if you're working from home you need
tools that help you stay connected more
and more offices are embracing remote
culture but it's important to ask how do
we build trust and relationships in this
new world of work one way to do that is
with a video conferencing tool welcome
to a roundup of the 10 best web
conferencing software tools for small
businesses we'll see a mix of free and
paid tools that help you stay connected
face-to-face no matter where you're
located whether you're working within
your team or with outside clients these
tools are sure to help before we look at
video conferencing apps and tools
let's see another resource for great
online meetings on Envato elements
you've got unlimited access to many
types of assets most notably that
includes professional presentation
templates don't forget that video
conferences aren't just web cam footage
many times they also include sharing
your screen and with the help of a
professional presentation template you
can create a design that's easy to share
and sure to wow Cisco WebEx is a
favorite tool for many large
organizations but don't miss out on the
fact that it includes a free personal
plan to most of the features that you'll
need are built into the free tier and it
includes space for up to a hundred
participants in each meeting you'll also
generate call-in numbers so that others
can dial in with a standard line went
away from their computer
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zoom has really burst on the scene in
the last few years and it's easy to see
why it has the it just works approach to
videoconferencing it also includes a
free tier that's more than enough to get
started however it's also scalable to
enterprises of practically any size as
the upper tier supports a thousand
participants on a call HD video HD voice
and screen sharing is included in every
tier even the free one
if you're looking for simple you might
like join me it's a low-cost option
that's ideal for freelancers who need
the occasional videoconference option
you can create a personalized URL to
always host your meetings on an
easy-to-remember link share your screen
and bring others in to collaborate on
the work at hand
next up is an option that I'll bet
you've heard of Microsoft has two
platforms for videoconferencing that are
beginning to merge Skype for business is
still available today and is a popular
choice eventually you'll see this
platform merge with another option
that's already available Microsoft teams
the latter is a fully featured team
collaboration workspace with
videoconferencing included
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our next tool is Google Hangouts meat
this tool is available if your company
uses G Suite which is Google's product
for workplace collaboration it's got the
strong mobile apps and smooth
performance that you need to make sure
you stay connected even though this is
targeted at G suite users don't worry
you can invite collaborators in for
calls if they're outside your
organization as well
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GoToMeeting doesn't offer a free tier
but it does have affordable options that
might be right for freelancers or small
teams all tiers include HD video and
dial-in numbers for anyone to join plus
use the screen sharing option to show
visuals easily with no other apps needed
if you frequently set up meetings you'll
appreciate the tools ability to
administer and manage user permissions
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ringg central's platform provides a
number of features that might help you
consolidate the tools you use there's a
cloud-based phone tool plus instant
messaging that your team can use to stay
in touch in real time all of these work
in conjunction with the fully featured
teleconference tool that has all of the
features you've come to expect including
mobile apps and screen share
click meeting has the standard features
you've seen in other apps that has its
own unique take on conferencing it
features the ability to do online
courses and tests it includes options
for polls and showing your teaching
materials to your class plus it has
tools targeted at producing product
demos and marketing to show your app in
action to potential customers it's
really built with these specific
purposes in mind and that sets it apart
Adobe is all about the creative world it
should come as no surprise that their
tool can act has some creative tweaks of
its own including the option to create
your layout of multiple panels use these
panels to shownotes
a drawing screen and other visuals that
complement your presentation
last but not least is uber conference
it's another option to try out for free
up to ten participants for call it
focuses on true simplicity in the setup
process and has an easy to navigate
interface choose it if you want one of
the simplest to create conference calls
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if you're still looking for tools that
help you give a great presentation then
you'll want to check out place it most
of us aren't graphic designers and don't
have time to learn a new app to create
our own graphics with placeit you can
use a simple but powerful web-based tool
to create tons of different graphics
that could be a logo device mock-up
showing a product in the real world and
so much more presentation templates are
a start and place it fills them out with
custom graphics what tools are you going
to choose to stay connected and just as
importantly what resources like
presentation templates are you going to
lead successful conference calls with
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