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If you own your own business, but still have the time and resources to travel the world, then it’s highly likely that your business travels with you. In today’s connected world, it’s never been easier to stay in touch with your customers and colleagues.
From Birmingham to Bangkok, and from Wellington to Wycombe, if you’re looking to expand internationally and give yourself a bigger brand globally, nothing can help you achieve that like a variety of today’s available products and services. Here are our top three ways to expand your business, without the cost of an international office.
1) Get yourself an international city number
Regardless of where your office is based, using a virtual international geographic number will enable you to look like you have an office in a city of your choice from all over the world. With literally thousands of available locations, a virtual telephone number lets you accept calls on a number of your choice, before forwarding all of the calls through to your existing landline or mobile phone.
With built-in call statistics available, you’ll be able to tell which countries you’re beginning to pick up traction in, as well as keep on top of which offices might warrant further expansion!
2) Appeal to the whole country with an international toll-free number
A city number will appeal to a particular city, giving you a base of operations. However an international toll-free number will really establish your credibility in a country of your choice by appealing to an entire nation.
Much like the equivalent 0800 number in the UK, toll-free numbers offer a free phone call to everyone in your chosen country. One of the most popular is the 1-800 number, which is widely used across the United States and Canada.
Using one of these numbers across a large landmass such as the United States will help you appeal to the entire country without needing to pinpoint a base of operations. In some cases these will work even better than a virtual city number. If you’re trying to appeal to buyers in New York, they may not respond to a local 702 Las Vegas area code.
3) Open up a virtual office in your chosen city
With the ever-increasing rise in startup businesses, how do you stand out from the competition when it comes to appealing to customers? Your chosen target customers may not choose to buy from you if it looks like you’re based abroad, choosing to order from a company in their own country instead. In addition to a virtual landline number, consider opening up a virtual office in your chosen destination. This can have the effect of making it look like you have a real, managed office in your target market.
For example, if you travel to France a lot and want to attract more French customers, it can be very easy to set yourself up with an office address in Paris. This office will be a real location where mail can be sent, before it is sorted and forwarded on to you, wherever you are. It will be an address you can put on your website and list as your French headquarters, and your customers need never know you might not have ever set foot there.
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