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FAQ

The most frequently asked questions

Here you can find the most frequently asked questions about remote employees outsourcing, business consulting, accounting and bookkeeping, IT services, call center services & dispatching, and more.

Answers can help you to make the right decision to cooperate with us.

Remote Employees / Outsourcing

What are the main advantages of outsourcing

We are providing outsource resources as a service. Your company will have an agreement with Front Desk Helpers (FDH) and FDH will bill you twice a month. The payment term of our service is PIA (pay in advance). The rates generally relate to the qualification, experience, and skills of the candidates. Basically, we have different rates for Junior, Middle, or Senior developers. Also, it can be related to the requested technology. The onboarding process itself is varied, related to your procedures like interview process, training process, etc. It can be from a few days to a few weeks.

Usually, we request a detailed description of your requirements for outsourced specialists and projects where they will be involved. We have two general options the same rate:

  • We will provide a resume and selected specialists will be signed up for the interview. After you complete the interview process you will train and introduce your project to the hired developers. We will be involved for only general HR questions and issues such as schedules, salary, etc. You will directly oversee the day-to-day tasks and the developers will report to you. This usually means the onboarding process may take longer.
  • After receiving a detailed description of your project our team will use our internal or new developers to create a project team for you. You will work directly with our project managers and senior developers instead of managing developers directly. Our team will manage the project with regular check-in points, as required. This usually means the onboarding process is quicker.
We will discuss and determine the number of hours required for the project. We will bill you twice a month for upcoming hours. The payment term of our service is PIA (pay in advance).

We have a continuous search for the appropriate candidates. Our staff has an internal resume based on past projects, which allows us to select the correct candidates for each team based on the required skill set. New hires are staffed on various projects with some of our seasoned experts for oversight. Working hands-on with our experts within a specific area of expertise allows for a continuous training cycle on new technologies and concepts.

Usually, we have Service and NDA agreements. We can discuss if you are looking for additional contracts.

Please forward us a copy or template of all agreements required as soon as possible since we need to discuss and consult with our legal counsel for any clarifications and how they apply to our local regulations.

How to onboard and pay for remote specialists

What is the difference between outsourcing and freelancer hiring?

What is the difference between hiring remote specialists using outsourcing or freelancing

What is the difference between outsourcing provider and recruiting agency?

Are outsourcing services the same as recruiting agency services

What are your working hours?

We offer 24/7 service to our clients. You can contact our sales or marketing department with any questions Mon-Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST (Eastern Time Zone, New York). Our headquarters is located in New Jersey, Old Bridge.

Can you provide a multilingual support team?

While our core business is focused on English-speaking mass market in the United States and Canada, our entire staff can speak Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, etc. We have extended capabilities in all other European-based languages, including Spanish.

Can I try to use your service before payment?

We build our business on mutual trust between ourselves and our clients. Our remote employees are qualified personnel and, after receiving a quote, you can see how we work and select the most appropriate and skilled team to get the best results and boost your revenue immediately! Not satisfied with the skills of one of the operators? You can replace and ask us to provide you with another person whose skills will better meet your tasks and requirements. Build your remote team! You can get a free consultation here.

What kind of clients do you work with?

We focus on building long-term relationships with financially stable companies of any size or demand. We can successfully offer our remote employees and IT services (including software and app development) in such industries as:

  • IT development and engineering
  • Healthcare
  • Financial services
  • Consumer products and services
  • Logistics and transportation
  • Business products and services
  • Real estate
  • Retail
  • Hospitality
  • Homecare agencies
  • Medical companies
  • Trucking and delivery companies

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How can I find out the price of your services for my company?

Every project is individual and needs an exceptionally skilled team based on your requirements. This is an opportunity to hire a professional remote employee in the industry you need starting from $12 (USD) per hour.

Are you providing services based on the contract?

Sure, we can provide contract-based services and every-month-pay services.

