Comments on: Is it Time to Ditch the Fax Number? http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/ Rebooting the workforce Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: James http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-321251 James Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:41:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-321251 http://www.GotFreeFax.com is another website that allows user to send free fax online to the US and Canada. User can either upload a PDF/Word file or enter text to fax. It does not add Ads to user's fax, which makes it suitable for faxing formal documents. http://www.GotFreeFax.com is another website that allows user to send free fax online to the US and Canada. User can either upload a PDF/Word file or enter text to fax. It does not add Ads to user’s fax, which makes it suitable for faxing formal documents.

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive 4 Ways Web Workers Can Show That They are “Real” People « http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-310714 WebWorkerDaily » Archive 4 Ways Web Workers Can Show That They are “Real” People « Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:01:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-310714 [...] a business line, a Skype In number, or an e-fax service (assuming your target clients haven’t ditched faxing [...] [...] a business line, a Skype In number, or an e-fax service (assuming your target clients haven’t ditched faxing [...]

]]> By: Ness http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-224104 Ness Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:27:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-224104 ====++++++ yeah. gotta throw them fax machines! i'm with 101fax...if you've heard about it. i'm very much satisfied with their service compared with those i've signed up before. i can even fax broadcast!!! talk about technology. the monthly fees are really LOW. www.101fax.com -- you gotta try it. ====++++++ ====++++++ yeah. gotta throw them fax machines! i’m with 101fax…if you’ve heard about it. i’m very much satisfied with their service compared with those i’ve signed up before. i can even fax broadcast!!! talk about technology. the monthly fees are really LOW. http://www.101fax.com — you gotta try it. ====++++++

]]> By: WWD asks is it time to ditch the FAX number? « The Digital Life of Rob Evans http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-97325 WWD asks is it time to ditch the FAX number? « The Digital Life of Rob Evans Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:44:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-97325 [...] my answer to WWD’s question is yes, dump the FAX [...] [...] my answer to WWD’s question is yes, dump the FAX [...]

]]> By: subcorpus http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-92298 subcorpus Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:05:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-92298 i agree ... we should loose the bulky fax machines for good ... it doesnt serve much purpose ... its a relic ... i agree …
we should loose the bulky fax machines for good …
it doesnt serve much purpose …
its a relic …

]]> By: Time to ditch the fax? at BizTips http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-89656 Time to ditch the fax? at BizTips Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:27:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-89656 [...] Web Worker Daily asks a good question: Is it time to ditch the fax number? [...] [...] Web Worker Daily asks a good question: Is it time to ditch the fax number? [...]

]]> By: RIck http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-87768 RIck Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:36:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-87768 I use my client's application - www.scanr.com. It is a service that lets you use a camera phone to send faxes. Actually, my wife who works from home uses it more than I do (for faxing) as she is in an industry that still relies on paper trails. If someone needs to 'fax' you something you still need to have an account set up with eFax (or another service) to receive. I use my client’s application – http://www.scanr.com. It is a service that lets you use a camera phone to send faxes. Actually, my wife who works from home uses it more than I do (for faxing) as she is in an industry that still relies on paper trails. If someone needs to ‘fax’ you something you still need to have an account set up with eFax (or another service) to receive.

]]> By: Business Hacks » Give Your Fax Machine the Heave-Ho on BNET http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86670 Business Hacks » Give Your Fax Machine the Heave-Ho on BNET Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:50:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86670 [...] who needs a fax machine? That’s the question posed by Web Worker Daily, which argues that faxes are barely necessary in the modern business world, and when they are, you can usually turn to Internet alternatives. An [...] [...] who needs a fax machine? That’s the question posed by Web Worker Daily, which argues that faxes are barely necessary in the modern business world, and when they are, you can usually turn to Internet alternatives. An [...]

