With some of the world’s most successful companies having been started in a parent’s garage, dorm room or from the trunk of a car, people are becoming more accepting of businesses that don’t have a dedicated office space.
These days, you don’t need to have a brick & mortar shop or even a designated table in a coffee shop to be a success. But you do need to have some kind of address for customers or clients to reach out to you.
As a business owner fighting it out in today’s competitive market, there are many reasons why having a virtual office address is of the utmost importance.
Here are four of them.
1. Enhances Credibility
When people who haven’t heard of your business before stumble across it by happy accident, they are likely to be put off when they see a residential address listed as the location of the business. This could lead to them awarding their business to a business that is seemingly more established.
2. Keeps Your Home Address Private
Many business owners choose to operate their businesses from the comfort of their home for many reasons ranging from personal commitments to financial pressure. While working from home provides a vast array of benefits, it also has its downfalls. One of these downfalls being that your home address is listed on public websites and customers could show up at your door. Yikes!
3. Increases Customer Confidence
To avoid customers potentially arriving at their home, many business owners opt not to list any kind of address for their website. Now, I don’t know about you, but I know that I wouldn’t buy a product or service from a company that has no listed address. By having a virtual office address your customers will feel more confident in the legitimacy of your business and as a result, are more likely to support it.
4. Enhances Your Business Image
Many virtual offices are located in business parks in hubs like Sydney, San Francisco or Tokyo. Having a virtual office address in a prestigious area enhances your business image and establishes an air of success. Plus, virtual offices home to many well-known businesses, so your customers are likely to trust your business more when they find out who your virtual business-neighbors are.
The Verdict on Virtual Office Addresses
We may have only listed four reasons why a virtual office address is important, but in our humble opinion, they’re huge ones.
Plus, when you combine the benefits of having a virtual office address with the additional services offered by virtual office companies—like call answering services and access to meeting rooms—it’s evidently a no-brainer for people who are serious about elevating their business.
