listen up contractors. Your competitors may be winning customers that you aren’t reaching through the use of virtual office technologies.
Indeed, electricians, plumbers, roofers, pool cleaners, painters, and other individual service contractors who are using virtual offices from Opus Virtual Offices are reporting an uptick in business. That’s because virtual office services can help you manage your office work flow and boost your professional image to your customer base.
Despite the economic downturn, an in-house survey from Opus Virtual Offices shows that contractors who are using virtual offices are seeing sales improvements—some of them are even seeing double-digit improvements. With news like that, you can’t afford not to check out how virtual office services can help you streamline your operations and present your best business face.
“Service industry contractors are some of the most loyal users of our virtual offices,” says Yori Galel, CEO of Opus Virtual Offices. “An independent electrician or plumber, for instance, doesn’t have enough hands to be bothered with details of managing an office, and this showed that our contractor clients were not only pleased with the Opus program for convenience, but that it also translated into increased sales.”
What are the benefits to an individual contractor who works from home? Some of them are obvious. Consider the inconvenience—and even danger—of trying to answer the phone while working on high ladder or under a sink. Or what about the painter trying to grab his cell phone with a spackling tool in one hand and paint all over the other? It’s a mess in the making.
Also, consider the image you give off when you use your home address or a P.O. Box on your business card. And what about the business you lose by mismanaging the administrative work? Get the picture?
With a virtual office, you can opt for virtual receptionist services that answer your calls professionally, and take personal messages across a wide range of business hours. You’ll also get a business phone number with a pre-recorded message, fax number, and premium call forwarding are included. Voicemail and faxes convert seamlessly to email. Oh, and let’s not forget the corporate mailing address that keeps your home life private.
Of all the industries that could benefit from virtual office services, independent contractors is one of the strongest matches. And for as little as $99, it’s an easy expensive to justify if you are trying to spruce up your business image and productivity.
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