I had been working at a call center in Dallas for many years. When I decided to quit the call center job with the intention of starting my own business my boss called me into his office and told me to keep the call center in mind if things went poorly with my business. I knew that secretly he was hoping I would return to work. I also knew that my business would be successful enough that I never would. My first few weeks were far from easy. I had been running the business part time for many years and it had seemed quite easily manageable during that time. I had never imagined that I would actually go full time would when I finally it, I was stunned to find that it was not easy at all. In fact, it was downright difficult!
I decided that I would need an internet site if I were really going to make it. After thinking it over I decided that the site should have a help desk option as well. I had done this type of work frequently through the Dallas call center I had worked in and knew one person could not do it alone. So I picked up the phone and made a call to my old boss. He and my friends at the call center were happy to help. The fee they charged for the service was low and my site was up and running in just a few weeks.
No sooner was my site was up then my business nearly tripled within no time at all. I was receiving calls all day and throughout the night too. At times I felt like I had gone back to work at the call center. It was time for another call to my old boss. My contract was easily reworked to include inbound call center services. This was helpful but was not really paying for itself. I had to make this work somehow so I decided to try out the outbound call center services. Again we expanded our contract. It was fantastic that this could be done so easily. Even better was the fact that as my number of hours used increased my hourly rate decreased. With all the services I added my price only increased by about $3000.
The last time we adjusted my contract my old boss suggested some additions I was not aware that the center offered. Either things had changed a lot or it’s just that I was not aware of these little extras that the company offered at the time when I was working with them. The center offered to monitor orders to determine a target audience for me. Additionally they suggested I add bilingual services so that I could expand my clientele. These additions were worth every dime I paid. I immediately saw an increase in business.
In fact because of the call center solutions I have received I may actually get down to realizing my dream of retiring early. My son has started showing an eagerness to take over the family business. We recently met with the Dallas call center staff. My old boss has retired but the new management was just as friendly. They have extended the contract on our business and even offered to add message services to the list of call center services my business is receiving. My son went with me to this meeting and I saw the fear in his eyes when he heard the initial cost. I assured him that the call center was an effective tool and that like me he would never regret using the excellent call center services they provide.
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