Why more and more people are choosing to work from home

Written by Sheridan Woodcroft


Copyright 2005 Sheridan Woodcroft

More and more people are makingrepparttar decision to work from home. Computer technology andrepparttar 141778 world wide web has enabled people to changerepparttar 141779 way they work. It is much more time and cost effective to work from home, not to mention an improvement in lifestyle. Imagine, no commuting, workingrepparttar 141780 hours that suit you and spending more quality time with your family.

Inrepparttar 141781 current environment of no job security and massive retrenchments,repparttar 141782 appeal of being your own boss andrepparttar 141783 ability to take control of your life and enjoy a family friendly lifestyle, not to mentionrepparttar 141784 ability to work your own hours is a wonderful enticement to look for other opportunities outsiderepparttar 141785 traditional 9 to 5 JOB (just over broke!). Anyone, from mothers, high flying executives, mechanics, secretaries etc – people from all walks of life are looking for a better way of life.

When looking to get into a new business opportunity you need to ask yourself – does it take full advantage ofrepparttar 141786 fastest growth trends in business today? Arerepparttar 141787 products consumable i.e. are people going to be using them allrepparttar 141788 time? Who arerepparttar 141789 products aimed at i.e. who is your market? Will this market continue to grow? What training is provided and is there a comprehensive mentoring system available at all times? Can I start this business without risk of going bankrupt? Can I make money from day 1?

CRM For Beginners – Customer Relationship Management Basics

Written by Matt Hogansworth


In order to maintain a successful business,repparttar business must understand and maintain a positive relationship with its customers. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) isrepparttar 141777 process of bringingrepparttar 141778 customer andrepparttar 141779 company closer together. There are many different areas in which Customer Relationship Management can be implemented. The goal of CRM is to help a company maintain current customers, as well as gain new customers.

Targeted Marketing

Targeted marketing is accomplished through collecting information aboutrepparttar 141780 customer. This information can be buying habits or simply demographics. The idea behind this is that a business analyzes what a customer buys and then markets specific products to that customer based on his or her buying habits. Businesses track buying habits using discount cards, and special store credit cards. Targeted marketing can also be implemented onrepparttar 141781 Internet. Amazon.com has product recommendations based on buying habits, and product ratings. Customers can also be sent e-mails that market targeted products. Marketingrepparttar 141782 right products torepparttar 141783 right customers can significantly increase a business' sales with minimal associated costs.

Call Centers and Customer Service

Have you ever called a business to complain or ordered a product and encountered an automated call response (I.E. “please press 1 for questions, 2 for comments” etc.)? That’s CRM. Call centers that take calls and monitor customer/business interactions are often running on hosted CRM programs. CRM managers want to make call centers as efficient and customer-friendly as possible. A customer who can easily navigate through an automated system is more likely to do business withrepparttar 141784 same company inrepparttar 141785 future. Inrepparttar 141786 case of a complaint, a customer whose problems are responded to immediately is more likely to forgive and forget a company’s transgressions. Customer service isrepparttar 141787 backbone of all CRM processes and strategies.

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