| Employers' Benefits | | | | work management software can be used with |
| For the employer, the benefits of using remote agents | | | | remote agents. Today, e-applications can also provide |
| are obvious. In this way the company minimizes the | | | | remote agents with easy access interface for |
| additional cost of providing on-site call centers. | | | | scheduling, selling and the ability to monitor schedule |
| Employing remote agents can virtually eliminate these | | | | adherence, and to improve their efficiency. The most |
| cost factors, as well as significantly increase ramp up | | | | successful remote agents view their work as a |
| times in step with business growth. At home or remote | | | | profession and not just a job. |
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| the confines of a geographic region. | | | | Here is what the trend seems to be regarding |
| Working as a remote Agent | | | | identifying some of the fastest growing employment |
| Simultaneously, the opportunity exists for those | | | | opportunities for remote agents: consumer service |
| seeking employment as remote agents who can | | | | representative, the virtual reservation agent, the virtual |
| enjoy greatly expanded work schedules by choosing | | | | trainer, and the virtual tutor. Most of these forms of |
| to work from home. Because they don't have to | | | | employment are W-2 and offer pay rates from $7.00 |
| commute, at-home agents are more amenable to split | | | | to $30.00 per hour. A virtual assistant may earn |
| shifts and part-time work. | | | | upwards of $11.00 to $50.00 hour and Virtual Teachers |
| So where does a potential remote agent begin | | | | may earn $20,000 to $48,000 per year. One of the |
| searching for opportunities and education needed to | | | | most recent growing opportunities is a virtual insurance |
| be employed as a remote or virtual agent? First, | | | | agent. These independent contractors represent many |
| examine the technology involved in supporting remote | | | | carriers and can earn upwards of $40,000 to $70,000 |
| agents. To work at home, independent contractors will | | | | part time to over $100,000 full time working for them |
| be working from their home computer using their | | | | selves utilizing technology to sell insurance and financial |
| high-speed internet access. Additionally, prospective | | | | services over the internet and telephone. Low business |
| virtual agents must demonstrate sophisticated | | | | overhead allows the virtual insurance agent to earn |
| knowledge of computer desktop management. Your | | | | high commissions and yearly residuals while recruiting |
| computer screen will display log in access to employer | | | | other agents into their agency down line The ability to |
| back-end operations. Using high-speed internet access, | | | | work from home makes college-educated applicants |
| these agents will be able to efficiently run reports and | | | | look more favorably on the idea of work at home |
| view customer profiles in their online software | | | | opportunities and mothers have also found this to be a |
| application from any remote location. | | | | great alternative to commuting and childcare. |
| Prospective remote agents should spend some time | | | | Despite the many choices, the buzz about remote |
| learning about the new, emerging technologies that | | | | agents is alive and well. Most importantly there are |
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| and intelligent networks. Fortunately, many of the same | | | | at all levels of income and business opportunities. |
| tools that call centers use: monitoring, messaging, and | | | | |