Foolish Feature: The END of Snail Mail
Author: Jim | Filed under: Business, Sponsored Posts
Ladies and gentlemen, after much concern with where I have been for the past two months… we’re back in action with a new series of posts. I want to revitalize theNetFool.com now that I have rebooted from the close of a challenging semester and bring the blog back into the limelight. You know what that means! I’m going to need your help to spread the word that we are indeed back in action. I’m looking forward to the challenge 
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With that in mind… I have a little “break in the action” planned for today!
I’ve long been a proponent of traditional pen-and-paper communication, but seeing as how technology has been evolving to the point where I can watch live television on my cellphone… the old school postal service (aka “snail mail”) just seems to be behind the times. Despite numerous attempts to improve one of the oldest American means of transportation, many companies have crashed and burned at the hands of traditionalists like myself. Just recently, however, I’ve discovered a fantastic service that I think can really be a game changer.
Imagine The Possibilities…
Have you ever gotten home from work, or even a vacation, and had a pile of mail dumped at your doorstep? What if you could avoid the stack entirely… and have every one of your mail items digitally scanned for your convenience? Pretty cool! But what if you could also receive a free business mailing address, the ability to recycle your letters or shred your letters, the convenience of forwarding your snail mail to anyone in a 100% secure environment… and get it for just $9.95 a month? That’s living like a king! 
What service am I talking about? Mailbox Forwarding, Inc!
Mailbox Forwarding provides a new, innovative service that should be of significant interest to anyone who considers themselves to be an online entrepreneur: the ability to get a professional business address for as low as $9.95/mo and manage all of the paper mail sent to that address the same way you manage your email, from anywhere. The scenario above was picture perfect… but realizing that this can be built into a perfect package for any entrepreneur makes things even sweeter!
MailboxForwarding.com provides remote management of paper mail via an online mail management interface. Users can have their mail sent to a unique box number at the Mailbox Forwarding address, where scanned images of the envelopes will be uploaded to their account and they can 
choose whether to have the mail opened and scanned, forwarded to them physically, or shredded and destroyed.
Worth The Cost?
Accounts at Mailbox Forwarding start at $9.95/month, but they also offer a few expandable options at comparable rates (all the way to $39.95/month for the top plan). There is no other provider that has the core competency that Mailbox Forwarding, Inc has accomplished, so it wouldn’t have shocked me if they made the service overly expensive. All things considered, however, I feel that having my mail opened for $100-200 a year with the convenience of online access is well worth the cost.
The real deal-breaker here for me is the fact that you get your own unique mailbox at Mailbox Forwarding to have clients sending your mail to. You can do away with being forced to give a personal email address… and get a dirt-cheap mailbox with this awesome scanning/disposal service included for practically no cost. I did some digging through the United States Postal Service (USPS) website, and found that one of the smallest boxes cost $140/year just to rent! Plus, I would have to drive by there anytime I wanted to pick up my mail. Not only is Mailbox Forwarding, Inc. actually cheaper, but they will scan in my mail, take care of my mail in a secure environment, let me view it all online and even shred it when I am done!
Bottom Line: For a business mailbox that is actually cheaper than one from the nation’s mail provider, along with a top-notch scanning/reading/disposing service that would dramatically enhance my offerings as a business owner, Mailbox Forwarding is a service that I personally endorse and would implore you to check out.
-Jimvesting
P.S.: Use coupon code “freemonth” during checkout to get your first month for free!
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Welcome back to the scene Jim.
I was wondering if my Reader was screwed up for good but then realized that you just weren’t updated at theNetFool anyways. Hopefully this coming semester won’t be soo bad. 
Regarding snail mail… Eck.. I recently had a terrible experience with USPS and it wasn’t even a snail mail. It was a Priority, but it delivered in 20 days. I’ve decided to go only FedEx or UPS from now on.
By the way, happy holidays!
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Welcome back Jim and Happy Holidays! Hope all is well with you and school and looking forward to new posts!
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Glad to see you back. I actually missed this blog
I can see how this service might be of use but come on, in reality you are creating yet another middle man to receive your mail. There are enough problems with the mail as it is. This will definitely slow down mail more and create risk of more mistakes.
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Good to see you back Jim!
I have my PO box registered for $48/year or $4/mo. When you’re dealing with checks sent to you, you’re doubling the delivery time with this service. Sounds quite silly. I’d rather drive 3 minutes to the post office. Could be convenient for others.
Keep up the posting
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December 24, 2009 at 5:59 pm #
Welcome Back Jim. I was wondering what happened to your blog. And Merry Christams.
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Back to the form jim. I am new visitor here.
Looking for your upcoming post.
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Interesting. I actually like the big stack of mail received, upon returning from vacation.
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Merry Christmas to all of you..
Good to see you back Jim!
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