Review of StarConferencing.com

It is not every day that one comes across a business offer that is so tempting that one wants to sign up right away. For that to happen, the business offer would need to be top-of-the-line, it should offer all the features that one is looking for, it should be scalable to take care of future growth needs and it should be priced right. Since we are on the website of Free-ConferenceCall.com, let us evaluate offers from conference call service providers. My constant angst with conferencing providers is that they either provide good service or they are priced right.

That is what set me on the quest to find the absolute best conference call provider. And that is how I landed up at the website of Star Conferencing.

The repeated motif at the Starconferencing.com website is that Star Conferencing provides "Simple, Reliable, and Inexpensive Conference Calls."

Let us dissect the wonderful features and benefits of the conference call services provided by Star Conferencing:

• Once you have signed up with Star Conferencing, you will be provided with your dial-in access numbers, host passcodes and participant passcodes. The host and participants will receive different passcodes. This allows the host special access to conference call control features.
  
  
• Additionally as the host, you will be able to dial out and get people into the conference without having them call in. This feature is especially useful if you want an important client to join you on your conference call. How important will that client feel? How impressed will that client be? I think you get the idea.
  
  
• Sound controls such as: being able to record a welcome message for your participants, volume control, muting participants on the conference call, and many more.
  
  
• For a minimal additional charge you have the ability to record your conference call. This can either be done permanently on a CD or with a 30-day playback facility. Now there is no excuse for anyone to miss those all-important conference calls.
  
  
• Star Conferencing believes in providing the latest audio teleconferencing technology. You have nothing but the best state of the art technology to work with.
  
  
• You receive an unbelievable 500 minutes of audio conference call service a month for $19.99.
  
  
• You can use both -- toll access or toll-free dial-in access.
  
  
• Should you require further conference call minutes within the month, you are billed at the same low price of $0.039 per minute.
  
  
• You can have up to 125 participants on your conference call at any time. This includes people who wish to participate from abroad. Star Conferencing will issue a local dial in number which will ensure access to the conference call from anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Upon the completion of each conference call, you will receive an e-mail that details your call usage. This report will contain invaluable details of your conference call, such as -- the number of minutes used, the number of participants and their phone numbers.
  
  
• You will receive a wallet card that contains the dial-in numbers and passcodes for your conference calls.
  
  
• You are able to log in online at any time and change your passcodes.

Why not try out Star Conferencing's Rate Comparison Calculator? You will immediately be able to compare rates and discover what your costs will actually be. More importantly, you will be able to see the amazing savings you make with Star Conferencing. I plugged in some numbers and here are the results: It appears that having 25 participants on a conference call twice a week, can yield annual savings in excess of $36,000. That sure makes a strong case for using Star Conferencing.

Another impressive feature that Star Conferencing offers is their conference call planning summary. Not all are experts in the use and etiquette of audio conference calls. It's no good having one of the best audio conference call facilities at our disposal and learning all the technical aspects, only to be let down by our presentation skills. Star Conferencing takes the time to explain the exact protocol when it comes to conference calls. These include:

• The exact protocol when it comes to your own pace and tone to ensure that your participants are fully engaged in your conference call.
  
  
• Help with planning your agenda to get the most out of your conference call.
  
  
• Guidance about the preparation required to ensure that the conference call runs smoothly.
  
  
• Help with the technical set up of your conference call.
  
  
• I also love the tips and advice that Star Conferencing provides to ensure that you get the most out of your conference call. This includes techniques to help you capture the participant's attention. One of the most important aspects of audio conference calls is being able to gauge how productive your time has been. During a face-to-face meeting, you are able to gain from people's body language. In a conference call, that can be a challenge. But with Star Conferencing's tips you should be able to manage it.

Star Conferencing mentions that you should always have an evaluation and feedback session towards the end of a conference call. Simple, yet brilliant! You can implement this with a survey or a questionnaire or even something as straightforward as a Question and Answer session. This is great advice, as it can help improve future conference calls. I appreciate the fact that Star Conferencing goes beyond simply presenting the technology for conferencing. That they help with managing my business objectives too says a lot about them.

Star Conferencing has gone so far as to outline the key benefits and uses of their conferencing services for key industries. This just shows me, that Star Conferencing is in touch with its client's needs. I sure appreciate that personal touch. I am quoting from the Star Conferencing website when I mention the industries that they present case studies for:

• Accounting
• Associations
• Banking
• Consulting
• Insurance
• Legal
• Pharmaceutical
• Public Relations
• Sales
• Training

Is your industry listed above? If yes, why not visit Starconferencing.com and read the invaluable information it offers for companies in your sector!

One of the salient features of Star Conferencing is that it has a monthly fee. This could cause you some concern. What if you don't use all your allotted conference call minutes every month? That would be a waste of money and resources. This is where Star Conferencing has proved that it is in a league of its own. I challenge you to try and find a conference call provider as professional, efficient, and thorough as Star Conferencing. If it has slipped your mind, Star Conferencing offers amazing value at $19.99 for 500 conference call minutes a month and charges $0.039 for each additional minute of conferencing, i.e., a measly 3.9 cents per minute.

You must know that all conference call providers calculate conference-call minutes the same way. It is the sum total of the number of conference minutes of all participants put together. Given this basis of calculation, consuming 500 conference-call-minutes in a month is quite easy.

Remember the mission of Star Conferencing - "Simple, Reliable, Inexpensive Conference Calls." And your mission, should you choose to accept it -- "sign up with Starconferencing.com today!"