Customer Service Work at Home Jobs - Reality and Fantasy

One of the first jobs people often think of when they want to work at home is customer service. There are some great companies that hire people for such positions from home, and it's work most people can do. But that doesn't make it easy.

There are many reasons why customer service may not be the right work at home job for you. Then again, it could be perfect. So I thought I would take a look at the realities and fantasies of this job.

Fantasy:
A highly flexible schedule where you can work the hours you select.

Reality:
There's a degree of truth to the fantasy, but it's not as flexible as many people would hope. Companies typically want you to either set up a schedule with them for each week, or sign up for hours as they come available. You are expected to work the hours you agree to.

The trouble can come in when there's a low call volume at the times you agreed to work. Work at home customer service positions generally pay on talk time, not on the hours you agreed to work. But you are still expected to be available. This can be really tough when the calls just aren't there.

Fantasy:
You can work and take care of your children at the same time.

Reality:
Especially when your children are young, utterly untrue. Your typical customer service position will require that you have no background noise whatsoever. A noise cancelling headset will help, but if you have children playing in the background, you cannot count on it being enough. People do get fired over background noises.

If you have young children, you are pretty much limited to working when they are asleep and will stay asleep, or when they are at school. You will probably want an office with a door you can close. You will want to train your entire family to leave you alone when you are working.

Fantasy:
It is easy to work in customer service once you find a job.

Reality:
While finding the job is one of the most difficult parts of working at home, it's not the only challenge. With many companies you have to test to qualify to take calls for various companies, and strict scripts to follow. Just being yourself in many cases is not allowed. There are legal reasons why you may be required to use specific phrasings.

You will also have to deal with problem customers, people who don't want to let you say what you have to say, and people who are just simply hard to understand. You'll have goals to meet. Some days the job will be easier than others.

Working well in customer service takes practice. It's a skill many people can pick up, but it is not for everyone. You will have times when there is not as much work as you would like. Times when it is hard to find a workable schedule or to keep to what you agreed to. But you will also be glad to have the ability to work in your own home.
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A Home Based Business Is The American Dream

One definition of the "American Dream" is the sought after realization of success and wealth through hard work and determination. This dream will achieve a better life for oneself, usually through financial gain. Everybody has their own definition of this great dream. To some it might mean a bigger house and fancy car and yet to others it means something totally different. The one component that seems to be consistent, is the quest for money and for Financial Freedom.

The American Dream of having your own profitable business working from home is now a true reality. Advances in the internet with high speed connections has made it possible for unlimited ideas and income from internet ventures. In 2005 as many as 150 Million people in North America alone, enjoyed the freedom and benefits of owning their own home based internet business. Other reasons that people are starting these home businesses in record numbers is the unrestricted time restraints, tax benefits, good earnings, and residual income that continues on year after year after the business is in place.

There are several ways to get started in your own business working from home on the internet. You can join with a established and reliable Network Marketing Company, you can become an affiliate with the thousands and thousands of affiliate programs on the internet, or you can buy products and merchandise at wholesale pricing and set up your own website and sell on Ebay. The ideas for achieving the Amercian Dream from working a business on the internet at home are endless.

Develop and write out your business plan. Read this plan everyday and think about it and make adjustments until you have an established business. Educate yourself about your home business. Take time and read good books or information about this business. Remain positive and enthusiastic. Dare to dream your dreams and visualize your success. Grow you business slowly until you find the methods that work. It may take 6 to 12 months to build your business base. Enlist the aid of experts in your area of business. Get advice and follow the people that are already making good money.

Follow these simple rules:

#1 - There is no get rich quick formula for any business. If you see an opportunity that advertises "get rich quick," avoid it.
#2 - You have to allocate time to work and build the business every day. Nothing happens without effort.
#3 - You must invest money in your opportunities and your advertising. You need a financial investment and you need to decide what you can afford.
#4 - You must learn everything you can about the opportunities that you offer. You must be knowledgeable when talking with other people about your business.
#5 - You must have a web site to send people to. Your web site is your best vehicle to promote your business.
#6 - You must be patient! You cannot build a solid business in just a few days or even a few months. It takes a year or more to get your business established and making decent profits. You must be patient!
#7 - You need the best home based business
opportunities that have proven to be successful. Investigate the companies that you are thinking about partnering with and network with the people involved.
#8 - You need multiple business opportunities to build your business with. It is never wise to "put all your eggs in one basket."
#9 - You must advertise and create your own permission based prospect list. This is key to building your business.
#10 - Make yourself efficient. Simplify everything that you can. Be persistent day in and day out. It pays off. Never give up.

