Hugh, The Maze MasterHugh's Reviews
Each week Hugh reviews something, anything really, that has provoked a thoughtful insight.The SmartFax Epiphany.
I hate our fax machine. Not only is it crappy output, but it takes $$$ of ink to get that crappy output. You also have to be there to get the fax.
If you phone line goes out - you're out. When it malfunctions, you lose the information and have to call to have the send er re-fax.
I hate it.
No longer! I searched around when my fax line, yet again, was down and we were out of ink and found a service that sends my faxes to my email inbox.
I know these services have been in existence for years, but I've just caught on and I have to share.
I chose http://www.smartfax.com. There are probably 50 other versions of it but here are the basics:
1. They give you a new fax number - yes, changing is a huge pain in the rear (imagine all the order forms I have to change!)
2. Faxes go to the new number inside their servers and are saved in my account.
3. The faxes are sent to my email AND to Michelle's email (she our franchise coordinator if you haven't met her yet.)
4. The fax is now a PDF inside your inbox FOREVER and searchable, no wasted paper or copies of faxes. We even attach client faxes to their records in Salesforce.com our CRM program so we can find them anytime.
5. Michelle and I have Droid smartphones, so we can forward faxes, review them, add our own notes and email them to anyone from the road.
6. It is SO COOL! Well, as cool as faxes can be. It does cost about $6.00 per month. We saved that much within 2 days in time, paper, effort and convenience.
7. You can send any document from your computer via fax to anyone you want as well.
8. I have a scanner, so I really don't need a fax machine at all, but we keep it around for old school users like my Dad.
Give it a try. You'll be hooked the first time a fax comes to your email. Enjoy the time savings!
Have fun,
Hugh
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