Secret Agent Fees

You may call me a bit old fashioned or somewhat idealistic; but I still believe that success can be achieved through honest business practices and by dedication to providing your clients with a good value at a fair price. On top of that, a friendly relationship with competent staff is essential to getting an A+ in my book. At Harvard, we strive to offer service which is best described as professionally personal.

I am very fortunate to represent a company that truly “gets it right”. Harvard Business Services, Inc. is a small enterprise that has flourished for more than a quarter of a century by offering a product and a level of service that exceeds the clients’ expectations and sets the standard in the industry, for others to follow. Our daily interaction with hundreds of clients by phone and email is inspiring to witness and to be a part of, especially when we know that our clients can order our service directly from the website without talking to a person. I have the enviable position of the front phone man in sales and I hear over and over how happy our clients are and how they feel each transaction is a pleasure.

So what’s the dark side? What about these “Secret Agent Fees”? Well, my friends, everyday we get angry feedback from clients who have had negative experiences with some of our competitors. My intention for this blog is not to badmouth our competitors, but rather to offer information and support to those who may be considering our services but are confused by the offers of our competitors, particularly regarding their registered agent fees. Confused? Or Misled? Registered Agent fees offer a tangible way to compare Harvard to the others.

The most common tactic applied by some of our competitors is to entice the prospective client with a price for company formation which appears almost too good to be true. One even claims to offer a “free” corporation, which, of course, isn’t FREE at all. That is the bait….here is the snafu: once they have hooked you in as a client, their Registered Agent fees are designed to milk your company for as much as possible. Some clients have reported that certain other agents have failed to disclose clearly that your initial Registered Agent fee will increase dramatically to as high as $340 per year in the near future.

At Harvard, we guarantee that your annual registered agent fee will remain FIXED at $50 per company per year so long as you pay promptly and keep your company in Good Standing.

So, for those of you who chose another registered agent and are now looking at an invoice for $169 or $250 or $340 to renew your company for the next year’s agent fee, what are your choices? Well, you may want to consider switching agents to Harvard. SWITCHING!!! Yes! For only $89 per company which INCLUDES the first year’s agent fee from Harvard Business Services, Inc. The BEST name in the business established in 1981, top in the field and Number One in SERVICE!

But don’t take my word for it…here are the facts:  This data is based upon current advertised levels for a basic DE filing – LLC or INC.  Legalzoom’s first year’s agent fee is $149.00 (a price that is offered as a FIRST YEAR SPECIAL) and then increases to $159.00 for the second year and every year after. The Company Corporation is a real value at $100.00 for your first six months and then it goes beyond the stratosphere to a level of $269.00 PER YEAR!!!  My Corporation offers an annual rate of $169.00 per year….period. Good Luck finding these prices, they are well concealed. However, when a client visits www.delawareinc.com – the $50.00 Agent Fee Banner is bold, front and center.

The home pages for many of our competitors’ web sites neglect to mention the agent fee – let alone admit that it increases rapidly. If you stay in business for 3 years (and what business plans to fail?) you can expect to pay from $400 to 500 MORE for the same service we offer with excellence.

Perhaps, now the title of this blog has a little more meaning…however; less cloak and dagger – more bait, bamboozle and snafu. Hopefully, this information will help to expose such common but questionable marketing tactics and address the misconception that our costs for filing are higher than the other three registered agent’s prices listed here. Read the fine print, you can pay us a little now or you can pay them a lot later!!!

Below is a quick comparison of our costs vs. other agent costs.

1st year agent cost:

* Harvard Business Services: Free with formation package
* The Corporation Company: $100 FIRST SIX MONTHS
* Legalzoom: $149
* My Corporation: $169

2nd year agent cost:

* Harvard Business Services: $50
* The Company Corporation: $269
* Legalzoom: $159
* My Corporation: $169

3rd year agent cost:

* Harvard Business Services: $50
* The Company Corporation: $269
* Legalzoom: $159
* My Corporation: $169

Total cost after 3 years:

* Harvard Business Services: $100
* The Company Corporation: $638
* Legalzoom: $467
* My Corporation: $507