Friday, January 16, 2009

Web Conferencing is the Ideal Solution to Traveling Too Much

By Caressa Waechter

Holding a meeting via the Internet is also known as web conferencing. A web conference can involve just two people, or a small group meeting online to hold a business meeting. Web conferencing allows businesses to interact with customers, regardless of where in the world they are, without having to travel to the customer's location.

As a fairly new business trend, web conferencing is a fairly under utilized means of making a business more efficient. Being more collaborative than a one-sided presentation, web conferencing is a win-win technology, bringing businesses closer to customers without the need for travel.

Web conferencing is an online service that is hosted on the service providers computer servers and is used with normal desktop computers that are connected to the Internet. With services starting from just $39 a month for unlimited use, web conferencing is an inexpensive, yet powerful way to connect with your customer.

With a web conferencing solution, you are able to conduct meetings with clients that are located in a different geographic region as yourself. You also can meet with fellow employees that are not located in the same facility, or region as you. Web conferencing also works very well when you have a virtual company, with employees that work from home.

Traditional video conferencing is an inferior tool to web conferencing. With web conferencing, you can have multiple meeting presenters, easily demonstrate your latest software or product, and take notes on your presentation material.

As an very affordable communication tool, web conferencing allows for easy and efficient communication with customers and coworkers. Your efficiency increases by being able to conduct business from your home or office desk with anybody, located anywhere in the world.

You can collaborate with team members, demonstrate a new product to a client, share a PowerPoint presentation, or just hold a meeting for any reason with a web conferencing service. Conversations are made easy by using a telephone or video connection, letting you easily get your point across.

You can still meet with your important clients and business associates, while drastically cutting back on your business travel, through the use of web conferencing. All business, large or small, can find a solution to expensive business travel by using an inexpensive web conferencing solution.

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