Telecommuting Articles

Business » Telecommuting | By Leva Duell @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

Many web sites promise easy money for data entry work and typing at home work. Which data entry programs are legitimate, and which aren\'t? Can you make easy money doing data entry from home? Data entry programs do not provide traditional typing work. Most of the data entry sites are scams. Many have outdated information, lack contact information, provide bad customer [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Roger Munns @ Monday, 13th October 2008

Entrepreneurs have been portrayed as virtually enslaved to their businesses for decades. They often believe they are unable to go on holiday or take time off because their companies are still becoming established. Any lost time was always certain to result in lost business deals. The available technology today has given the entrepreneur far more personal freedom than business owners [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Joe Rispoli @ Thursday, 14th August 2008

The dream of working from home is one that many people have, yet few know how to go about getting started and making it work! Working from home can save money, increase productivity by reducing stress, and much more. It is very important to remember that when you are working from home you must be just as productive as if [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Ki Gray @ Friday, 25th July 2008

There is a cafe and coffee shop circuit in every city that serves as the office for many freelancers, entrepreneurs and off-site workers. You\'ve seen them. They are typing away at their laptops with the focused precision of a brain surgeon. When they come up for air they often are ready for their third or fourth round of espresso or [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Stephanie Foster @ Thursday, 3rd July 2008

Working outside the home is getting more expensive these days. Just look at gas prices. Then think about how eating lunch out is eating into your income. And of course the many other expenses. Working at home could save you a lot of money. And depending on the kind of job you have, it may not be as impossible as you [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Daegan Smith @ Thursday, 12th June 2008

Telecommuting business opportunities are taking over the world of today. With the way things are going, people can expect offices to be of no use anymore. More and more people will do their work at home using the tools and capabilities of computers. There is no more need wake early and battle the traffic going to the office. Plus, you [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Andrew Stratton @ Thursday, 27th March 2008

If you are changing your small business telephone system from a traditional dedicated fixed landline to the newer VoIP technology, there are some things you need to have in place to change successfully. 1. Internet Connection To route your calls over the Internet instead of over the existing telephone fixed landlines, you need to have a powerful Internet connection and [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Kimberly Anne @ Thursday, 20th March 2008

Are you interested in working from home? A lot of people are. However, a lot of people never end up working from home. Why is that? Is it just too much of a dream to be able to work from the comfort of your own home? No, absolutely not. Working from home is possible. It [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Milton Jayden Harris @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008

In most cases people who are eager to spend most of their time enjoying the comforts of home choose to work from home. People also opt for home-based jobs to earn an extra income fulfill various needs, personal as well as professional. There are many ways to make money with this kind of opportunity. You can start your own business, work [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Chris Simpson @ Monday, 10th March 2008

Staying at home doesn\'t mean that you need to give up on the idea of having an income. There are many ways that you can make money without going \"out\" to work. Here are some tips and suggestions for finding a stay at home income. Consider Your Interests If you are not sure about what kind of work you want to do, [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By Andrew Stratton @ Tuesday, 29th January 2008

As the owner or manager of a small business, you likely have struggled trying to find a telephone system just right for your office needs. A large corporation may be able to absorb the costs of an PBX system and the staff to maintain it. But you as a small business owner probably have a need for a much more efficient, [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Thursday, 24th January 2008

When you call queries about any product such as soap, food, or when you want to check your phone or credit card balance or even make a complaint about a service you received, your call will be directed to a contact center, which most likely will be located in the Philippines or another country providing such kind of services. But [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Thursday, 24th January 2008

Are you tired of the corporate rat race? Or maybe, you are already tired of commuting everyday and trying to fulfill the demands on your time imposed by supervisors, managers and a number of colleagues. Ten years ago, the concept of telecommuting may have been considered as a novel and improbable one. Yet, because of the boom of the internet [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Thursday, 24th January 2008

Customer service on the phone is more challenging than a face to face encounter. Whenever a customer feels unhappy about the product or the service being provided to him, the only clue that the phone officer will get would be the tone of the voice of the customer and the words that he uses. If the phone officer does not [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Sunday, 20th January 2008

The Philippines has been one of the favorite destinations of companies all over the world to provide contact center services. And why not, contact centers in the Philippines have proven that it has the capacity to deliver excellent customer service and maintaining the level of service agreed upon by the contact center company and its clients. Whether in the area [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Sunday, 20th January 2008

They say that trust is the essential foundation of any relationship. True enough. Whether such a relationship is personal, social, or business in nature, people cannot and would enter into relationships without any kind of implicit or explicit trust. Once that trust is broken, it would be very difficult to re-establish. As such, the relationship usually, breaks down, too after [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Sunday, 20th January 2008

In 2000, only four Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies were operating on Philippines shores; and there were only about 2,500-plus call center agents manning the lines. Within seven years, that population has grown exponentially with more than 120 BPO companies requiring more than 200,000 agents at any given time. The Philippines is gradually becoming one of the most sought after BPO [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Sunday, 20th January 2008

It is so tempting to engage in outsourcing nowadays. Through the internet and the technologies it has to offer such as email and instant messaging among others, businesses in the United States now have the option to contact consultants and professionals all over the world to complete their business needs. Because of the cheaper labor offered by these offshore consultants, [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Sunday, 20th January 2008

Virtual assistants can easily be swamped by the number of requests tossed to them and be bogged down by the sheer volume of the work. In this field as well as in any other endeavor involving team work, delegation of tasks is important. The alternative to this is that you will do everything by yourself and before you knew it, [more...]

Business » Telecommuting | By James Stinson @ Saturday, 19th January 2008

Business climate is always changing. Products and services come and go. Due to advances in technology, there are businesses that close their shops because they are no longer relevant to the market. Even if a product is still very much in use, there are a number of innovations in the market that can turn the tide of competition to the [more...]