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Skype is a great tool to create work from home business success

Written by: Joel Welsh January 25th, 2006
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After getting scolded (lightly) by the subject of my blog from yesterday - (yes, Craig Newmark was the first to comment on my questioning of what’s so special about craigslist … ouch!), let’s focus on something positive today.

Have you discovered Skype yet? It’s basically an internet phone service that allows you to talk to other Skype users for free and to regular phone lines for a small fee. While still relatively new to the market, this type of tool is already spawning new companies with even broader capabilities. Today’s Forbes.com article on ‘Skype For Business’ by Quentin Hardy (I love him on the FoxNews Saturday morning program ‘Forbes On Fox’) talks about just such a company, Tello, and it sounds like their product offering is a great tool for the success of a home based business.

Taking advantage of this kind of communication technology is critical to stay ahead of the competition and especially for home based businesses looking for efficiency and cost saving strategies that impact your bottom line.

If you’re looking for work from home business success then Skype is a tool you should really check out.

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Comments

  1. Philip     Says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 3:08 pm

    I’ve been using skype for years and it’s a great tool. The audio clarity is awesome - much better than a regular land-line. It also has free conferencing for up to 5 participants. FREE! The latest version also has video calling.

    If it had free voicemail it would be pretty much perfect. (Yahoo! IM with voice has free VM.) Right now the VM feature costs a little bit.

    Skype is especially cool for road warriors/travelors with internet access. You can buy a skype USB phone that has skype preinstalled so all you need to do is plug in the phone at the Internet cafe and call out. I’m not endorsing this phone, but it’s an example of what I’m discussing: http://www.echostore.com/skype-flash-phone.html.

  2. Kim     Says:
    January 26th, 2006 at 12:05 pm

    I should definitely check this out…it would make developing marketing ideas with my off-site creative team a MUCH more efficient process.