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Running a Business
By Joanna Heep
January 18, 2022
Small business guide: How to build your brand online
Developing your brand builds a strong foundation for your business. It’s how your customers and potential customers will see you, interact with you, and remember you. A successful brand strategy will set your business up for growth.
Product
By Joanna Heep
January 17, 2022
What is a virtual mailbox? And how does virtual mail work?
Virtual mailboxes make postal mail paperless. With a virtual mailbox, your incoming mail gets sorted and scanned, and you receive a digital copy. Once you have a virtual mailbox, you can access your mail 24/7 from any device, anywhere.
Running a Business
By Casey Shaeffer
January 15, 2022
How can I innovate to scale my business?
As a small business owner, there will come a time when you’ll have to think about growth.
Product
By Renee Cottrell
January 12, 2022
What is a Virtual Address?
A virtual address can give you many things: a chance to register a business in a different city, freedom from limiting you to a physical space, and give you access to your mail remotely if you combine it with a virtual mailbox.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
January 10, 2022
How to make your mail do more with API and easy integrations
We give you the power to take documents you receive in the mail and use them in other ways through a selection of software integrations and our API key.
Running a Business
By Marlene Romo Flores
January 3, 2022
Goal Setting, vision boards, and planning your new year
Here are three ways to plan your business goals for 2022
Lifestyle
By Joanna Heep
December 27, 2021
5 steps to declutter your home or office in 2022
New year, new you? We start the year with good intentions. For 2022, let’s switch it up from going to the gym 3 times a week or trying a trending juice cleanse to a different type of self-care—removing clutter in your life.
Company Updates
By Sara Yonker
December 27, 2021
In 2021, we made mail greener, easier, and more organized
Earth Class Mail receives mail for thousands of customers. These individuals and businesses would be dealing with piles of paper mail had their virtual mailbox not been there to make life a little easier for them this year.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Sara Yonker
December 22, 2021
Where is my mail? Find out with instant notifications
We can’t see in the future or use X-ray vision, but we have a few new tools that get us close to that when it comes to something far from the cutting edge of technology - your postal mail.
Postal Mail
By Joanna Heep
December 20, 2021
Is the post office open on Christmas?
With the holidays in full force, the spike in shipping demands overload USPS and other mail delivery services. At the same time, USPS reduces hours of operation during the holidays.
Postal Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 16, 2021
USPS First-Class Package
If you ever needed to ship a package quickly and conveniently, you probably wondered what the easiest and most convenient delivery option was.
Postal Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 16, 2021
How long does USPS forward mail?
Planning to move soon? Whether you plan to relocate permanently or temporarily, it’s always recommended to notify USPS
Security
By Tere Kovacs
December 15, 2021
Prevent porch pirates and steer other thieves away!
Each time the thieves come out, we find ways to stage a counterattack with the help of new technology, security services, and prevention techniques. Here’s how you can prevent becoming a victim.
Lifestyle
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 14, 2021
P.O. Box change of address
Planning to move soon? Moving is a stressful and busy time. It’s easy to forget you need to forward your mail.
Postal Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 14, 2021
USPS P.O. Box
Are you moving out of your old home before your new one is ready? Or are you planning to stay in temporary places between moves?
USPS
By Marlene Romo Flores
December 13, 2021
Last-minute online shopping that can arrive by Christmas
This year Green Monday is on December 13th. Here’s how to shop the Green Monday sales and pick the right shipping options so your gifts arrive by Dec. 24.
Virtual Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 9, 2021
How long does USPS Priority Mail take?
Most individuals and small businesses make frequent visits to the post office. Especially small business owners often send goods, advertise their service, or send invoices.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
December 8, 2021
Is holiday shipping more expensive? Here’s what to expect and how to save
To combat the influx of packages and mail this holiday season, the USPS instituted a temporary holiday surcharge for much of the mail processed. These hikes went into effect back in October, but will expire in early January.
Postal Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 7, 2021
How long does First-Class Mail take?
Waiting for an important piece of mail? If so, you are probably wondering how long it will take until you get it. As the world becomes more and more digital, we are used to getting most services instantly.
Virtual Mail
By Renee Cottrell
December 6, 2021
Get a virtual address in New York City without paying rent
Running a successful business in the digital world can come down to how well you relate to the clients you want to reach.
Security
By Tere Kovacs
December 1, 2021
Use your phone to shop online? Here’s 4 ways to make it safe.
With a 47% increase in eCommerce sales, more retailers are offering incentives and rewards to their online shoppers. But when it comes to shopping online, are you safe from cybersecurity threats when you shop from your phone?
Company Updates
By Renee Cottrell
November 24, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving From Earth Class Mail
As Thanksgiving approaches, we are reminded of all the great things we have here at Earth Class Mail to appreciate: our customers, our team, and places we live around the world.
Running a Business
By Sara Yonker
November 22, 2021
How one expat runs his U.S. business from another country
By all accounts, Will Gadea had made it. After starting out working in graphic design and theatre, he found a niche in digital animation and built a thriving business in New York City, where his studio won jobs from clients such as Ford and Verizon.