In order to work remotely, you need to have:

  • Computer
  • Dedicated Phone Line
  • IP Phone or Mobile Phone
  • Internet Connection
  • Telephone Headset
  • Transcription
  • Software
  • Webcam
  • Printer and Scanner

The ten essentials for remote working setup in the home office:

  • Ergonomic equipment
  • Be prepared to communicate
  • Сreate a working atmosphere
  • Secure VPN remote access
  • A good quality headset
  • Use a business-grade product
  • Avoid distractions

Modern digital technologies offer various tools for collaboration and interaction of employees in different locations.

  • Time Doctor
  • ezTalks Cloud Meeting
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Every Time Zone
  • Asana
  • Glip
  • Quip

Modern technology allows you to effectively perform a number of duties and work from home. Some  freelancers make good money by performing standard tasks and operations for their company.
As a rule, people who work remotely from home are asked to pay a small advance payment – usually from $50 to $150 – to make installations, create content, configure tools, etc. for launching.

Home Workplace Internet Requirements:
To work remotely from your home office, you will need high-speed DSL, cable, or fiber optic Internet. The minimum download speed of an Internet connection is 5 Mbps.

Traditionally, people use remote work applications software that allows the user to perform various tasks on a computer at home or elsewhere, to manage digital content creation processes or company activities from their computers, and to interact with other employees as if they were all local. Applications for remote work, collaboration, planning, and accounting are usually located on the main server, which performs the maintenance and processing of operations, and users gain access to the software functionality using a remote computer or mobile device.

For many years, many leading and small companies have been working with remote employees who perform various tasks necessary for the company but work remotely. Google itself has more than 60 offices in 40 countries, and there are many distributed workers for remote work. Twitter has transferred many employees in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic to remote work. Many companies now move part of their employees to remote work. To do this, you need to take care of create remote workplaces for employees that need to be equipped with an IP phone, a secure Internet connection, a computer, a software package for remote activities, and access to the company’s cloud server. They allow remote access for specific and short-term employees, such as designers, assistants, marketers, advertisers, accountants, engineers, technologists, managers, contact operators, customer support, programmers, and system administrators.

With flexible work policies, an employee might work from home in the mornings, exercise at lunchtime, and then come into the office in the afternoons. Flexible work policies are characterized less by the place of work and more by the time of work, and if they’re able to change their schedules as it suits them.

Yes! This is the most excellent idea that allows you to preserve all your company’s capabilities and receive revenue growth during a complex system crisis. Your employees maintain your potential and business development dynamics by working remotely from home. They will be safer without moving around the city and not working in the office. It will be psychologically more comfortable for them to survive a difficult time and not get stress. You will be able to accelerate the digitalization of your business and introduce innovative technologies in your company’s activities. You can save significantly on office and operating expenses.

Remote work from home is a type of work that allows professionals to work outside the traditional office environment, while at the same time fulfilling their usual duties. Consider this option from this perspective: instead of daily trips to work at the company’s office from a remote workplace, remote employees can perform their work and responsibilities and achieve their goals when convenient and in a comfortable home environment.

What is the best remote job among work-from-home job types?

10 work from home jobs for 2023

Virtual Assistant

Many companies work mostly online, so many hire virtual assistants for executives or leading specialists who help them organize, plan work and perform standard administrative tasks.

Social Media Manager

A social marketing manager can effectively carry out all his duties remotely from home, promoting the brand, advertising products and services, and communicating with your customers.

  • Remote Call Center Operator
  • Remote Receptionist
  • Virtual Assistant
  • Remote Translator
  • Web Developer
  • Software Developer
  • Travel Agent
  • Freelance Copywriter
  • Data Entry Operator

Project Management

Is SCRUM an SDLC?

Scrum is a project management technique, the main feature is that this method allows you to get a finished product with the specified functions in the shortest possible time. SCRUM is a universal method of project management applicable to any industry. Software development life cycle (SDLC) is a general term that describes various software development methodologies used to improve the quality of created software, as well as optimize the overall software development process, depending on the given initial conditions: budget, timelines, quality, functionality, development team , qualifications of specialists. Therefore, SCRUM and various SDLC techniques can be used depending on the baseline and goals that need to be achieved.

