Many professions are experiencing changes in how they do business because of the digital revolution—and the legal profession is no different. In the realm of law, record-keeping and accurate archiving of documents is a key component of the judicial process. Lawyers and legal analysts often depend on records from past cases to shed light on current ones. Not to mention their commitment to keep good records for their clients.
In many industries, paper filing systems are being phased out in favor of paperless offices.…
Invoicing has become a crucial part of most small businesses as it might not be so easy to set up a team for the sole purpose of keeping accounts – and also to pay them. That’s why if you run a small business, it’s advisable to take care of the drafting, processing and sending of invoices – or better yet, assign the task to some of your senior employees.
Besides delegating the role to some top members of staff, it’s wise to use a private cloud or make certain services and software available to make the task easy for them.…
There are millions of coders in the world, each one expert in two or more languages and can be specialist to specific industries and sectors. With so many software coders competing for limited positions, its natural to find many unemployed programmers.
Being unemployed is not a stigma, it’s a fact of life just like taxes and death. Everyone is unemployed at one stage in his or her life; even Steve Jobs was fired from Apple and as unemployed for a time.…
According to a 2017 Episerver survey, 92 percent of first-time website visitors aren’t going to a company’s website to buy its products or services. Instead, they’re often just researching their options or taking the time to learn more about the business before deciding whether it’s the right company for them.
Though their findings and experience with the site (and the business itself) will likely dictate whether this initial visit leads to more engagement down the line, the reality is that a company’s domain name is the first step to accessing this content.…
Answering machines and voicemail are so 2005! There’s really no smart reason to use either in this day and age.
Why, you ask?
Modern customers want to speak to an actual human being when they call a business. Machines are very informal, and usually leave callers wondering when, or if they can expect to hear back from you.
Not to mention, your answering machine can’t get in touch with you when someone calls with a serious problem or other business “fire” that needs to be dealt with on your end immediately.…
Cloud computing broke into the IT world and changed the way normal information technology operations were run. It has become a driving revolutionary force in taking business strategies and operations to a new era.
In its earliest stages, it was reserved for the big guns in business, but small to medium sized enterprises have come to learn how accessible the technology is, and have been migrating over the years. While most businesses have migrated entirely, some are opting to maintain the hybrid hosting option, prior to transferring other IT estates to the cloud.…
Sometimes you and your staff won’t be available to take every call. After all, you have a business to run and your staff can’t work 24/7. Smaller businesses may not have the resources to have a dedicated employee manning the phones all day either. In many cases, hiring Virtual Answering Services is the only smart way to ensure a customer in need never goes without help, or that other important (timely) calls aren’t missed.
Here are 10 ways to get the most out of your telephone answering service:
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Do you think a virtual environment is right for your business needs?
Going virtual might just be one of the best decisions you ever make for running your modern business. From a virtual office, to a team of skilled virtual workers; there are limitless options for running a cloud-based business when you leverage the latest and greatest technology to your advantage.
Cost savings are often the biggest motivator for entrepreneurs looking to shift to a virtual business environment. However, it’s important to consider the global mobility you’ll be afforded too, when you can run your business from anywhere using a smart device or laptop.…
Near enough every single business has to face keeping up with the ever-changing world of technology. With more and more operations relying on technology for a smoother process, it is important to stay up to date and in the loop with new gadgets, software, and any other implementations that can improve your workforce.
With the technological world constantly changing, the future of work is looking more revolutionised than ever before… meaning RPA software is about to become something extremely popular. RPA (robotic process automation) is an emerging technology which has the potential to revolutionise offices across the globe – all companies are soon going to be very aware of it.…
If you are interested in getting a job as a data scientist, you are not alone, with data scientist being voted the best job in America again in January 2017. With a competitive salary and thousands of job openings monthly, it really can be a great career to get into if you aren’t already. Of course, you need to have a good level of understanding of data science to pursue the career but below are some more skills that companies look for when hiring.…
