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Virtual offices & mobile devices – is this the next step for a business?

Virtual offices have made it incredibly easy to work from locations outside of the physical office space. Most people using a virtual office will work from home, or perhaps some kind of shared space. However there are a lot of different types of problems if you have a business that requires you to be on the go – can you work as effectively on a plane or train as you can at home?

When you choose a virtual office package, there are plenty of options in terms of handling calls and post – but what about the practical applications of being completely mobile? You could take a laptop on a train or a plane, but what about using mobile devices like tablets and phones?

In this post we will determine how the modern era of mobile devices can be a great way to be even more mobile in a virtual office.

First Off – Is Mobile Really Ready For Work?

Like we said in the beginning of this post, you can easily bring a laptop to most places and use it for work. But, they are not as mobile as we once felt. The convenience of a high end smartphone or tablet really rivals the basic business laptops in terms of accessibility.

The era of smartphones has meant that there are a lot of ways a business can make use of such devices for work purposes. Reasons that mobile is now ready for work include:

So, the technology is there – as a result, it’s plain to see that mobile devices are a viable option for work when using a virtual office. But what will the future bring?

The Future Of Mobile Offices

One of the coolest things about mobile technology is the implications of what the future will bring. With increased connectivity, it’s likely that we’ll see some major developments that might make mobile devices even more suitable for work.

These developments will likely include:

The practical limitations to working are what’s really important about the future. Those limitations will be ultimately overcome to create an era of accessibility and connectivity that will mean work is even more mobile than ever before.

Make Mobile Work For Your Virtual Office

Choosing a virtual office package to take care of the things in a business that require you to have a fixed location, like mail forwarding and phone services, frees you in a physical sense – and it’s easy to see with the points made above that there are opportunities to go totally mobile and use tablets and phones for work purposes, as well as or instead of laptops and desktops.

What do you think the future of mobile will mean for your business? Please do comment and let us know. If you’d like more great information and updates make sure you check out the rest of our blog, especially the ‘Virtual Office’ section.

By Alex Novakovic at MadeSimple – Follow Alex on Google+

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