Conduct free online web meetings with Zoho Meeting

Posted on December 7, 2008 at 5:23 am

Do you sometimes work from your home? If so, then you’ll eventually need to attend mandatory business meetings with a current or potential work associate. However, long distances and busy schedules can hinder you from accomplishing this goal.

Constantly trying to find the time to meet with others can become an ongoing hassle if you don’t use alternative methods. With a highspeed Internet access, a reliable computer, and a high quality video camera, you’ll have the chance to hold a much needed web conference.

Earlier I wrote about Dimdim, a free web and video confercing software that has a good number of features and Adobe ConnectNow, a useful online meeting tool. Here’s another one you can add to the aresenal of free tools.

Zoho Meeting has multiple features that can handle frequent web conferencing sessions. There are several pricing plans to meet your needs. If you only need to interact with one person at a time, there’s a free option available to select. To get started in the process of online meeting, sign up for an account. You’ll have access to an unlimited number of meetings with various business associates throughout the world.

Use the desktop sharing feature to conduct online training sessions for new employees. It can also be used to collaborate on important work projects. The “Remote Control” feature allows you to hand over control of the meeting to any participant. Embedding Zoho Meeting into a website or blog can be done by cutting and pasting the html code.

Another built-in feature of Zoho Meeting is Remote Assistance. If you find yourself constantly trying to troubleshoot a business associate’s computer, log into their computer system from virtually anywhere. You’ll have instant access to their system to make the necessary changes. They can sit back and relax while you take care of all the hard tasks.

Once you’ve registered and logged into your Zoho Meeting account, you’ll have access to its features by browsing through the tabs. For frequent Firefox users, there’s also a plug-in available to make holding an online meeting much easier to do.

When you’re ready to schedule an online meeting from your home office, enter the necessary details and invite others to join you. They’ll receive an email with a link to your scheduled meeting. At the designated time, an invited associate can click the link and be instantly guided into your web conference.

Discuss various ideas, problems, and changes during this time interval. Instead of having to play phone tag or constantly reschedule meetings, everyone will have instant access to collaborate.

Zoho Meeting is a low cost service that offers home office users a way to communicate with others. If your budget is somewhat small, then using free or low cost tools is a necessity. As your conferencing needs increase, you can change to an appropriate pricing plan. However, the free option will work just fine if you only need to speak to one business associate at a time.

Ms Yokum
Tech Enthusiast & Blogger

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One Response to “Conduct free online web meetings with Zoho Meeting”

SRK said on : December 7th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

Hi Yokum,

Many thanks for taking note of Zoho Meeting. The detailed and accurate explanation is much appreciated

Have a nice day,
Cheers
SRK