David Atkinson – CTO AnsweringService.com <p>The AnsweringService.com Virtual Office was born out of a need to create a professional office space in the heart of the CBD of any given city that accommodated the needs of the mobile professional. What has evolved is a revolution in corporate social responsibility, specifically in the area of reducing corporate environmental impact. A virtual office is essentially a shared office space in which users share office resources, significantly reducing environmental impact and taking positive steps towards social and environmental responsibility.</p><p>Research shows that positive work environments effect productivity but only recently have the corporate sector taken a keen interest in their impact on the environment. The reality of the fact that industrial and commercial energy account for nearly 30% of the U.S. greenhouse emissions has shown the corporate world that they need to take greater responsibility. The U.S. has now taken Europe’s lead with Packaging Recovery Organization, and Take Back Schemes and with the opportunity to share resources through the Virtual Office we now have the solution for a greener planet.</p><p>According to Durham University ‘Energy Conservation Efforts’, a photocopy machine left on overnight uses up enough energy to make 5300 copies and lighting an empty office overnight uses the same amount of energy it takes to boil water for 1000 cups of coffee. The Virtual Office is reducing environmental impact with electronic devices shared by all who use the office. The Virtual Office also ensures that supplies are not mismanaged, overstocked and wasted. What is created is an Office Manager that while looking after the planet takes care of the company ledger.</p> <p>The virtual office is a single office block or floor that is managed like a regular office offering all the things one might find in a prestigious office environment; a professional receptionist and answering service, fax, scanners, printers and photocopy machines, broadband internet and video conferencing facilities, tea and coffee making facilities, and even secretarial services. Offices are rented out for days, hours or even weeks at a time and office resources and materials are shared, significantly reducing environmental impact.</p> <p>Sharing an office also supports the psychological concept of social responsibility by promoting sharing of resources, while still supporting and encouraging technological and financial progress. Sharing heating, air conditioning and kitchen facilities, help reduce waste too and sharing an office also creates a global atmosphere of people coming together to share and re-use common facilities in a way that creates a healthy social and environmental ethos.</p><p>AnsweringService.com has been providing virtual offices and answering services to businesses ranging from sole traders to multinational conglomerates for some time now and their longevity is testimony to their ability to meet the demands of all customers serviced by the company comprehensively.</p> 2009-07-13T02:11:43Z 17 the-virtual-office-corporate-americas-green-solution 2009-09-14T00:51:28Z

Peter Radnai - CEO AnsweringService.com <p>The history of the shared office space may seem new as it is more prevalent in modern society due to financial and environmental impacts of the last few years but it roots started long ago. Many regard “Servcorp” as the mother of the Virtual Office but the shared workspace and sharing of resources dates back to the dawn of civilized man. Capitalism and Socialism intertwine for a progressive approach of incorporating the corporate world with communal ideals. The technologies of the new century have allowed us to evolve to this hybrid state just at the time when Capitalism had seemed to fail us and Socialism was a neglected pipedream.</p><p>The office was the cornerstone of any successful commercial establishment from corporate finance to trade. Technology has changed this. There were 600,000 home computers installed in the mid eighties and in the mid nineties that number increased to 37 million PC’s being sold every year. At first computers were seen as an entertainment device but the introduction of the windows platform allowed PC’s to become a home office tool, the time that professional life was limited to the office had passed.</p><p>Nowadays corporations are run from laptops and blackberries all across the world. The office however still plays an integral part of the business makeup. The home office offers the opportunity for multi-tasking and a comfortable base and now the “virtual office” offers a socialist ideal as well as a capital one, blending concepts of social responsibility through shared resources with economic viability. The virtual office has increased in popularity with traveling business people, those involved in start ups, trades people and most definitely modern professionals.</p> <p>Few clients that use the virtual office have any socio- political agenda when arriving at the decision to use the facilities offered, but progressive thinking caters the new need in the business community for less waste and shared resources without compromising professional quality of business and service. The virtual office has come to symbolize a healthier option for corporate America.</p> <p>For those who use the virtual office, it provides a secure professional environment with all the mod cons any business requires from internet conferencing technology to stationary, from secretarial service to coffee and tea facilities – without the headache, expense and waste of an office being set up and managed for every small business and trade. A professional base is provided for those who only need a part time or temporary office presence and it allows for many to share the use of equipment and space, a thoroughly socialistic concept. It also fully supports an orientation towards success, offering state of the art technology, a prestigious address, a comfortable stylized environment and professional functional support for economic and financial success – capitalism at its best.</p><p>While not standing as a beacon of social progress and consciousness in the business world it is reflecting the coming together of political ideals for the greater good of both parties’ needs and desires. Capitalism is purely not just evil and Socialism can work viably in tandem to support global economic viability. The wave of the future has come, where people can share resources in an intelligent way and take personal responsibility for their own process of self sustainability all from the heart of the CBD.</p> 2009-07-13T02:00:12Z 16 socialism-and-capitalism-unite-for-the-virtual-office 2009-09-07T03:04:50Z

