| One of those most important criteria in setting up a | | | | #4. Yahoo Messenger - With the video call feature, |
| home based business is to have the capability to | | | | you can make a high-quality video call to a business |
| conduct important client meetings through video | | | | prospect. You can even go full-screen with your |
| conferencing. | | | | video call. But take note, video calling is only available |
| As more and more powerful, non-proprietary video | | | | in Yahoo! Messenger version 10 or later, so be sure |
| conferencing tools become readily available online, | | | | to download the latest version. |
| you can easily chat, broadcast and record meetings | | | | #3. Oovoo - With ooVoo, you can make 2-way |
| with prospects and business associates without | | | | video calls for free! That's right, you can record and |
| leaving your home. This can save you thousands of | | | | send 1 minute video messages, create video chat |
| dollars in travel expenses every year and your profit | | | | rooms to embed on a website and send files up to 5 |
| margin increases considerably. All you need is a | | | | MB at a time. |
| webcam (A camera that connects to your computer | | | | #2. Dimdim - Dimdim is a very simple to use |
| to take either video or still images that can be | | | | browser-based web conferencing service. You can |
| transmitted over the Internet.), microphone and | | | | show presentations, collaborate via whiteboards, |
| Internet connection. | | | | chat, talk, broadcast via webcam and record |
| I have specially selected 5 of my favourite video | | | | meetings with absolutely no download required. Best |
| conferencing tools to help you conduct those all | | | | of all, you can meet with up to 20 people, absolutely |
| important meetings with your business associates and | | | | free! |
| clients. Best of all, the tools are free and take only | | | | #1. Skype - This is argubly the most popular tool |
| minutes to download and install. | | | | among my business associates. And it's not hard to |
| #5. Live Messenger - It's easy to add voice and | | | | tell why - its user-friendly interface gets both |
| video to your conversations in Windows Live | | | | beginners and advanced users started in minutes and |
| Messenger. By using webcams, microphones, and | | | | calls are free among Skype users, so seeing your |
| speakers, you can add video or voice to an existing | | | | contacts won't cost a thing, no matter where they |
| conversation or use video conversation to | | | | are in the world. |
| synchronize video and voice. | | | | |