5 Ways To Communicate With Your Remote Team in 2018

CHICAGO - July 30, 2018 - PRLog -- According to a recent survey, nearly 50% of employees in the US said they've spent time working from remote locations. Working remotely is beneficial to both employee and

Fortunately, there are some easy-to-use and free communication options for remote teams. Corporate Business Solutions consultants recommend considering the following five communication options for your business.

Skype

Skype is one of the most popular methods of telecommunication out there. It provides voice and video calls between multiple devices, including PCs, mobile phones, tablets, and smartwatches. Remote teams simply need to download the Skype app for free onto any device and can then connect with team members from all over the world. The best part: you can use Skype to conduct virtual meetings, too.

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts is an entirely free communication platform that provides instant messages, voice/video calls, SMS and VOIP features. With just one click, team members can turn a conversation into a free video call and speak with colleagues from remote situations as if they were in the same room. With Google Hangouts, group calls can host as many as ten people.

Zoho Cliq

Zoho offers an up-to-date communication app for teams called Cliq. Zoho Cliq allows text chat and also offers audio and video chat with other Cliq users. You can hold video calls with up to 100 users and can also share files. The best part: you can have an unlimited number of people on your Zoho plan.

Slack

What started as an internal tool used by their own company, the cloud-based set of team communication and collaboration tools and services provided by Slack have become a popular options for telecommunicating and conducting business remotely.

While Slack includes chat, it also provides a kind of virtual shared workspace. All your communications, data, and files can be accessed in one place and organized into channels or topics.  Slack is part messaging, partly shared files, and part project management.

Zoom

Zoom is a software-based collaboration tool for holding conferences and meetings online. What's wonderful is that Zoom can be synced onto a myriad of devices, meaning users can communicate and collaborate from different operating systems, including Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.