March 25, 2005

Small Business Faxing with eFax. Try it Free.


Try eFax free for 30 days
Fax over IP (FoIP?) has been around for a while, and eFax has been a pioneer in this industry. Right now, they are offering their best-of-breed fax-to-email software free.

Setup takes only 2 minutes, you get a local fax number, and faxes come right into your email box. Also, you can send faxes right from your computer to any fax machine in the world.

I've been using eFax for a few years. Here are my favorite few "bonuses" that truly made eFax come in handy for me:
  • Need to scan something, but don't have a scanner?
    FAX it to your eFax number, and it will appear in minutes as an email attachment.
  • Need to FAX something to someone without a FAX machine (a contract, invoice, etc)?
    FAX it to your eFax number, then just forward the email you get from eFax to your client, vendor, or partner. Anyone can open an eFax message, even without an eFax account.
  • Drowning in paperwork?
    FAX important documents to yourself through eFax. Then simply archive the messages you get, store them on a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or other archive format.

One note I want to say about using eFax to archive your files is that once you archive them electronically, you can either throw away the originals, or store them deeper in your filing system.

You can easily call up tax returns, contracts, leases, mortgages, insurance paperwork, etc., right from your computer. If you find out you need the original, go get it, but don't dig endlessly through files for something you are not sure you even need!

Even better, arrange your electronic archives with a filing or naming structure that helps you locate paper documents in case you need them! Imagine finding a lease agreement in a folder on your computer labeled "Archive--June 2004". Guess where you would look in your real-world filing system?

Related: Find out how eFax delivers faxes right to your email inbox. Try it free – instant activation.

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