{"id":4111,"date":"2010-09-15T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.easyoffices.com\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2010-09-15T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T08:00:24","slug":"virtual-office-provider-reveals-big-business-card-no-nos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/business-advice-and-news\/virtual-office-provider-reveals-big-business-card-no-nos","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Office Provider Reveals Big Business Card No Nos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of the UK&#8217;s vast army of small and start-up businesses have no idea what their business card really says about them, claims Davinci Virtual, the UK&#8217;s largest provider of <a title=\"Virtual Offices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">virtual offices<\/a>, telephone answering and virtual PA and staffing solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most SMEs realise the benefits that having a virtual presence at a prestigious business address can deliver to their business,&#8220; comments Steve Golding, Davinci&#8217;s UK General Manager, &#8220;but often overlook the importance of getting the right messages onto their business cards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First impressions are all too important to those running small businesses and poorly thought out business cards can be a real turn-off.  We surveyed some of our 1,500 UK virtual office clients and found that the biggest no-no was to include just a mobile phone number on a card. Use of a landline implied longevity, stability, security and also gave the impression of being a sizeable business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We found that the use of just a mobile number implied the business is small and probably run by a sole-trader. Using a PO Box number for a mailing address also gave potential customers a lack of security and an inability to contact the supplier if dealings did not go as planned. On the other hand, having a <a title=\"London Virtual Offices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/Virtual-Offices\/uk\/London\/London-West-End\" target=\"_blank\">London virtual office<\/a> for example with a central London address implied the business was established and secure and gave potential customers improved peace of mind.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Another indicator to business size was the lack of a web address. &#8220;Most 21st Century businesses have access to a computer and so having a website is viewed as an essential tool of an established business,&#8220; continues Steve Golding. &#8220;Successful businesses are those that have a simple and easy to remember domain name and one that doesn&#8217;t divert to a rival or gets lost in cyberspace if it is miss-typed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Email addresses also reveal a lot about the quality of a business. The most professional addresses use the first initial and last name layout rather than the use of just a first name, which implies the card holder is either the founder of the business or running a very small operation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lastly, the quality of the business card itself also reveals much about a business. Thin shiny cards imply that they were printed by a machine at the local railway station and most businesses overlook the opportunity to print a list of their USPs on the reverse.  Overall, designing and printing a dynamic and entertaining business card is probably one of the best kept secrets in business today.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIND THE PERFECT <a title=\"London Virtual Offices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/Virtual-Offices\/uk\/London\/London-West-End\" target=\"_blank\">LONDON VIRTUAL OFFICES<\/a> THROUGH <a title=\"Easy Offices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EASY OFFICES<\/a>, CALL <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>0800 085 5050 \/ 020 3773 2893<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related Serviced Office Articles:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Related Serviced Office Article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/index.php\/virtual-office-provider-expands-global-network\/4079\/\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Office Provider Expands Global Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Related Serviced Office Article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/index.php\/london-virtual-office-commute-beats-undergroud-strike-chaos\/4072\/\" target=\"_blank\">London Virtual Office Commute Beats Underground Strike Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Related Serviced Office Article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/index.php\/avanta-virtual-office-clients-avoid-london-travel-chaos\/4065\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avanta Virtual Office Clients Avoid London Travel Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of the UK&#8217;s vast army of small and start-up businesses have no idea what their business card really says about them, claims Davinci Virtual, the UK&#8217;s largest provider of virtual offices, telephone answering and virtual PA and staffing solutions. &#8220;Most SMEs realise the benefits that having a virtual presence &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/business-advice-and-news\/virtual-office-provider-reveals-big-business-card-no-nos\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Virtual Office Provider Reveals Big Business Card No Nos<\/span> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[312,612,3326,3336],"class_list":["post-4111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-advice-and-news","category-serviced-offices","tag-business-cards","tag-davinci-virtual","tag-virtual-office","tag-virtual-offices"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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