Coworking or virtual office address: how to list it

Plenty of professional firms work from a coworking space, a shared suite or a virtual office address. Each of those can appear on a listing, as long as the listing is honest about what a visitor will find.

Coworking desk or private office. If clients can meet you there by appointment, list the address with the suite or floor, and say "by appointment" in your hours.

Virtual office or mail-handling address. If nobody from the firm works there, consider hiding the street address and showing the areas you serve instead. A client who drives to an address and finds only a mail room is a lost client.

Shared suite with other firms. Use the exact suite number the building uses, so your listing does not merge with a neighbour's.

Check the provider's rules first. Some coworking and virtual office providers set conditions on how their address can be used in listings. Read your agreement before you publish the address.