Product
By Joanna Heep
November 22, 2021
Six things you’ll thank your virtual mailbox for doing
It’s the season of giving thanks. We have plenty of things to be thankful for–but we can also thank our virtual mailbox for making our lives a little easier. Considering digitizing your mail? Here are six reasons you’ll be thankful you did.
Remote Work
By Joanna Heep
November 19, 2021
How much is a P.O. Box?
P.O. Boxes have been here since there has been mail to deliver. Getting a P.O. Box is considered one of the safest ways to receive and manage mail
Using Earth Class Mail
By Renee Cottrell
November 17, 2021
Mail forwarding made easy: 4 ways to share a document you received in the mail
With a virtual mailbox at Earth Class Mail, you can not only skip the line at the post office, but have a variety of options for sharing right on your phone or computer.
Remote Work
By Sara Yonker
November 15, 2021
How one digital nomad developed a tool to make remote work easier while traveling
He figured he'd escape the frosty Minneapolis winter while enjoying the perks of other travel locations during his downtime. Instead, he embraced a long-term nomadic lifestyle that fits his corporate job and stumbled into a business market niche.
Company Updates
By Sara Yonker
November 10, 2021
LegalZoom acquires Earth Class Mail
We’re excited to announce that Earth Class Mail has become part of the LegalZoom family. LegalZoom, the No. 1 online platform for business formation, and a leading provider of legal, tax, and compliance solutions, has acquired Earth Class Mail.
Lifestyle
By Joanna Heep
November 8, 2021
What do expats do about mail?
If you’re planning to move to another country, you have a lot of logistics to take care of before you set off on the adventure of a lifetime. Whether you’re moving away for a few months or forever, you may still want to keep a U.S. address. Why?
Postal Mail
By Earth Class Mail Team
November 5, 2021
Does USPS deliver on Sunday?
Luckily, USPS, like many other services, has recognized the growing need for regular deliveries and offers weekend mail delivery. The United States Postal Service delivers two types of packages on Sundays
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
November 3, 2021
Manage package shipments with these apps
We are proud to support the Android market with our virtual mailbox app, Earth Class Mail for Android. With our latest update, we just made it easier to ship or forward mail items around the world from Android devices.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Sara Yonker
November 1, 2021
Can virtual mailboxes receive packages?
Your virtual mailbox can receive most of the same packages any other address could. Here’s how we break it down at Earth Class Mail.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Joanna Heep
October 26, 2021
Virtual mailbox problems: How we help solve issues for our customers
At Earth Class Mail, we keep the focus on our customers whether we’re designing new products or prioritizing projects. In fact, one of our key values as a company is that we act “to serve our customers.”
Running a Business
By Joanna Heep
October 25, 2021
Can artificial intelligence help your business grow?
What parts of your job can a robot do for you? Business automation tools and software can eliminate the effort from some of your repetitive tasks, make your work easier, and shift your efforts to what really matters.
Cybersecurity
By Tere Kovacs
October 20, 2021
4 tips to prevent cyber attacks on your mobile device
That’s plenty of sensitive information that you want to keep to yourself. Keeping your phone safe with key cybersecurity practices is just as important, if not moreso.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
October 18, 2021
Earth Class Mail adds 2FA for virtual mail customers
We’re excited to say we have now enabled every customer to add another layer of security to their accounts with an additional security feature known as two-factor authentication, or 2FA.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
October 11, 2021
Holiday mail shipping 2021: Deadlines, delays and what you need to know
This year, the busiest shopping time of year and the busiest shipping season coincides with a new slowdown in the standards for how fast the United States Postal Service promises to deliver mail, postage price increases, and 10-year plan taking effect.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
October 7, 2021
USPS changed mail service just in time for the holiday rush. What does that mean for you?
Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a 10-year plan that aimed to save the postal service from bankruptcy. The plan came with higher prices for postage and shipping, reduced hours at facilities, and slower delivery times.
Postal Mail
By Joanna Heep
October 6, 2021
What is priority mail? How long does it take?
When mailing a flat envelope or package with the United States Postal Office, you have many options. USPS offers a wide range of shipping services that fit various needs. Which option you need to choose when shipping depends on your needs.
Remote Work
By Joanna Heep
October 4, 2021
How to make a hybrid office work long term
As a result of the pandemic, companies around the world realized the work doesn’t just happen in one specific building. It’s more than that. It’s a community of hardworking individuals in work environments that best suit them.
Running a Business
By Earth Class Mail Team
September 29, 2021
The ultimate guide to launch a remote business
If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it is that we can do business from almost anywhere. With a laptop and internet connection, CEOs can run their boardrooms from beaches and can design the next big app from their bedroom.
Remote Work
By Earth Class Mail Team
September 27, 2021
Top 5 cities to launch your startup business
Talent begets talent and some areas of the country are magnets for creative entrepreneurs starting businesses. But when a startup culture blossoms in one area, property values tend to grow with it.