]]> By: LiLiD3 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86637 LiLiD3 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:50:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86637 gotta say, I tossed my fax machine months ago but I'm with the payment gateway company because it's about infosec. They interface between banks and commerce constantly so they can't afford even a single hack. I e-mail and upload virtually all my proofs and graphics work... but I would try not to do that with banking information or anything that had private info. Internet=Public Bathroom. You never know who's watching A SSL site for online banking is one thing, but there are too many doors between my e-mail box and the senders to guarantee anything other than a password protected pdf might be safe; and then of course you'd have to know the password. Of course this leads to the interesting question of how secure e-fax services really are ... gotta say, I tossed my fax machine months ago but I’m with the payment gateway company because it’s about infosec. They interface between banks and commerce constantly so they can’t afford even a single hack.

I e-mail and upload virtually all my proofs and graphics work… but I would try not to do that with banking information or anything that had private info.

Internet=Public Bathroom. You never know who’s watching

A SSL site for online banking is one thing, but there are too many doors between my e-mail box and the senders to guarantee anything other than a password protected pdf might be safe; and then of course you’d have to know the password. Of course this leads to the interesting question of how secure e-fax services really are …

]]> By: J Lane http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86595 J Lane Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:30:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86595 I got a kick out of the whole fax number thing the other day. I was talking to a company about setting up a payment gateway for an web site and they insisted on faxing me the information. I told them that I don't have a fax line. They told me that they could fax it to my bank. I told them that was a good half hour drive away. I then suggested that they e-mail it. They said they couldn't. I told them I'd get back to them (I didn't). This is supposed to be a company who's bread and butter is web workers... and they're insisting on using a fax machine? What? I got a kick out of the whole fax number thing the other day. I was talking to a company about setting up a payment gateway for an web site and they insisted on faxing me the information. I told them that I don’t have a fax line. They told me that they could fax it to my bank. I told them that was a good half hour drive away. I then suggested that they e-mail it. They said they couldn’t. I told them I’d get back to them (I didn’t).

This is supposed to be a company who’s bread and butter is web workers… and they’re insisting on using a fax machine? What?

]]> By: Fax Chronicle - Blog Archive Is it Time to Ditch the Fax Number? http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86523 Fax Chronicle - Blog Archive Is it Time to Ditch the Fax Number? Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:20:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86523 [...] posted a comment to this post over at Web Worker Daily. Good luck to him getting rid of it, but  the fact [...] [...] posted a comment to this post over at Web Worker Daily. Good luck to him getting rid of it, but  the fact [...]

]]> By: Brad Nickel http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86521 Brad Nickel Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:15:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86521 You make some points shared by a lot of people, but the fact is that faxes are crucial and the Internet Fax marketing is growing at a VERY rapid pace. Companies are replacing fax servers and the business is huge. You cannot overcome the need for legal documents to be faxed and the fact that there are large numbers of folks not using the Internet at all. Examples are: Mom and pop construction industry companies for faxing orders, etc. Car dealerships faxing loan applications. It is easy to say and you certainly can let it go, but you will need a fax number eventually and you will need to send a fax. Until the fax is replaced in hearts and minds, it does not matter how many alternative methods of communication are available. On more thing for those saying they can scan and not fax, it is still sending a facsimile. You are faxing. You just are not using a "fax machine" per se, but you actually are....;) For more info on this industry, check out my blog that covers it - <a HREF="http://www.faxchronicle.com" rel="nofollow">FaxChronicle.com</A> If someone had told me 4 years ago that for the last 2 years I would have been a fax industry executive, I would have laughed them out of the room. Now....? You make some points shared by a lot of people, but the fact is that faxes are crucial and the Internet Fax marketing is growing at a VERY rapid pace. Companies are replacing fax servers and the business is huge. You cannot overcome the need for legal documents to be faxed and the fact that there are large numbers of folks not using the Internet at all.

Examples are:
Mom and pop construction industry companies for faxing orders, etc.
Car dealerships faxing loan applications.

It is easy to say and you certainly can let it go, but you will need a fax number eventually and you will need to send a fax. Until the fax is replaced in hearts and minds, it does not matter how many alternative methods of communication are available.

