Where to look for customer service workers?

I am opening a website that will sell game virtual currency.

The workers would be basically be on live chat, checking sales when through and then delivering gold. Pretty basic stuff.

Of course, as a company just starting up, I need cheap worker(s) who can work around the clock while I do everything else behind the scenes. I was told by a friend to come here and ask for suggestions. Let me know what you guys think! I might be trying freelancer.com but they have a $100 deposit to look for staff which is steep especially when starting out for a company.

 

To answer your title - in a college dorm near you .

 

Only if I still lived in a dorm haha.

 

You don't need to live in one you need to visit one armed with a few brews , people will talk and with a bit of luck you'll get your job done for cheaps . Besides geeks always stay in the dorm , they almost never go out lol .

 

Ok, I'll take a look. Luck definitely needs to be on my side.

 

Hire someone in those developing countries while they speak decent english.. (hint hint filipinos)

 

I for myself I would go for the first way, this way it might be easier to judge how trustworthy your staff will be

 

You can try craiglist or freelancer

 

Guys please don't post your offers here . The OP just asked where he can find people , he didn't asked for offers . What you just did it's called spam and it denote unprofessionalism and a level of desperation . Personally i wouldn't pick you because of what you just did .

 

Have you tried ODesk? You can pay buy the hour there.

 

freelancer.com is still a good place to be if you want to outsource the service. You don't need to make a $100 deposit, just don't advertise that you're looking for the full-timers. Post your job, talk to the bidders and you could take things outside of the freelancer if need be. You can also check out elance.com; they have a good supply of "virtual assistants" who may just fit your bill

 

I think freelancer is best for customer service workers....

 

You can outsource the job to different countries. You can find online job search and post your ads. I am sure you can find a lot of cheap and reliable workers there.

 

LOL i was thinking the same thing. that is awesome. You can look for customer service people anywhere. Check around locally to help your community!

 

If your looking for a quality virtual assistant- www.mycompanyvirtualassistant.com is good

 

Post on some larger work at home forums.

 

I would try craigslist or kijiji. I have had some success with those sites in the past