Lifestyle
By Tere Kovacs
September 22, 2021
5 tips to make working from your RV a success
If you’ve dreamt of touring the country but still need to keep a steady job, It’s not impossible. With a remote job and the right RV, your dreams of becoming a digital nomad can become a reality.
Remote Work
By Sara Yonker
September 20, 2021
Go from a side-hustle to a business with these 4 freelancer hacks
When submitting larger proposals and working with bigger clients, I needed to convince clients that they weren’t sending money to a side-hustler. I needed craft the image of a professional consultancy if I wanted long-term clients and higher hourly rates.
Product
By Joanna Heep
September 14, 2021
How does digital mail make business easier?
Business is hard. Starting a business, running a business and growing a business ...it’s all a lot of work. Luckily, tools exist to make running your business easier.
Product
By Joanna Heep
September 13, 2021
Keeping your mail forever with cloud storage
When you have a virtual mailbox with Earth Class Mail, you can find your digitized mail documents in Earth Class Mail’s user dashboard and in the cloud storage system within your account.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Sara Yonker
September 8, 2021
How does physical mail become virtual mail?
How do we transfer mail from all over the country and then the scans appear in your dashboard or app? Let’s take a peek behind the scenes to see how we get your mail scanned and sorted so that you can check your mail from anywhere.
Remote Work
By Sara Yonker
September 7, 2021
How we keep our remote team productive and connected
Want to keep a remote team connected and productive? Here are our tips from our spread-out offices and team members
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
September 1, 2021
Remote work gets easier with virtual mail apps
While some businesses can shift seamlessly to remote work, some aspects of the traditional office don’t make the transition as easily. How do you manage internal processes that need a physical location, like business mail processing, with remote workers?
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
August 30, 2021
5 hacks we rolled out to manage your mail online
We’re always working to make our virtual mailbox service better than ever, so we’ve introduced an interface that’s easier to use.
Green Business
By Joanna Heep
August 24, 2021
The life of your mail with Earth Class Mail
At Earth Class Mail, we keep our customers' mail secure and safely shredded and recycled. We know what happens to your mail every step of the way, so we can be confident that your mail doesn’t end up as waste.
Paperless
By Joanna Heep
August 23, 2021
More ways to go paperless you haven’t thought of
We’ve shared ways to make your company paperless, but how can you eliminate using so much paper at home?
Paperless
By Sara Yonker
August 18, 2021
How to automate your royalty payments
A virtual mailbox with automatic check deposit can make managing royalty payments and your business interests easier by allowing you to deposit royalty checks automatically. Here’s how:
Paperless
By Sara Yonker
August 16, 2021
5 ways virtual mailboxes make property management easier
A virtual mailbox with automatic check deposit can make collecting rent checks easier and safer.
Postal Mail
By Joanna Heep
August 11, 2021
How to return mail to sender
Did you receive mail that isn’t yours and need to send it back? It happens. Can you return unwanted mail to the sender? Short answer: yes. But, there are a few reasons for returning mail to sender and a different way for each.
Postal Mail
By Joanna Heep
August 9, 2021
Does USPS deliver mail on Saturday?
Do you have a package estimated to be delivered over the weekend? If your delivery is going to your PO box, keep in mind USPS has limited hours on Saturdays and are closed on Sundays.
Using Earth Class Mail
By Tere Kovacs
August 4, 2021
Earth Class Mail launches a virtual mailbox app for Android
Announcing the launch of our Android app in the Google Play store. For our Android customers, the new app allows access to their Earth Class Mail virtual mailbox account easier to access and allows for pop-up notifications when they have new mail.
Security
By Sara Yonker
August 2, 2021
Why are some virtual mailbox providers so cheap?
Earth Class Mail tries to keep its services affordable for all its customers, which is why our entry level plans start at $19 a month. Some local storefront mail centers offer virtual mailbox options for $10 a month. What’s the difference?
Postal Mail
By Joanna Heep
July 26, 2021
How many stamps do I need? And where to buy?
If you’re mailing anything besides an ordinary letter, how many stamps do you put on an envelope? The number of stamps you put on letters or packages depends on the envelope size and its weight.
Product
By Joanna Heep
July 26, 2021
How to change your address
You have a new address. Whether you’ve moved, signed up for a virtual mailbox or PO box, or have taken your business remote, you now need to communicate your new address with everyone.
Paperless
By Tere Kovacs
July 21, 2021
USPS 1583 Forms: What it is and how to complete one
When you decide to make the change to a virtual mailbox service, you need to authorize your service provider to receive and open your mail. You do this with an official form called a USPS 1583.
Paperless
By Tere Kovacs
July 19, 2021
It took 5 easy steps to make my mail paperless
A few weeks ago, I joined Earth Class Mail in July - both as a new customer AND as a new employee. After making the transition to a virtual mailbox, I wanted to share my experience on how I set up my account.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
July 14, 2021
Stuck in the past? Seven signs you aren't ready to switch to a virtual mailbox
Are you ready to bring your mailbox into the digital age? It’s convenient, saves time, and keeps you from trekking to the post office or scanning in documents. But as with any technology, we have the early adopters and those who like to stay in the past.