How do you know that each of your agents is doing a good job?

Control and communication processes in outsourcing

Quality Assurance is our highest priority. Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction and we constantly employ numerous methods to ensure that all calls are handled in the most professional manner possible. To accomplish this, we record the majority of calls across all clients for later review. QA Supervisors also listen to live calls, giving instant feedback to our agents. We also randomly contact customers to receive feedback. Additionally, our phone system closely tracks hold time, talk time, and several other statistics, which are reviewed by management on a daily basis.

Call Center and Dispatching

Is the information provided to the call center secure?

Data security warranties at our outsourcing projects

All information stored in our cloud service, whether entrusted by you or your clients, is secure according to PCI DSS compliance v2.0 and HIPAA requirements. Learn more in our legal section.

Bookkeeping, Accounts payable and Accounts receivable processing

Telecommunication for Business

Software and App Development Services

Software development includes all the steps necessary for the design, installation and maintenance of software. The software development begins with an analysis of the tasks and functions of future software to determine what functions the software should perform. Then, software architecture of the program is selected to structure its work and software interface design to provide the user with access to all the necessary functions of the program. After that, the coding process (writing code) is performed, including the assembly of the program and testing to ensure the quality of the created program.
The software development process divides the work of software development into separate phases to improve project management, design and programming processes, testing and product support. It is also known as a software development life cycle (SDLC). The methodology may include the pre-definition of specific deliverables and artifacts created and completed by a project team to develop or maintain an application. Most modern software development processes can be called agile, flexible, and efficient. Other methodologies include waterfall, prototyping, iterative and incremental development, spiral development, rapid application development, and extreme programming.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model for licensing and delivering software to a customer, in which the software is licensed by subscription and hosted on the seller’s server. It is sometimes called “software on demand.” SaaS is one of the forms of using cloud software, a service model in which subscribers are provided with ready-made application software that is fully serviced by the provider-seller. In this model, the software (service) provider independently manages the application, providing customers with access to functions from client devices, usually through a mobile application or web browser. The main advantage of the SaaS model for consumers is the lack of costs associated with installing, updating and maintaining the operability of the equipment and the software running on it. As with all forms of cloud computing, customers pay not for owning the software as such, but for renting it, that is, for using it through a mobile application or web interface.
Software development is the process of defining, programming, and testing programs related to creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components for obtaining applications that perform specified functions and tasks. Software Development Services include task analysis, designing, planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software to maintain its performance and productivity for customers.
Outsourcing of software development service provider that can fulfill such tasks as creating and maintaining software for a customer, manage all operational tasks related to software development. In other words, software development outsourcing is the transfer of functions for creating, improving, and maintenance software to an external software company to develop the software. Software development outsourcing is one of the most popular technology outsourcing services for companies that need to create, improve and update software for their products and commercial activities. Outsourcing of software development is one of the first places in the list of various outsourcing services.

The outsourcing of software development can provide several long-term benefits for the company:

  • Reduction of capital costs for development and maintenance of software;
  • Increased software development efficiency;
  • Reduced labor costs for software development;
  • Optimization that is needed for software creation;
  • Concentration of efforts of company employees on the core business;
  • Reducing the risks associated with the development of specialized software.
Software companies create websites, develop software and applications for various types of operating systems and devices like computers, mobile phones and smart devices. Some software companies create operating systems, others develop web browsers, websites, and web applications. There are software companies that specialize in mobile applications for iOS and Android, others create software for computer production systems and robots in order to automate operational processes in production. Today, the fintech market is growing rapidly to help financial, investment, banking and insurance companies automate processes, increase productivity and simplify payment and investment workflow management.

Software development is constantly changing with the advent of new technologies and the introduction of advanced software development methods. The blockchain, IoT, VR / AR, and AI technologies are progressing and evolving as more technology companies and commercial organizations integrate these technologies into their daily operations. In 2022, these technologies will receive even more or much more brilliant applications in design, trade, manufacturing, logistics, tourism, and marketing.

