True Mobility Can be Achieved Through Online Fax Services
October 25th, 2008
One of the reasons so many small business owners and entrepreneurs love Smart Phones like the Blackberry is that they allow for mobility. When it comes to servicing clients or solving problems, you can work from virtually anywhere. But what happens when an e-mail just won’t do? What happens when you have reams of paperwork that need to move from one person to the next?
Back in the mid-1980’s, the fax machine became a popular solution. It reduced the need for high-cost courier services and eliminated some of the opportunity costs associated with time-sensitive documentation. The problem with the traditional fax machine today is that it needs to be hard-wired to an office. So, unless you or someone working for you sits next to this machine, you will never know that an important document has finally arrived for your review and execution.
This is where online fax services can offer assistance, particularly to the small business clients that we work with. Now that most folks enjoy high-speed internet and low hardware costs, the ability to move and store tremendous quantities of information means you can outsource your fax requirements for as low as $10 USD per month.
On the surface, online fax services might not seem like such a big deal. Why outsource faxing for $120 per year when a fax machine goes for less than $30 and you can do it yourself? Well, $120 includes the phone line (how much does a dedicated fax line run you now?) More importantly for the small business owner, it also includes forwarding your faxes by e-mail (yes, this includes your web-enabled smart-phone!). This allows you to receive faxes anywhere you can connect to the net.
As for sending, you can fax out virtually any type of document, including JPG and those created in MS Word (there are 158 different file types that the industry’s best providers can accommodate).
Since subscribers can operate from anywhere, questions arise as to the need for high-expense items like office leases, reception, telephone lines, etc. And since all faxes are imaged (both incoming and outgoing), even physical storage expenses can be reduced.
The best service in terms of user-friendliness and efficiency that we have encountered is the online fax service by myFax. Their lowest-cost plan costs $10 US per month and allows a whopping 200 incoming and 100 outgoing faxes. Their priciest plan will run you $40 per month and allows 400 incoming and 400 outgoing faxes. Both plans come with free toll-free or local fax numbers and neither requires that you agree to a long-term commitment. Equally important is their website, which you can access at any time and is extremely easy to use. (This is important if you are unable to receive e-mail for some reason).
With flexibility being a main driver for small business owners and entrepreneurs, the traditional fax machine has been something of a mobility hindrance. Now, online fax services like those offered by myFax, allow you to enjoy the true meaning of mobility and start seeing the cost savings.
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