David Atkinson – CTO AnsweringService.com Below is a list showing the most prosperous areas for businesses and careers in the United States in March 2009. Source Forbes.com, Edited by Kurt Badenhausen 1 Raleigh NC 2 Fort Collins CO 3 Durham NC 4 Fayetteville AR 5 Lincoln NE 6 Asheville NC 7 Des Moines IA 8 Austin TX 9 Boise ID 10 Colorado Springs CO 11 Albuquerque NM 12 Oklahoma City OK 13 Wilmington NC 14 Denver CO 15 Huntsville AL 16 San Antonio TX 17 Seattle WA 18 Winston-Salem NC 19 Charlotte NC 20 Boulder CO 21 Eugene OR 22 Little Rock AR 23 Olympia WA 24 Atlanta GA 25 Nashville TN 2009-07-01T01:07:16Z 15 the-most-prosperous-areas-for-business-and-careers-in-the-united-states 2009-09-14T00:52:41Z

David Atkinson – CTO AnsweringService.com <p>AnsweringService.com supplies business owners with a practical cost-effective solution when it comes to outsourcing telecommunications demands of the owner. Supplying clients with a highly professional business service is the achievement of this virtual assistant company. The basic telephone answering service they pride themselves on is coupled with outstanding complete services that assist business owners throughout the U.S. deliver a professional image to their public at a cost effective price.</p><p>The past 18 months has seen many across the United States business community realize it is time to tighten the budget and seek more innovative ways to manage their finances and time management resources if they are to survive the global financial crisis. Staff members existing on the payroll are not a perfect solution in terms of reliability. Overheads as sick leave, holidays, training and individual personal issues can leave employers fighting a losing battle when it comes to staying afloat in tumultuous times.</p><p>AnsweringService.com has facilities for the business owner supplying professional, skilled and reliable office supplies and staff without the risk and investment of the office employee. The growth of this industry is relevant to the satisfaction that it brings to its clientele with total virtual office packages serving all manner of duties in a 24/7 environment.</p><p>Leaders in the industry, AnsweringService.com has the foresight to supply their customers with services like “Virtual Office” with features such as prestigious addresses in the CBD of capital cities throughout the United States, access to meeting rooms that seat 4 to several hundred people, presentation tools for corporate seminars, friendly and skilled receptionists to greet customers, the organization of catering for corporate lunches and the serving of tea and coffee. Secretarial services performed professionally by staff that is proficient in the use of Microsoft Office. Included are the services that accompany the “My Receptionist” packages including professional, customized live phone answering service & message center. The service is supplied at greatly reduced prices in comparison to hiring employees attached to company payroll.</p><p>The virtual office is fast becoming the way successful operators maintain an outstanding corporate image on a shoestring budget. There are 7 day free trial period with no obligations on offer at AnsweringService.com.</p> 2009-06-26T06:23:41Z 13 the-virtual-office-free-7-day-trial 2009-09-14T00:53:16Z