Here are the top 10 emerging technologies in 2023:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Blockchain
  • Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
  • Cognitive Cloud Computing
  • Serverless computing
  • DevOps
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • 3D printing
  • Robotics
  • Biometrics
  • Feature Driven Development Methodology
  • Agile Software Development Methodology
  • Spiral Methodology
  • SRUM Methodology
  • Dynamic System Development Model
  • Extreme Programming Methodology
  • Prototype Methodology
  • Rapid Application Development Methodology

Application development is the creation of applied computer programs to perform specific unique tasks and functions that various enterprises and organizations require to conduct their activities. Such applications include programs for accounting, financial and banking activities, programs for scientific calculations, web applications, hotel or ticket booking, web browsers, CRM, and many other types of programs.

Creating software applications includes user interface design, programming, alpha and beta testing, and deployment. At the stage of application delivery, the developer installs, verifies and supports the developed application.

Application development includes design, programming, testing. The first step in this service is to analyze the tasks and determine the requirements for the functionality of the application to make the design according to the client’s needs. Coding and testing of the application program allow you to implement all the requirements and conditions provided without errors.

Application development services are design and programming services that developers provide to various enterprises and organizations for use in their activities. Some app developers provide consulting services for software promotion and may be available to software publishers to help in marketing and selling software.

Custom application development is the development of software applications for specific goals and objectives, with specific user functionality in the organization. This special software, a custom application, is designed to perform specific tasks and is specially created for use by the organization and the enterprise, in contrast to the standard software used by the mass user, such as various web browsers, text editors, pdf editors, multimedia players, etc.

Custom application – is the app solution that is specially solution developed for users and contrasting broadly used mass-market software. For example, manufacturers of robots and automobiles, bankers, and financiers need specialized software that must perform optimized tasks and have the necessary functionality.

Application development outsourcing allows you to delegate the task of developing applications the external software developer who can help you create the necessary application faster and cheaper.
Here are some useful tips to ensure a fast development process and get high-quality software.

  • Analyze the necessary key indicators.
  • Set the exact goal for the application.
  • Form and describe the necessary functions.
  • Find an experienced app developer.
  • Take the time to build a rapport.
  • Set clear deadlines and requirements.
  • Create a project implementation plan.
  • Collaborate with your partner developer.
  • Control production steps.
Depending on the necessary goals and functionality, the cost of creating an application can range from $5,000 to $50,000 dollars. If you are primarily considering the complexity and number of users, consider a cost in the range of $ 15,000 to $ 35,000 for a simple application. A complex and multi-tasking application with many functions can cost from $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 when creating to outsourcing.
Application development outsourcing will allow you to get the best product without spending your organization’s resources: time and money. Outsourcing of application development has several advantages that makes it profitable, convenient, and efficient. Outsourcing ensures that the time and money spent by the customer from the moment the project starts until the release of the finished application or product is crucial, especially if you need to quickly use the necessary application or offer the market a new product. Time is money!
The high demand for developers of various business applications is one of the main reasons why application development can be quite expensive. Many commercial organizations want to access a huge audience of web users, 3.5 billion people, through various mobile applications, web applications, and business applications, and 87% of them always keep their mobile devices at hand, which provides exceptional communication and marketing opportunities.
As a rule, the average application development time takes from 3 to 5 weeks for a simple application and can reach up to 2-3 months for a complex commercial or corporate application with many functions.

Advantages of mobile applications over responsive e-commerce websites:

  • Mobile Apps are faster
  • Personalized content for are used
  • Instant online and offline access
  • Using device features
  • Push notifications and instant updates
  • Branding
  • Productivity improvement and cost reduction
  • Interactive engagement.

Mobile applications can improve marketing, personal communication offers, obtain accurate statistics, increase customer loyalty because applications allow the company to directly contact their customers with advertising messages, promotions, and purchases within applications sent to the client’s mobile device through the mobile application.

Website Development

What is the difference between website and application?

A website is defined by its static content, and a web application is notable for its interaction with users. A website can consist of a static content repository intended for all visitors, while a web application is interoperable and requires programmatic data entry and processing.

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