| Taking advantage of a home business opportunity | | | | you security, variety and a good living. |
| can also mean giving up a rock solid biweekly pay | | | | An income of $10-$15 per hour is fairly standard |
| check for the hope that your new idea will | | | | for virtual call center reps. It may not be a get |
| succeed and make you rich - before you starve. | | | | rich scheme or even especially attractive as a |
| If you don't want to take this risk, really want to | | | | lucrative home business opportunity but it is safe |
| venture out on your own, but can't afford | | | | and flexible and, with the right choice of firm, can |
| franchise fees consider working for a virtual call | | | | be depended on for a secure regular income. If |
| center. | | | | you're trying to build your own home business |
| If you like talking on the phone, are fairly | | | | opportunity you might consider a virtual call center |
| computer proficient, a fast typist, and | | | | position to pay the bills while you grow your own |
| self-motivated you can set up your own home | | | | firm. |
| office with a computer and a good phone system. | | | | Typically you'll go through an online application |
| Virtual call centers contract out to client firms for | | | | followed by a phone interview. What's next is a |
| phone services such as customer service, inside | | | | thorough online technical test. You won't need to |
| sales, collections and technical support. With some | | | | be a computer programmer but you'll usually have |
| virtual call centers you are hired as an employee | | | | to demonstrate enough proficiency to |
| while others provide a home business opportunity | | | | troubleshoot minor computer problems and work |
| with you working as a contract employee. | | | | your way through the various online fields at a |
| These virtual call centers generally let you | | | | steady enough pace to carry on a comfortable |
| determine your hours week to week, requiring a | | | | conversation with the customer while you do so. |
| standard minimum commitment of a low 10 hours | | | | Once you've passed that part of the test you'll go |
| per week. The good ones train well, pay well and | | | | through training. Some firms offer training over |
| often and provide you plenty of work with | | | | the phone while others bring you in to the home |
| reputable firms. | | | | office to train with other virtual call center reps. |
| A home business opportunity as a virtual call | | | | Generally if you are hired as a contractor you'll be |
| center representative may have you working for | | | | paying your transportation and lodging. You'll also |
| one, two, three or four different clients - | | | | be responsible for the purchase of any home |
| companies as well known and reputable as AAA, | | | | office supplies or equipment, such as computer |
| 1-800-Flowers, and several telephone carriers. | | | | hardware, the software to get your home |
| With a good virtual call center firm you'll have the | | | | business opportunity started, and your phone and |
| benefits of a home business opportunity where | | | | headset. You'll need to have a business license and |
| you are your own boss while you can be secure | | | | some firms require you to incorporate your home |
| in the knowledge that the firm and its clients are | | | | business opportunity. |
| solid, well-established and varied enough to give | | | | |