A Better Virtual – USA Virtual Offices

Pacific Business Centers recently worked to get the attention of home-based business owners who are tired of the stigma associated with working from home. Opus Virtual Offices is taking a different approach, noting that home-based businesses are among the leading virtual office users.

With that in mind, Opus Virtual Offices is offering its top five reasons why home-based businesses should rent a virtual office space from its company rather than an executive office suite from another firm. Opus drew from its own client experiences to come up with the list, which is worth exploring. Maybe you’ll identify with some of your fellow small business owners’ reasoning.

Without further ado, here is the top five list (with my commentary included):

1. Does this sound familiar?: “There’s no way I want my family’s home address on my Web site or business cards, and a P.O. box doesn’t give customers a sense of trust. My virtual office is the perfect solution.”

I know I don’t expose my home address to the public. I do use a P.O. Box or some purposes, but a virtual office address is definitely a much more professional way to maintain your privacy while enhancing your business image.

2. “I want my business to reflect my credibility, presenting the image that it’s sizable and established in order to compete with larger companies.”

A virtual office offers a choice of impressive corporate addresses, and valuable services that help convey a strong market presence even when working from an office at home. Essentially, if you need a professional place to meet with clients, you can get that from your virtual office provider on-demand for a small fee. You can also tap into high-tech conference rooms. Some virtual office providers even let you put your name on the building directory.

3. “My job is to take care of my customers, not answer phones and take messages. I can’t afford to miss an opportunity if a message were lost.”

Businesspeople who use virtual offices can count on always being reachable and missing no important communications due to sophisticated call transferring, as well as faxes and voicemail that convert to e-mail. This may be an add-on to your traditional virtual office service, dubbed the virtual receptionist, remote receptionist or live receptionist. If your business gets a lot of phone calls, these types of services can be a true asset.

4. “Someday I plan to expand, but I don’t want to assume the cost and hassle of opening physical offices.”

The cost of operating a virtual office is so nominal, $99 a month for an Opus Virtual Office system, that opening additional offices is always a low cost option. You can get even lower rates in some locations from the likes of Alliance Virtual Offices, where options start at $50. Either way, it’s a low-cost, high value alternative.

5. “I love having trained, courteous receptionists personally answering calls during business hours. I may be working at home, but my business presents a polished, professional image.”

Of Opus clients surveyed, every single one mentioned this service as one of the most attractive reasons they chose an inclusive virtual office program. I can relate. I don’t have this service, but I probably should. I’m terrible about checking my messages.

There are many other reasons why you might opt for a virtual office space, but those should get you thinking: Is there a better way to present my home-based business?

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