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Our VoIP web conferencing software
VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is exploding onto the scene.
You’ll find hundreds of companies getting into the market…
Along with that, you’ll find that “conferencing” is rapidly becoming
the “new way to do business” on the Internet. Again… the marketplace
is becoming very noisy with all kinds of companies screaming “PICK
ME! PICK ME!”
Your problem…
How do you figure out which one works best
for you at the most affordable price?
Let’s quickly cover a few things about VoIP.
Most VoIP is single user to single user, or at best… up to 5 users.
It is purely a voice application. Some of the better known applications
are still “free” to use, while they claim to be in “beta testing”.
There is VoIP which is “phone to PC”, which again is single user
and for the most part… voice only. These companies generally charge
a fee and may even have a special external box you must rent or
purchase to make your phone work.
VoIP as a technology has been around for a long time. Increased
connection speeds as well as computer power has made it a usable
technology for the general public.
The other “new kid” on the block is “conferencing”.
This technology is fueling the distance learning, webinar, and
online “chat” services.
Things you need to know about “conferencing” or more importantly
the services and the software running them are that most services
are created from a very few software programs.
That means the services are leasing their software platforms from
huge companies in the marketplace. They are generally locked in
as to styles, features, and pricing.
Additionally, the conferencing software commonly available today
is “cumbersome” and generally regarded as a “bandwidth hog” making
it quite expensive if you want to have more than a few dozen people
attend a conference.
The most common conferencing systems also use technology which
has been labeled “dangerous to use” to the point that Microsoft
has issued a patch which turns off the software. It’s referred to
as “Active X” and can be used to download all kinds of virus’s,
spyware, ad-ware, etc.
Let’s see where your needs lie so you can make an intelligent informed
decision.
By answering the following questions, you’ll easily determine which
option works best for you. This isn’t a test… and no one but you
will see your answers
About your business…
What kind of business do you own… off line traditional, on line
affiliate, a service, your own products… or network marketing .
What methods do you currently use to contact your prospects, and
customers? Telephone, e-mail, traditional mail using postcards or
direct mail pieces, or some form of VoIP?
How much travel time do you spend monthly going to and from appointments,
meetings, conducting prospecting sessions, doing trainings, and
attending professional seminars.
How many miles do you put on your car, or in public transportation
while getting to all of the above activities?
Do you have employees or associates who have to do the same kind
of traveling? If so, how much?
About your family and friends…
Is your family spread out, requiring long distance calls or travel?
Got teenagers who hog your phone?
Got kids in distant schools, or in the military?
If you wanted to get your whole family together for a good old
gab-fest and share digital photos, how many would be in your family
and are they local or long-distance to each other?
Got your answers jotted down somewhere?
Great, let’s explore the options and costs.
No matter what kind of business you have, obtaining and using either
VoIP or conferencing software should be among your top priorities
for the rest of this year.
You can reduce your phone costs (no long distance, including inbound
800 numbers.
You can expand your business significantly without leaving your
base of operations.
With conferencing software you can look “much bigger” than you
really are… Communicating with prospects and customers in a professional
manner is your top priority. Some VoIP and conferencing programs
provide a more polished appearance than others.
When you must contact companies larger than you… conferencing software
will level your playing field by enabling you to present a very
professional cutting-edge image.
When you work from home, VoIP and conferencing software enables
you to maintain a professional image.
When you are the large company, using this cutting edge technology
positions you in your industry as the leader.
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With VoIP and/or conferencing software, you severely reduce or
eliminate long distance phone charges, nearly all your e-mail communications,
and you can even re-think your traditional direct mail pieces. With
online shopping becoming the “norm”, conferencing software can provide
your customer a very personal and positive service.
Fuel prices may dip in the short term. However, they are expected
to rise in the long term (that’s over the next 4 years). As fuel
goes up, so do labor costs.
Reducing unnecessary travel improves your own productivity. Eliminating
1 hour a day of travel time saves you 220 business hours each year.
Time your employees spend getting to and from meetings costs you
in multiple ways… you pay labor, and all of the overhead just for
them to sit in a car and get somewhere..
When you’re self-employed, and you have to travel to an appointment,
if the other person has “blown off” the appointment… your time is
wasted.
Calling your “field reps” into your home office for a weekly meeting
costs you the “multiple” of how many reps by how much time…
When you send someone (or you ) to attend a seminar, your costs
are not only for that seminar, but for the travel, the lodging,
the food, and entertainment. Those are business deductions, but
wouldn’t it make more sense not to incur the expense?
