by David Chan

Creating a cheap virtual office is the smart way to run a new business. If you're a smallbusiness owner like me, chances are you don't have a lot of money to spend on fancyoffices, high priced receptionists and swanky furniture. Even if the economy were to pick up, it's still a prudent idea to keep expenses low and avoid spending money on unnecessaryitems.However, telephones, computers and the Internet are indispensable items for any smallbusiness. They are the lifeblood of any company, new or old. But, of course, there is the BIGsystem way and the cheap virtual office way. I prefer the cheap virtual office way whichactually makes it look like we're a BIG company.In my company I use a product calledRingCentral.It is what some people call a virtual PBX. It took me a long time to research and settle on this service. I must have looked at over 10different solutions, including some inhouse hardware versions which, of course, were far toocostly and hard to maintain.RingCentral is the perfect solution for a cheap virtual office phone system. You get one 800# and, if you prefer, a local number. In addition, you also get a dedicated fax number. And,