Product
By Sara Yonker
July 12, 2021
Which virtual mailbox plan should you choose?
Interested in a virtual mailbox, but unsure what to use? Take this quiz to see what plan fits your needs
Starting a business
By Joanna Heep
July 7, 2021
Can I register my business with a PO box address?
When starting a business, you have a lot of decisions to make, from naming your company to hiring your first employee. Before that, you have to list an address on your business’s incorporation documents, and states require this to be a physical address.
Product
By Joanna Heep
July 6, 2021
What’s the difference between a PO box and a virtual mailbox?
PO boxes and virtual mailboxes are more different than alike. Both give a non-residential address to share, but similarities end there. A virtual mailbox gives customers a full-range of options to manage their mail, important documents and packages online.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
June 30, 2021
Is it hard to get your mail delivered? A virtual address fixes that.
Odd addresses or number mix-ups aren’t the only reason for mail delivery issues. If your address is difficult to deliver to, it can be a major inconvenience. .
Running a Business
By Sara Yonker
June 28, 2021
Does having a prestigious address help your business?
Sometimes, where you do business can be just as important as what you’re doing. Much like how the location of a home in an exclusive neighborhood can help it sell, businesses can benefit from an office in the right spot.
Product
By Joanna Heep
June 23, 2021
How does USPS informed delivery work?
Informed Delivery, a no-cost, opt-in U.S. Postal Service service, gives customers the ability to preview incoming mail electronically before it arrives at their mailbox. Users receive an email notification with a preview of some of their letter-sized mail.
Product
By Joanna Heep
June 21, 2021
What’s the difference between Informed Delivery and a virtual mailbox?
What’s waiting for you in your mailbox? When you’re anticipating a payment, important paperwork, or a package, you don’t have to physically check your mail anymore to know what’s there.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
June 16, 2021
Do you have late mail or missing mail? Here are the biggest reasons for mail delays
In the last several years, trends have inched toward longer mail delivery times. We try to optimize our operations at Earth Class Mail to avoid delays, but we depend on the work of the U.S. Postal Service.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
June 14, 2021
What the USPS 10-year plan means for you
The USPS unveiled a 10-year plan. Preparing now for the changes the plan will introduce could save you from future headaches.
Product
By Joanna Heep
June 8, 2021
Deposit checks you get in the mail automatically with Earth Class Mail
Even if you hardly ever visit the bank, you may still be one of the millions of people who receive check payments in the mail. Businesses still issue checks to respond to vendor invoices and if you’re a freelancer, your payments still come to your mailbox
Product
By Joanna Heep
June 7, 2021
Automating check depositing for nonprofits with a virtual mailbox
Many nonprofits and small businesses don’t have the personnel or time to manage administrative tasks, such as processing and depositing checks.
Product
By Sara Yonker
June 2, 2021
How to get an address somewhere you don’t live
When you see the mailing address of a local business, you probably don’t think twice about it. You might recognize the street name or at least have an idea what part of town it’s in based on the zip code.
Remote Work
By Sara Yonker
June 1, 2021
Can you use a virtual address for your business?
Making the change to permanent remote work will require some logistical planning for businesses. They need some type of centralized way to communicate, a public-facing address and a way to manage their mail, banking, and document storage.
Remote Work
By Joanna Heep
May 26, 2021
What countries offer remote worker visas?
Why work from home when you can embrace international travel? Some countries recruit remote workers with special visas just for them.
Remote Work
By Joanna Heep
May 24, 2021
Is it time to take a remote work vacation?
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, working remotely became a necessity. But it didn’t give you much freedom when you could only get a change of scenery by going from one corner of your home to another.
Security
By Sara Yonker
May 19, 2021
Is a virtual mailbox safe from identity theft?
Making your mail digital can keep your mail safer - as long as you find a virtual mailbox provider that follows security protocols.
Postal Mail
By Sara Yonker
May 17, 2021
Prevent mail theft with a secure virtual mailbox
The most sensitive documents collect in one spot before making it to the safety of your home: your mailbox.
Running a Business
By Joanna Heep
May 12, 2021
Using a virtual address for business
About half of businesses in the United States operate from people’s homes. Even more startups - 69% of them— are home-based businesses, a number growing with the effects of the pandemic on small businesses.
Security
By Joanna Heep
May 10, 2021
Protecting your personal information online
Every day, we share vast amounts of personal data and information online. We share photos from a Bora Bora vacation on Facebook.
Virtual Mail
By Jake Norrie
May 7, 2021
How to search through your mail using Earth Class Mail
Almost everyone - 98% of people - open their mail the day they receive it, according to a U.S. Postal Service study. However, keeping it organized and finding a certain document when you need it can be another story.
