So you’re working on a project with a client or team member that is out of state, or maybe you’re in the same area, but with the price of gas and the stress of traffic and you don’t want to drive across town and you need a conferencing solution.

There are a number of options out there including the enterprise level Webex, Adobe’s conferencing solution, and GoToMeeting.

But you want fast, easy and affordable.

Skype offers free conference and video calls to other Skype users. The conference calls can have a total of ten participants, nine others besides yourself.

Basic Skype services are free, which include calls (phone and video) and chats to other users. Purchasing a premium service enables you to connect to non Skype users. Think Vonage on steriods.

Signing up for the service is pretty painless. Just create an account and download a small desktop program.

The also make it very easy to outfit your computer, home, and business to fully utilize their service with an online store. They don’t only sell headsets for your computer, but WiFi phones, web cams and their fully loaded conference phone