When starting a home business we often think we are at a disadvantage. The sore truth is we just maybe, unfortunately nowadays of the key to success is image.
There are however a few ways we can give our home business a mainstream look and feel and separates it from the rest of the home businesses out there
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Domain and Website
Possibly the most obvious step in making your home business look the part is your website. A lot of businesses make the mistake of starting up a website and having a third party attached to the URL.
This makes the business seem amateur and will put any potential customer off from the very beginning. Having a catch domain name, that is short and indicative of your business, should, of course, your business name be in use. This is the first step in making your business seem a little more established.
The website itself is even more important. It should be clear, not complicated and the information about who you are and what you do should be on your homepage. Another thing to take into account, it is also a great idea to have a few people proofread the website. There is nothing more embarrassing than spelling mistakes when you are trying to appear professional.
Your Virtual Office
Most people with a home-based business do not feel comfortable giving out their home address. Others who do, run the risk of people searching and seeing that their business is based from home.
For most people, if they see that a company operates from an office, they are instantly lead to believe the business must be successful. So how can your home business compete with something like this? Well, your postal address doesn’t necessarily need to be your home address, it could, in fact, be a virtual address, they can place you anywhere in the world and give you an edge that could indeed spell out success.
Handling Those Calls
Handling telephone calls at home can be quite something, it can distract you from the task at hand and can become quite stressful.
Well, unbelievably there are companies out there that can help and they do give you a huge step ahead. More and more companies, small and large alike are using call handling services.
A call handling service will act as a customer service center for your business, obviously without the cost of you having employees. They will not only answer calls, but they also take inquiries and pass messages onto you too.
Another issue for small businesses is the telephone number itself. If you are trying to give the illusion of success, a cell phone number won’t send off the right messages.
A VOIP virtual phone line can provide you with phone numbers from anywhere in the world and is completely controllable from your pc. You can even have the calls forwarded to your cell phone and none of your customers will even know.
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