As they say, perception is everything.
Your prospective clients aren`t stupid, if you leave out the address on your business card or if your address is 123 Red Tulip Lane, they`ll know right away that you`re a home-based business.
Now you may be very proud of the fact that you work at home and you may rightly think that your skills and experience should speak for themselves, but unfortunately not everyone looks at it that way.
Many people still feel that being home-based, means that you are not serious about your business or maybe you do this part-time or maybe you`re in between jobs and will disappear in a few months or maybe you`re just not that great at what you do because if you were that great you should be able to afford a real office.
It`s hard enough trying to win new business and new customers - don`t put unnecessary roadblocks in your way.
Now for the easy and relatively inexpensive solution.
There`s something called virtual office space. Basically you get to "rent" a prestigious address in your community that you can have your mail delivered to (if you want they`ll forward your mail to your home address). This is the business address that you will put on your business cards. You can also get a phone #, telephone answering services, use of a conference room or "real" office for several hours per month to meet clients (if you need that), etc. Depending on where you are located geographically, the cost ranges from a low of $50/month (bare bones) to a high of about $350/month for a Park Avenue address in Manhattan with all the frills.
Now here`s the good part. This is exactly what my company Offices2share.com does (http://www.offices2share.com). We are a third party search engine for short-term, ready-to-use office space and virtual office space throughout the U.S.
Just go to our website and do a search in your area for Executive Suites - we have locations listed with us in hundreds of cities.
Once you complete your search and get to the listings in your area, click on the link that says "View Contact Information". Please fill out that short form (that`s how we track who we refer to our listors and that`s how we get paid. It costs you nothing to use our website). Once you submit the form, the form will disappear and you will see all the contact info for that location. Go ahead and give them a call, tell them what you need and they`ll give you their prices.
I normally don`t go for self promotion in these forums, but since the question was asked, I thought it was appropriate in this case to offer our possible solution.
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks - Jeff.
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Offices2share.com® operates a Web site that focuses exclusively on short-term, ready-to-use office space nationwide, featuring thousands of offices in hundreds of American cities.
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) image and would like to be taken seriously. However, while I know some people embrace working from home and all the flexibility the 21st century offers, there are those who are put off by owners who operate from home. Additionally, as a new wedding and events planner, I do not anticipate having an immediate need to lease office space and will more than likely be meeting potential clients at their home or other location. I will have a home office that will be designed to receive clients, if necessary (but remain mindful of safety issues).
