The inner monologue of a virtual office.
I’ve been looking around for a virtual office recently, just so that when I print out business cards, at least it will look more professional.
My original idea was to rent a PO Box from the post office, but who would take you seriously if you had a PO Box address as your office address?
A virtual office provides services at different costs, depending on your needs. The most expensive of these costs is when you have a serviced office which you can use to conduct meetings with clients. The virtual office business will charge you an hourly rate for the use of the meeting room and you will have to book in advance.
The other services you can pay for are mail forwarding, secretary service (someone will actually answer your call and can be taught to answer basic questions about your business, product or service) and fax/ telephone services.
The benefits of using a virtual office in Malaysia are:
- You can register your business address as theirs and use it on your business card. (You can even register their business address with SSM)
- Your business will have an address in good location. (This helps build credibility and prospects may take you more seriously. Virtual offices usually are located in good locations in KL and PJ)
- You don’t need to pay rent. (You can hire the serviced office on a pay as you go basis)
- You have a fax/ telephone number that clients can contact. (Faxes can be forwarded automatically to your email, but if you use their telephone number, you’ll have to pay for the secretary services as well.)
- You can work from home but no one will know… haha.
The cons of a virtual office are:
- You think you have an office, but you actually DON’T. (But hopefully if you start making money in your business, then you can go buy or rent a REAL office… oh how we dream)
Depending on your budget, there are plenty of serviced/ virtual office services you can pay for in Malaysia. Some are more affordable than others, but they should all offer a professional service.
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Hi William, do you have any good recommendation on virtual office services?
Hi Ervin, sorry for the late reply… I am currently using receptionist.com.my. I pay around RM280 per year just for their fax forwarding and mail collection services.
I also use their business address on my business card (Plaza Damas Address, Mont Kiara).
They have other services as well, such as receiving calls, renting meeting rooms etc. What were you looking to do with the office?
Hi William, I was thinking to have business address from virtual office services maybe for business card.
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Hi Ervin, this place I’m using can be used for exactly that purpose. It’s what I did for my business card too.