With the incremental curve in recession, inflation around the world, employees are looking towards a smarter way of income and at their flexible timings. In the past five years, many ‘virtual companies’ have come up and going good business. The concept of virtual company has brought about a revolution and the renaissance of self employment started hereby. People being fed up of hectic working hours, tough schedule, hustle and bustle of the town, travelling discomforts have found it very comfortable, convincing and many people have chose to work with a virtual company and work from the comfort of their homes.
These virtual companies are getting amazing results in terms of business generation as well as employee satisfaction. Let me discuss some ‘top of the list priority’ of virtual companies and their services as well. Perhaps somebody who’s still toggling between the idea of work from home or office will find this information very useful.
My virtual Assistant: If you are good at office administration jobs, have taken a break from your service for some unavoidable circumstances, and want to start working again, this is your best choice. This organization was founded by Marion Jackson, an accomplished Executive Assistant who has 26 years of experience in this field. This initiative opened doors for thousands of jobless and those who desired to work from comfortable corners of their home. The main objective of corporate is to reduce the expenses of a permanent Office Assistant and outsource the job to agents who will work as third party. The simple procedure is to get registered on the website and simply wait for assignments which will be conveyed via e-mail. One has to complete the assignment, submit and wait for the payment. Life has turned to be a blissful deal for people who wanted to enjoy working at their flexible hours.
Virtual customer Service: If you are a person with strong PR skills, have internet connection at home, landline, quite place and the willingness to work as a customer care professional then Live ops, Working solutions are the best choice. Simply log on to their website, register your name, contact number and wait for them to send assignments. You will be paid per hour basis and will be handling customer related issues. The advantage of MNCs to shift to this sort of working solution is the reduced overhead and office set up costs. It’s basically a ‘win-win’ situation.
Virtual Telemarketer: If you are good at sales and had some practical experience, furnished with an internet connection, landline and willing to work during normal business hours and have a flair to market B2B campaigns, then you are the right go for a virtual telemarketer. The companies who hire these sort of staffs and give the the status of W2 employees or independent contractors are Superior Telemarketing, Dial NLS, Telereach.You will be paid ($7-20) an hour and will receive your payment by bank transfer.
Virtual Reservation agent: If you have flair to work for the travel industry, experienced with SABRE, live near to the training centre and willing to handle reservation bookings by yourself then you are the best choice for a virtual reservation agent. Companies willing to hire are Jet Blue, Continental Airlines, American Airlines who are awaiting your CV. You will be paid ($7-11) per shift and will feel proud to work for esteemed brands.
Virtual writer of ghost writing: If you are a good writer and have a flair to write well and original you may be hired as a content writer or write articles for various magazines. Instamedia, Ayushveda Writers, Asiawriters are companies who look for free lance writers. You will writer at your flexible hours, work for esteemed websites and receive money when your articles get approved. Payments may vary with assignments.
The virtual teacher: If you are a retired teacher/relocated/transferred and looking for teaching online then this is your best choice. Just log on to the websites of Texas Virtual school, Cyber Academics, register yourself and teacher through internet irrespective of any geographical location. Payment varies between $12,000 and $50,000 per annum, depending on your academic qualifications.
Virtual trainer: If you are in the training field and enjoy your job, furnished with internet connection at home then for flexible duties you might be selected as a virtual trainer by logging on to the sites of E-training for dogs, Bilingual America who are awaiting your CV. Payments may vary from $15-50 per hour.
Virtual Proofreader: If you are in the proof reading field and have been discontinued due to some reasons, or want to resume your career again, there are companies like Langalo, Free Spirit publishing who are awaiting your application. You will be paid $10-26 per hour.
Virtual Translator: If you are good in any foreign language and enjoy translating and expressing in your own words then this is the best choice. You may apply to KJI International, English Express, Lion Bridge who will hire you as a virtual translator. Payments will vary from $10-20 per hour and you will work as an independent contractor or W2 workers.
Virtual Data entry operator: If you are sitting idle at home and want to utilize your time and earn money then this is the best choice. Axion Data Services, Dion data services are awaiting your application. You will be paid $10-20 per month depending on the accuracy of your work.
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