3. Free Conference Calling
Business Week/Courtesy of © 2008, YellowBrix, Inc.
February 11, 2008
Well, not exactly free, but pretty close. Try freeconferencecall.com. Once you sign up on this Web site (no credit card needed) you get assigned a unique conference code and a regular phone number to call. Mine starts with 712, which I’m told is in Idaho. Who cares? I pay for my call only. Everyone else calls the same number and uses the conference code I give them. They pay for their call. If their long-distance plan allows unlimited calls or cheap U.S. rates, then they’re not even affected.
But man, I was affected. In one month, my cost of conference calls disappeared. Suddenly, I’m using the service all the time. I’m conferencing with my kids. I’m conferencing with my employees. I’m now getting yelled at by my clients in stereo. How do these guys offer something for nothing? Well, they’ve got other products to sell. More advanced services. Whatever. I’m not buying any of that stuff. I guess someone is. All I know is the reception is clear, the price is right, and this technology is saving me time.
