comF5If you haven’t noticed, video is exploding on the Internet. Videos can be found everywhere.  You can find them on most of the websites you visit.  They are readily available on YouTube, Google, and Yahoo just to name a few.  People attach them and send them in email messages.

If you’ve ever wondered if you should consider replacing text emails with video emails I’m going to cover a few reasons why you might want to think about doing so.

Video email is a little different than most ways of sending video.  Although there are several different ways to send video emails, today I am discussing comF5™ formerly known as helloWorld; the one in my opinion is the best.  When sending a video email with comF5 there is a link in the email message that takes the receiver to a server to view the video message.  There is no worry about downloading a virus or trying to send an email message so large that it won’t make it to the user’s inbox.

Anyone who has taken a communication class knows that 55% of a message meaning is from facial expression and 38% is from body language.

People only remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, and 30% of what they see.  To improve those percentages if a person sees and hears a message they remember 50%. That increases to 80% when they see, hear, and do.  That is quite a significant difference.

Video email is more personal.  When you send a video email the person that receives it can see exactly who you are.  They can see whether or not you’re being sincere and they can see your emotions so your message comes across loud and clear.  This is a great way to share your messages with family and friends that are far away and it is a great tool to “brand” yourself with your customers.

Once you have set up your webcam with comF5, you can send a video email with a click of a button.  It is as easy as sending text emails…..well actually easier because you don’t have to worry about spelling.

The benefits “comF5″  provides:

  • You can advertise your business or create different templates for various occasions such as wishing someone Happy Birthday or Get Well.  You select the graphics of your choice either from those provided or upload your own.
  • You choose up to four different links to your own websites that are built right into the message.  When the reader clicks on the links they will be taken to where you want them to go.
  • It is simple and easy to use; if you can send text emails you can send video emails.
  • It saves you time because you don’t have to type out the message, just click record and talk.
  • It gives your message the personal touch. Who better to represent you than a recorded video of you speaking personally to the recipient?

You can choose to record your message in Windows Media or Flash for easy of viewing and you have the ability to select various qualities of the video that is recorded.

When your video email is watched you will receive a notification email so you know when it is a good time to follow up.

What Is Included With Your comF5 Account?

With the video email service you also get a fully functioning text email suite similar to Outlook or Windows Mail.  In addition, there are several other products that are included.  They include:  live web broadcasting, video conferencing, and audio and video media you can publish to your emails or website.

All recorded video email messages are stored in your media vault and can be viewed, edited, deleted, or download to your computer.  In the media vault you can choose several different formats to have your message transcoded to besides Windows Media or Flash. You can also choose to convert the formatting to view the video on your mobile phone or ipod.

With a simple copy and paste of the code that is provide for your message you can publish your video on your website.  There are several options you can choose from:

  1. You can play the media in a web page.
  2. You can embed it a flash player.
  3. You can have it play in a pop-up window.
  4. You can provide a link for downloading.

And the best part is that for all of the above features and much, much more, the product costs $9.95 a month.  I would say that is quite a bargain!  For more information use this link: comF5.

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