Homeshoring
is one of the latest trends in work at home
opportunities. This term describes the
decentralization of the corporate customer
service sector to home based employees. More
and more companies are abandoning their
large call center facilities in exchange for
outsourced independent contractors.
This movement has created many opportunities
for stay at home moms, disabled workers, and
work at home job seekers to find gainful
employment. The companies redirect their
sales and customer service calls to the
homes of their employees.
Through tracking software installed on their
computers they pay out accordingly to how
much time you’ve spent on the phone. Some
companies also offer bonuses for high sales
volume and exceptional performance.
There are several requirements that you need
in order to land one of these homeshoring
or telecommuting jobs. You will need a
decent computer, a dedicated phone line, and
usually a small out of pocket charge for the
company to perform a background check on you.
There are many benefits to homeshoring for
both the workers and the companies. The
employer gets more loyal workers who are
grateful for the chance to work at home,
they get to save on costs of operating a
facility, and finally companies see home
agents as a way to avoid consumer complaints
associated with overseas
call centers.
One last thing that you should remember is
that the majority of these homeshoring
companies will not hire you as an “employee”
but as an independent contractor. So when
filing your taxes you will need to keep this
in mind and be sure to do them correctly.
Over the years I’ve heard from many people
struggling to find these legitimate home
based jobs. More often than not they end up
falling for online scams during their job
search. You can’t blame them since these
scammers go out of their way to make their
opportunities look as legit as possible.
One resource that I’ve found for locating
real homeshoring jobs is the “Little
White EBook of Homeshoring Jobs.” This handy
book contains 198 listings of virtual call
center employers, there are positions
ranging from customer service reps to
appointment setters.