Virtual Mail
By Jake Norrie
May 5, 2021
Organize your mail and eliminate clutter with a virtual mailbox
Most households and businesses in the United States receive hundreds of pieces of mail a year. Junk mail makes up more than half of that, but what remains can often be important.
Green Business
By Earth Class Mail
April 30, 2021
Ways to reduce your carbon footprint
You can’t eliminate your carbon usage completely — every person and business uses some type of energy that affects the environment. So how exactly do companies, governments, and organizations become carbon neutral?
Green Business
By Sara Yonker
April 28, 2021
Get rid of junk mail while helping the environment
Junk mail is more than annoying, it hurts the environment. Learn how you can make sure all your mail is recycled without ever having to deal with it.
Lifestyle
By Jake Norrie
February 4, 2021
The Best RVs for a Nomadic Lifestyle
Even before the pandemic changed the world as we once knew it, more people were choosing a nomadic lifestyle than ever before.
Running a Business
By Joanna Heep
January 29, 2021
How Do I Reduce Administrative Hours Spent Doing Menial Tasks?
As a small business owner, you’re always looking for ways to lean up, lower costs, and generally improve the bottom line without hindering productivity.
Remote Work
By Jake Norrie
January 27, 2021
More Productivity Tips While Working from Home
Since 2020 was a year of big changes in the workplace, we decided to make a continuation of our popular productivity tips blog for our readers.
Remote Work
By Joanna Heep
January 20, 2021
The Benefits of Going 100% Remote
Once an occasional employee perk or a way for employers to source top talent from the global pool, remote work is fast becoming the new standard of work culture.
Remote Work
By Jake Norrie
January 13, 2021
How to Become an Expat
These days it’s easier than ever before to start a new life in another country. Countries like Belize have long welcomed expats.
Productivity
By Gwen Murray
January 6, 2021
Productivity Tips While Working From Home
Many of us are working from home these days and have been for quite some time. As the outlook for remote work looks like it will last for a while, we wanted to examine best-practices for staying productive under these conditions.
Virtual Mail
By Jake Norrie
December 30, 2020
Do You Need A Virtual Address Or A Virtual Mailbox?
Considering the ubiquitous nature of digital communication, it’s surprising the post office even has a presence at all in this day and age.
Starting a business
By Gwen Murray
December 23, 2020
What Business Structure Should I Choose?
Launching a new business is exciting, but there are many details to review before you start transacting.
Lifestyle
By Joanna Heep
December 21, 2020
Seven Tools Every Digital Nomad Needs
The nomadic lifestyle isn’t for everybody. Despite that, there aren’t too many people who don’t find the idea attractive in some way.
Lifestyle
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 16, 2020
How Do You Get Mail When You Live In An RV?
Living in an RV affords you so much freedom. You can go where you want, live life on your own terms, and you’re in total control of your immediate environment—an abiding concern these days when we’re all trying to avoid COVID-19 exposure.
Starting a business
By Andrew Luxem
December 11, 2020
Knowing the Costs of Starting a Business
Starting a new business is not for the faint of heart. To navigate the process effectively, you must be ready to face many questions, challenges, and risks
Running a Business
By Joanna Heep
December 9, 2020
Welcome to the Team: Earth Class Mail Employee Spotlight
At Earth Class Mail, we believe people are the foundation of building a great business--and our team members are our greatest assets.
Lifestyle
By Jake Norrie
December 2, 2020
Checklist for Traveling Full-Time
It’s one thing to pack your bag for the average weekend getaway or a quick vacation across the country— but for many traveling full time is their everyday life, and deciding what to put in your bag can be a difficult decision.
Postal Mail
By Sarah Cantu
November 23, 2020
How to Get a PO Box Without a Street Address
For many reasons, traditional mailboxes aren’t right for everyone. Fortunately, many alternatives could fit your lifestyle or your business’ needs. One of the most common alternatives to a regular mailbox is a Post Office Box (PO Box).
Remote Work
By Gwen Murray
November 19, 2020
Successfully Navigating Remote Work
Remote work has become the norm for many of us since the pandemic hit in March. 42% of the U.S. labor force is now working from home full-time, according to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). Compare this to 3.4% before the
Lifestyle
By Sarah Cantu
November 18, 2020
Freelancer Tips for Maintaining a Professional Image
As a freelancer, you're running a one-person show. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean you only do one job. To land clients and gain their trust, you have to do many things big businesses do—but on a smaller scale.
Postal Mail
By Sarah Cantu
November 13, 2020
What is the difference between a physical address and a mailing address?
If you are starting or running a business, you’re probably no stranger to paperwork. From signing contracts to signing up for all kinds of services, there’s a lot to juggle.
Partnerships
By Gwen Murray
November 12, 2020
Built for Entrepreneurs: Stripe Atlas + Earth Class Mail
For entrepreneurs, scrappiness is a must. Easy-to-use services to get their business up and running can help save time and money - things company founders cannot waste.
