Top 5 Free Video Conferencing Tools for Home Business Owners
One of those most important criteria in setting up a home based business is to have the capability to conduct important client meetings through video conferencing.
As more and more powerful, non-proprietary video conferencing tools become readily available online, you can easily chat, broadcast and record meetings with prospects and business associates without leaving your home. This can save you thousands of dollars in travel expenses every year and your profit margin increases considerably. All you need is a webcam (A camera that connects to your computer to take either video or still images that can be transmitted over the Internet.), microphone and Internet connection.
I have specially selected 5 of my favourite video conferencing tools to help you conduct those all important meetings with your business associates and clients. Best of all, the tools are free and take only minutes to download and install.
#5. Live Messenger - It's easy to add voice and video to your conversations in Windows Live Messenger. By using webcams, microphones, and speakers, you can add video or voice to an existing conversation or use video conversation to synchronize video and voice.
To download Live Messenger, visit http://download.live.com/
#4. Yahoo Messenger - With the video call feature, you can make a high-quality video call to a business prospect. You can even go full-screen with your video call. But take note, video calling is only available in Yahoo! Messenger version 10 or later, so be sure to download the latest version.
To download Yahoo Messenger, visit http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/webcam/
#3. Oovoo - With ooVoo, you can make 2-way video calls for free! That's right, you can record and send 1 minute video messages, create video chat rooms to embed on a website and send files up to 5 MB at a time.
To download ooVoo, visit Oovoo dot com
#2. Dimdim - Dimdim is a very simple to use browser-based web conferencing service. You can show presentations, collaborate via whiteboards, chat, talk, broadcast via webcam and record meetings with absolutely no download required. Best of all, you can meet with up to 20 people, absolutely free!
To get started with Dimdim, visit Dimdim dot com
#1. Skype - This is argubly the most popular tool among my business associates. And it's not hard to tell why - its user-friendly interface gets both beginners and advanced users started in minutes and calls are free among Skype users, so seeing your contacts won't cost a thing, no matter where they are in the world.
To download Skype, visit its official website
As more and more powerful, non-proprietary video conferencing tools become readily available online, you can easily chat, broadcast and record meetings with prospects and business associates without leaving your home. This can save you thousands of dollars in travel expenses every year and your profit margin increases considerably. All you need is a webcam (A camera that connects to your computer to take either video or still images that can be transmitted over the Internet.), microphone and Internet connection.
I have specially selected 5 of my favourite video conferencing tools to help you conduct those all important meetings with your business associates and clients. Best of all, the tools are free and take only minutes to download and install.
#5. Live Messenger - It's easy to add voice and video to your conversations in Windows Live Messenger. By using webcams, microphones, and speakers, you can add video or voice to an existing conversation or use video conversation to synchronize video and voice.
To download Live Messenger, visit http://download.live.com/
#4. Yahoo Messenger - With the video call feature, you can make a high-quality video call to a business prospect. You can even go full-screen with your video call. But take note, video calling is only available in Yahoo! Messenger version 10 or later, so be sure to download the latest version.
To download Yahoo Messenger, visit http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/webcam/
#3. Oovoo - With ooVoo, you can make 2-way video calls for free! That's right, you can record and send 1 minute video messages, create video chat rooms to embed on a website and send files up to 5 MB at a time.
To download ooVoo, visit Oovoo dot com
#2. Dimdim - Dimdim is a very simple to use browser-based web conferencing service. You can show presentations, collaborate via whiteboards, chat, talk, broadcast via webcam and record meetings with absolutely no download required. Best of all, you can meet with up to 20 people, absolutely free!
To get started with Dimdim, visit Dimdim dot com
#1. Skype - This is argubly the most popular tool among my business associates. And it's not hard to tell why - its user-friendly interface gets both beginners and advanced users started in minutes and calls are free among Skype users, so seeing your contacts won't cost a thing, no matter where they are in the world.
To download Skype, visit its official website
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