Do Virtual Business Right!

Doing some or all of your business virtually is becoming the norm for many companies. People routinely work from their homes, hotels, cars and public WiFi hotspots.

Keeping business organized in a virtual world takes planning, good tools and training. The following are five tips for managing your virtual workforce:

Trust - It's the key to any relationship, but it's particularly important when managing employees you don't see daily. Don't assume your staff is taking a day at the beach if they don't answer the phone or don't instantly reply to an e-mail.

Communication - One of the most common complaints of virtual employees is a lack of interaction with the boss or their team. Take time to connect with virtual staff members and let them know their virtual work is just as important as the work going on in the office.

Make the Best Use of Technology - Working virtually means more than just utilizing your laptop. The use of a Team Intranets or a Virtual PBX will help you stay in touch and on task. Using web cams and video conferencing software helps provide important non-verbal feedback and connect with each other.

Hire Independents - While it's important to support your employees with regular contact, it's also important to hire staff who are self-motivated. "Your best virtual worker is an Eagle Scout!" "Once you give them a task, they know what to do. You want people who will act as their own internal manager so you don't have to. You can't be the cop if you're not there."

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Our Solutions:

Each of the solutions we offer has been carefully researched and identified as being a "Best of Breed." Virtually all of the solutions we promote are in use by us right now. All of them are used by hundreds or thousands of businesses just like yours!

Web / Email Hosting: Would you trust a bank that stored your money in an unguarded tin box in their garage? Why would you entrust your company's web site to people who treat your web site the same way?

All of our sites are hosted in partnership with one of the most reliable, secure and responsive hosting companies in the world. more...

Team of People Team Intranets / Extranets: Are you looking for a cost-effective and secure way for your employees, customers and partners to share information like calendars, tasks, files and other materials via the web? With TeamPro®, we can get everyone working together, whether they are in the office next door or on the other side of the world! more...

Virtual PBX: Our VirtualPBX^® solution pioneered the hosted PBX service in 1997, and has been leading the market ever since. We answer your calls with a professional business greeting and offer menu options for call routing. Calls can be sent to any employee, in any location, anywhere in the world. Unlike a standard PBX, there is no hardware or software to buy or maintain, so costs start low and stay low. We offer the most complete hosted PBX service available, with advanced features like TrueACD™ queuing and skills-based call routing. Whether you need a small or medium sized business phone system or an enterprise solution, go Virtual with Virtual PBX. more...

e-Newsletters: Publishing an e-newsletter is one of the best ways to keep your customers, prospects, vendors and team members informed about what's going on with your business. Done right, they can save you thousands of dollars a year in postage and generate great traffic for your web site and keep your sales lines ringing. Done wrong, they will wind up in people's spam filters and wind up not being read. more...