When it comes to starting up a business, you may not have thought too much about setting up a professional address. After all, if your main work office is in the back room of your house and you take all your calls on your personal cell phone, what’s the point in getting a separate address? 

Having a professional business address for your start up company is actually important. There are several benefits of creating a professional business address, the least of which is that you won’t be getting all that work mail to your home address. 

Below, we’ve compiled just a few reasons why you should look into getting a professional business address or a virtual office in Orlando.

1. Business Credibility

Having a physical address that can be listed in search results is a huge benefit. When your business doesn’t have an address, some customers may not think of your business as being very credible. 

With an actual address for your business, you automatically gain more credibility and customers often feel more comfortable contacting you.

2. Home Privacy

When all your work mail is being sent to your house, you’re not only reminded about your business at all hours of the day, but you also have no privacy. Even if you don’t directly contact your customers or hand out your address, there is always that lack of privacy that comes with connecting your home and work office to the same address.

If you continue to use your home address for your business, your address will go public at some point. Businesses need a public address for credibility like we mentioned above, and if you choose to use your home address, then all your customers and anyone who searches for your business will be able to find you.

3. Licensing Problems

If your business doesn’t have an address, there could be licensing problems. Some states require you to have a license in order to run a business and when this happens, you’ll be required to present an address. 

Unfortunately, most states won’t accept a residential address which means you can’t use your home. You also may not be able to use a PO Box depending on where you live, so your only other option is to find a physical location to call your office.

4. Better Organization

While some people are capable of keeping their home life and work life separate even when both are done from the same location, it can still get frustrating or confusing. After a while, you may not be able to relax at home if you’re reminded of all the work waiting to be done every time you pass your office. It can also be difficult to separate work documents from home documents as well as mail.

Keeping two separate addresses (and therefore two separate locations) for both work and home can do wonders for your physical and mental organization. It’s much easier to find work files when you know they’re sitting on your desk at the office instead of possibly sitting on the kitchen counter at home.

5. It’s More Professional

Having a separate business address is simply more professional. You can hold meetings, whether virtual or physical, from a more professional area and customers know your business is legit. Giving your home address tells future clients that you’re just starting up and while this may be true, it may cause more harm than good in the long run.

Conclusion

Choosing to get a professional business address can sound like a hassle. It’s understandable that you wouldn’t think of it right off the bat, but getting a professional business address will definitely save you some stress in the future and give your business an overall more professional feel.