David Atkinson – CTO AnsweringService.com <p>Data for the increasing demand for the virtual office. Interestingly small businesses are not a more significant share of the market. Owners looking for cost effective outsourcing services should contemplate the benefits of implementing answering services into their future business operations.</p><p>Source :Simon Rattray, choregus.co.uk</p> Choregus has collected some really good statistics relating to virtual office. They surveyed leading virtual office companies about the type of customers that use their virtual office services and which product packages that they choose. <br>Type of industry of Virtual Office customers: <br>• 40% – Banking and Finance • 16% – Business Services • 14% – Consultancy • 7% – IT and Telco • 6% – Media/Marketing • 5% – Professional Services • 2% – Entertainment and Leisure <br>Product Chosen by clients <br>• 57% – Full virtual office package • 37% – Mail only package • 6% – Phone answering only 2009-06-26T05:33:39Z 12 statistical-data-on-virtual-office-use 2009-09-14T00:53:52Z

David Atkinson – CTO AnsweringService.com <p>Business owner’s acquiring dependable receptionists is often just a dream these days coupled with the costs of hiring someone to answer your calls and deal with all aspects of your telecommunications duties in your business are substantial and time consuming. In the business services world there is an ever increasing demand for the support service of an answering service.</p><p>Ideal for the real estate agent, consultants, tradesman and other small businesses the outsourcing of telecommunications definitely the perfect fit. By hiring these services who charge a minimal fee over monthly periods you can avoid the problems that come with hiring new staff. Payroll, training them in the aspects of your business, incompetence and unprofessional phone etiquette can be avoided hiring an answering service. You no longer need worry if your receptionist is late, sick or showing up at all to the workplace leaving you high and dry.</p><p>Answering services provide fully trained staff with skilled customer service operators taking all your calls in a professional manner. This will enhance your business in the most important aspect, communication with customers who are the cornerstone of your business longevity and prosperity.</p><p>Most significantly all calls are taken by a live person (not automated) 24/7. Messages are forwarded directly to either you cell or home phone, email, voicemail, fax or sms.</p><p>AnsweringService.com have packages for the lightest of inbound calls, ideal for small businesses interested in a professional contact point for a low cost. More substantial packages to cater for large quantities of calls even multinationals interested in cost cutting and better time management are now seeing the numerous benefits of outsourcing their telecommunications employment.</p><p>AnsweringService.com can start this service for you with a simple phone call and also offer a no obligations 7 day free trial period. This way you can see the rewards this live answering service can bring to your business free of charge before you invest.</p> 2009-06-26T04:54:20Z 11 dependable-receptionists-are-a-phone-call-away 2009-09-14T00:54:23Z

Peter Radnai - CEO AnsweringService.com <p>The 21st century has not bought us the “Jetson” like virtual assistant; while this is still a pipedream Answering Service.com has the service to take care of our business needs. There are many things the computer can do to make life a lot easier for the small business operator, the email reminds people of meetings, the online calendar helps with scheduling, and pop up messages tell employees to complete their required tasks. While we can all thank numerous tasks performed by the computer they still won’t handle the phone and conference calls.</p><p>Hiring your own personal assistant is expensive and time consuming, nowadays hiring “virtual assistants” can be done through a live telephone service AnsweringService.com, a leaders in the market of answering services and virtual offices. They have a system that allows owners to receive important calls and screens ones that can wait. All communications between clients and associates and the owner are handled in a professionally skilled manner. Crucially they save a great deal of money compared to hiring staff to handle all the company calls and are available 24/7.</p><p>They will also relay messages to e-mail, voice-mail and desired phones. They will make sure that the owner never misses an urgent message from a client. The virtual assistant will perform all of this and more for a very monthly rate. AnsweringService.com has different plans ranging from ones that fit small businesses starting out to large businesses with many employees.</p><p>Contact AnsweringService.com for a free 7 day trial.</p> 2009-06-25T08:24:54Z 10 the-virtual-assistant-the-perfect-employee 2009-09-07T03:04:50Z

