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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Getback on April 04, 2011, 01:44:11 AM
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I was starting to order my business cards tonight. Then it struck me, Should I use an address? I won't have clients here at the house but still it was bothering me. I was thinking about using the address section to further define the business.
Any input would be welcome.
Thanks!
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If you plan on receiving mail I recommend you put the address on it.
Also business cards looks weird without an address.
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With my cards I only use a P.O.Box number....not sure what you guys call them...
If you don't have a post box you will need some form of address to receive mail
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If you plan on receiving mail I recommend you put the address on it.
Also business cards looks weird without an address.
That's a darn good point!! Especially payment for services assuming its not sent directly to my checking.
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Get a drop box for mail. You'll need it.
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Glad I could help :salute
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A PO box is dirt cheap at the post office and it has the nice advantage of getting mail service very early in the day instead of waiting for the little truck to finally wander past.
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A PO box is dirt cheap at the post office and it has the nice advantage of getting mail service very early in the day instead of waiting for the little truck to finally wander past.
On my way to the post office.
Folks you have been great! I wonder how I missed something so basic. LOL.
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when I see a PO Box, first thing I wonder is what are they trying to hide?
use your real address, that way clients can do any checking they might want to (or be required to by law). ie. company registration, credit checks, membership of professional bodies, criminal background checks, money laundering etc etc.
edit: on the money laundering thing, we are now obliged to do a sanctions check on all our clients against the HMT list (database of individuals suspected of involvement with terrorism, international organised crime etc.)
I checked myself and got flagged!
Apparently I might be ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor. even though I'm pretty sure he's in a UN jail in Holland somewhere at the moment.
Why did I get flagged? Because about 10 years ago I lived at an address in Charles Street ... :rolleyes:
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when I see a PO Box, first thing I wonder is what are they trying to hide?
use your real address, that way clients can do any checking they might want to (or be required to by law). ie. company registration, credit checks, membership of professional bodies, criminal background checks, money laundering etc etc.
edit: on the money laundering thing, we are now obliged to do a sanctions check on all our clients against the HMT list (database of individuals suspected of involvement with terrorism, international organised crime etc.)
I checked myself and got flagged!
Apparently I might be ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor. even though I'm pretty sure he's in a UN jail in Holland somewhere at the moment.
Why did I get flagged? Because about 10 years ago I lived at an address in Charles Street ... :rolleyes:
Dang, that makes sense too!
I'm sure glad I brought my thoughts here.
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If you have room perhaps you could put both addresses?
The way I see it, it shows that you 1) not afraid to show your real address,
clearing up RT's thoughts, and 2) you would have two places to collect mail
(IE you don't get one inbox swamped or something).
Just a thought. <-- zero experience business noob
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If you have room perhaps you could put both addresses?
The way I see it, it shows that you 1) not afraid to show your real address,
clearing up RT's thoughts, and 2) you would have two places to collect mail
(IE you don't get one inbox swamped or something).
Just a thought. <-- zero experience business noob
No room on the card for that. However, my invoice can list a p.o. box.
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I picked my new cards up from the printer's the other day. The paper is bone, and the type is Sillian Braille.
Very nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y
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My business has a PO Box. The USPS won't deliver reliably to the hangar and after enough lost pieces of mail enough was enough. Send it to the post office that's on the way to work, pick it up and life is good. This also enables multiple employees to get the mail on their way in so if one person isn't going in another can get access to whatever they might need.
When I'm on a trip and having something delivered I'll have it sent there. I'm on a first name basis with the folks at my local post office with all the mail holds I do to where I live if I'm going to be gone longer than 4-5 days. This way it's not risking sitting out on my doorstep and being swiped (Springfield Armory M1A buttstock cleaning kit someone got for free off my doorstep) or damaged by being out in the elements. It really makes life easy and it's not expensive...a hundred something for the year for the one I got. Bigger items they put in the larger lock boxes and leave a key in your PO box.
All this running around makes me think I need a secretary. Or a wife. I'll go with the secretary :D
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I picked my new cards up from the printer's the other day. The paper is bone, and the type is Sillian Braille.
Very nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y
:lol :lol :lol :lol The thing is I can see business egos doing this.
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You need a card like mine, otherwise it will just be CARP!
http://youtu.be/4YBxeDN4tbk (http://youtu.be/4YBxeDN4tbk)
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I picked my new cards up from the printer's the other day. The paper is bone, and the type is Sillian Braille.
Very nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y
Well played, sir. :lol
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I wouldn't list my home address on a business card unless I planned on seeing customers/clients at the house. I'm not going to expose my family to potential hassles or harassment by listing my home on a business card.
I had some cards made up a while ago and I did not include an address, but then again they were for professional contacts, business cards for my own business. If I do consulting or contract work from home in the future, I'll probably use a p.o. box or mail forwarding service.
And to counter the "what are they hiding" argument against p.o. boxes, nothing screams "amateur hour!" quite like a residential address on a business card.
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I picked my new cards up from the printer's the other day. The paper is bone, and the type is Sillian Braille.
Very nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y
This was the first thing that crossed my mind when I read the title! :lol
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By the way, the cheapest place to get a business card is Vistaprint.Com.
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btw Ive never had an address on a business card or email sig - it really depends on the nature of your business. eg you run a shop, you need people to visit to buy stuff, you need an address. you're in purchasing and you deal with suppliers who need to send you samples, you need the address.
My business has a PO Box. The USPS won't deliver reliably to the hangar and after enough lost pieces of mail enough was enough
thats a nightmare for a business. At my home address I havent had many problems with couriers, but the Royal Mail postmen are bananas round here, they treat the job like lazy paperboys. I get probably about 80% of my mail. 20% of my mail is for other addresses. I have a 2011 national census form here. I also have 3 others for different addresses. you would have thought that a fairly important part of a postman's job would be puttng the right mail in the right letterbox. :rolleyes:
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What is the type of business you are promoting?
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The less you can say and still get the point across the better. No address everyone has email. and a phone #
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Check on a drop box. With some you can list the physical address instead of a PO Box.