subject: Online Fax - What Is A Fax Blast Service? [print this page] Perhaps, one of the major benefits of using an online fax service is the ability to blast your message to all your contacts with a few clicks of the mouse. In other words, you can broadcast your fax to your whole address book or list of contacts very quickly and very easily by using this more modern way of faxing. For this reason, online fax has become very popular with businesses who need a more efficient way to broadcast their messages.
Since online fax uses your email system and your web connection, it utilizes two of the most important communication tools of the modern era. Companies can simply import their address books or contact lists into their fax account, and then easily blast their messages to all concerned; your faxes are sent as email attachments, usually in Tiff or Pdf format.
Most Internet fax service providers have special corporate plans which can be custom designed to handle all your company's broadcast needs and most services will also give you a special rate in the process, especially if you do high volume faxing. These providers can handle local as well as international faxes, although you may have to pay more for sending international messages. Also remember, these plans are completely scalable for companies, you can increase or decrease your number of lines quickly since there is no hardware to install.
Of course, with such a broadcast system, there is the whole issue of "unwanted" or "junk faxes" which can cause problems for both the sender and the receiver. Users of these broadcast services must make sure they have permission to contact the recipients, i.e. they have opted in to receive messages from you or your company. For the receiver, since you're using your email system, you can always block senders and remove yourself from receiving any future junk faxes.
In order to start using this new way of faxing, you have to sign-up to an online fax provider who will act on your behalf to handle and store all your messages. You are also given your own local or toll-free fax number, along with an online account where you can log on to send your messages. For regular services, the monthly rate is around $8 to $10, but there are cheaper quality services out there so it does pay to shop around, especially when you consider the fact that this is a long-term business expense.
In addition, because we are talking about paperless faxing, using such a system to broadcast a large quantity of messages can be much more environmentally friendly than using the conventional method. Plus, you will spare yourself and your recipients from all those additional costs of papers, inks and toners. Lastly, because we are talking about emails, all your messages will be much more private and digitally stored in your account, which only you can access, this will keep them away from prying eyes.
In conclusion, using an online system to broadcast your company's messages is a smart business move. One that will prove very cost-effective and be much more, efficient and easier than the traditional way of doing things. It seems to be the only way to go, but it's your call?
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