Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Mobile Professional's Last Frontier Conquered At Last

By Christopher Fitch

Arguably one of the most burdensome aspects of being a mobile professional is the inability to attain true mobility. A smart phone provides a tremendous advantage in that you can answer calls, check voicemail, and have e-mail forwarded while you are on the go.

How about receiving and reviewing faxes? And calls that, while the mobile professional is occupied with a client or patient, cannot get answered? Although smart phones provides advanced services, without the ability to receive and send faxes they ignore a large component to many businesses. Just imagine how much easier business could be for the mobile professional who could review incoming documents while on the go.

Nearly all mobile professionals would benefit from the ability to review faxes while on the go, particularly as they travel from one appointment to the next. This becomes increasingly important for those professionals who rely on instant access to documents. Not only would this feature improve the speed at which the mobile professional conducts business, but would provide a competitive edge. Since such advantages have a linear relationship with income growth, they sure get our attention!

Nearly every mobile professional can take advantage of such a service for just $10 per month. This will allow faxes to be received (and sent) by e-mail, allowing nearly every file format imaginable. The biggest feature is that since most mobile professionals have smart phones with e-mail access, they can conduct all business in the palm of their hand! Even when weighing the cost of $120 per year (or $110 if you consider the free month), the expense clearly outweighs the chore of finding the nearest FedEx Kinkos or having to return to the office to receive a hard-copy, incoming fax. Why bother when the document can reach you by e-mail... wherever you are?

Since one of the main reasons a mobile professional chooses to break the shackle of a bricks-and-mortar office is to avoid having to make frequent trips back, the services offered by myFax make perfect sense. As well, given its easy-to-use interface and there being no requirement for additional software, the mobile professional's life can quickly become easier without the burden of tedious up-front set-up.

Currently, one of the market leaders in this segment is a company called myFax and my1voice. Their fax by e-mail program is one of the best and allows multiple file formats. The service is definitely worth checking out to see just how valuable an addition myFax will be to your existing mobility!

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