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Agatha Singer

Adding More Personality and Professionalism to Your Home-Run Business

July 20, 2018

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When you are running a business from home, there are so many things we can do nowadays to harness technology, and whether this is utilizing the power of blogs, or having a more direct relationship with your customers, one of the difficult things that can occur is being mobile. Whether this is shipping products, going to people’s homes, or just having a personal presence, you’ve got to make the most of the real world from time to time, but what are the best ways to do this when you are running a business out of your home to provide a professional, as well as a personal, image?

Sufficient Access to Mobility

Depending on your client base, you may have to go that little bit further to ensure the customer is satisfied. So, if you are shipping items out of your own home, that little personal touch where you go to their door may very well be the thing that gets a dedicated customer. It is easy to forget, not everybody is on the internet! In which case, mobile payment options, like on www.merchantmachine.co.uk will be an essential option. But if you are trying to embody that personal touch by delivering door to door, you need a vehicle that’s good quality and will go the distance, not an old banger!

Making Yourself Contactable in Every Way

If you have a look at those homegrown companies that pride themselves on sourcing natural products, or a personal touch, a lot of the time, you will see their details put all over the products. It’s not just about providing an email address on the website anymore; it’s about ensuring you are contactable, night and day. If you are at the point where you are shifting many units of your product, it might be time to work with a packaging design company that can lay out all the relevant information in an easy-to-read fashion, which isn’t as easy as you think. You can browse www.clsmith.com for some information on packaging design to get some inspiration, but when it comes to ensuring you are contactable, your product is always the best advertisement for your business, but also the best way to provide all of the relevant information.

Turning Your Home into a Place of Business

And as you’re running the business out of your own home, are you going to be meeting a lot of clients? If you get to the point where you are doing more personal dealings with suppliers and the like, you need to present a professional image, so, is your home the best place to do business? While you can take advantage of virtual offices, or rent some space to set up a meeting, if you are serious about turning your home business into something a lot bigger, it is time to take everything a bit more seriously. You’re not a glorified eBay or Etsy seller anymore! Think about transforming your home office into something that can store your products, but is also a place that exudes professionalism.

As so many people who run a business from home do it out of necessity, that’s not to say you can’t make it a more professional operation, by putting forth your personality, but adding that little extra layer of organization.

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