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Event: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

SBOCTeam — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:26:48 GMT

Whether your business is moving everything to the cloud, just wants an affordable email solution or struggles to give employees access to critical information, Google Apps will help you stretch resources and work smarter. No longer just a search engine, Google has grown rapidly in recent years into a company that now offers a variety of tools and services that are ideal for small business owners.

Jeanne, the Apps Product Specialist at Google, will be responding to your questions. Her focus at Google is helping small business get started with and succeed with Google Apps.

Find out how Google Apps can help your business work smart and save big. Do you have questions on Google's:

Gmail - fast, searchable email with less spam for your domain
Talk - text, voice and video chat with co-workers right from your inbox
Docs - create and share professional-looking documents, presentations and spreadsheets online
Calendar - organize your schedule and share events with colleagues
Sites - create websites to keep track of and share information within your company
Video - share information within your company using video

For a complete list, please visit http://www.google.com/apps

Post your question for Google here and then check back on February 17 at 2:00PM EST for their reply. You can post a question any time during the event hour. However, they may not have a chance to answer all of them.

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

SBOCTeam — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:17:18 GMT

Jeanne, thank you so much for your time today. Your professional responses are truly appreciated.

Community, great questions! We hope you enjoyed today's event and sparked some interest into Google Apps.

Don't forget to check out the complete listing and additonal information at http://www.google.com/apps

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

googleapps — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:02:05 GMT

Want to learn more about how Google Apps can help you stretch your
resources farther and work smarter? Attend a free Google Apps Webinar
tomorrow. Go to
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/latest_info.html to sign up.

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

googleapps — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:59:43 GMT

Yes, you can do a lot more with Gmail
for your business. If you like the spam filtering capabilities in
Gmail in your personal account, Gmail for your business provides a
99.9% uptime SLA, 50 times more storage than the industry average, an
increased daily sending limit, advanced inbound and outbound messaging
controls.

To learn more about using Gmail with mobile devices see: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/mobile.html

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

googleapps — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:58:22 GMT

Historically, it's been Gmail. With Gmail, productivity will be
significantly increased because you receive enough storage that you
never have to delete email. Furthermore, there's no need to organize
email because of the powerful search function and email/IM threading.
Instant messaging is embedded in Gmail so you can respond to an email
in real-time. Also, your Gmail is available from any computer, at any
time so you're no longer limited to answering email at your desk. Gmail
is simple to use, but not simplistic in its functionality, which mean
less time required for user training.

Furthermore, Gmail is part of Google Apps, so you
get all the benefits of using Software as a Service. This includes
decreased TCO; improved functionality, usability and efficiency in your
day-to-day activities; and a fast and effective search function to
reduce time spent searching. You also get to experience the Google
speed of innovation with new features coming out all the time so
you have the most up-to-date service. To learn more about how Gmail
can save your business time and money, see
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/details.html

In addition to Gmail, Google Apps Premier Edition includes both messaging and collaboration tools like:

Google Talk which is our instant messaging client which gives you voice and video chat and file sharing
Google Calendar to help you keep track of your appointments and see your colleagues schedules to create meetings
Google Docs to help you create online word processing documents, presentations and spreadsheets that can be shared and edited in real-time by multiple users
Google Sites to help you create webpages to capture information, share files, photos, videos and other rich media.
Google Video which allows you to share videos within your business

To learn more about how businesses like yours are using Google Apps see: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/customers.html

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

googleapps — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:54:05 GMT

Yes, actually our Google Apps solution for businesses includes online
collaboration tools, such as Google Sites and Google Docs, where you
can set sharing privileges. You have the ability to share webpages,
documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with your colleagues or even
externally to customers. To learn more about using Google Apps to
streamline collaboration both within your business and externally, see
our Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/?hl=en.

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

Howard — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:35:52 GMT

I have a gmail account and just use it to email correspondence to my friends & family. It also has good spam blocking features which I like. Other than that, i don't do much else with it. It was suggested to me that I at least send the emails to my cell phone??? Are there any other helpful gmail features that I should be aware about?

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

Interpreter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:29:10 GMT

Jeanne, what has been the most popular Google App for small business owners? How are they using it?

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

Bernoulli — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:20:14 GMT

Hi Jeanne,

First, let me say that we've been using Google Apps internally in our business and it has been a huge help. (Also, I don't know how I was able to visit customers before Google Earth!)

Does Google have any plans for online collaboration tools that we can use with our customers?

Thanks!

Re: Event February 17: Free Google Apps to better run your biz

googleapps — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:31:47 GMT

That's a great question, and we understand the desire to grow your
business. While this is not something that Google Apps can help you
with, please see the Google Apps Business Solutions page to find other Google services that can: http://www.google.com/services/