The American Dream is within your reach.
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The Three Foundations of Home Based Business Success

Big Why: The most important key to your Home Based Business success is your big why. You must have a reason to start your Home Based Business that is bigger than yourself. It could be to quit your Job. It could be to spend more time with your family and help your children. It could be to start a Humane Society store. Your why is the most important because having a big why will automatically ensure that you have continued dedication, a never give up attitude, a positive attitude, and you will have the motivation to continue to learn. A big why will ensure that you continue to work, even during difficult times. A big WHY ensures that you DO NOT give up.

Mentor: The best way to succeed at anything is to find someone who knows how to do it and learn from them. Whenever I want to learn about something, I read as much as I can about it and I find the most experienced person I can find to lean from. This is exactly what I did when I started my Home Based Business.

You must have an outlook that will allow you to listen to your mentors and learn from them. Remember they have probably tried everything that you are already thinking. Do not go off on a different path than what your mentor is guiding you down. If you try something different, you should talk it over with your mentor.

Highly experienced people know things that you can not write down in a book.

Belief: Starting a home based business takes effort, but with a big why, a good mentor, and the belief that what your are doing does something good for this world, you can succeed.

If you are joining a work at home company, you must believe in the company that you are promoting.

Belief starts with the company. It is much easier to believe in a company that has a long track record and a solid reputation than believe in a start up. How do you gain belief in a home based business company? Get involved and learn about the company. Start using the company's products. Learn what the company stands for. Is the company just about making a lot of money? Does the company have a bigger reason for its existence? What is the company's big why? The answers to those questions will help you choose a successful company.

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential." -Winston Churchill-
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Six Reasons Network Marketing Will Change Your Life

Don't make someone else rich! What is the ultimate pyramid scheme? Your place of employment is, most likely, a fine example of a pyramid scheme. Think about it! The time that you are spending working for someone else is making them very rich. Why not take that time and make yourself rich? It is easier than you think!

Are you tired of trading your time for a paycheck? Are you sick and tired of going to work every day to make someone else rich? Do you hate your lifestyle? If any of the above is true for you, then read on.

Multi level marketing allows you to change your lifestyle and have more time to do what you want to do because Multilevel Marketing allows you to create residual income. Residual income is money that comes in month after month without you having to do any extra work. For example, residual income of $700 a month is the equivalent of investing $168,000 in a CD that returns five percent. There are MLM companies that only require a downline of 20 people or less to make a residual income of $700. You could go on vacation for a month, and still make $700. Now, that is powerful. So, remember, Multilevel marketing is not about making money; it's about residual income. When you understand the concept of residual income, the power of network marketing becomes crystal clear.

Six reasons that multilevel marketing will change your life:

1- Multilevel marketing allows you to work at home. Not only does multilevel marketing allow you to work at home, multilevel marketing allows you to live where ever you want to live. You can travel, live on a boat, in a camper, go camping, and bicycle across the country. With a laptop that has a wireless internet connection and you can continue to work your business from just about anywhere in the United States.

2- The internet has completely changed multilevel marketing. The internet allows you access to millions of people who are looking for a home based business. Let me repeat that. These people are looking for a home based business, just like you are. From the comfort of your own home, you have access to anyone in the world that has a computer.

3- Contribute to what you like to contribute to. Multilevel marketing allows you to be who you want to be. Since you are making your own money you are not tied to the rules and norms of the corporation that you work for. You are not constrained when you go to work and, the one I like is that you don't have to suck up to your boss.

4- You get to pick the people that you work with. You see there are only certain types of people that are going to expend the energy to succeed in the MLM business. These types of people are what I call the passionately curious. They are highly motivated to change their life style, because they hate their life style or they are broke. They are considerate, ask pertinent questions, are interested in what you have to say and take action.

5- Small start up expenses-with most MLM companies you can get started for as little as $20. Compare this to any brick and mortar business and you will see that the start up costs are the inverse of one another.

6- Help other people-Network marketing is a business that requires everyone to help one another in order to succeed. If you were to sign up to be my business partner I would benefit the most when you make the most money. My goal is for you to succeed. What a great concept! In a corporation, the exact inverse is true. If you were to work for me, the corporation executives make the most money when you make the least money. Where do you think their motivation is? The executive's goal is to get as much work you and pay you as little as possible. They are looking out for number one, just like you are.

With the powerful tool of the internet, network marketing is much easier than it has ever been before. All that is required to succeed is dedication, on your part, and good teachers that can show you how to put the internet to work for you so you can meet the right people.
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