Data Entry Service Providers

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In-House Data Entry vs. Outsourcing to Data Entry
Service Providers
In the modern times, outsourcing has become a
common business phenomenon. It promises great
returns on investment when done correctly and has
the potential to change your business operations
for good. However, there are still many
entrepreneurs out there who do not consider
outsourcing a worthwhile option, especially for a
process like data entry. Below is a comparison of
both these approaches
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• Capital Expenditure In-house data entry
  operation requires a lot of capital expenditure.
  You need to spend a considerable amount of money
  on buying real-estate to accommodate data entry
  agents. Also, you need to buy relevant software
  solutions to make data entry process more
  efficient and accurate. But, when you outsource
  to a data entry services provider there is no
  capital expenses at all, as your data entry
  partner already has a readymade operation with
  the desired workforce and all the relevant
  software solutions.

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• Operational Expenditure For in-house data
  entry, you would have to pay fixed salaries of
  your employees regardless of the amount of work
  they are doing. You would also need to spend on
  upgrades and renewal of data entry software
  solutions. The cost of electricity and other
  basic amenities need to be accounted for as well.
  On the other hand, outsourced data entry service
  providers need to be paid contractual money at a
  pre-determined time interval. You can decide on
  the payment process, whether you want to pay
  hourly or monthly or according to the amount of
  work done. Apart from that, you may have to spend
  money on travel if you want to visit the
  outsourcing vendor in person. However, if you
  partner with a competent data entry services
  provider like backofficecenters in India, you may
  never feel the need to visit them.

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• Expertise For an in-house operation, it is hard
  to hire agents who are sensitive to the
  importance of a data entry operation. You have to
  train them for a number of months/years, before
  you can expect good results. In contrast, when
  you employ the services of data entry service
  providers, you get access to battle-hardened
  talent that has been through the rigors of data
  entry operations for many years. When you
  outsource to a competent vendor like
  backofficecenters, you can trust their services
  completely. Good companies have experienced
  managers who have played a part in the success of
  many data entry outsourcing endeavors. They are
  masters of many proven strategies that your
  in-house operation may never know about.

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• Focus Managing an additional in-house operation
  can diminish your focus on your core
  competencies. Especially when a process as
  elaborate as data entry needs to be managed, you
  are sure to lose some focus, which may hurt your
  overall business prospects. On the other hand,
  outsourcing does not come with any such
  disadvantage. When you hire a competent vendor,
  your process is managed without your direct
  involvement. In case, you still want to have some
  measure of control on the outsourced operation,
  you can always appoint a liaison manager who will
  sit in the office of the outsourcing vendor and
  serve as your eyes and year.

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• Security of data Security is one area where
  in-house operations are slightly better than
  services rendered by average data entry service
  providers. However, when you outsource to an
  accomplished vendor like backofficecenters, your
  business-critical data is protected with
  cutting-edge security methods, which are not
  easily accessible to every in-house data entry
  operation.
• At backofficecenters, we use only the latest data
  entry tools to maximize work efficiency. Apart
  from data entry service, we also provide call
  center outsourcing services for both inbound and
  outbound process.