Money, money, money, we all want it but we don’t all have it available to spend on luxuries such as a serviced office in an enviable location. This means that working remotely or from home is becoming increasingly popular for businesses who wish to tighten their belts to survive in the current economy, save time on unnecessary commuting, and let’s be honest, enjoy a few more of those home comforts too!

A recurring problem for businesses is having an address available which is suitable for impressing potential clients, as well as being secure – many people may not want their home address plastered over business cards, advertising and so on to respect the privacy of their personal life and family.

Well then, why is using a PO Box not the perfect choice you may ask? They are professional (when compared to a home address), convenient and secure. Sounds great right? Until you consider the following issues:

A PO Box is….
• Expensive: Having a PO Box doesn’t come cheap, with current rates at £244 p/a collection and delivery at £303, it isn’t really fitting with the money savvy business world.
• Impersonal: People like people, they like knowing they are contacting an individual at a business and a PO Box address can appear ambiguous.
• Suspicious: Do people ‘trust’ a PO Box? It could seem as if you are hiding behind a mask, which in turns raising the notion of ‘Why? Do they have something to hide?’
• Unprofessional: A PO Box is not a substitute for the professional merits of a prestigious office address.

These issues could make potential clients wary of the business and in some cases may even deter these customers from getting in contact, choosing to go with a competitor with a registered business address that they trust.

Unfortunately it is a struggle to find alternatives that do not possess a baggage of additional problems of their own. Renting a serviced office will not only give your bank balance a heart attack, but incur all the same old problems of time wasting, stress and inconvenience which result in a negative effect on your lifestyle. Whilst turning to a freepost solution is again expensive, unprofessional and outdated.

The Modern Alternative – Virtual Office!
Choosing a virtual office solution with Hold Everything is a fantastic alternative, as you get the added bonus of using a prestigious registered business address on Regent Street, London.

So whilst a PO box may have had some selling points a virtual office is far more professional, benefitting from a prestigious W1 post code, more convenient, with our efficient mail forwarding service that filters for unwanted junk mail and only sends on what you require, and as mail is dealt with to your particular requests you also benefit from a safe and secure process.

To top it off, you will receive a range of other benefits including a professional telephone answering service, use of our flexible London boardroom to hold meetings, and in comparison with the high prices of using a PO Box our prestigious forwarding address is actually cheaper.

So when considering whether to use a PO Box over Virtual Office the question is…
Do you really want to give your business a mask to hide behind, or instead present an established and prestigious identity to be proud of?

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