having your own virtual office
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Having Your Own Virtual-Office
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•This article discusses the many
benefits you can reap from having
your own virtual office space to
conduct your business operations
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• Virtual office
spaces came
about as soon as
the explosion of
the internet
really took hold
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•moving from consumer level uses
to a more distinct corporate
platform for business operations.
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•The free form
incarnation of the
virtual office was a
response to rising
costs and
increasing wages
of workers
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•While many offices and such had
already began to grasp the idea of
an internal network to cut down
on physical costs
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•the idea of
having ‘no’
physical presence
for some
operations only
took hold recently
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•It was a business tradition to have
a base of operations where
everyone could meet, discuss and
carry out the critical aspects of work
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•Technology
then waved its
innovative flag
at everyone
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•they soon realised that
communication online was just as
good as communication f-2-f.
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•With virtual
boardrooms, video
streaming, large
carrier data
deliveries, emails,
instant chat
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•businesses can now shift to
cyberspace and cut down costs.
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•This is one of the
main reason why so
many business are
turning to virtual
office, to save
money and increase
their profit margin
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•The hassle of setting up a physical
office is truly a stress maker
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•you have to
liaise with
contractors, the
electrician, the
cable guy
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•you have to set up an internal
network and then there is the
question of office equipment and
furniture
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•Estimates for
2008 saw that
business were
spending in excess
of $100, 000 on a
minimum average
to start their
business
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•and we are only talking about
critical operations. If expansion
takes hold, then the costs rise.
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•The amount of
fixed costs can rise
to the ceiling pretty
quickly, electric
bills, internet,
email, hosting,
maintenance,
paper
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• The drive towards a paperless
and cashless environment should
be the pre cursor to make
business sit up and think
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•Sure, working
at home has its
many
disadvantages
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•but when compared to the
possibly good it can reap, it is a
risk that everyone should take.
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•All you need is a
good dose of self
discipline and
communication
management
involving all
parties who are
working together
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•You also need to look into getting
the basic office equipment set up
around your house and cordon off
a quiet space where you can work
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•As a business
owner or even
an employee,
the benefits are
tangible.
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•The costs will be reduced
tremendously. Stress levels will
decrease and productivity levels
will spike on the crest of a wave.
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•Having your
own virtual
office means
you are taking a
step in the right
direction.
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•In the end of the day, innovation,
technology and money
management are the few pillars of
an effective business model
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•a virtual office
has all these
characteristics
in spades
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•If you need information on
virtual offices, the internet is rife
with websites
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•business who
offer these
services for you
with just a few
clicks of a mouse.