Paperless
By Jake Norrie
November 10, 2020
5 Simple Steps to Help Achieve a Paperless Company
In 2009, a Xerox study showed that American businesses spend $460 billion in salaries just to manage paper-driven information overload. That's right, billions, and for every dollar spent on printing documents, companies incur another
Starting a business
By Jake Norrie
November 6, 2020
What Address Should I Use for My LLC?
In the United States, as in most countries, when registering a business, you will need to provide a business address. Whether you decide to establish your business as a sole proprietorship, a c-corporation, or an LLC, you'll need to decide
Lifestyle
By Joanna Heep
November 5, 2020
Tips for Living and Working in a RV Full-Time
”I want to travel and work from anywhere in the world. What's holding me down?" Let's be honest. During the past months of COVID-19, if we haven't thought this ourselves, if we haven't thought this ourselves, we know someone who has. According to the RV In
Case studies
By Sarah Cantu
November 4, 2020
How a Virtual Mailbox Helped Basecamp Become Fully Remote
Founded in 1999 as 37signals, Basecamp offers a project management solution that helps remote teams of all shapes and sizes get organized and keep their work on track. Basecamp's team is also responsible for inventing the very popular programming framewor
Product Updates
By Andrew Luxem
October 30, 2020
From Albuquerque to Wilmington, We Have A Virtual Address in Every U.S. State (...and now, Atlanta!)
Getting a new address is exciting, and with Earth Class Mail, getting a new address for your business or yourself is as easy as a click of the mouse. A virtual address establishes your presence in a new location.
Remote Work
By Jake Norrie
October 28, 2020
Why Freelancers Should Consider A Virtual Mailbox
In the past few years, the number of people choosing the freelance lifestyle has steadily increased. In fact, Website Planet reported that 35% of Americans were freelancing in 2019, compared to 7% in 2013. Projections suggest that this number will
Starting a business
By Sarah Cantu
October 25, 2020
Registering Your Business: A Guide for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
When starting a business, there are a lot of questions to answer. Especially if you are a first-time entrepreneur, you may have never thought about many of the things you'll need in order to get your business off the ground.
Remote Work
By Gwen Murray
October 21, 2020
Managing a Team Remotely at Earth Class Mail
It’s been going on eight months now since the team at Earth Class Mail has been working from home. With a team of five, spanning multiple time zones and locations, even before workplaces established COVID work from home policies, keeping everyone on the
Postal Mail
By Sarah Cantu
October 20, 2020
How to Stop Receiving Unwanted Mail
It’s happened to all of us. You walk out to your mailbox, open the door, and pull out a thick, folded wad of unwanted mail. You can already see the coupons, credit card offers, and advertisements, so you go straight to the garbage can and start tossing.
Company Updates
By Andrew Luxem
October 19, 2020
Stay Informed About What’s Going On at Earth Class Mail
Communication is vital for businesses to connect with customers. Often this communication is not done correctly with the customer in mind. New fixes, features, and updates are made to the product suite without proper communication to the customer
Security
By Pete Frasco
October 15, 2020
Earth Class Mail is Officially SOC 2 Type 1® Certified
At Earth Class Mail, protecting our customers’ postal mail and personal data is our top priority. From monitoring our processing facilities to offering our customers the privacy of a virtual address, our products are designed with the security of your
Product Updates
By Natasha Martinez-Robles
October 12, 2020
Get Paid Faster with Mobile Check Deposit on iOS
You asked, and we listened. We’re excited to announce that our popular check deposit feature is now available in the iOS app.
Product Updates
By Kyle Amann
October 7, 2020
Faster Notifications, Easier to Read Envelope Scans
On July 31st, the Earth Class Mail operations team and I were excited to see our new scanning technology, the Falcon, finally in production. We watched it quickly scan an envelope and automatically notify one of our customers about a new piece of mail.
Product Updates
By Corbin Bohne
September 30, 2020
Read Your Postal Mail From Anywhere With New Plans
The modern workforce has more flexibility than ever before. These days, it only takes a smartphone and internet access to enable remote work from anywhere in the world. But without regular access to postal mail, some individuals may feel held back from
Case studies
By Laurie Ersch
September 29, 2020
How This Digital Nomad, Founder Reads Her Postal Mail Anywhere
Audra McMurray spent two decades living the life of a working mom. Then, in 2018, with her children grown and out of the house, she sold her belongings and started her own business—one that would allow her to travel the world helping people.
Case studies
By Laurie Ersch
September 22, 2020
From Registering an LLC to Automating Postal Mail and Checks
For a small, service-based business, the phrase “time is money” isn’t just a well-worn cliche. It's a fact. Every minute spent on administrative tasks is time not spent bringing in revenue.
Security
By Casey Shaeffer
August 28, 2020
Keeping Your Postal Mail Safe and Secure: A Look Into Our Security Practices
The security of your postal mail is crucial. A few pieces of paper can hold significant amounts of private information and personal data.
Case studies
By Casey Shaeffer
August 10, 2020
Reveleer Brings a First-in-Industry Solution to the Healthcare Market
For most companies, growth creates not only opportunities but also challenges. Successful organizations must decide where to focus their resources when growth makes their current systems unsustainable.