Family time is precious
Most families today live over a wide area. To have a reunion requires
over a year of preparations…
There are actually families who rent “tele-conferencing” services
just to have a gab-fest.
Some family members haven’t seen each other in years. They don’t
even exchange pictures since the costs of film, processing and mail
are so expensive.
For some families to get together on holidays, they must drive
long distances or even use public transportation… spend long hours
and exposing themselves to the inherent risks of holiday travel
Did you know the US Telephone system routinely crashes on Mother’s
Day? That’s right… too many calls for the century old system to
handle.
What can you do about these issues?
You can use VoIP and talk one-to-one or maybe one-to-five people.
You can use conferencing software… but which one works for you?
At the beginning of the report, we said you’d be able to figure
out which conferencing service is best for you.
Time to lay the popular ones out for you to examine…
If you watch TV, you’ve seen WebEx
Here are their latest offerings…
You can get a “pay-as-you-go” plan for .33 per minute/per participant.
You can get an “express” package which allows you 5 seats and 200
minutes. You get a number of business tool, including PowerPoint,
file sharing, duplexing, etc. The cost is a minimum of $375/mo billable
in 3 month increments.
The traditional full program is just under $1000 monthly with lots
of bells and whistles and still 5 seats and 500 hundred minutes.
WiredRed had been in the conferencing business since 1998
Up to 5 users is $2995 annually
Up to 10 users is $4900 annually
Up to 25 users is $9600 annually
Beyond that, you must call the company for a price quote
They claim to offer state-of-the-art peer-to-peer communications
which are firewall friendly and secure as well as unlimited priority
hotline support.
Convoq has just announced (Oct 18, 2004) the following new conferencing
options
Conference room with up to 50 participants, unlimited number of
meetings for $2995 per year
For 100 participants you get the same deal for $4995 per year.
They also have a personal license option of $199.95 per year for
a single room with up to 25 participants… unlimited meetings
There you have it…2 different companies from among the hundreds,
if not thousands of conferencing companies all vying for your attention
and your business.
What if I told you there was something far better available to
you today. And, what if I told you that you could literally save
hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year while still getting
all the things you really want in a conferencing system.
Wait a minute… no one ever asked you what features you really want!
Here’s a list… you check off the things you feel are really important
to you, your business and your family…
Ability to have an unlimited number of people in your conference.
No time restrictions
No hidden charges of any kind
A support team so if there’s a problem, it’s fixed immediately,
not 3 days later.
Voice enabled… and very easy to use.
Web camera, so I can show off my face and see my clients
Web browser, so I can show pages to the participants
White board, where we can collaborate on projects ( word documents,
scripts, files, etc) and then be able to send (FTP) them as well
as make notes.
PowerPoint module so I can show professional presentations to my
colleagues
Phone to PC so people who don’t have a computer can communicate
with me. (Soon)
PC to phone so I can communicate with people who don’t have a computer
(soon)
The ability to have more than one room… perhaps several, one for
business, one for family, one for community use, etc
No advertising… I want the room to look like my own business
Oh, and these features have to be available at a reasonable
cost…
HotConference.com is the perfect solution!
For less than $45 a month, you get 5 conference
rooms.
Single room for less then $30 a month!
Unlimited seating in each room … even if you need to seat thousands
Fully voice enabled… duplexing available for small groups at no
extra charge
Web browser with a synchronous feature so you can show web pages
of your choice
White board, where you may share applications
PowerPoint presentation module for your business presentations
Complete moderator functions so you can see who’s there, and allow/disallow
certain functions
Web camera module for high speed users
Password protection for each room if necessary
24/7 fanatical support services…BY PHONE during normal working
hours, help desk system and live conference support 24/7. and even
an emergency paging system if your conference room is inaccessible
With many more features added regularly!
Are you a personal conference software user?
Do you simply need a single room to “do your thing”? Get the single
room option at just under $30 a month. You get all the great features,
voice enabled, web browser, white board, PowerPoint, web camera,
etc.
While the competition would have you believe conferencing software
is “mumbo-jumbo” and you are “server dependent”, HotConference.com
puts you in control. The software is fully proprietary…
You need something special?
No problem! Call the company, or better yet, submit a request form
and you’ll get a quick answer from the support team. Often changes
can be made with little problem or cost.
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