0 Top 5 Online Fax Services For Freelancing

Undeniably, in undergoing interactions, relations, or business communications today... many companies seek a practical way, fast service, reliable, and efficient to their customers.

Starting from using email marketing, social networking media marketing, provide best online support, or other strategies.

The same thing to you as professional workers or freelancers. You as providers certainly trying to wake up good communication with your clients.

One case is when your clients ask or request hard copies of documents by fax. How you control their requests at the same time?

I think, one solution or alternative is online fax service to manage your clients.

Why not using traditional fax?

Let's look at some of advantages from online fax service compared with traditional fax :

• By using online fax service, certainly will save your money and your time. You do not need to spend more fees to buy fax machine, ink, paper, etc. It means, you can send and receive faxes from anywhere, anytime. You only need an internet connection, email address, subscription fees that relatively reasonable, or can using free service at each online fax service.

• You have a special fax number that you can give to your clients or employers. Even some services that allow you to have a local fax numbers in certain countries or upgrade the fax number found to be "toll-free number".

• You can send faxes directly from your email or fax to email, web, even your cell phones.

• Receive a confirmation email when your fax has been successfully sent.

• Online fax service give you fax storage so you can keep your faxes organized

• You can attach any document types you want to fax like .doc, .pdf, .ppt, .txt, html, .jpg, and  other file format.

• Some online fax services allows you to preview before you send your fax. It means, you can reduce "the risk of errors" in delivery of your faxes.

From some of reasons above, it can be said that online fax service is very efficiently used as a tool to support your freelance productivity.

Here are some list of online fax services that may help you to improve or supporting your freelancing career :

1. Fax

Fax is a part of Data On Call, Inc (since 1996). Based in San Diego, CA. You can fax wherever and whenever you are throught internet. You can send multiple messages at once, get local or toll-free numbers, private faxing straight to email, Send and receive faxes securely via SSL-encrypted, users have the option of password-protected online fax accounts. You can send or receive faxes in more than 300 pages a month ( $ 9.99 ).

2. eFax

A part of j2 Global Communications. Founded in 1988. Have 2 office address : Los Angeles (USA), Dublin (Ireland) for Europe base. eFax allows you to receive your own private local or toll-free number. eFax offers lifetime online fax storage. You can send or receive faxes in digital file formats (PDF, TIFF, or EFX) anywhere in the world via email. Available in 49 countries. You can try in 30 days for free ( send and receive up to 150 pages ). Monthly subscription ($12.95).

3. MyFax

MyFax is part of a total Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business communications offered by Protus. Founded in 1997. Based in Ottawa, Canada. With MyFax, you can send or receive any document files with maximum file size of 10MB and up to 10 pages from desktop, web, or smartphone ( now available for iPhone and BlackBerry). You can choose local or toll free fax number, you can send fax from multiples email address (up to 5 ID). Integrated with Lotus Notes, SMTP or XML web, Microsoft Office and Outlook so making it easier for you to send faxes directly. You can customize your cover pages include your logo. Monthly subscription (start from $10 up to $40), you can send or receive faxes start from 100 up to 400 pages.

4. MaxEmail

MaxEmail is a part of Integrated Global Concepts, Inc (Since 1992). Based in Chicago, USA. By using MaxEmail, You can send or receive faxes in wherever you are. There are 3 types of products are Plus, Lite Non-Local, and Corporate. You can use 30 days for free trial, monthly or yearly subscription.

5. MetroFax

Founded in 1997. Based in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Allows fax internationally to more than 160 countries. Provide local number or toll free number. By using MetroFax, your faxes are delivered as a PDF document that you can print or save. You can choose plans : Small Business or Coorporate. MetroFax also provides free trial for 30 days. Integrated with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Mobile Apps like Android and BlackBerry. You can send and receive faxes start 500 pages up to 2500 pages. Monthly subscription or yearly basis.

I hope this review can help you. Glad to hear your opinions. Thank you.

Happy freelancing, keep working, keep health, and good luck for all! :)

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