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Start a Freelance Telemarketing Business
The truth is
that no one seems to like
telemarketers. They call at
inopportune times and
generally interrupt us. That
being said, the
telemarketers are only doing
their job and they should
not be shunned for that. As
well, they provide a
valuable service by
conducting surveys, selling
products and soliciting
donations for worth causes.
For someone who wants to
work from home and have
their own business that they
are in control of, this is
the perfect type of job. It
is also a great job if you
love to talk to people and
meet new people, albeit over
the phone. This is why
freelance telemarketer is
becoming one of the most
popular types of jobs
available as a career these
days.
The Concept
As a freelance
telemarketer, companies will
contact you when they want
someone to call customers,
clients, or random
individuals for them. It
will be your job to meet a
certain quota each day, but
you will be able to do this
from your own home. They
will provide you with the
numbers to call, the
information relating to the
people you are calling and
all the information related
to what you are calling
about. Some companies will
require you to update them
on a daily basis, while
others will require that you
only update them weekly.
The good thing about being a
freelance telemarketer, is
that you have the choice of
who you work for, and how
much you get paid. This is a
significant advantage over
other telemarketers, because
they are often paid little
for what they do. As a
freelancer, you set the
rates.
Naturally, this job is for
those who are thick-skinned.
There will be many people
who do not want to talk to
you because you are
interrupting them, and for
every ten people that are
nice about it, there will be
a couple who are quite rude.
Startup Costs
What startup costs?? That
is pretty much what it comes
down to. Except for the cost
of your phone service and
maybe a headset that you use
for your calls, there are
really no other costs
associated with this type of
business. All it is, is you
calling numbers for a
company, relaying
information and providing
your client with more sales,
donations, or information.
It is not unusual to see the
start up costs of this job
to be no higher than $50, so
for those who want to work
from home, without the high
costs, this is the perfect
career for them.
How to Market It
This is where it gets
difficult. You need to go to
non-profit societies,
polling companies and other
telephone sales companies
and convince them that not
only should they hire you to
work from your home, they
should also pay you more
than their in-house
telemarketers.
Having a proven track record
of success, and experience
as a telemarketer will help
a lot and possibly convince
your potential clients to
pick you over others. You
need to make sure you
deliver at this point. It is
all about you proving
yourself to them, not the
other way around.
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