Case studies
By Gwen Murray
July 30, 2020
How Desire Street Ministries Modernized Their Postal Mail
For 30 years, Desire Street Ministries has provided spiritual and community support to under-resourced neighborhoods.
Virtual Mail
By Gwen Murray
July 25, 2020
What is a Virtual Mailbox? (and How to Choose One)
Here are the questions you need to be asking when looking for virtual address and online mail management solutions.
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
July 2, 2020
Earth Class Mail Launches New Pricing
Earth Class Mail, an online service for accessing postal mail, today announced updated pricing to deliver more value to its customers and welcomed a new leadership team. Over 50,000 individuals and businesses […]
Remote Work
By Laurie Ersch
June 26, 2020
The Future of Remote Work, after COVID-19 Pandemic
If you jump into a discussion about the future of remote work after COVID-19, someone is sure to say, The cat’s out of the bag.
Starting a business
By Mike Brown
May 29, 2020
Virtual Mailing Address to Register Your Business
About 50% of all small businesses in the United States are home-based businesses. They come in every shape and size — from landscape designers freelancing out of their garages to a 30-person app development firm with employees all over the country and no
Small business
By Laurie Ersch
May 15, 2020
How to Run a Business Without an Office – Small Business Guide
In the time of COVID-19, small businesses all over the world are getting a crash course in how to operate remotely. Companies that already used a distributed workforce are patting themselves on the back for their foresight.
Remote Work
By Jessica Thiefels
May 1, 2020
5 Secrets to Being Productive in Your Remote Workspace
In the final months of 2019, Owl Labs’ annual State of Remote Work report found that, of those surveyed, 62 percent of Americans work remotely to at least some degree.
Company Updates
By Casey Shaeffer
April 27, 2020
How Earth Class Mail is Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
As VP of Operations at Earth Class Mail, my last 8 weeks have been heavily focused on our response to COVID-19. I meet daily with my leadership team to monitor the situation, discuss any relevant developments, and make necessary adjustments to operations.
Security
By Casey Shaeffer
April 27, 2020
Virtual Address Privacy and Security
Virtual addresses give individuals and businesses significant flexibility — they can receive and respond to postal mail items from anywhere in the world. Plus, freelancers or independent business owners can use a virtual address to keep their personal
Case studies
By Gwen Murray
April 16, 2020
Visionary Law Group Goes Digital With Earth Class Mail
Visionary Law Group is a worker’s compensation firm that’s found a steady path to success by heavily investing in creating a world-class experience for their clients.
Productivity
By Gwen Murray
April 15, 2020
6 Solutions to Make Your Business More Efficient and Effective
Every time you turn around, there’s a new productivity app doing the rounds as the number one thing you need to revolutionize your business. And we’ll be honest, there are lots of great ones out there.
Business Continuity
By Gwen Murray
April 9, 2020
How to Develop a Business Continuity Plan for Your Startup
Creating a business continuity plan is a bit like creating an estate plan — we all know we should do it, but we put it off because it doesn’t feel particularly urgent. Until it does. Startups in particular may not even think about business continuity.
Remote Work
By Gwen Murray
April 2, 2020
Is Your Law Firm Prepared for Remote Work?
Law practices around the world are hustling to transition their teams to remote work — identifying ways to ensure they continue to meet ethics and confidentiality standards, comply with statutory requirements, and keep clients front and center.
Remote Work
By Gwen Murray
March 18, 2020
5 Foundational Tips for Remote Startups
Founders and entrepreneurs leading a remote company face a unique set of challenges when it comes to employee engagement, business operations, and team communication. You’re creating company culture virtually, without the luxury of in-person management.
Remote Work
By Gwen Murray
March 18, 2020
6 Communication Best Practices for Your Remote Team
If you lead a remote team or manage some of the 4 million remote employees in the U.S., you’ve already noticed the heightened importance of communication. After all, remote teams forgo more immediate opportunities for collaboration, important
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
February 17, 2020
Earth Class Mail Featured on The Lawyerist Podcast: Episode #256
In this episode of The Lawyerist Podcast, Jess Garza, CEO of Earth Class Mail, sat down with Sam Glover, of The Lawyerist, to discuss how a virtual mailbox or digital mailroom can help attorneys keep postal mail and paper out of the office and enable
Company Updates
By Gwen Murray
February 7, 2020
Top Takeaways: ABA TechShow 2020
2020 was Earth Class Mail’s first year sponsoring and exhibiting at the ABA TechShow. After weeks of preparing and planning, the conference flew by and it’s hard to believe that it’s already over.
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
February 7, 2020
2020 ABA TECHSHOW
Earth Class Mail is excited to be exhibiting at the ABA TechShow February 26 - 29 in Chicago, Illinois.
Legal Industry
By Earth Class Mail Team
February 7, 2020
Virtual Law Firms Benefiting From Virtual Addresses
For years, law firms of all sizes followed a similar pattern when it came to running their mailroom. These firms would dedicate time and labor to opening, sorting, and filing incoming mail that could be used for more pressing legal work.
