We all want to build a strong bond with our customers so that they take advantage of our services or products now – and come back for more in the future. It makes sense to invest time, energy and resources in marketing and publicity to spread the word about what we do and how well…
Virtual office services were around long before today’s hybrid and homeworking trends. In this article, we take a look at how a telephone answering service or virtual company address can help your company to grow while reducing costs and keeping everyone happy in this new climate of remote working. It’s estimated that the number of…
The variations between a Virtual Receptionist and a Call Answering Service could influence you toward one provider as opposed to another. Look Professional Many businesses find that using a telephone answering service improves their professional image and allows them to better compete with their competitors. But what makes A Virtual Receptionist different to a Call Answering…
A virtual office is a service that offers the same resources (workspace, tools, equipment, telephone answering, answer phone, company address,) that a traditional office does — but virtually. However, before you choose the perfect virtual office service for your company, what does the set up a virtual office itself entail? Here are our top 5 steps to…
Opting for a Virtual Office rather than a physical one has its benefits, however most often its considered that a Business Mailing Address is sufficient as a standalone service and this works for many businesses, however combining your Virtual Office Business Address alongside a Telephone Answering service can truly enhance your business profile & operations…
Many companies are struggling with how to implement working from home and also how to run their businesses successfully without everyone showing up in the office every day. At the moment most companies are running “ad hoc” systems while Covid is around and hope that when the crisis is over all will return to normal,…
Many companies are now under severe strain as the furlough scheme comes to an end and income has not yet come back. There is real worry that income levels will not be back to normal even by the end of 2021. Some business owners may decide to put their companies into hibernation until times are…
Well, of course we are not talking about ships but jobs. During the recession many people have been working in jobs that they find unfulfilling or dissatisfying as they should feel ‘lucky to have a job’. Having a steady income and keeping safe during the recession were the priorities. But now the water has calmed…
To produce our best work and achieve optimum productivity we need to get into what psychologists call a ‘flow state’. According to positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, flow state is the mental state of a person fully immersed and focused on performing an activity. In a working environment flow is likely to occur when you are…
The Times reported today that a group of 22 of Britain’s biggest companies, the “Agile Future Forum”, have signed a commitment to flexible working rights after finding that “agility” in staff hours and locations can cut workforce costs by as much as 13%. Richard Nissen, the founder of The Virtual Office, is also a guest lecturer…