On more thing for those saying they can scan and not fax, it is still sending a facsimile. You are faxing. You just are not using a “fax machine” per se, but you actually are….;)

For more info on this industry, check out my blog that covers it – FaxChronicle.com

If someone had told me 4 years ago that for the last 2 years I would have been a fax industry executive, I would have laughed them out of the room. Now….?

]]> By: Laura http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86492 Laura Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:12:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86492 For me faxing is absolutely essential for receiving signed contracts from my clients. I don't see what the hassle is though, I just signed up for an online service and get an email when someone sends me a fax. No set up at all besides inputting my credit card number. For me faxing is absolutely essential for receiving signed contracts from my clients. I don’t see what the hassle is though, I just signed up for an online service and get an email when someone sends me a fax. No set up at all besides inputting my credit card number.

]]> By: Stephen http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86331 Stephen Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:05:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86331 It's easy to be flippant, but in the real world with real people you need fax capability. You need it for W-8 and W-9 forms from your contractors. If you're hiring writers, you're going to come across people who are extremely non technical. You need it for contracts. We deal with supposedly tech-savvy Web 2.0 companies that need to send faxes for insertion orders. Just because the company is tech doesn't mean the sales, marketing, and biz dev people are tech savvy, and they may be off-site contractors to the company and not able to get help from the techies, who are probably busy with other stuff anyway. We use eFax. It costs a monthly fee, $20 I believe. Otherwise, it requires no time or effort on our part. The give us a local area code. Faxes come via PDF attachment. If we need to "scan" something to fax, we just use a digital camera. The "we don't have a fax machine" story just sounds lame to outsiders. If you don't mind appearing as a starving freelancer, fine, but if you're trying to project an image as a stable company, a "big store con," if you will, you need a fax number. It’s easy to be flippant, but in the real world with real people you need fax capability.

You need it for W-8 and W-9 forms from your contractors. If you’re hiring writers, you’re going to come across people who are extremely non technical. You need it for contracts. We deal with supposedly tech-savvy Web 2.0 companies that need to send faxes for insertion orders. Just because the company is tech doesn’t mean the sales, marketing, and biz dev people are tech savvy, and they may be off-site contractors to the company and not able to get help from the techies, who are probably busy with other stuff anyway.

We use eFax. It costs a monthly fee, $20 I believe. Otherwise, it requires no time or effort on our part. The give us a local area code. Faxes come via PDF attachment. If we need to “scan” something to fax, we just use a digital camera.

The “we don’t have a fax machine” story just sounds lame to outsiders. If you don’t mind appearing as a starving freelancer, fine, but if you’re trying to project an image as a stable company, a “big store con,” if you will, you need a fax number.

]]> By: Jake http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86318 Jake Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:34:08 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86318 The way to get signatures into the office or a client, is to print the document (assuming it was emailed in the first place), sign it, scan it, and email it back in jpg or pdf versions. A scanner is much more useful these days than a fax machine. The way to get signatures into the office or a client, is to print the document (assuming it was emailed in the first place), sign it, scan it, and email it back in jpg or pdf versions. A scanner is much more useful these days than a fax machine.

]]> By: Sestos http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86313 Sestos Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:14:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/12/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-fax-number/#comment-86313 1) Fax machines will be around for awhile. Not all locations have digital means but they do have land lines. 2) Digital senders (secure and nonsecure) have replaced many fax machines but see #1. 3) Most groups have VOIP (secure and nonsecure) but even if own everything that data goes though the system will still go down, so many keep land lines see #1 & #2. Note: The above will only be true if you do work in a global environment and have be able to send and recieve 24/7 without any downtime. Even then most groups will own or lease space based communications platforms but even that can have issues. 1) Fax machines will be around for awhile. Not all locations have digital means but they do have land lines.
2) Digital senders (secure and nonsecure) have replaced many fax machines but see #1.
3) Most groups have VOIP (secure and nonsecure) but even if own everything that data goes though the system will still go down, so many keep land lines see #1 & #2.

Note: The above will only be true if you do work in a global environment and have be able to send and recieve 24/7 without any downtime. Even then most groups will own or lease space based communications platforms but even that can have issues.

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