Over 30% of U.S. small businesses have outsourced at least one marketing process, with social media often being the first. This outsourcing trend is expected to grow due to the benefits it offers, such as access to expertise and time savings. However, outsourcing social media management can lead to security issues, such as account blocks due to "suspicious login attempts" from remote locations. Proxies, particularly datacenter proxies, help mitigate these issues by masking the real IP address of users and presenting a single IP address for multiple connections, thus avoiding blocks. While there are numerous types of proxies, businesses must choose between using them, tolerating the risk of account blocks, or integrating remote managers through "virtual office connections" like VPNs. Each option has its pros and cons, but proxies are often seen as the simplest solution.