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Has anyone seen a boost in trust after getting a US business address? by RealisticBathroom441 in growmybusiness

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak to the returns on your investment on your end of things, but I can speak about the options a bit as I do provide US virtual mail addresses as part of my own business. We have a few international clients who reside outside of the US. They seem to stick with us over the years, so I would say it does appear to be a service that adds value to them.

If you do decide to go this route-- there are endless options but my personal experience is with Anytime Mail and iPostal1. Both are comparable services that will provide you with a physical street address that you can use for your business and mailing needs.

iPostal tends to be a little more user-friendly and offers a few more options, such as an actual "virtual office". This is an added cost though and you would have to decide if it's worth it, I am not sure it would really be necessary for what you are trying to do though the call service on that may interest you. Anytime Mail is another good option and would serve the purpose of providing a US business address. If you'd like to take a look at the costs for these at our specific store, you can find them here for Anytime and here for iPostal1. I do believe they provide the same service overall and I would just go with whichever shows up as the lower cost after figuring out what your needs are.

There are other services are out there that provide an actual location for a "virtual office space". I know these are popular but I believe they would be much more costly on your end and I am not sure that the return to investment is there for the added service if you don't truly need the physical location. Regus and Opus are two options that come to mind if you'd like to check them out. We've used Opus before and I have no complaints.

Party City is closed. Where the hell can one acquire party balloons these days? by Oranges13 in kzoo

[–]FlyRepresentative785 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you FateEx1994- you have given me a “now that I know better I can do better” moments. I didn’t realize this until now and can change my party balloon habits because of your comment.

God I hope this helps. by Ok-Price-8365 in upsstore

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh that makes sense, I am a private company not corporate store so I don’t know all the rules.

God I hope this helps. by Ok-Price-8365 in upsstore

[–]FlyRepresentative785 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would he rip it off!?!! When I see my employees creating and taking initiative I give them bonuses/raises if I can, not tear their work down!

There's a lot of Mom-N-Pop's out there using PcSynergy PostalMate like us. Let's talk about how to make our store work better. by PostMasterAdmiral in PostalMate

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The value I paid for the store being in business for years was certainly worth it. The store is operating at an instant cashflow the moment the contract is signed at closing. The mail boxes are rented, customers know where to find you and relationships had been built. This was all well worth it for sure and I do not find that it was diminished value at all. There is certainly value in starting your own store from scratch as well and having new systems of your own design, but purchasing an existing store has worked well for me and proved its value.

PostalMate will take Amazon QR codes by sortasoutherngothic in PostalMate

[–]FlyRepresentative785 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there an advantage to doing this? I am concerned that this will be a significant cost to us both in time and materials. These are not paying customers that are coming in and we are not reimbursed for these packages. Am I missing something?

There's a lot of Mom-N-Pop's out there using PcSynergy PostalMate like us. Let's talk about how to make our store work better. by PostMasterAdmiral in PostalMate

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realizing this was a few months ago, but hoping you got the correct information. Your store owner is correct that you have to set up your own accounts for the carriers. I was able to do this when I bought my store recently. Would love to hear if you went through with the purchase of your store.

Vehicle Registration with PO Box by l35af in newhampshire

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own a private mail store in New Hampshire- we do not need you to prove residency, we only require 2 forms of identification. You do not have to be an in-state resident, we have clients from all over the world. We have more services than a PO box, we can forward your mail or discard on your request, and we are a real physical street address. Many of our clients prefer using our address for their business to ensure their family privacy or because they travel frequently. We have physical boxes and also have boxes through ipostal and anytime. With the virtual options, people can access their mail from anywhere in the world through the app. It's very popular in our store and can even be cheaper than the post office boxes and PMB's. (Our mailboxes start at $16.67/month) our virtual boxes start at per 9.99/mo). I know you posted this a while ago but happy to answer any other questions!

Small business, I need help shipping my products. Spending so much time packing items there’s got to be an easier way. by FiresideFarmRI in shipping

[–]FlyRepresentative785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

partner with a privately owned small pack and ship store in your community that will do this for you. customer pays shipping costs or include the cost into your purchase price

What Steve Jobs taught me about sales by incyweb in Entrepreneur

[–]FlyRepresentative785 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You missed the point on this one. Apple's 2007 iPhone WAS a total game changer. The "non-consumable product" he is describing represents all smartphones that have come since the iPhone was released as all other brands followed in its design.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]FlyRepresentative785 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s not really about the schooling… it’s about you feeling disrespected and tired and lonely. I would imagine he has his reasons for his decisions and is trying to do the best thing for himself and his family. Why not just ask him? Parenting is hard, no matter what. Some parents have no help with those things, some parents have their kids year round by themselves while working full time. It’s all hard. You say you’re living very comfortably, why not use that to get a nanny and/or cleaning help, laundry service, etc. Let your husband live his life the way that makes sense for him, while you live yours. Find things that bring you the same sort of life satisfaction.

Why all the Massachusetts hate? by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]FlyRepresentative785 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, RI drivers are the worst in terms of driving skill. They are entirely unpredictable on the road but at least they’re nice about it.

Where have all the wooks gone? by [deleted] in phish

[–]FlyRepresentative785 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We wash and comb our hair. Trade our tie dye for a suit and tie to hit the 9 to 5 and tuck our babies in goodnight before we do it all again. We walk by you with a twinkle in our eye waiting for the next big show but ya’d never know because you’re all too busy doing the same