123Employee is introducing a call center software tool that will change the way you outsource your telemarketing tasks. Predictive dialing is an auto dialing system that can benefit any telemarketing client or prospect interested in telemarketing services and getting the most from their outsourcing needs.

- This tool can increase response by 30 times due to increased productivity.

- No more agent fatigue from dialing.

- Automation keeps the agent focused on the message.

Predictive dialing works by an agent sitting at a desk and loading up a list of clients. A full list can include names as well as numbers. The agent hits "Go" and our system starts dialing. When the rep hears the client answer t ..Continue reading.. »

  Virtual assistants are everywhere these days. It is one of the fastest growing sectors of online business help. Why are there so many virtual assistants all of a sudden? With the complexities of running a business online and balancing billing, call center staffing and inventory control a small company can get overwhelmed. A specialized labor force can help ease these tasks. But how much does a virtual assistant cost? There are various types of virtual assistants and various types of fees. Administrative assistants can handle tasks such as word processing, document creation, billing services and scheduling. An a assistant like this can cost $15 - $30 a hour. "Web savvy" assistants can help with your Internet marketing duties such as social networking, blogging, and ecommerce. This kind od assistant can cost you $20 - $40 an hour. Then lastly there is a business manager assistant. They can handle tasks such as website design, creating business plans and event ..Continue reading.. »

I know this is probably a difficult time in the economy to talk about growing or expanding your business. But opportunities abound that may make it the perfect time to invest in yourself. In a tough economy, businesses that are below par in their streamlining and customer service will be weeded out. This leaves an open opportunity to grab market share for companies that can and ways to cut costs, offer additional services and find new avenues of exposure.

Outsourcing can offer all of these economy busting strategies that your business will need to stay on top of your competition. This is the perfect time to look at offering additional services to your clients. As your competition reduces services because of the weakened economy, you can use an outsourcing firm to expand your offerings for a very limited amount of investment. This is also the perfect time to start expanding your company's image and exposure to the wor ..Continue reading.. »

We've discussed a lot of issues in regard to how outsourcing can save your business money. Reducing labor costs and increasing productivity is just a start. But today, I would like to address cultural issues of working with a particular country when searching for potential overseas reps. India, Asia and even Africa have gotten into the outsourcing game as it becomes easier for these countries to access the Internet and local communication and infrastructure improves. But that is not the final picture when working with outsourced reps.

Cultures vary greatly in emerging markets such as Asia. It may be difficult to research just what kinds of work ethics, holidays and marketing understanding a particular culture may have. It is best and easiest on you to work with a culture that is as similar to an American society as it can get. The Phillipines has a structure very similar to the US in terms of their government, work e ..Continue reading.. »

The Internet is changing everyday...and fast! It's hard to keep up with all the changes that take place daily that could benefit your business online. Recent changes include what is called "social media." This is the new power of the Internet and it can deliver the message of your business more quickly and completely than typical media outlets of the past. And with this new media is the opportunity to create a presence online with lightening speed with virtually no cost. The costs relative to social media are the training and labor to implement the tasks. Outsourcing then becomes the perfect solution.

Consider these costs. Online video can put your business in front of the eyes of millions of potential prospects for almost nothing. Video hosting on YouTube, Facebook and other social sites is free. How much would you spend inprint ads to get the same exposure? The training to learn to execute these tasks properly can b ..Continue reading.. »

According to a statistic in the Wall Street Journal, 80% of businesses have used LinkedIn to search for employees. LinkedIn has over 50 million active users that create profiles to look for employees or to find a job themselves. The groups on LinkedIn are banded together by industry making the groups a hotbed of networking and activity. Where is your company's presence on LinkedIn? Who would you like to find?

As with any social networking site making contacts, creating profiles and answering emails can be very time consuming. Outsourcing this kind of work can be very beneficial and profitable for your business. Just having a presence at all on these social networking sites can help give your business a boost in the search engine rank making it easier to be found with keywords. Where are you in a Google search?

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An outsourcing affiliate program is a great way to create a real income for you and your business. But not all affiliate programs are alike nor are all outsourcing companies alike. The proper combination of company and program and the proper education of yourself, the program associate, will guarantee success. Remember, you are the salesman, but the company needs to provide the proper tools to help along the way.

A good affiliate program will help educate the associate with tips and techniques that the associate can use on websites, articles or even speaking engagements to insure that a dialog opens up between you and your prospects. If your prospects have questions about the service, which they always will, has the affiliate program provided the answers and availablity to make the sale?

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Email marketing is the key to selling more products and keeping your business image fresh in the minds of your customers. Email marketing creates a rapport and trust with your clients that increases the customer service level you need to compete in this tough economy.v Are you there for your customer? Do they have access to your information about your products and services? What additional services can you provide to monetize your business further? What new services can you sell them down the road?

These are the solutions that a good email marketing program can provide. But this can be very time consuming. Consider outsourcing as a way to cut labor costs when implementing an email marketing strategy, and put your marketing on automatic while you are busy deciding what major business strategies will grow your bu ..Continue reading.. »

Outsourcing is a great way to utilize social media to build a database of potential customers. By using the power of video marketing, Twittering and blogging you can build a list of prospects in quick order. The Internet gurus and millionaires say that "your list is gold," meaning that a database of targeted prospects can be marketed to over and over, sending them new product launches and email campaigns. Your customers may not be ready to buy when they visit your site for the first time, but capturing their email addresses means you can build brand loyalty, keep your image fresh in their minds and market to them when they are ready to buy.

An Internet savvy and knowledgable outsourcing rep firm not only saves you a lot of money in labor costs, but uses free social media sites to funnel visitors to a ..Continue reading.. »

The way to creating real wealth with an affiliate program lies in a great word of mouth campaign and making sure the commission is large enough to validate the work involved. Just because someone else spent the time creating a great program, doesn't mean that the promotion will be easy. It can take a lot of work to get the word out, create an online presence to sell it and find the right targeted prospects to market it to. Make sure that the commission is large enough to justify your promotion efforts. The number one reason big Internet gurus refuse to take on an otherwise fascinating affiliate program is that the commission doesn't justify the work involved. Take note of that when you shop for an affiliate program to sell.

There are thousands of affiliate products to choose from wh ..Continue reading.. »