How to Use a Post Office Box for Business
Successful small businesses know that it is important to have a business mailing address for conducting business. For home-based businesses, using your home address may be tempting, but it can cause misplaced correspondence and open you up to privacy and security problems.
Obtaining a post office box for your business easily separates your business mail and presents a more professional appearance. As an added bonus, you may receive your business mail faster in a post office box than if it comes to a standard residential or business address.
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Select a convenient post office where you would like your post office box to be located. Choose a post office that has boxes available and that is convenient so you can check it frequently.
If no USPS location is convenient for you, obtain a post office box from a mailing service like The UPS Store. A third-party post office box company will also provide you with a physical mailing address and the ability to accept FedEx and UPS shipments.
If you prefer having a prestige street address and would like more personalized service, use a digital mail room service like Earth Class Mail that allows you to process your mail over the Internet.
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Sign up for a business post office box. Boxes have different prices according to the size you need. If you do not currently have a large volume of mail, get a box big enough to allow for growth. If you anticipate a large volume of mail or packages, get one of the largest boxes.
You can always increase the size of your post office box if it gets too small, but you will have to notify anyone who routinely sends you correspondences about the box number change.
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Use your post office box address for all business correspondence and communications. Place your new business post office box address on your website, on your letterhead and on your business cards. Any place where you use an address for your business should use your post office box.
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Select who can pick up your mail. Give keys to your post office box to any employee or family member who may pick up your business mail. Since swift correspondence and timely customer service are keys to business success, you should establish a routine schedule for frequent mail pickup.
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