{"id":5041,"date":"2014-10-28T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.jaysuites.com\/blog\/go-virtual-office\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T18:54:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:54:14","slug":"go-virtual-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.jaysuites.com\/blog\/go-virtual-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of a Virtual Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Though one can attribute the rise of the virtual office to the increasing popularity of virtualization \u2013 which is quickly taking over every aspect of our lives \u2013 here at Jay Suites, we\u2019d like to think of a virtual office as a cost-effective alternative to full time office space. Let\u2019s face it, the economic downturn, although largely reversed, has spurred a wave of layoffs. Rather than continuing to compete for virtually nonexistent employment opportunities, many of these newly-freed employees decided to join another movement: entrepreneurship. This sounds great, but without much growth in office space, the wave of new organization formation translated to an increasing number of companies with limited capital trying to cram into the ever-crowded (particularly crowded here in Manhattan!) office spaces.<\/p>\n

If you own, work, or otherwise represent a fresh-in-the-scene firm and have found yourself jammed \u2013 for what seemed like eternity \u2013 between the seemingly infinite rents of NYC\u2019s office space and the amateurish image of working from home, you\u2019re in luck. Grab a coffee, sit back and let us introduce NYC\u2019s efficient answer to the never-ending office space gridlock \u2013 and why it will be great for you.<\/p>\n

10. You\u2019ll look rich and famous
\nTrue to its description, a virtual office everything that comes with a traditional office, except the actual workspace. You\u2019ll have an address, phone with voicemail, fax number, even a receptionist if you choose (see #2, below) \u2013 basically everything that a company with office space in NYC would have. You can use all of these to establish your business identity with potential customers, suppliers, and partners, while running your business from your home or local Starbucks. Other than you, nobody needs to know that it\u2019s a virtual office.<\/p>\n

9. You can set your own mail days (and hours)…
\nTired of checking mail daily? Who isn\u2019t? With a virtual office, you\u2019ll pick up any incoming mail at your convenience. Mail sent to your new address is sorted and set aside, for whenever you\u2019re ready (hint: some of it might be time-sensitive, so we recommend not to get too lazy about it).<\/p>\n

8. …or opt for the snail way (also known as mail-forwarding)
\nIf you are going to get very lazy about picking up your mail, we recommend to sign up for automatic mail forwarding. With this royal-treatment option enabled, we sort, set aside, and then re-mail your mail to your address of (real) residence. Of course, this add-on feature costs a little more than its counterpart. After all, it is a royal treatment!<\/p>\n

7. You\u2019ll never have to answer telemarketing calls…
\nWhether you sign up for call answering & screening (see #2, below) or choose standard voicemail, you\u2019ll never have to deal with unsolicited calls again. Depending on your setup, calls to your assigned phone number will automatically route to either the receptionist or voicemail. So any telemarketers, salespeople or other cold callers will simply never reach you Again. Ever. We mean it.<\/p>\n

6. …or deal with a fax ad stream
\nWe all loved the facsimile, until marketers figured out how to turn this innocent communications gadget into a non-stop advertising machine. Enter the virtual fax number. While you\u2019ll still receive faxes (rejecting those defeats the purpose of setting up a fax number), with a virtual number, the faxes will forward to your e-mail. Got an unsolicited fax? Just hit the \u201ctrash\u201d button and you\u2019ll never see a paper trail again.<\/p>\n

5. You can receive packages
\nBy now, you\u2019re probably thinking that a virtual office is similar to a USPS PO Box. Right? Wrong. Many freight carriers won\u2019t deliver packages to PO Boxes, due to infamous space constraints. With a virtual office, this isn\u2019t the case. Yes, you can receive a reasonable amount of packages and yes, we will hold them for you. Best of all, Jay Suites\u2019 addresses will never be rejected because our spaces are secure and guarded 24\/7. You could turn us into a small warehouse if you wanted, just keep in mind that at that point, storage fees may apply.<\/p>\n

4. You\u2019ll have meeting space
\nNo, your coffee hasn\u2019t kicked your imagination into overdrive (yet) \u2013 yes, you\u2019re reading correctly \u2013 you\u2019ll have meeting space! If you\u2019re thinking, \u201cbut you said everything except the workspace,\u201d you\u2019re right: everything except the workspace (not meeting space). Accordingly, most Jay Suites virtual office plans come with at least some conference room time included. The amount varies by plan, but if you expect to have meetings, buying the time in advance can amount to huge savings (by the way, if you haven\u2019t seen Jay Suites\u2019 meeting rooms, you really should check them out at least virtually, here). If you\u2019re not sure, you can always start out with a simpler plan, and upgrade even before your initial term ends.<\/p>\n

3. You can forward your voicemail (and extensions) too!
\nYes, you can: get an e-mail notification about every new voicemail, with the message as an attachment, or set up your number to forward calls based on the extensions dialed (or both). In either case, you\u2019ll be fully-equipped to respond to incoming phone calls precisely how you want. It\u2019s your number, after all!<\/p>\n

2. You\u2019ll \u2013 finally \u2013 have a receptionist!
\nThough this super-royal-treatment feature involves additional monthly fees, we still think it\u2019s worth mentioning as the value trumps the traditional cost of this feature (more on this in #1, below). With Jay Suites\u2019 virtual offices plans, you can finally have a real, live receptionist to answer phone calls \u2013 in your company\u2019s name, of course \u2013 and even take messages for you (you\u2019ll probably still have to screen out cold callers). It saves time, saves headaches, and can be included with most of our virtual office plans.<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019ll save tons of money
\nWe started this story lamenting about nonexistent budgets, so let us now come full circle: Jay Suites\u2019 virtual office plans <\/a>start at just $75\/month. We promised NYC\u2019s plan to release the office space congestion problem will be effective \u2013 and we delivered.<\/p>\n

Sold? We knew you would be. Go ahead and sign up <\/a>for one of Jay Suites\u2019 virtual office plans here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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