Online Meeting Comparison

Conference Calls – Get Out of the Dark Ages

For years, businesses have used conference calls to keep their businesses connected. Before certain advancements in technology, they were forced to use phone conference calling. This allowed them to connect other business associates who might not be in the same city, state or even country. It kept people connected without having to worry about distance or proximity. Continue reading

Teleconference Best Practices

Holding a teleconference call can be a very effective way to hold “virtual meetings” and can give those who need to interact and converse with each other a great way of doing so. Teleconferences can be really helpful for many situations, especially when a company has their employees spread out in different locations and they need to collaborate and communicate quickly and easily. Continue reading

Benefits of Web Conferencing

Video teleconferencing

There are several reasons why an increasing number of people are turning to hosting web conferences nowadays, instead of basic audio teleconferencing. Probably, the biggest single reason is that conferencing over the web allows people better communication and interaction than through the use of traditional teleconferences. No matter where people are located, as long as they have a good computer, a speedy connection to the internet and the newest version of their favorite web browser, they are able to participate in a local, national or international conference. Continue reading

Taking Your Business Global Today

We are working and developing our businesses in a global economy. So what are you doing to take your business global today and thrive? Your website reaches a worldwide audience. Your ezine goes everywhere. Your blog enjoys an international readership. But your teleconferences have probably suffered somewhat in the attempt to reach beyond the shores of your own continent due to the prohibitive costs of long distance telephone calls for individual users. Continue reading

How to Throw a Virtual Party this Year

virtual_holiday_partyThe holidays are upon us once again and for many of us, that means company holiday party time. But for some of us, a holiday party is as foreign and unattainable as a chat by the water cooler. That’s because we are at home entrepreneurs. We may have a team of people we work with but probably never met or took time to get to know each other better outside of work. Continue reading

How to Avoid Webinar Horror Stories

An Unpredictable Wireless Laptop Webinar

A webinar moderator used his wireless laptop for a fee-based webinar. He failed to check the wireless access point in his building before beginning the webinar. The visuals failed once, then twice more. After twenty minutes of this the moderator announced the webinar would have to be rescheduled. The voice connectivity was never lost because he was using a plain old telephone system, his only saving grace. Now imagine the nightmare he will deal with issuing credits to the attendees. Continue reading