Offshoring is not a new concept in the business world. It has been there for decades, and has grown more popular in recent time. The first-world countries are massively taking advantage of offshore outsourcing services to save cost and grow their businesses. The offshore destinations are usually highly skilled in different aspects of business functions.

For instance, here’s a summary of the top offshore destinations and their various areas of specialization;

Philippines – Customer support, IT support, Animation, Programming, Transcription and more.

India – IT support, programming, Full Spectrum Services, Network Solutions and more.

Ukraine – Programming and R&D.

Bolivia: Web & Software programming, IT Support, Game Development, Network Solutions.

Mexico – Full Spectrum Services and more.

There are other top offshore destinations such as Brazil, Argentina, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Panama, Egpyt, Romania and more. Each of them is known for its expertise on particular business functions.

Here are some of the offshore outsourcing services you can contract;

Financial/Accounting Services

A financial expert or group of experts in an offshore location can help you handle your company’s accounting and financial functions. If you desperately need to cut labor cost in this area, offshore employees would meet your budget. You may also want to augment your existing accounting staff capacity during peak business periods (e.g. towards the close of the year) or when the company is embarking on expansion. Again, intense auditing periods or tax preparation may require extra hands. Opting for offshore outsourcing services in this area will help you keep cost low, while taking advantage of quality service.

SEO Functions

Achieving a strong online presence is one of the most pressing needs of a small business. As a small business owner who has launched into online marketing, you desperately need to be seen by both existing and potential customers. Therefore, outsourcing your search engine optimization (SEO) campaign is a great way to achieve traffic generation faster. There are experts specialized in driving traffic to your website at relatively low cost.

Advertising Function

Obtain quality promotion that you need for your business at low cost by using offshore outsourcing services. You will find offshore experts who will make your products and/or services more popular than conventional ad prints can ever achieve. The internet is a great place to showcase your business offerings to the world. The offshore webmasters will promote your business on the web effectively, without putting pressure on your budget.

Call Center Functions

Perhaps your business is in its growth peak and it has become difficult for the existing staff to handle the bulk of phone calls and voice mails that come in daily. One of the best ways to handle this issue without recruiting more hands or paying for additional office space is to hire offshore virtual assistants to help reduce the burden on your existing staff. They may also take over the phone call and voice mail tasks completely. This will free up your workers to focus on more pressing tasks that came up as a result of the growth.

Indeed, it is rewarding for an organization to contract offshore outsourcing services.

Daven Michaels is an award-winning outsourcer and author of the book, ‘Outsource This!’ Daven has been honored more than any other individual or outsourcing organization. You can get more information on outsourcing by visiting www.123Employee.com