Consider what aspects of your service-driven company best

Consider what aspects of your service-driven company best lend themselves to a hands-off approach. Perhaps a telephone consultation would provide a method to deliver a portion of your services to clients. If you think outside the box, you will be able to discover additional ways to provide your services and expand your business possibilities.

Referral/recruitment companies: This type of company is sometimes referred to as multi-level marketing, or MLM. Despite its unsavory reputation, the MLM industry does offer some viable opportunities for those who research companies carefully and plan accordingly. Many MLM programs are indeed scams, but some are legitimate business ventures.

Passion is the most important aspect of a successful MLM business. If you don't love the product, you will not be able to convince others to invest in it. Fortunately, there is a range of MLM products to suit every taste; so if you're interested in multi-level marketing you will have no problem finding one you're passionate about.

Of course, MLM companies are especially suited to a virtual corporation. Many of the legitimate programs revolve around e-books and e-courses, which are the core components of web commerce. In many aspects, MLM businesses are the ultimate product-driven company models optimized for the internet.

Specialty/niche companies: If you have worked in a particular industry for a long time, or have extensive knowledge in a particular area, your company may involve dealing in specific products or services that would only be of interest to others in the same industry. For example, if you are involved in the restaurant industry and create or design tabletop displays for food service establishments, only restaurants would be interested in your offerings.

The good news for specialty and niche companies is that a virtual corporation allows you to expand your boundaries and reach potential clients all over the world. Because you can target your marketing and make your web site available to anyone with internet access, the web is the perfect home for specialty businesses. Work at making your virtual corporation look big online, and you will find yourself a prospering global company!

The virtual potential of your business is ultimately up to you. Going online with your company and building a professional presence is an inexpensive and effective way to expand your business.

Home Office 101: How to set up your base of operations

Your home office is the focal point of your virtual corporation. There are many important considerations in setting up an effective home office. Of course, there is also a list of benefits a mile long to working out of the home: no traffic or commuting time, little to no overhead expenses, the freedom of flexible hours, money saved on wardrobe and meals, and so much more.

Your home office can be a technology paradise - or a comfy chair and tea.

You don't need to own a house in order to have a home office. Whether you live in a studio apartment, a trailer, a townhouse, or a sprawling country estate, the beauty of working from home is the flexibility. With planning, you can construct a home office anywhere.