Perhaps, the most common question most people 
              ask about Internet Fax - Can it save me money on 
              my faxing costs? 

     Can Using Internet Fax Really Save Me Money? 


       The definite answer is yes!

       Especially if you're just starting up a business or company. Start-up costs can be much less because you 
       don't need to purchase a fax machine nor do you need an extra phone line since everything is computer 
       and web based.  

           Online faxing can save your corporation 85% on the up-front costs and around 34% on the monthly costs 
           of traditional fax servers. 

           The numbers may vary according to your company's faxing requirements but you have to consider with Internet 
           Fax there are no costs for: Paper, Inks, Toners, or a Fax Machine Running 24/7, burning electricity. Plus, 
           no costs for extra phone lines to handle your faxes. 

           But these savings are not abstract, in an Interview Christian Watts, co-founder of Faxage, states some 
           exact examples of how online fax can benefit your company:

           "Taking an example company that uses a moderate amount of Fax in their business ? say 300 pages 
           a month, 200 incoming and 150 outgoing (assuming most calls are local, but some long distance), 
           here's a cost comparison of traditional fax versus FAXAGE:

                                               Traditional Telecom

                                    Item/Quantity                 Monthly    Cost/Unit     Total
                                    Dedicated Phone Line             1	    $50	  $50
                                    Receive Paper/Toner	         200	   $.02      $4
                                    Send Long Distance	         50 	   $.03	$1.50
                                    Total  ...................................................... $55.50


                                          FAXAGE (?Professional' Plan shown)

                                    Item/Quantity	            Monthly  Cost/Unit	Total
                                    Professional Plan Fee              1	 $7.95	$7.95
                                    Inbound Overage	              50  	 $0.05	$2.50
                                    Total	 ............................................... $10.45



            Furthermore, in terms of cost-savings, Internet Fax (by contrast with a traditional fax machine) offers:
                    
                                   1. Lower per-minute/per-fax rates than with traditional telecommunications for 
                                   long-distance fax sending and toll-free fax reception. This is due to the providers being 
                                   able to leverage the volume of all of their customers for better rates with the telephone 
                                   carriers.

                                   2. No paper, toner, fax machine maintenance cost (on average, industry estimates 
                                   range from 1-3 cents a page for this alone)

                                   3. No stand-alone phone line which cost 40-60 dollars a month in most markets."



           But there are more less obvious ways using an online fax service can save you money. Keep Reading...
 

           Countless companies are jumping on the online faxing bandwagon and signing up in droves for an online fax service. MyFax, 
           one of the most popular fax companies, reported in a recent Press Release, it gets over 15,000 new clients each month.
           The main reason behind all these sign-ups has to be cheap cost of Internet Fax, around $10 per month on average.

           Internet Fax has many names: email fax, email to fax, online fax, computer fax... but no matter what you call it, 
           this new technology has become very popular with companies and individuals. Basically, efaxing is simply using your email 
           system and your Internet connection to send and receive your faxes, usually in TIFF or PDF format. And because it is 
           web based, your faxes are available to you, anywhere, anytime.
 
           Online fax is perfect for the small work-at-home entrepreneur, you can project a big company image by 
              having your own toll-free fax number.

           To use this way of faxing, you need to first sign up to an online fax service provider who will give you a local or 
           Toll-Free fax number you can use. Your fax service will act as your intermediary to receive and send all your faxes. 
           Keep in mind, you can still send and receive fax from the old traditional fax machine with your new online fax account.

           Once you have acquired an Internet fax service account, you're on your way! Since most fax services will give you an 
           online site or interface, you can send and receive your faxes from anywhere, anytime. All you have to do is log into 
           your account to send your faxes or you can send your faxes through your email system.
 
           Since there many different online fax companies with many different monthly plans, it pays to do your homework and
           shop around before you sign-up. Remember this is a long term business service so you can save a significant amount 
           of revenue over the long haul by choosing the right fax service to meet your specific faxing needs. 

           No doubt, you will come across some of these fax companies: Trustfax, Faxage, RingCentral, MetroFax, eFax® , 
           MyFax, RapidFax... plus others. You can save a lot of money if you shop around and pick the fax service that 
           perfectly matches your faxing needs and buy only what you need, why pay for extra services or features you 
           won't use. 

           Online fax means your faxes are available 24/7, 364 days of the year.

           Besides saving you money on the costs of paper, inks, toners, fax machine and an extra phone line... online fax will 
           save you money because there will be no more missed faxes because of paper jams, faulty transmissions or machines. 
           Plus, because it is web based, you will have access to your faxes 24/7, 365 days of the year. No matter where you 
           are, your faxes will be available to you.

           Online fax has many advantages: its secure, reliable, convenient and easier than a regular fax machine. It can 
           even make your company more competitive, especially if your business relies on faxing for sales, getting new clients 
           or communicating with your workers. In these cruel economic times, faxing online can give your company a slight competitive 
           edge over any competition not using an online fax service.

           Remember, the business environment is constantly changing so you must keep up or fall behind. You simply must stay 
           abreast of any new technology and adjust the way you do business. The lifeblood of your company demands that you 
           keep it firmly based in the modern world so you must connect your business with computers and the Internet. Using Internet
           Fax will do this and save you a significant amount of money in the process.


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