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
January 9, 2020
Legal Tech Solution Provider of The Year
Recently, Earth Class Mail was named CIO Applications Solution Provider of the Year for 2019. We’re very excited to share the news with customers and prospects on our blog. To read the article, please visit CIO Applications.
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
January 3, 2020
Year In Review 2019
Happy New Year! As we kick off 2020 we’re also taking the opportunity to reflect on 2019. As a company we have a lot to celebrate given the growth we experienced in new customers, team members, and product enhancements.
Remote Work
By Earth Class Mail Team
May 19, 2019
10 Remote Work Trends That Will Dominate 2019
Remote work is rising, with recent estimates stating that at least 43% of all workers now work out of the office at least part of the time. These rates are likely to increase exponentially in the coming years as digital transformation advances pose a
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
May 19, 2019
Join Earth Class Mail at the 2019 Dig-In Conference for Digital Insurance
Earth Class Mail is excited to travel north from our San Antonio headquarters to spend a few days exhibiting at this year’s Dig-In conference at the Neal Kocurek Memorial Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX.
Paperless
By Earth Class Mail Team
May 9, 2019
Four Questions for Improving Your Paper Efficiency
All businesses are challenged with managing huge influxes of paper bound information, the majority of which is inbound mail. In response, businesses of all sizes increasingly use technology and outsourcing to modernize and improve the efficiency of managin
Product Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
December 18, 2018
Launching Auto-Deposit for CheckStream
We developed CheckStream with simple goals: help people save time and get paid faster by depositing checks straight from their inbox. With more than $120 million in deposited checks this year alone, we’ve accomplished our goals by saving you from unneces
Product Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
October 1, 2018
Sort and Preview Postal Mail, Just Like Email
We introduced the new Earth Class Mail interface in July 2018 and asked you to provide feedback. Since then, we’ve heard from hundreds of customers and have started to make some of your requested improvements!
Small business
By Earth Class Mail Team
August 29, 2018
3 Tips for Startups to Achieve Financial Success
Successfully growing a business is no small feat. It takes a great team, determination, and often a decent helping of luck. With so many things to contemplate, it is often hard to find a place to start seriously investing in your startup’s growth. Here are
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
August 22, 2018
More Than Mail: Earth Class Mail Has Acquired Shoeboxed
Just a couple weeks ago, we proudly introduced you to the new Earth Class Mail and announced the release of our new user interface. In our effort to provide greater value to businesses looking to automate and streamline mail-related workflows,
Small business
By Earth Class Mail Team
August 9, 2018
Automation Tools For Your Small Business
The rapid pace at which both business and technology are developing means that there are a variety of tools for doing away with mundane tasks in order to focus on more integral work. Oftentimes, and especially for small companies, your business can lean on
Product
By Gwen Murray
July 25, 2018
What is a Virtual Mailbox? (and How to Choose One)
Managing your postal mail doesn’t have to involve sorting through a giant pile of envelopes on the kitchen counter. Fortunately, virtual mailboxes are the go-to solution for modernizing your postal mail.
Productivity
By Earth Class Mail Team
July 5, 2018
Connecting Tools for Efficiency: 3 Things You Need to Do Now
Email, chats, video conferences, document sharing, CRMs, phone bridges—we have no shortage of tools to power our businesses. We have unlimited options for tracking work, collaborating on documents, and managing our workload.
Cybersecurity
By Earth Class Mail Team
June 20, 2018
Is Your Data Secure? A Cybersecurity Checklist for Accounting Firms
As data moves from client to firm and vice versa, it needs to be protected in transit and on the devices being used to access it, whether it’s your employee’s laptop or smartphone. In addition, your firm’s employees may need to receive and access that da
Company Updates
By Earth Class Mail Team
May 30, 2018
Earth Class Mail at Xerocon Atlanta 2018
We’re excited to announce that the Earth Class Mail team will be attending Xerocon Atlanta next week. This conference brings together Xero partners and customers and will feature speakers, training sessions for accountants and bookkeepers, and opportuniti
Running a Business
By Earth Class Mail Team
May 2, 2018
6 Ways Property Managers Can Use Tech to Work Smarter
Property managers deal with a wide variety of incoming requests at all hours of the day so it can be easy to feel buried under a mountain of emails, voicemail messages from contractors, appointments with prospective tenants, and government snail mail.
Small business
By Earth Class Mail Team
June 7, 2017
Five IRS Tax Tips for Expats with Small Businesses
A lot of entrepreneurs choose to run their small business from abroad. For some it’s a way to get around work visa requirements, for others it may be a tax savings decision, and many are simply drawn to the expat lifestyle.
Remote Work
By Earth Class Mail Team
October 11, 2015
Effective remote work with Status Updates
This is the inaugural post in the “remote work” tag of this blog. Earth Class Mail has employees across 4 different timezones (I myself am in Sweden), we take remote work seriously and try to be a remote-first company.
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