Peter Radnai - CEO AnsweringService.com <p>Business has evolved from the shop front to online dramatically over the last decade. With global markets uniting and the distance diminishing between our business associates and customers the need for 24 hour access to the company has increased. Also the rates of sole traders needing to have a more professional contact point due to customer expectations has rising drastically. Nowadays if you are to survive you need to be reached at all times from all places. This used to mean hiring a personal assistant or receptionist to perform these tasks. Fortunately there is a cost effective solution to the needs of trades people, small business and large firms and services, it is the “Virtual Voicemail”.</p><p>AnsweringService.com has taken the online facet of business and transformed it into an original service. They are able to take calls from anywhere in the United States and transferring them to anywhere in the globe. A fundamental part of business is voicemail; no one can answer their phone each time it rings and voicemail enables us not to miss important calls. In this economic environment these calls are vital to longevity your businesses prosperity.</p><p>The “Virtual voicemail” is offered so that your voicemail can be accessed anytime, anywhere on the internet or by phone. On phone, the call is transferred to a voicemail that is established by the company, your voicemail then can be checked from a regular phone or online. This allows centralization of all company calls to be accessed easily by all concerned. From the business name, address, telephone numbers to personalized greeting all aspects are tailored to suit.</p> <p>Businesses can also purchase local numbers for all major cities therefore saving on long distance call costs for the customer to your business. The business world has been bought closer by this service and also establishes a much larger market for you.</p> <p>AnsweringService.com has many services that are reasonably priced so that they are affordable to the small business community to operate in a delicate financial environment.</p> 2009-06-25T07:44:52Z 9 increase-your-market-with-virtual-voicemail 2009-09-07T03:04:50Z

Peter Radnai - CEO AnsweringService.com <p>Many small businesses are aware they have a need for a live phone answering service but are unsure how to set the service up. Unfortunately most start by hiring new employees and training them to answer calls. It is costly and time consuming decision that requires great effort on behalf of the business as. Company resources are drained catering for these employees. All this can be easily averted by outsourcing the work to a “Virtual Office”, which can have your calls answered around the clock without the time and price commitment.</p><p>Retaining customers is integral to business success. AnsweringService.com will broaden your business at minimal costs. By utilizing this service you can provide the customers with 24/7 access to your company. Professional representatives trained in communications will handle your calls while giving your customers and associates an environment that satisfies them with their inquiries and simultaneously making them feel important.</p><p>Numerous studies confirm that customers love knowing that are essential and valued to the business, your reputation and ability to satisfy your clients will determine your prosperity and longevity in the market above all.</p><p>Contact AnsweringService.com today for a free 7 day trial.</p> 2009-06-25T07:13:20Z 8 answeringservicecom-has-cost-effective-solutions 2009-09-07T03:04:50Z

Peter Radnai - CEO AnsweringService.com <p>Recently we have become more aware of the need for society to become more conscious of the environmental footprint that we are leaving for future generations. Surprisingly not noted was that by hiring a virtual receptionist you can help save the environment.</p><p>This is possible by not using transportation to and from the office on a daily basis during peak times. When you drive your car, catch a train, bus, ferry or plane you are negatively affecting the planet. Additionally you also personally save time that can be used in more productive manner and hence more value to the business. Did you know that traveling during non-peak hour times can save half your travel time also halving your gas bill as well? This is great for the environment but pleasing for your bank balance as well.</p><p>You can do tasks at home by using services such as AnsweringService.com You no longer need to spend all your time in the office, because this virtual office can provide your business with an exceptional image by having your phones answered professionally and promptly and save large amounts of time and money and have a positive affect on the world we live in.</p><p>AnsweringService.com will divert calls to your home and cell phones or their live receptionists can record detailed duplicated messages. This is also a great method of screening your calls and gives you the freedom to prioritize your time spent with associates and customers. The messages are dispatched to you by sms, email, and voicemail or fax as soon as the client hangs up so you can receive the message immediately. Call today for a free 7 day trial period.</p> 2009-06-25T07:10:27Z 7 help-save-the-environment-with-a-virtual-assistant 2009-09-07T03:04:50Z